Agenda for the California State Board of Education (SBE) meeting on May 9, 2018.
State Board Members
Michael W. Kirst, President
Ilene W. Straus, Vice President
Sue Burr
Bruce Holaday
Feliza I. Ortiz-Licon
Patricia A. Rucker
Niki Sandoval
Ting L. Sun
Karen Valdes
Trish Williams
Jaden Gray, Student Member
Secretary & Executive Officer
Hon. Tom Torlakson
Executive Director
Karen Stapf Walters
Schedule of Meeting
Location
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time ±STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION The Closed Session will take place at approximately 8:30 a.m.. (The Public may not attend.)
California Department of Education 1430 N Street, Room 1101
Sacramento, California 95814
916-319-0827
Please see the detailed agenda for more information about the items to be considered and acted upon. The public is welcome.
The Closed Session (1) may commence earlier than 8:30 a.m.; (2) may begin at 8:30 a.m., be recessed, and then be reconvened later in the day; or (3) may commence later than 8:30 a.m.
CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Under Government Code sections 11126(e)(1) and (e)(2)(A), the State Board of Education hereby provides public notice that some or all of the pending litigation follows will be considered and acted upon in closed session:
California Parents for the Equalization of Educational Materials, et. al v. Tom Torlakson in his official capacity and members of the State Board of Education, in their official capacity, et. al, United States District Court (No. Dist. CA), Case No. 4:17-cv-00635
California School Boards Association, San Jose Unified School District v. California State Board of Education, State Department of Education, Promise Academy, Real Party in Interest, Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 34-2018-80002834
Cruz et al. v. State of California, State Board of Education, State Department of Education, Tom Torlakson et al., Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. RG14727139
Devon Torrey-Love v. State of California, Department of Education, State Board of Education, Tom Torlakson, Department of Public Health, Dr. Karen Smith, Director of the Department of Public Health, Placer County Superior Court, Case No. CV-0039311
D.J. et al. v. State of California, California Department of Education, Tom Torlakson, the State Board of Education, Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BS142775,CA Ct. of Appeal, 2nd Dist., Case No. B260075 and related complaint from the U.S. Department of Justice
Ella T et al. v. State of California, State Board of Education, State Department of Education, Tom Torlakson et al., Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BC685730.
Emma C., et al. v. Delaine Eastin, et al., United States District Court (No.Dist.CA), Case No. C-96-4179
Options for Youth, Burbank, Inc., San Gabriel, Inc. Upland, Inc. and Victor Valley, Notice of Appeal Before the Education Audit Appeals Panel, EAAP Case Nos. 06-18, 06-19- 07-07, 07-08 OAH Nos. L2006100966, L2006110025, L20070706022, L2007060728, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BC 347454
Reed v. State of California, Los Angeles Unified School District, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Jack O’Connell, California Department of Education, and State Board of Education, et al., Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BC432420, CA Ct. of Appeal, 2nd Dist., Case No. B230817, CA Supreme Ct., Case No. 5191256
ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE AND ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY
ALL ITEMS MAY BE HEARD IN A DIFFERENT ORDER THAN HOW THEY ARE LISTED ON THE AGENDA ON ANY DAY OF THE NOTICED MEETING
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE
Time is set aside for individuals desiring to speak on any topic not otherwise on the agenda. Please see the detailed agenda for the Public Session. In all cases, the presiding officer reserves the right to impose time limits on presentations as may be necessary to ensure that the agenda is completed.
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 or any other individual who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in a meeting or function of the California State Board of Education (SBE), may request assistance by contacting the SBE office at 1430 N Street, Room 5111, Sacramento, CA 95814; by telephone at 916-319-0827; or by facsimile at 916-319-0175.
CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
FULL BOARD AGENDA
Public Session
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 – 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time ±
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1101
Sacramento, California 95814
Call to Order
Salute to the Flag
Communications
Announcements
Report of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Special Presentations Public notice is hereby given that special presentations for informational purposes may take place during this session.
Agenda Items
Adjournment
AGENDA ITEMS
PLEASE NOTE: Individual speakers will be limited to one minute each for public comment for all items on Wednesday. For item 2 only, a group of five speakers may sign up together and designate one speaker who will be allocated a total of three minutes for the group.
Subject: Developing an Integrated Local, State, and Federal Accountability and Continuous Improvement System: Approval of a Student Growth Model and the One-Year Graduation Rate for Schools with Dashboard Alternative School Status, and Update on the California School Dashboard.
Subject: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress: Update on Program Activities Related to the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress System.
Subject: English Language Proficiency Assessments for California: Approval of the Operational Initial Assessment Preliminary Threshold Scores and Composite Weights for the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California.
Type of Action: Action, Information
WAIVERS / ACTION AND CONSENT ITEMS
The following agenda items include waivers that are proposed for consent and those waivers scheduled for separate action because CDE staff has identified possible opposition, recommended denial, or determined that they may present new or unusual issues that should be considered by the State Board. Waivers proposed for consent are so indicated on each waiver’s agenda item; however, any board member may remove a waiver from proposed consent and the item may be heard individually. Action different from that recommended by CDE staff may be taken.
Charter School Program (Geographic Limitations – Non-classroom Based)
Subject: Request by four local educational agencies to waive portions of California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Section 11963.6(c), relating to the submission and action on determination of funding requests regarding nonclassroom-based instruction.
