1. Education in California
California Task Force on K-12 Civic Learning July 2, 2013 Presenters: Craig Cheslog, Principal Advisor to State Superintendent of Public Instruction David Gordon, Sacramento County Superintendent of Schools

2. California Fast Facts 1.39 million English Learners
15 languages with over 3,500 students
38.2% starting kindergarten with English as a second language

3. California Fast Facts 6.2 million students
1.39 million English Learners
15 languages with over 3,500 students
38.2% starting kindergarten with English as a second language

4. California Ranks 49th in the Nation in Per Pupil Spending Per-pupil expenditures (PPE), adjusted for regional cost differences (2010)

5. Federal Government No Child Left Behind
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
Race to the Top
Special Education
Anti-Discrimination Laws

6. Governor Appoints the State Board of Education
Proposes State Education Budget

7. State Board of Education
Adopts State Curriculum, Textbooks, Statewide Assessments
Standards for Student Performance
Recommendation by the Instructional Quality Commission

8. State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Elected by Voters
Day-to-day operation of the Department of Education
Administers state education laws
Advises school districts on legal, financial and program matters
Collects and analyzes data

9. Local School Districts
1,000 (50% have < 1,000 students)
Range in sizes from 3 to 667,251
Publicly elected boards
Hire superintendent
Oversee budget and personnel and set policy for districts

10. County Office of Education58
Fiscal oversight
Juvenile Court Schools/Community Schools
Special Education Programs
Training and Technical Assistance for districts
“Back office” operations for small districts

11. Sample Interest Groups
California Teachers Association (CTA)
California Federation of Teachers (CFT)
California School Boards Association (CSBA)
Association of California School Administrators (ACSA)
California Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
California School Employees Association (CSEA)
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
California County of Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA)
Individual School Districts

12. Traditional Approach to Educating
Students Learn by Subject
Content Standards
Curriculum Frameworks
Textbooks
Classroom Teacher
Exams

13. Traditional California Civic Learning
History/Social Science Standards
12th Grade U.S. Government class
Some elementary teaching, e.g., 4th Grade California History

14. Trends in California Common Core
Goal is “College and Career Readiness”
Emphasis on Career-Technical Education side-by-side with Traditional Academic Education
Emphasis on English Language Learners (ELL)
Smarter Balanced Computer-Based Interactive Assessments
Major shift in offing to “hands on, project-based instruction,” away from textbooks and towards more online and “blended” instruction