Final Minutes April 17, 2007 - SBE Minutes (CA State Board ...



Members Present

Jim Aschwanden

Alan Bersin

Ruth Bloom

Yvonne Chan

Andrew Estep

Don Fisher

Ruth Green

David Lopez

Theodore Mitchell

Ken Noonan

Members Absent

Johnathan Williams

 

Call to Order: President Noonan called the meeting to order at 9:10 a.m.

Salute to the Flag: Member Mitchell led the Board members and the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.

|ITEM 1 |STATE BOARD PROJECTS AND PRIORITIES. |INFORMATION |

| |Including, but not limited to, future meeting plans; agenda items; State Board office budget; |ACTION |

| |staffing, appointments, and direction to staff; declaratory and commendatory resolutions; | |

| |update on litigation; bylaw review and revision; Board Liaison Reports; and other matters of | |

| |interest. | |

➢ NO ACTION WAS TAKEN ON THIS ITEM

|ITEM 2 |PUBLIC COMMENT. |INFORMATION |

| |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. | |

➢ NO ACTION TAKEN ON THIS ITEM

|ITEM 3 |Facilities for Charter Schools (Proposition 39): Adopt or Amend Proposed Title 5 Regulations |ACTION INFORMATION |

President Noonan introduced the item and asked Ms. Marta Reyes, director of the Charter Schools Division, to present the item to the Board. Ms. Reyes and Mr. Greg Geeting presented the item. Following this presentation, several members of the public provided comments. After public comment Board members deliberated on this item and took the following action:

➢ ACTION: Member Estep moved to:

• Approve the proposed amendments to the regulations;

• Direct that the proposed amendments be circulated for a 15-day public comment period in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act; and

• CDE shall place the amended regulations on the SBE’s May 2007 agenda for action following consideration of the comments received.

Member Chan seconded the motion. The motion was approved by a vote of 9-0. Member Aschwanden was absent for the vote.

|ITEM 4 |Standardized Testing and Reporting Program (STAR): California Modified Assessment |ACTION |

| | |INFORMATION |

President Noonan introduced the item and asked Ms. Deb Sigman, director of the Standards and Assessment Division, to describe this item for the Board. Following Ms. Sigman’s presentation, the Board, Board staff, and CDE staff engaged in a thorough discussion of this matter. The Board heard testimony from several members of the public on this topic. Following Board deliberation, the Board took the following action:

➢ ACTION: Member Bersin moved to approve California Modified Assessment (CMA) blueprints for grades two through five with the following conditions:

o The Board’s Executive Director and CDE Chief Deputy Superintendent , or their designees, will contact the U.S. Department of Education to seek clarification with regard to the appropriate level of representation of content standards in the blueprints;

o That Board staff and CDE staff collaboratively review the test specifications to ensure they address concerns by the Board’s testing liaisons;

o Assessment Review Panels (ARP) are to be convened to review the test items and item specifications to determine proper alignment to the content standards; and

o That the blueprints be brought back to the Board at its regularly scheduled May meeting to determine if the proposed field test moves forward.

Member Chan seconded the motion. The motion was approved by a vote of 9-0. Member Lopez was absent for the vote.

|ITEM 5 |U.S. Department of Education Peer Review: including, but not limited to, performance level |ACTION INFORMATION |

| |descriptors | |

President Noonan introduced the item and asked Ms. Sigman to introduce the item. Ms. Sigman introduced the item and asked Mr. Laurie Wise from the Human Resource Research Organization to present the item. Mr. Wise presented the item. Following Mr. Wise’s presented solution, Ms. Sigman invited Dr. Edward Haertel from the Stanford University to present to the Board his analysis of Mr. Wise’s proposed solution. Board members asked several questions of both Mr. Wise and Dr. Haertel. President Noonan departed the meeting. Vice President Bloom halted discussion of this item as a result of time constraints and announced that the item would be re-considered at the Board’s May 2007 meeting.

