1. Assistant Superintendents and Directors of Curriculum Meeting
English Language Development Standards for California Public Schools: Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve
Assistant Superintendents and
Directors of Curriculum Meeting
March 30, 2012

2. Assembly Bill 124
Requires the SSPI in consultation with the State Board of Education (SBE) to update, revise, and align the state’s current English Language Development (ELD) standards by grade level to the state’s English Language Arts (ELA) standards
Directs the SSPI to complete a draft revision of ELD standards for SBE review no later than August 31, 2012

3. Timeline Event Schedule Focus group meetings February 2012
• CDE – February 14
• Ventura COE – February 16
• Alameda COE – February 21
• Los Angeles – February 22
• San Diego COE – February 23
February 2012
SSPI recruits panel of experts
Present information to SBE
• Timeline
• Focus group summary
• Panel of experts
March/May 2012
SSPI convenes panel of experts
• March 19, 2012
• April 30, 2012 and May 1, 2012
• May 21–22, 2012
• June 21–22, 2012
March–June 2012
September 2012

4. Timeline continued Event Schedule
30-day public review period of draft ELD standards
July 1–31, 2012
SSPI holds two public hearings
July–August, 2012
SSPI issues recommended ELD standards
August 31, 2012
State Board of Education (SBE) action on recommended standards (If no modifications.)
September 2012
SBE action on recommended standards (If there are modifications.)
November 2012
September 2012