Waiver Numbers:
Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District 22-2-2018
Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District 23-2-2018
Enterprise Elementary School District 14-2-2018
Evergreen Union School District 12-1-2018
New Jerusalem Elementary School District 13-1-2018
New Jerusalem Elementary School District 14-1-2018
Subject: Request by San Diego Unified School District to waive portions of California Education Code Section 47652, relating to the grade level expansion requirement for continuing charter schools and the capping of average daily attendance in the special advance apportionment.
Subject: Request by Manteca Unified School District to waive portions of California Education Code Section 48663(a), relating to community day school minimum instructional minutes.
Waiver Number: 27-1-2018
(Recommended for APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS)
INSTRUCTIONAL TIME REQUIREMENT AUDIT PENALTY (Charter – Minimum Instructional Time)
Subject: Request by Encore High School for the Arts – Riverside under the authority of the California Education CodeSection 47612.6(a), to waive Education Code Section 47612.5(c), the audit penalty for offering less instructional time in the 2015–16 school year for students in grades nine and ten (shortfall of 5,400 minutes) at the charter school.
Waiver Number: 20-1-2018
(Recommended for APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS)
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION BONDS (Bond Indebtedness Limit)
Subject: Request by the Albany City Unified School District to waive a portion of California Education Code sections 15106 and 15270(a) to allow the District to exceed its bonded indebtedness limit. Total bonded indebtedness may not exceed 2.5 percent of the taxable assessed valuation of property for unified school districts. Depending on the type of bond, a tax rate levy limit to $60 per $100,000 of assessed value for unified school districts may also apply.
Waiver Number: 13-2-2018
(Recommended for APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS)
SCHOOL DISTRICT REORGANIZATION (60 day Requirement to Fill Board Vacancy)
Subject: Request by Happy Camp Union Elementary School District to waive portions of California Education CodeSection 5091, which will allow the board of trustees to make a provisional appointment to a vacant board position past the 60-day statutory deadline.
Waiver Number: 12-3-2018
(Recommended for APPROVAL)
SCHOOL DISTRICT REORGANIZATION (Elimination of Election Requirement)
Subject: Request by thirteen local educational agencies to waive California Education Code Section 5020, and portions of sections 5019, 5021, and 5030, that require a districtwide election to establish a by-trustee-area method of election.
Waiver Numbers:
Apple Valley Unified School District 21-2-2018
Barstow Unified School District 17-1-2018
Central Elementary School District 5-2-2018
Chaffey Joint Union High School District 12-2-2018
Hesperia Unified School District 2-3-2018
Inglewood Unified School District 26-2-2018
Irvine Unified School District 18-3-2018
Lowell Joint School District 15-2-2018
Morongo Unified School District 9-3-2018
Santa Rosa City Schools 38-3-2018
Ventura Unified School District 22-1-2018
Victor Elementary School District 21-1-2018
Victor Valley Union High School District 42-3-2018
(Recommended for APPROVAL)
SCHOOLSITE COUNCIL STATUTE (Number and Composition of Members)
Subject: Request by five local educational agencies under the authority of California Education Code Section 52863 for waivers of Education Code Section 52852, relating to schoolsite councils regarding changes in shared, composition, or shared and composition members.
Subject: Requests by two County Offices of Education to waive California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Section 3051.16(b)(3), the requirement that educational interpreters for deaf and hard of hearing pupils meet minimum qualifications as of July 1, 2009, to allow Amie Denner and Heather Pedraza to continue to provide services to students until June 30, 2019, under a remediation plan to complete those minimum requirements.
Subject: Request by six local educational agencies to waive California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Section 3043(d), which requires a minimum of 20 school days for an extended school year (summer school) for students with disabilities.
Waiver Numbers:
Hanford Elementary School 23-1-2018
Hesperia Unified School District 7-2-2018
Monterey County Office of Education 24-1-2018
Oceanside Unified School District 1-2-2018
Oroville City Elementary School District 16-1-2018
Paradise Unified School District 3-1-2018
(Recommended for APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS)
SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (Resource Teacher Caseload)
Subject: Request by two local educational agencies, under the authority of California Education Code Section 56101 and California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Section 3100, to waive Education Code Section 56362(c). Approval of this waiver will allow the resource specialists to exceed the maximum caseload of 28 students by no more than four students (32 maximum).
Waiver Numbers:
King City Union School District 5-1-2018
Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District 19-2-2018
Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District 20-2-2018
Subject: Request by three school districts under the authority of California Education Code Section 49548 to waive Education Code Section 49550, the State Meal Mandate during the summer school session.
Waiver Numbers:
Eastern Sierra Unified School District 5-3-2018
Mark West Union Elementary School District 25-2-2018
Wiseburn Unified School District 28-1-2018
(Recommended for APPROVAL)
State Testing Apportionment Report (CAASPP and CELDT)
Subject: Request by two local educational agencies to waive the State Testing Apportionment Information Report deadline as stipulated in the California Code of Regulations, Title 5 (5 CCR), Section 11517.5(b)(1)(A), regarding the California English Language Development Test, or Title 5, Section 862(b)(2)(A), regarding the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress System.
