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October 20, 2025 Screening Committee Notice, IQC

State of California
Gavin Newsom, Governor
CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
1430 N Street, Suite 5111
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-319-0827
Fax: 916-319-0175

October 10, 2025

State Board of Education Screening Committee Members
  • Cynthia Glover Woods, Chair (Participating remotely)
  • Brenda Lewis (Participating remotely)
  • Francisco Escobedo (Participating remotely)

Meeting Notice: Screening Committee of the
State Board of Education

Interview of Candidates

Monday, October 20, 2025
1:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. ±

California State Board of Education
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86576602677
Meeting ID: 865 7660 2677
Passcode: 098468

On September 22, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 544 (Chapter 196, Statutes of 2023) which provides continued flexibility for certain state bodies covered by the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Act) to hold public meetings covered by the Act via web and/or audio teleconferencing. As such, the State Board of Education (SBE) Screening Committee meeting will be held via the format of video conferencing.

The purpose of this meeting is to interview candidates for appointment to the Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) and the IQC 2026-27 Student Member position. The Screening Committee will decide which candidates it will recommend to the full SBE for action at its November 5-6, 2025, meeting.

Agenda

  1. Call to order, Chair
  2. Welcome and Introductions, Chair
  3. Consideration of candidates for appointment to the IQC, as follows:
    • Interviews of candidates for the IQC
    • Interviews of candidates for the 2026-27 IQC Student Member position
    • Selection of candidates to recommend to the SBE for appointment
  4. Adjournment
ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE AND ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY

Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to participate in a meeting or function of the California State Board of Education (SBE), may request assistance by contacting the SBE Office at sbe@sbe.ca.gov.

For more information concerning this agenda, please contact Amy Bubbico, Staff Services Manager, California State Board of Education, at abubbico@sbe.ca.gov. This agenda is posted on the State Board of Education's website.

Last Reviewed: Friday, October 10, 2025
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