IQC Final Minutes October 8-9, 2015

FINAL MEETING MINUTES: October 8–9, 2015

History–Social Science Subject Matter Committee Meeting

(Approved on November 19, 2015)

Report of Action

Thursday, October 8, 2015

History–Social Science Subject Matter Committee (HSS SMC) Members Present:

• Jo Ann Isken, IQC Chair
• Louis “Bill” Honig, SMC Co-Chair
• Nancy McTygue, SMC Co-Chair
• Risha Krishna, Vice-Chair
• Jose Flores
• Carlos Ulloa

Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) Members not on the HSS SMC Present:

• Rob Foster
• Julie Spykerman

Executive Director:

• Thomas Adams

State Board of Education Liaison Present:

• Patricia Rucker
• Niki Sandoval

1.  History–Social Science Subject Matter Committee

A.  Call to Order

SMC Co-Chair Honig called the History–Social Science SMC meeting to order. He provided a brief overview of the meeting agenda.

B.  History–Social Science Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve (Information/Action)

SMC Co-Chair McTygue gave a presentation about the history of the framework update process to date and the revised draft chapters. Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian briefly addressed the SMC during the morning session. Co-Chair Honig led the SMC through the revised chapters, beginning with the chapters that the SMC had previously reviewed and edited at its meeting on May 8, 2015.

The SMC addressed the chapters in the following order:

1. Introduction
2. Professional Learning
3. Assessment of Proficiency in History–Social Science
4. Access and Equity
5. Instructional Strategies
6. Grade Span Overview K–5
7. Kindergarten Course Description
8. Grade 1
9. Grade 2
10. Grade 3
11. Grade 4
12. Grade 5
13. Grade Span Overview 6–8
14. Grade 6
15. Grade 7
16. Grade 8
17. Grade 9
18. Grade Span Overview 9–12
19. Appendices

SMC Co-Chair McTygue introduced each chapter, highlighting some of the major changes in the latest draft. Commissioners and State Board Liaisons were invited to suggest edits to the framework, which were discussed and recorded by staff.

C.  Public Comment on the Draft History–Social Science Framework

After completing its discussion, Co-Chair Honig called for public comment. The following individuals provided comment:

1. Onkar Bindra
2. Pashaura Singh Dhillon, Sikh Council of Central California
3. Kirpal Singh, Sikh Council of Central California
4. Harjit Kaur, Sikh Coalition
5. Mihir Meghani, Silicon Valley Inter-Religious Council
6. Samir Kalra, Hindu American Foundation
7. Arvind Kumar, CAPEEM
8. Murali Balaji, Hindu American Foundation
9. Acharya Arumuganathaswami, Uberoi Foundation
10. Sadhaka Jayanatha, Uberoi Foundation
11. Esfandiar Imani, History Advocates
12. Siamak Khojastieh, History Advocates
13. Tushar Pandya, CaliforniaHindus.org
14. Poorvi Pandya, CaliforniaHindus.org
15. Bryan Ehlers, Cal Recycle
16. Jerry Lieberman, State Environmental Education Roundtable
17. Bhasker Banjara
18. Judy Appel, Our Family Coalition
19. Brahmanand Pandey
20. Nalini Rao, Uberoi Foundation
21. Aditi Sharma
22. Alharva Kulkarni
23. Aditi Gajjar
24. Shreshta Kandpal
25. Shivangi Singh
26. Yashaswi Bathula
27. Shloaka Duvvuri
28. Manasi Nekkar
29. Parth Bhagwat
30. Madhav Nekkar
31. Nihar S.
32. Ajay Lele
33. Shantharam Nekkar, Hindu American Foundation
34. Jo Michael, Equality California
35. Dr. Lakshmi, CaliforniaHindus.org
36. Fred Jones, California Council for the Social Studies
37. Ruth Moore
38. Vidhima Shetty
39. Easan Katir, Hindu Heritage Endowment
40. Venita Sivamani, Hindu Heritage Endowment
41. Bhavin Parikh, Hindu American Foundation
42. Jagan Chidella, Overseas Volunteers for a Better India
43. Kay Mouradian, ANCA
44. Jasanth Shetty
45. Samir Kothari, Gujarati Samaj

*****The Meeting was Adjourned for the Day at 3:10 p.m.*****

Report of Action

Friday, October 9, 2015

History–Social Science Subject Matter Committee (HSS SMC) Members Present:

• Jo Ann Isken, IQC Chair
• Louis “Bill” Honig, SMC Co-Chair
• Nancy McTygue, SMC Co-Chair
• Risha Krishna, Vice-Chair
• Jose Flores
• Carlos Ulloa

Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) Members not on the HSS SMC Present:

• Rob Foster
• Julie Spykerman

Executive Director:

• Thomas Adams
  

State Board of Education Liaison Present:

• Patricia Rucker
• Niki Sandoval

1.  History–Social Science Subject Matter Committee

SMC Co-Chair Honig reconvened the History–Social Science SMC meeting.

D.  History–Social Science Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve (Information/Action)

Co-Chair Honig continued to lead the SMC through the remaining revised chapters. The SMC addressed the chapters in the following order:

1. Grade 10
2. Grade 11
3. Grade 12: Principles of American Democracy
4. Grade 12: Principles of Economics
5. Evaluation Criteria

SMC Co-Chair McTygue introduced each chapter, highlighting some of the major changes in the latest draft. Commissioners and State Board Liaisons were invited to suggest edits to the framework, which were discussed and recorded by staff. Those edits will be compiled into a list and brought to the full IQC at its meeting on November 19–20, 2015.

E.  Other Matters/Public Comment

After completing its discussion, Co-Chair Honig called for public comment. The following individuals provided comment:

1. Mihir Meghani, Silicon Valley Inter-Religious Council
2. Sasha Bucha, Transgender Law Center
3. Arvind Kumar, CAPEEM
4. Dan Romesburg, Committee on LGBT History
5. Acharya Arumuganathaswami, Uberoi Foundation
6. Onkar Bindra, Sikh Temple Sacramento
7. Sadhaka Jayanatha, Uberoi Foundation
8. Elen Astrayan, Armenian National Committee of America, Western Region
9. Emily Tamar Tatoian, UC Davis
10. Kay Mouradian
11. Haig Baghdassarian, Genocide Education Project
12. Samir Kalra, Hindu American Foundation
13. Karthik, CAPEEM
14. Sandeep Dedge, Hindu Education Foundation
15. Aastha Tripathy
16. Jyoti Yelgalwadi, Hindu Education Foundation
17. Gulshan Jit
18. Soham
19. Murali Balaji, Hindu American Foundation
20. Somanjana Chattinjee, Hindu American Foundation
21. Nalini Rao, Uberoi Foundation
22. Cecelia Gaerlan, Baatan Legacy

After the conclusion of public comment, Co-Chair Honig called for a motion to approve the draft History–Social Science Framework, as edited by the Subject Matter Committee, and forward it to the full Instructional Quality Commission. Commissioner Isken made the motion and Commissioner Krishna seconded. The motion was approved by the unanimous vote of the SMC.

Co-Chair Honig confirmed that it was the will of the SMC not to seek applications for an expert panel to review the draft framework and, therefore, the October 23, 2015, History–Social Science teleconference meeting will not take place.

*****The Meeting was Adjourned at Noon*****