Waiver Numbers:
Cottonwood Union Elementary School District 1-3-2018
Subject: Consideration of Requests for Determination of Funding as Required for Nonclassroom-based Charter Schools Pursuant to California Education Code sections 47612.5 and 47634.2, and Associated California Code of Regulations, Title 5.
Subject: Consideration of Requests for Determination of Funding with “Reasonable Basis”/Mitigating Circumstances as Required for a Nonclassroom-based Charter School Pursuant to California Education Code sections 47612.5 and 47634.2, and Associated California Code of Regulations, Title 5.
Including, but not limited to, future meeting plans; agenda items; and officer nominations and/or elections; State Board appointments and direction to staff; declaratory and commendatory resolutions; Bylaw review and revision; Board policy; approval of minutes; Board liaison reports; training of Board members; and other matters of interest.
Type of Action: Action, Information
PUBLIC HEARINGS
The following Public Hearings will commence no earlier than 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 9, 2018. The Public Hearings listed below will be held as close to 8:30 a.m. as the business of the State Board permits.
Subject: Petition for the Establishment of a Charter School Under the Oversight of the State Board of Education: Consideration of International Studies Language Academy, which was denied by the Los Angeles Unified School District and the Los Angeles County Board of Education.
Type of Action: Action, Information, Public Hearing
Subject: Renewal Petition for the Establishment of a Charter School Under the Oversight of the State Board of Education: Consideration of Spark Charter School, which was denied by the Santa Clara County Office of Education.
Type of Action: Action, Information, Public Hearing
Public Comment is invited on any matter not included on the printed agenda. Depending on the number of individuals wishing to address the State Board, the presiding officer may establish specific time limits on presentations.
Type of Action: Information
ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
This agenda is posted on theState Board of Education’s Web site. For more information concerning this agenda, please contact the State Board of Education at 1430 N Street, Room 5111, Sacramento, CA, 95814; telephone 916-319-0827; and facsimile 916-319-0175. Members of the public wishing to send written comments about an agenda item to the board are encouraged to send an electronic copy to SBE@cde.ca.gov, with the item number clearly marked in the subject line. In order to ensure that comments are received by board members in advance of the meeting, please submit these and any related materials to our office by 12:00 Noon on May 4, 2018, the Friday prior to the meeting. If you do not meet the deadline, please provide 25 copies to distribute at the meeting.
Questions: State Board of Education | sbe@cde.ca.gov | 916-319-0827
SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson on Wednesday (March 28, 2018) will speak with California bilingual teachers and meet with Mexican education officials to discuss ways to work together to help “the students we share.”
These discussions, which will take place at the state’s largest bilingual education conference, continue Torlakson’s efforts to forge closer ties with Mexican educators and to promote multilingual education.
Torlakson will address the California Association for Bilingual Education, which organizes the gathering of about 2,000 educators. The conference this year is titled “Embracing Multilingualism: From Policy to Powerful Practices.”
“Embracing multilingualism is what we do, and do well in California,” Torlakson said. “We embrace different languages, we welcome different cultures. We build bridges, not walls with our fellow educators in Mexico. People in California, parents, educators, business leaders, and community leaders understand that diversity is our strength.”
For example, over 173,000 Seals of Biliteracy have been awarded to high school graduates who demonstrate proficiency in more than one language. Information is available at the California Department of Education (CDE) State Seal of Biliteracy Web page.
Torlakson will speak at an awards ceremony and open the general session where he will unveil the release of the California English Learner Roadmap Guidance document which will support districts in strengthening comprehensive policies, programs, and practices for English learners. He will also join a roundtable with Mexico officials including state of Baja California Education Secretary Miguel Ángel Mendoza.
Torlakson has visited Mexico City and Tijuana to promote cross-border education cooperation, promote teacher exchange programs between California and Mexico, and support migrant and immigrant families.
He has also worked with Mexico to better serve “the students we share,” the estimated 50,000 U.S. born students attending schools in Baja California and may eventually return, and the Mexican born students attending school in California.
California voters in 2016 overwhelmingly passed Proposition 58, which removed outdated barriers to bilingual and multilingual instruction and is increasing the demand for credentialed teachers in those specialties.
Torlakson will also discuss his Safe Havens initiative, which includes schools that reassure students, parents, and educators that everyone is welcome on school sites, regardless of immigration status. To date, 130 school districts representing 2.7 million total students have adopted Safe Haven resolutions. Information is available on the CDE’s Safe Havens Web page.
The roundtable will be at 10:30 a.m. at the Sheraton Grand Hotel Camelia Room. The award presentation and opening of the general session will be at 4:30 p.m. at the Sacramento Convention Center, Ballroom A, 1400 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. Details about the conference are on the CABE 2018 Conference Web site.
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
8:30 a.m. Pacific Time ±
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION Public Session. Public Session, adjourn to Closed Session
– IF NECESSARY.
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1101
Sacramento, California 95814
916-319-0827
Please see the detailed agenda for more information about the items to be considered and acted upon. The public is welcome.
Schedule of Meeting
Location
Thursday, March 15, 2018
8:30 a.m. Pacific Time ±
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION The Closed Session will take place at approximately 8:30 a.m.
(The Public may not attend.)
