CSUN: California Academic Content Standards Site The california standardsBased Tests (NEW! API) The california High school Exit Exam californiaCharter schools, Governor's Professional Development Initiatives http://www.csun.edu/~hcbio027/k12standards/
Extractions: Release Date: May 1, 2000 Innovations for Excellence in Education: The California Charter School Story by the California Network of Educational Charters (CANEC) and the Pacific Research Institute (PRI). Innovations for Excellence in Education: The California Charter School Story traces the California charter school story from founding legislation to the growing numbers of schools today. "May 1 st th , National Charter School Week, is the perfect time to celebrate California’s 239 charter schools and to highlight the most innovative among them," said Sue Bragato, executive director of CANEC. Natomas Charter School in Sacramento and Charter Community School in Placerville for their abilities to evaluate success and measure the accountability of students, teachers, and staff. San Carlos Charter Learning Center in San Carlos for its ability to make the most of available time, talent, and fiscal resources.
California's Charter School Law (o) The role and impact of collective bargaining on charter schools. An elementaryschool that has been operated by the University of california at the Los http://www.usc.edu/dept/education/globaled/hentschke/documents/California's Char
Extractions: January 1, 2000 This part shall be known, and may be cited, as the "Charter Schools Act of 1992." It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this part, to provide opportunities for teachers, parents, pupils, and community members to establish and maintain schools that operate independently from the existing school district structure, as a method to accomplish all of the following: (a) Improve pupil learning. (b) Increase learning opportunities for all pupils, with special emphasis on expanded learning experiences for pupils who are identified as academically low achieving. (c) Encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods. (d) Create new professional opportunities for teachers, including the opportunity to be responsible for the learning program at the schoolsite. (e) Provide parents and pupils with expanded choices in the types of educational opportunities that are available within the public school system. (f) Hold the schools established under this part accountable for meeting measurable pupil outcomes, and provide the schools with a method to change from rule-based to performance-based accountability systems.
Policy Support And Studies Publications Page charter schools Mary Amsler and Lori Mullholland, 1992 Curriculum, standards, AssessmentCalifornia Curriculum Policy school Choice and Vouchers What We Know http://www.wested.org/policy/pubs/pb_hm_2.htm
Extractions: Below is a list of publications produced by the Policy Program. To provide our clients with optimal methods for finding what they are looking for, publications are organized in two ways, by topic and by publication type. For other types of written resources, such as our syntheses of major education policy news, visit the Policy program's news area. In addition to our program's materials, WestEd maintains a complete listing of all publications produced by programs within WestEd. Visit the Best of WestEd catalog for a list of WestEd's top requested publications. By Topic
CA Network Of Educational Charters - March 14-16 Inclusion A Creative charter Approach 61018 california Department of Members andTheir Staff 610-27 school Laws How Do they Impact charter schools 610 http://www.allstartapes.com/Orders/610.html
Meriam Library -- K-12 Education Resources s. Californiaschool Directory Public, private, adult, alternative, charter, school standards and assessment. Find a school Addresses, Home Pages, http://www.csuchico.edu/lref/guides/rbs/k12_2.htm
Extractions: Barbara Pease, Education Librarian Standards Find a School Lesson Plans Meriam Library Curriculum Collection ... More Educational Standards California Content Standards California State Standards held in Meriam Library Curriculum Collection California Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Developing Educational Standards Search by subject, state, organization Kraus Curriculum Development Library A searchable index of lesson plans, curricula, frameworks and standards. Full text available with 2001... more info Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards National Science Education Standards WestEd Regional Educational Laboratory Many projects related to standards and assessment Find a School: Addresses, Home Pages, Descriptions California School Directory Public, private, adult, alternative, charter, school districts, etc. National Public School Locator International Schools K-12 Snapshot of the California Public School System U.S. Charter Schools Search
CFLP Standards & Frameworks - Elements Of The Challenge that meet the gradelevel standards in foreign success of the Challenge, the CaliforniaDepartment of The charter school legislation allows for the creation of http://csmp.ucop.edu/cflp/standards/elements.html
Extractions: The Challenge school district reform initiative for California public schools has a primary focus on resultswhat every child should know and be able to do. Currently, there are 57 Challenge districts, with another 100 expressing an interest in signing on at a later date. Many reports have been published, including those of the California Business Roundtable and the Education Commission of the States, that call for significant changes in education, the Challenge incorporates many of these recommendations. The reports all call for: These basic tenets will move the public education system to become focused on increasing student achievement based on high standards, helping us change from regulating processes to facilitating needed improvements and focusing on the most important producthigh levels of learning for all students. The initial Challenge school districts will lead the way for all California districts in making the fundamental changes needed to move to a high-performance, standards-based system of public instruction for all students. Elements of the Challenge The Challenge initiative has ten elements, organized into three major categories.
