During a jampacked meeting of the California State Board of Education (SBE) on March 6, the board reviewed the 2024 Accountability Workplan, approved a revised document providing guidance for reviewing and piloting instructional materials, and more. Dashboard and accountability The board reviewed the 2023 California […]
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State Board starts the year with a STEM-centered agenda
Kicking off the first State Board of Education meeting in 2024 on Jan. 18, the board moved ahead on items related to assessment, instructional materials, guidance for local educational agencies, the California School Dashboard, grant allocations and more — with a particular focus on science, […]
SBE takes nuanced look at chronic absenteeism, assessment data and more
During its final meeting of 2023, the California State Board of Education adopted revisions to the Local Control and Accountability Plan template and instructions, and discussed results of recently released statewide testing and absenteeism data. In October, the California Department of Education released the results […]
State Board approves LCAP template, adopts changes to accountability reporting and measuring student performance
The California State Board of Education (SBE) took action on items related to student performance and accountability during its one-day Sept. 13 meeting. Board President Linda Darling-Hammond also noted the new academic year is in full swing with novel supports in place for children and […]
SBE closes the book on revised math framework adoption saga
After nearly four years of rewrites, debates and thousands of public comments, the State Board of Education adopted a revised K-12 Mathematics Framework during its July 12–13 meeting. “One of the things I realize is that at the heart of every comment … children are […]
Superior Court rules State Board of Education abused its authority in overturning local charter denials
In January 2023, CSBA’s Education Legal Alliance (ELA) filed writ of mandate seeking to invalidate the State Board of Education’s (SBE) decision to grant the appeal of the petition for Mayacamas Charter School, which overturned the decisions by both the Napa Valley Unified School District […]
SBE updates assessment criteria for charter school petitions/renewals and more
Charter schools and career technical education were among the most discussed topics during the State Board of Education’s May 18–19 meeting. Assembly Bill 1505 made substantial changes to processes governing charter school petitions and renewals and modified the level of review for requested renewal petitions […]
Dashboard changes take shape during State Board of Education meeting
During its March 8–9 meeting, the State Board of Education laid the groundwork for developing updates to the 2023 California School Dashboard, which will be finalized later this year. The 2022 California School Dashboard, released in December following a two-year pause prompted by the COVID-19 […]
Instructional Quality Commission sets 2023 goals
The state’s Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) met Jan. 26 to approve its 2023 goals, select a chair and vice chair and select members for various committees following an orientation day on Jan. 25. Commissioners approved six goals for the year, including ensuring all IQC members […]
State Board sets the stage for future action on TK, assessments and more
Informational items focused on early learning, assessments and school climate were the crux of the State Board of Education’s Jan. 19–20 meeting agenda. In addition, what is usually a routine action of assigning a number to an SBE-approved charter school petition might have been complicated […]