➢ NO ACTION TAKEN ON THIS ITEM

Waiver Items

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INDEX (API)

|ITEM W-1 |Request by Stanislaus Elementary Union School District to waive Education Code (EC) Section |Action |

| |52052(a)(2)(D) the requirement that pupils with disabilities be included in the Academic | |

| |Performance Index (API) for the school year 2006-07 in order to enable Eisenhut Elementary School | |

| |to exit from the School Assistance Intervention Team as required by the Immediate | |

| |Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program. (District wants to remove those scores form the API | |

| |calculation) | |

| |Waiver Number: 19-1-2007 | |

| |(Recommended for DENIAL) | |

Vice President Bloom introduced Ms. Judy Pinegar from the CDE Waivers Office who introduced this item. Following a presentation by the waiver petition requestor, the Board deliberated on the matter and asked several questions of staff and the petitioner. After Board deliberation, the Board took the following action:

➢ ACTION: Member Fisher moved to approve staff recommendations. Member Mitchell seconded the motion. The motion was approved by a vote of 6-0. Members Noonan, Green, Lopez, and Estep were absent for the vote.

BOND INDEBTEDNESS

|ITEM W-2 |Request by Tehama County Office of Education to waive a portion of Education Code (EC) Section |Action |

| |47607(a) to allow the Tehama County Board of Education to reduce the charter school's renewal term| |

| |from five years to three years (Sacramento River Discovery Charter School). | |

| |Waiver Number: 29-1-2007 | |

| |(Recommended for APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS) | |

Vice President Bloom asked Ms. Pinegar to present this item. Following the presentation by Ms. Pinegar, the Board took the following action:

➢ ACTION: Member Chan moved to approve staff recommendations. Member Aschwanden seconded the motion. The motion was approved by a vote of 6-0. Members Noonan, Green, Lopez, and Estep were absent for the vote.

CHARTER SCHOOLS

|ITEM W-3 |Request by Santa Clara Unified School District to waive Education Code (EC) Section 44065 |Action |

| |requirement that a person preforming the functions of "the work of instructors and the | |

| |instructional program for pupils" shall hold a "valid credential as appropriate, whichever is | |

| |designated in regulations adopted by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing" | |

| |Waiver Number: 8-1-2007 | |

| |(Recommended for DENIAL) | |

Vice President Bloom asked Ms. Pinegar to present this item. Following Ms. Pinegar’s presentation and a presentation by the waiver petitioner, Board members asked several questions, including questions about the appropriate role of the Board in relation to the role of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. After deliberating on the matter, the Board took the following action:

➢ ACTION: Member Aschwanden moved to approve staff recommendations. Member Chan seconded the motion. The motion was approved by a vote of 6-0. Members Noonan, Green, Lopez, and Estep were absent for the vote.

CHARTER SCHOOLS – RENEWAL TERM

|ITEM W-4 |Request by sixteen local educational agencies (LEA) to waive the State Testing Apportionment |Action |

| |Information Report deadline of December 31st in the California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 5,| |

| |Section 11517.5(b)(1)(A) regarding the California English Language Development Test (CELDT), or | |

| |CCR Title 5, Section 1225(b)(2)(A) regarding the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE),| |

| |or CCR, Title 5, Section 862(c)(2)(A) regarding the Standardized Testing and Reporting Program | |

| |(STAR). | |

| | | |

| |Waiver Numbers: see attached list for specific school districts | |

| |(Recommended for APPROVAL) | |

Vice President Bloom asked Ms. Pinegar to present this item. Following Ms. Pinegar’s presentation, the Board took the following action:

➢ ACTION: Member Chan moved to approve staff recommendations. Member Aschwanden seconded the motion. The motion was approved by a vote of 6-0. Members Noonan, Green, Lopez, and Estep were absent for the vote.

***ADJOURNMENT OF DAY’S SESSION***

***ADJOURNMENT OF THE MEETING***

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