California Science Project Classroom of Tomorrow charter school (eCOT), in Ohio. The 29 cyber charters currentlyserving students operate in Alaska, Arizona, california, Colorado, Florida http://csmp.ucop.edu/csp/news/news/nbs1034.html
Extractions: As 'cyber' charter schools gather momentum in a dozen states, policymakers and administrators are struggling with how to classify these online institutions. Because students enrolled in the online schools stay at home, and have little contact with licensed teachers, many school districts argue that the cyber schools are little more than an organized form of home schooling. Therefore, they say, the schools do not qualify for public funds. But supporters say the critics are simply unwilling to accept inevitable change. "We're part of a revolution, and the system wants to shut us down," said Jeffrey Forster, principal of the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow Charter School (eCOT), in Ohio. The 29 cyber charters currently serving students operate in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin. Their numbers are expected to grow rapidly, however, as companies line up to provide them with the materials and services they need. Also, cyber charters are relatively easy to open because they require neither bricks and mortar nor more than a few teachers. But in Pennsylvania, cyber charters are causing quite a stir. The state's charter school law requires school districts to pay charters 80 percent of the state's per-student allocation. Because four of Pennsylvania's seven charters enroll students from across the state, the financial burden has hit many districts. But so far, more than 60 percent of them have refused to pay tuition to the cyber charters, prompting the state to withhold $850,000 in aid to these districts.
California High School Exit Examination The california High school Exit Examination (CAHSEE) is aligned to the Englishlanguagearts and mathematics content standards adopted by the State Board of http://cahsee.cde.ca.gov/2001/backgroundinformation.html
Extractions: Home Background Information Education Code Section 60850 (a) requires that: "The Superintendent of Public Instruction, with the approval of the State Board of Education, shall develop a high school exit examination in language arts and mathematics in accordance with the statewide academically rigorous content standards adopted by the State Board of Education " These state content standards are guidelines for districts to use in developing local district content standards. The content standards also serve as the basis for the curriculum frameworks, and all adopted instructional materials and state tests are aligned with them. Education Code Section 60851 requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to provide the high school exit examination to students who "may take the high school exit examination in grade 9 beginning in the 2000-01 school year" and to students who "shall take the high school exit examination in grade 10 beginning in the 2001-02 school year." The exam has two parts: English- language arts and mathematics. Students must pass both parts of the CAHSEE to receive their high school diploma, beginning in spring 2004. Students must also meet the district's requirements for graduation.
Social Studies In Action: California Missions . california Then and Now. Osvaldo Rubio teaches fourthgrade california historyat the Sherman Oaks Community charter school in San Jose, california. http://www.learner.org/channel/libraries/socialstudies/3_5/rubio/about.html
Extractions: Other Lessons Historical Change China Through Mapping Leaders, Community, and Citizens Making Bread Together Caring for the Community Celebrations of Light Explorers in North America California Missions State, Government, and the Role of the Citizen Using Primary Sources Making a Difference Through Giving Understanding Stereotypes Explorations in Archeology and History Exploring Geography Through African History The Amistad Case Population and Resource Distribution Landmark Supreme Court Cases The Middle East Conflict Public Opinion and the Vietnam War Migration From Latin America Competing Ideologies Economic Dilemmas and Solutions Gender-based Distinctions The Individual in Society About the Class Classroom Profile Lesson Background "Learning is all about owning knowledge. One way of teaching is letting the students discover their own knowledge and helping decide what is important, because if it's important to them, they'll work that much harder." Osvaldo Rubio Pre-Columbian Civilization The Aztecs Native Americans Mexican History Early California The Missions California: Then and Now Osvaldo Rubio teaches fourth-grade California history at the Sherman Oaks Community Charter School in San Jose, California. Adjacent to Silicon Valley, Sherman Oaks Community Charter School is a small, neighborhood school, serving a predominantly Hispanic population. Roughly 20 percent of the students are recent immigrants. The school's charter focuses on bilingual immersion all students take both Spanish and English and on teaching with technology. Since nearly 75 percent of the families at Sherman Oaks qualify for free or reduced lunch, few have access to computers at home. All of the school's classrooms are equipped with several computers and a range of technology resources.
National Association Of State Boards Of Education will vote in December on the standards. accreditation organization, and the CaliforniaNetwork of will administer a new charter school accreditation program. http://www.nasbe.org/Membership/Headline_Review/10_18_02.html
Extractions: OHIO COMMITTEE APPROVES SCIENCE STANDARDS. After a 10-month debate concerning the best way to teach Ohio's students about the origins and developments of life on earth, a nine-member standards committee of the Ohio State Board of Education adopted a set of science standards that they believe balances the importance of teaching about evolution with the critical debate surrounding the scientific theory. The committee approved one element of the state's science standards which says that students should be able to, "describe how scientists today continue to investigate and critically analyze aspects of evolutionary theory." Committee co-chairman Joseph Roman said, "I think we have a set of science standards that have a very good chance of getting kids excited about science, rather than afraid of it." The full state board will vote in December on the standards.