California Department of Education 1430 N Street, Room 1101
Sacramento, California 95814
916-319-0827
The Closed Session (1) may commence earlier than 8:30 a.m.; (2) may begin at 8:30 a.m., be recessed, and then be reconvened later in the day; or (3) may commence later than 8:30 a.m.
CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Under Government Code sections 11126(e)(1) and (e)(2)(A), the State Board of Education hereby provides public notice that some or all of the pending litigation follows will be considered and acted upon in closed session:
California Parents for the Equalization of Educational Materials, et. al v. Tom Torlakson in his official capacity and members of the State Board of Education, in their official capacity, et. al, United States District Court (No. Dist. CA), Case No. 4:17-cv-00635
California School Boards Association, et al. v. California State Board of Education and Aspire Public Schools, Inc.,Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. 07353566, CA Ct. of Appeal, 1st Dist., Case No. A122485, CA Supreme Court, Case No. S186129
Cruz et al. v. State of California, State Board of Education, State Department of Education, Tom Torlakson et al., Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. RG14727139
Devon Torrey-Love v. State of California, Department of Education, State Board of Education, Tom Torlakson, Department of Public Health, Dr. Karen Smith, Director of the Department of Public Health, Placer County Superior Court, Case No. CV-0039311
D.J. et al. v. State of California, California Department of Education, Tom Torlakson, the State Board of Education, Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BS142775,CA Ct. of Appeal, 2nd Dist., Case No. B260075 and related complaint from the U.S. Department of Justice
Ella T et al. v. State of California, State Board of Education, State Department of Education, Tom Torlakson et al., Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BC685730.
Emma C., et al. v. Delaine Eastin, et al., United States District Court (No.Dist.CA), Case No. C-96-4179
Options for Youth, Burbank, Inc., San Gabriel, Inc. Upland, Inc. and Victor Valley, Notice of Appeal Before the Education Audit Appeals Panel, EAAP Case Nos. 06-18, 06-19- 07-07, 07-08 OAH Nos. L2006100966, L2006110025, L20070706022, L2007060728, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BC 347454
Reed v. State of California, Los Angeles Unified School District, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Jack O’Connell, California Department of Education, and State Board of Education, et al., Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BC432420, CA Ct. of Appeal, 2nd Dist., Case No. B230817, CA Supreme Ct., Case No. 5191256
Vergara et al. v. State of California, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Tom Torlakson, the California Department of Education, the State Board of Education, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BC484642, CA Ct. of Appeal 2nd Dist., Case No. B253282, B253310
ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE AND ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY
ALL ITEMS MAY BE HEARD IN A DIFFERENT ORDER THAN HOW THEY ARE LISTED ON THE AGENDA ON ANY DAY OF THE NOTICED MEETING
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE
Time is set aside for individuals desiring to speak on any topic not otherwise on the agenda. Please see the detailed agenda for the Public Session. In all cases, the presiding officer reserves the right to impose time limits on presentations as may be necessary to ensure that the agenda is completed.
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 or any other individual who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in a meeting or function of the California State Board of Education (SBE), may request assistance by contacting the SBE office at 1430 N Street, Room 5111, Sacramento, CA 95814; by telephone at 916-319-0827; or by facsimile at 916-319-0175.
CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
FULL BOARD AGENDA
Public Session, Day 1
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 – 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time ±
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1101
Sacramento, California 95814
Call to Order
Salute to the Flag
Communications
Announcements
Report of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Special Presentations Public notice is hereby given that special presentations for informational purposes may take place during this session.
Agenda Items
Adjournment
AGENDA ITEMS DAY 1
PLEASE NOTE: Individual speakers will be limited to one minute each for public comment for all items on Wednesday and Thursday. For items 1 and 4 only, a group of five speakers may sign up together and designate one speaker who will be allocated a total of three minutes for the group.
Subject: Developing an Integrated Local, State, and Federal Accountability and Continuous Improvement System: Updates and Recommended Action Regarding Local Indicators; and Update on the Continuing Development Work and Revisions Under Consideration for the 2018 California School Dashboard.
Subject: Update on the Development of the California State Plan for the Every Student Succeeds Act: Approval of the Revisions to the State Plan for Resubmission to the U.S. Department of Education.
The following Public Hearings will commence no earlier than 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. The Public Hearings listed below will be held as close to 2:00 p.m. as the business of the State Board permits.
Subject: Petition for the Establishment of a Charter School Under the Oversight of the State Board of Education: Consideration of Knowledge Is Power Program Bayview Elementary School, which was denied by the San Francisco Unified School District.
Type of Action: Action, Information, Public Hearing
Subject: Petition for the Establishment of a Charter School Under the Oversight of the State Board of Education: Consideration of Knowledge Is Power Program East Side High School, which was denied by the East Side High School District and the Santa Clara County Board of Education.
Type of Action: Action, Information, Public Hearing
Subject: STATE BOARD PROJECTS AND PRIORITIES. Including, but not limited to, future meeting plans; agenda items; and officer nominations and/or elections; State Board appointments and direction to staff; declaratory and commendatory resolutions; Bylaw review and revision; Board policy; approval of minutes; Board liaison reports; training of Board members; and other matters of interest.
