June 12, 2026 Meeting Minutes

California Practitioners Advisory Group Meeting (CPAG)

Meeting Minutes
Agenda

June 12, 2026

California Practitioners Advisory Group Members (12 Members Present)

• Sunya Rody Boonchouy, Chair
• Gabriela Tavitian, Vice Chair
• Amy Nguyen-Hernandez
• Kelsey Krausen
• Samara Palko
• Angela Pascual
• Joshua Salas
• Charlotte Vega
• Susan Connolly-Fox
• Jennifer DaCosta
• Emily Jaramillo
• Jamie Rogers

Liaisons to the State Board of Education

• Cynthia Glover Woods

Friday, June 12, 2026
9:00 a.m. Pacific Time ±

• Call to Order (9:01 a.m.)
• Salute to the Flag
• Overview of Agenda
• Announcements
• Roll Call and Introductions
• Special Presentations
  • Public notice is hereby given that special presentations for informational purposes may take place during this session.
• Agenda Items
• Adjournment

Agenda Items

Item 05

Subject: California Practitioners Advisory Group Priorities, Including, but not limited to, Agenda Items; Approval of Minutes; General Comments and Questions from CPAG Members; and Other Matters of Interest.

Type of Action: Action, Information

• Motion to approve December 12, 2025, CPAG Minutes – Gabriela Tavitian
• Second – Samara Palko
• VOTE – Yes: 10 No: 0; Abstain: 2

• Motion to approve March 27, 2026, CPAG Minutes –Samara Palko
• Second – Joshua Salas
• VOTE – Yes: 10 No: 0; Abstain: 2

Item 01

Subject: Aligned Dashboard and Assessment Data Releases.

Type of Action:  Information

• Presenters
  • Cindy Kazanis, Director, Analysis, Measurement, and Accountability Reporting Division (AMARD), California Department of Education (CDE)
  • Sarah Marohl, Education Research and Evaluation Consultant, Accountability Development and Policy Analysis Unit (ADPAU), AMARD, CDE

Item 02

Subject: California's Differentiated Assistance and Statewide System of Support.

Type of Action: Information

• Presenters
  • Audrey Boochever, Senior Policy Director, State Board of Education (SBE)
  • Anissa Sonnenburg, Administrator, System of Support Office, Student Achievement and Support Division (SASD), CDE
  • Joel Knudson, Principle Researcher, American Institutes for Research (AIR)
  • Linda Choie, Researcher, AIR
  • Justin Lane, Educational Program Consultant, ADPAU, AMARD, CDE

Item 03

Subject: Local Control and Accountability Plan Revisions for the 2027-28 School Year.

Type of Action:  Information

• Presenters
  • Joshua Strong, Interim Director, SASD, CDE

Item 03

Subject: Considerations for Renaming the College/Career Indicator

Type of Action:  Information

• Presenters
  • Kathryn Morrissey, Education Research and Evaluation Consultant, ADPAU, AMARD, CDE

Item 06

Subject: General Public Comment. Public comment is invited on any matter not included on the printed agenda. Depending on the number of individuals wishing to address the California Practitioners Advisory Group, the presiding officer may establish specific time limits on presentations.

Type of Action:  Information

Adjournment of the Meeting: 1:26 p.m.