Charter Schools Spur Public Reform The San Carlos charter Learning Center, california's first charter school, wascreated by the district's board and superintendent as a research and http://www.edexcellence.net/library/charspur.html
National Education Goals Panel Webcast teacher, Virgil Middle school, LAUSD, california Topic The was the first independentpublic charter school to open in The school has a longer school day and http://www.connectlive.com/events/goalspanel/may2000.html
Extractions: IMPORTANT Viewing Notes : (1) viewing the webcast requires the free (current edition) RealPlayer software, click here to download and install the software; (2) please note that after downloading the software you must install it, simply downloading the software is not the complete process. If you need technical support viewing the videos, please direct your questions to support@ConnectLive.com Los Angeles, California, Alhambra City Hall Council Chambers EVENT SUMMARY: Additional conference materials referenced during presentations are available for downloading below each presenters summary. Additional materials can be viewed using Adobe Acrobat. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat, click here to download this free software.
Innovations For Excellence Charter Community School following the 1992 passage of california's charter school law students and parents,the school continually strives The staff at charter Community school focuses http://charter.edcoe.k12.ca.us/innovations.html
Charter School Documents papers providing strategies for charter school developers. www.csus.edu/ier/charter/standardsmaze.html.california charter schools Act (Enacted in 1992, and http://www.fcoe.k12.ca.us/charter/charter_docs.htm
Extractions: MiddleWeb explores the challenges of middle grades reform with a special focus on urban middle schools. The site includes news, resource links, and more. The recently added " Diary of a Middle School Teacher" is a fascinating look at the thought, effort, and care required of educators. Check out the first days of Middle School and collaborative examination of student work. (added 9/6/96, reviewed 9/9/02) Pathways to School Improvement! Pathways was designed primarily to help school improvement teams as they progress through the phases of the School Improvement Cycle. Pathways addresses school improvement issues about students, educators, content, methods, and environment. Contains practical, action-oriented summaries of best practice and research, descriptions of schools that have successfully addressed the issue, and collections of materials to support change. (added 5/23/96, reviewed 4/22/99)
NYSUT - Charter School Update voucher movement that was gaining momentum in california. be required to meet statewidestandards and the testing results of charter school students should http://www.nysut.org/research/bulletins/979809charter.html
Extractions: December 1997 The District of Columbia and 27 states have enacted charter school legislation. Approximately 500 charter schools are in operation. Several charters have been revoked due to financial mismanagement. Recent reports reflect: Three charter school bills have been introduced in the New York State legislature. Current reform vehicles in New York State include CR100.11, Variances, and 21st Century School Legislation.
Calendar fastcounter A HomeBased Public charter school Home News orchards in the western tipof Modesto, california. Calendar Hart-Ransom Academic charter Please Come http://www.pc-intouch.com/~hrcharter/
Extractions: CERAI-00-07 Response to The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation Report "The State Of State Standards" By Gerald W. Bracey January 2000 In 1997 and 1998, The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, under the direction of its president, former assistant secretary of education Chester E. Finn, Jr., issued reports evaluating the quality of the educational standards adopted by various states. In January, 2000, the Foundation updated these evaluations, declaring that the states were inching towards better standards. In the Foundations new report, each state is given a letter grade of A to F for each of the five areas evaluated English, mathematics, history, geography and science. Only five states make the reports honor roll, while 42 are rated negatively. The problem with the evaluations is a simple one: the states rankings for quality of standards are inverse to their performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and on the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). That is, the same states that have done the best job in the eyes of the Fordham reports authors in implementing high standards have shown the poorest performance on widely accepted national tests for student achievement, and vice versa. These states have also performed poorly when compared to other nations.
California's Charter Law california's charter Law. As early as 1983, the california legislature mandated higherstandards, revamped curriculum frameworks, lengthened the school day and http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/pbriefs/93/93-2ca.htm
Extractions: Pathways home page Contents Previous section ... Next section As early as 1983, the California legislature mandated higher standards, revamped curriculum frameworks, lengthened the school day and year, established mentor teacher programs, improved textbooks, and set up teacher accountability systems. In recent years, the state also has passed laws to create more school-based management systems and teacher career opportunities and to promote school restructuring. Yet, legislators and educators were dissatisfied with student learning progress resulting from these changes. The charter originally was proposed in 1987-88 by California public school educators frustrated by bureaucracy and eager to have real freedom with accountability. A year after Minnesota enacted its charter law, California passed legislation authorizing up to 100 Charter Schools beginning in 1993. California's charter law seeks to: improve student learning increase learning opportunities for all students, particularly for academically low-achieving students