Type of Action: Action, Information
END OF DAY’S SESSION
CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
FULL BOARD AGENDA
Public Session, Day 2
Thursday, March 15, 2018 – 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time ±
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1101
Sacramento, California 95814
Call to Order
Salute to the Flag
Communications
Announcements
Report of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Special Presentations Public notice is hereby given that special presentations for informational purposes may take place during this session.
Agenda Items
Adjournment
AGENDA ITEMS DAY 2
PLEASE NOTE: Individual speakers will be limited to one minute each for public comment for all items on Thursday.
Subject: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress: Update on Program Activities Related to the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress System.
Subject: English Language Proficiency Assessments for California: Approve the Revised Test Blueprints for the Initial English Language Proficiency Assessments for California.
Subject: California Education for a Global Economy Initiative: Approve Commencement of a Second 15-Day Public Comment Period for Proposed Amendments to Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations (5 CCR) sections 11300, 11301, 11309, 11310, and 11316, and Adoption of Proposed Sections 11311 and 11312.
The following agenda items include waivers that are proposed for consent and those waivers scheduled for separate action because CDE staff has identified possible opposition, recommended denial, or determined that they may present new or unusual issues that should be considered by the State Board. Waivers proposed for consent are so indicated on each waiver’s agenda item; however, any board member may remove a waiver from proposed consent and the item may be heard individually. Action different from that recommended by CDE staff may be taken.
Subject: Request by Hanford Joint Union High School District to waive portions of California Education Code Section 48663(a), relating to community day school minimum instructional minutes.
Subject: Request by Thermalito Union Elementary School District to waive portions of California Education Code Section 48663(a), relating to community day school minimum instructional minutes.
Waiver Number: 16-12-2017
(Recommended for APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS)
Principal Evaluation and Assessment (Extend Timeline of Evaluation)
Subject: Request by Lincoln Unified School District to waive California Education Code Section 44663(b) evaluation dates of June 30 and July 30 for non-instructional certificated employees so that California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress test results for the year may be included in the evaluation criteria for those management employees.
Waiver Number: 7-1-2018
(Recommended for DENIAL)
School Construction Bonds (Bond Indebtedness Limit)
Subject: Request by Franklin-McKinley Elementary School District to waive California Education Code sections 15102 and 15268 to allow the district to exceed its bonded indebtedness limit. Total bonded indebtedness may not exceed 1.25 percent of the taxable assessed valuation of property for elementary school districts. Depending on the type of bond, a tax rate levy limit to $30 per $100,000 of assessed value for elementary school districts may also apply.
Waiver Number: 32-12-2017
(Recommended for APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS)
School District Reorganization (60 day Requirement to Fill Board Vacancy)
Subject: Request by three local educational agencies to waive portions of California Education Code Section 5091, which will allow the board of trustees to make a provisional appointment to a vacant board position past the 60-day statutory deadline.
Waiver Numbers:
Central Union Elementary School District 19-11-2017
Mountain Union Elementary School District 12-12-2017
Shasta Union Elementary School District 36-12-2017
(Recommended for APPROVAL)
School District Reorganization (Election of Governing Board)
Subject: Request by 15 local educational agencies to waive California Education Code Section 5020, and portions of sections 5019, 5021, and 5030, that require a districtwide election to establish a by-trustee-area method of election.
Waiver Numbers:
Cajon Valley Union School District 2-1-2018
Carlsbad Unified School District 20-12-2017
Covina-Valley Unified School District 10-1-2018
Cucamonga Elementary School District 1-12-2017
Etiwanda Elementary School District 7-11-2017
Martinez Unified School District 33-12-2017
Murrieta Valley Unified School District 30-12-2017
Newport-Mesa Unified School District 23-12-2017
Oceanside Unified School District 8-12-2017
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District 7-12-2017
Redwood City Elementary School District 29-12-2017
San Benito High School District 35-12-2017
San Dieguito Union High School District 19-12-2017
Westminster Unified School District 11-1-2018
Yucaipa-Calimesa Unified School District 9-1-2018
(Recommended for APPROVAL)
School District Reorganization (Elimination of Election Requirement)
Subject: Request by Poway Unified School District to waive California Education Code Section 5020, and portions of sections 5019, 5021, and 5030, that require a districtwide election to establish a by-trustee-area method of election.
Waiver Number: 28-12-2017
(Recommended for APPROVAL)
Sale or Lease of Surplus Property (Lease of Surplus Property)
Subject: Request by five school districts to waive all or portions of California Education Code sections specific to statutory provisions for the sale or lease of surplus property.
Waiver Numbers:
Capistrano Unified School District 14-12-2017
Compton Unified School District 22-12-2017
Covina-Valley Unified School District 31-12-2017
Hughson Unified School District 21-11-2017
South Pasadena Unified School District 18-12-2017
(Recommended for APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS)
Sale or Lease of Surplus Property (Lease of Surplus Property)
Subject: Request by Pasadena Unified School District to waive all or portions of California Education Code sections specific to statutory provisions for the sale or lease of surplus property.
Waiver Number: 4-12-2017
(Recommended for APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS)
School District Reorganization (Elimination of Election Requirement)
Subject: Request by Sequoia Union High School District to waive California Education Code Section 5020, and portions of sections 5019, 5021, and 5030, that require a districtwide election to establish a by-trustee-area method of election.
Waiver Number: 2-11-2017
(Recommended for APPROVAL)
School District Reorganization (Lapsation of a Small District)
Subject: Request by Desert Center Unified School District to waive California Education Code Section 35780(a), which requires lapsation of a district with an average daily attendance of less than 11 in ninth through twelfth grades.
Waiver Number: 6-1-2018
(Recommended for APPROVAL)
Schoolsite Council Statute (Number and Composition of Members)
Subject: Request by 14 local educational agencies under the authority of California Education Code Section 52863 for waivers of Education Code Section 52852, relating to schoolsite councils regarding changes in shared, composition, or shared and composition members.
Waiver Numbers:
Auburn Union Elementary School District 18-11-2017
Baker Valley Unified School District 6-12-2017
Bishop Unified School District 17-12-2017
Butte Valley Unified School District 30-11-2017
Contra Costa County Office of Education 3-11-2017
Contra Costa County Office of Education 4-11-2017
Del Norte County Office of Education 16-11-2017
Del Norte County Unified School District 14-11-2017
Del Norte County Unified School District 15-11-2017
Subject: Request by 10 local educational agencies to waive California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Section 3043(d), which requires a minimum of 20 school days for an extended school year (summer school) for students with disabilities.
Waiver Numbers:
Butte County Office of Education 22-11-2017
Chula Vista Elementary School District 5-11-2017
Fall River Joint Unified School District 12-11-2017
Fremont Union High School District 13-12-2017
Greenfield Union School District 8-11-2017
San Marcos Unified School District 2-12-2017
San Pasqual Valley Unified School District 28-11-2017
South Bay Union School District 11-12-2017
Tulare County Office of Education 5-12-2017
Visalia Unified School District 15-12-2017
(Recommended for APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS)
Special Education Program (Resource Teacher Caseload)
Subject: Request by four local educational agencies, under the authority of California Education Code Section 56101 and California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Section 3100, to waive California Education Code Section 56362(c). Approval of this waiver will allow the resource specialists to exceed the maximum caseload of 28 students by no more than four students (32 maximum).
Waiver Numbers:
Gerber Union Elementary School District 34-12-2017
Subject: Request by two local educational agencies to waive the State Testing Apportionment Information Report deadline as stipulated in the California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Section 11517.5(b)(1)(A), regarding the California English Language Development Test; or Title 5, Section 862(b)(2)(A), regarding the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress System.
Subject: Update on Issues Related to California’s Implementation of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and Other Federal Programs with an update on the Draft Local Control and Accountability Plan Federal Addendum Template and Proposed Approval Process.
Subject: Approval of the modifications to “California’s Strategic Workforce Development Plan: Skills Attainment for Upward Mobility; Aligned Services for Shared Prosperity: California’s Workforce Development Plan Under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) for Program Years 2016–2020.”
Subject: Consideration of a Request for Determination of Funding as Required for Nonclassroom-based Charter Schools Pursuant to California Education Code sections 47612.5 and 47634.2, and Associated California Code of Regulations, Title 5.
Subject: Consideration of Retroactive Requests for Determination of Funding as Required for Nonclassroom-based Charter Schools Pursuant to California Education Code sections 47612.5 and 47634.2, and Associated California Code of Regulations, Title 5.
Subject: Consideration of a Retroactive Request for Determination of Funding with “Reasonable Basis”/Mitigating Circumstances as Required for a Nonclassroom-based Charter School Pursuant to California Education Code sections 47612.5 and 47634.2, and Associated California Code of Regulations, Title 5.
Subject: Reconsideration of Requests for Determinations of Funding as Required for Nonclassroom-based Charter Schools Pursuant to California Education Code sections 47612.5 and 47634.2; California Code of Regulations, Title 5 Section 11963.6(g); and Associated California Code of Regulations, Title 5.
Subject: Approval of the Charter School Numbers Assigned to Newly Established Charter Schools.
Type of Action: Action, Information
PUBLIC HEARINGS (MORNING)
The following Public Hearings will commence no earlier than 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 15, 2018. The Public Hearings listed below will be held as close to 10:30 a.m. as the business of the State Board permits.
Subject: Petition for the Establishment of a Charter School under the Oversight of the State Board of Education: Consideration of the Vista Springs Charter School, which was denied by the Vista Unified School District and no action was taken by the San Diego County Board of Education.
Type of Action: Action, Information, Public Hearing
Subject: Petition for the Establishment of a Charter School Under the Oversight of the State Board of Education: Consideration of Baypoint Preparatory Academy–San Diego, which was denied by the San Marcos Unified School District and the San Diego County Board of Education.
Type of Action: Action, Information, Public Hearing
The following Public Hearings will commence no earlier than 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 15, 2018. The Public Hearings listed below will be held as close to 12:30 p.m. as the business of the State Board permits.
Subject: Petition for the Establishment of a Charter School Under the Oversight of the State Board of Education: Consideration of College Preparatory Middle School-La Mesa Spring Valley, which was denied by the La Mesa Spring Valley School District and the San Diego County Board of Education.
Type of Action: Action, Information, Public Hearing
Subject: Petition for the Establishment of a Charter School Under the Oversight of the State Board of Education: Consideration of Phoenix Charter Academy, which was denied by the Shasta Union High School District and the Shasta County Board of Education.
Type of Action: Action, Information, Public Hearing
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 State Board, the presiding officer may establish specific time limits on presentations.
Type of Action: Information
ADJOURNMENT OF DAY’S SESSION
This agenda is posted on theState Board of Education’s Web site. For more information concerning this agenda, please contact the State Board of Education at 1430 N Street, Room 5111, Sacramento, CA, 95814; telephone 916-319-0827; and facsimile 916-319-0175. Members of the public wishing to send written comments about an agenda item to the board are encouraged to send an electronic copy to SBE@cde.ca.gov, with the item number clearly marked in the subject line. In order to ensure that comments are received by board members in advance of the meeting, please submit these and any related materials to our office by 12:00 Noon on March 9, 2018, the Friday prior to the meeting. If you do not meet the deadline, please provide 25 copies to distribute at the meeting.
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SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today announced that 32 schools were newly designated as Model Continuation High Schools for 2018. These schools are recognized for creating innovative programs that focus on academics and social and emotional learning and helping students who have faced many challenges, including chronic absenteeism and truancy, get back on the path to realizing their full academic potential.
“These model continuation high schools provide a space where students can feel a sense of accomplishment and increased confidence and receive strong educational support,” said Torlakson. ”Creating an academically challenging yet encouraging school climate can help turn an at-risk student on the verge of dropping out into a high school graduate prepared for a future career or college.”
All the schools honored offer strategic and specialized programs. For example:
San Antonio High School in Claremont effectively supplements classroom teaching with online programs.
Olympic Continuation High School in Concord has a strong mental health team that works closely with the county mental health agency to help students succeed in the classroom and in life.
Desert Oasis High School in El Centro has a counseling staff that is exceptionally dedicated to preparing students for academic opportunities after graduation. The school has cultivated strong partnership with local community colleges, hosts college orientation and financial aid workshops, and allows dual enrollment classes on campus.
Continuation schools provide a high school diploma program for students ages sixteen through eighteen who have not graduated from high school, are required to attend school, and are at risk of not completing their education.
The schools were selected based on a comprehensive and competitive application process that involves effectiveness, assessments, and use of data. The process included a peer review panel and on-site visit.
The Model Continuation High Schools Recognition Program is a joint project of the California Department of Education (CDE) and the California Continuation Education Association (CCEA). The program honors continuation high schools for the comprehensive services they provide at-risk youth through instructional strategies, flexible scheduling, guidance, and counseling.
More than 53,000 students attended the state’s 441 continuation high schools during the 2016–17 school year.
The 32 schools selected as Model Continuation High Schools retain their designation for three years and will be recognized at this year’s CCEA State Conference in San Diego on April 27–29. For more information, please visit the CDE Continuation Education Web page or the CCEA Web site.
List of 2018 Model Continuation High Schools
Albert Powell High School, 1875 Clark Avenue, Yuba City, CA, 95991-1274, Jennifer Cates, Principal, 530-822-5210
Allan F. Daily High School, 220 North Kenwood, Glendale, CA, 91206-4209, Rene Valdes, Principal, 818-247-4805
Apollo High School, 3150 School Street, Simi Valley, CA, 93065-3998, Shanna Sarris, Principal, 805-520-6150
Aurora High School, 1391 Kloke Road, Calexico, CA, 92231-4228, John Moreno, Principal, 760-768-3940
Central Coast High School, 200 Coe Avenue, Seaside, CA, 93955-6588, Alan Crawford, Principal, 831-392-3560
Century High School, 20 South Marengo Avenue, Alhambra, CA, 91801-1947, Phuong Nguyen, Principal, 626-943-6680
Coronado High School, 1500 East Francisquito Avenue, West Covina, CA, 91791-3823, Veronica Pendleton, Principal, 626-931-1810
Del Mar High School, 312 South Del Mar Avenue, San Gabriel, CA, 91776-1356, Lon Sellers, Principal, 626-291-5723
Delta High School, 4893 Bethany Lane, Santa Maria, CA, 93455-4880, Esther Prieto-Chavez, Principal, 805-937-6356
Desert Oasis High School, 1302 South Third Street, El Centro, CA, 92243-6604, Fernando O’Campo, Principal, 760-336-4555
Fernando R. Ledesma High School, 12347 Ramona Boulevard, El Monte, CA, 91732-2569, Freddy Arteaga, Principal, 626-442-0481
Frontier High School, 9401 South Painter Avenue, Whittier, CA, 90605-2729, Margie Moriarty, Principal, 562-698-8121
Gateway High School, 1550 Herndon Avenue, Clovis, CA, 93611-0598, Rees Warne, Principal, 559-327-1800
Green Valley High School, 35948 Susan Street, Yucaipa, CA, 92399-5299, Cara Prentiss, Principal, 909-790-8580
Kinney High School, 2710 Kilgore Road, Rancho Cordova, CA, 95670-6104, Dana Carrigan, Principal, 916-294-9060
Lopez Continuation High School, 1055 Mesa View Drive, Arroyo Grande, CA, 93420-3311, Jennifer Bowen, Principal, 805-474-3750
Mountain View High School, 1000 Ramona Boulevard, San Jacinto, CA, 92582-2576, Kenneth Swanson, Principal, 951-487-7710
Mountain Vista High School, 1901 Clinton Avenue, Madera, CA, 93638-1941, Aimee Anderson, Principal, 559-675-4580
Nueva Continuation High School, 8600 Palm Avenue, Lamont, CA, 93241-2212, Mark Weir, Principal, 661-845-1532
Olympic Continuation High School, 2730 Salvio Street, Concord, CA, 94519-2599, Lynsie Castellano, Principal, 925-687-0363
Orange Grove High School, 300 Buena Vista Avenue, Corona, CA, 92882-1937, Henry Torres, Principal, 951-736-3339
Palomar High School, 480 Palomar Street, Chula Vista, CA, 91911-3098, Karen Hernandez, Principal, 619-407-4800
Rancho Vista High School, 32225 Pio Pico Road, Temecula, CA, 92592-6200, Reggie Ingram, Principal, 951-695-7320
Salisbury High School, 1050 Kimball Road, Red Bluff, CA, 96080-2502, Barbara Thomas, Principal, 530-529-8766
San Andreas High School, 599 William Avenue, Larkspur, CA, 94939-1554, David Luongo, Principal, 415-945-3751
San Antonio High School, 125 West San Jose Avenue, Claremont, CA, 91711-5205, Sean Delgado, Principal, 909-398-0316
Sierra High School, 1134 South Barranca Avenue, Glendora, CA, 91740-4916, Paul Hernandez, Principal, 626-852-8300
Vail High School, 1230 South Vail Avenue, Montebello, CA, 90640-6312, Horacio Perez, Principal, 323-728-1940
Valley View High School, 1801 East Sixth Street, Ontario, CA, 91764-1599, Julie Prestsater, Principal, 909-985-0966
Village Oaks High School, 1900 West Swain Road, Stockton, CA, 95207-3439, Josef Schallberger, Principal, 209-953-8740
Vista West High School, 7115 Rosedale Highway, Bakersfield, CA, 93308-5845, Mike Mullings, Principal, 661-589-4242
Wasco Independence High School, 1445 Poso Drive, Wasco, CA, 93280-2353, Martin Lonza, Principal, 661-758-7450
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Tom Torlakson — State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Communications Division, Room 5602, 916-319-0818, Fax 916-319-0100
SACRAMENTO—State Board of Education President Michael W. Kirst and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson issued the following joint statement today regarding the U.S. Department of Education’s feedback letter on California’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan.
The letter is part of the ESSA approval process, which all states are undertaking. California’s letter is similar in length and scope to those received by many other states.
“California appreciates the federal government’s feedback and looks forward to the opportunity to further clarify and strengthen our Every Student Succeeds Act plan. We will be working to address technical points of clarification while noting that there are areas of disagreement over the interpretation of federal statute.”
“California’s ESSA plan is grounded in our state’s 2013 Local Control Funding Formula law, which emphasizes equity, public participation, and continuous improvement. Our resubmitted ESSA plan will retain those principles.”
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Tom Torlakson — State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Communications Division, Room 5602, 916-319-0818, Fax 916-319-0100
SACRAMENTO— State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced today that more than 800,000 California students are now eligible to receive free and reduced priced meals from the state school lunch program through a more streamlined and automated state-level Direct Certification process.
Local education agencies (LEAs) can now use Medi-Cal data included on the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) direct certification reports to certify eligible students. The data exchange between the state departments and the LEAs takes place securely without disclosing a student’s Medicaid status, health information, or specific income data.
This Direct Certification process eliminates the need for families to fill out applications, reduces the administrative tasks of verifying and processing those applications, and identifies eligible students in a more expedient timeline.
“This new process is a great example of government agencies working together to create a more efficient system that better serves our students and can help to increase the number of students who receive healthy meals,” said Torlakson. “Now, many students can start the school year with their meal eligibility already in place, giving them access to the nutritious food they need to stay focused in class and ready to learn.”
Torlakson, a former science teacher and cross country coach, has made student health a top priority, launching the Healthy Kids initiative to encourage students to exercise. The initiative seeks to ensure students have access to healthy meals and clean drinking water.
He cautioned that the way data is collected does not allow the California Department of Education (CDE) to determine how many more students will be eligible for free and reduced price meals. Many of the 800,000 students have used existing methods to gain eligibility.
Direct Certification is a federally-mandated process that certifies school age recipients of CalFresh and CalWorks benefits as eligible for the free school lunch program.
CALPADS provides direct certification results to all public schools, county offices of education, and charter schools through its electronic notification process. All students on Medi-Cal are not eligible for free and reduced price lunch. Families have to fall within a certain household income to be considered eligible. Once certified, a student’s eligibility is good for the entire school year.
The Direct Certification with Medicaid/Medi-Cal process began as a demonstration project through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The California Department of Education applied to participate in the demonstration project in 2016 to increase the number of students certified for free and reduced price meals and eliminate the need for a household application.
The demonstration project started with 14 school districts and as of July 1, 2017, all public school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools statewide have access to Medi-Cal Direct Certification information located in CALPADS.
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Agenda for the California State Board of Education (SBE) meeting on May 9, 2018.
SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today announced that 32 schools were newly designated as Model Continuation High Schools for 2018. These schools are recognized for creating innovative programs that focus on academics and social and emotional learning and helping students who have faced many challenges, including chronic absenteeism and truancy, get back on the path to realizing their full academic potential.
