1. California State Board of Education CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION One woman’s journey: leadership and passions

2. California State Board of Education Many different ways to be a “leader” 2 Manager vs leader Ideas vs people Informal vs positional The role of passion in “leadership” Vision is something else

3. California State Board of Education Early influences & models My amazing dad -- less than HS -- loved learning -- avid reader -- wrote poetry -- debated policy I developed a passion for all the same 3

4. California State Board of Education A Pioneer: I’m First Gen! I had no college advising at home A very special HS teacher, stepped in College changed my life and my family’s future trajectory And ignited passion for public ed 4

5. California State Board of Education Another influence: becoming a feminist Dad was also a passionate advocate for civil rights And I became a passionate advocate for women’s rights 5

6. California State Board of Education A spring board for growing into a leadership role Getting a Masters Pushing forward Overcoming self-doubt Seeking challenges Rising to the challenges Balancing work-family Grabbing the big leaps 6

7. California State Board of Education Insights from my journey: 1)Read outside your field 7 Good to Great, Jim Collins Execution, Larry Bossidy Great Work, David Sturt Mindset, Carol Dweck Compelling People, John Heffinger TED talks

8. California State Board of Education 2) Know yourself, and find yourself new again 8 Strength Finder 2.0, Tom Rath What Motivates Me, Adrian Gostick

9. California State Board of Education And more ….. Identify your passions and align with work Do your homework: it will give you the power of your convictions Keep a notebook of ideas and review it often Learn to connect dots between ideas, people, projects, next steps 9

10. California State Board of Education And more … Hold yourself accountable, even if your organization doesn’t Don’t make excuses, make plans Aim high for your organization, your students, yourself After analysis, leap to opportunities Develop a growth mindset: you don’t yet know what all you are capable of 10

11. California State Board of Education Taking it to the State Board 11

12. California State Board of Education Son Elliot & Diabetes: my passion for NGSS P 12

13. California State Board of Education Elliot today thanks to advances in biotech 13

14. California State Board of Education CA’s process for NGSS adoption Attended NGSS workshop 2011 Followed the development of the standards and CA’s input thru 4/13 Attended six days of SEP meetings 5/13 Did my own homework & research Led on motion for SBE to adopt 14

15. California State Board of Education CA’s NGSS adoptions Sept & Nov 2013 In September: the NGSS K-12 as the new Science Content Standards for CA, and the NGSS Appendices A-M. In November: the CA Integrated Model for Grades 6-8 as the SBE’s “preferred model.” Also authorized a single 6-8 discipline focused model to be developed by the SEP as an LEA “alternate option”. 15

16. California State Board of Education Why is Integrated Preferred? More aligned with and supportive of the conceptual shifts in NGSS: the three dimensional learning of dissciplinary core ideas, cross cutting concepts and science/engineering practices. Consistent with how science is taught through 8 th grade in all the highest performing countries in science (PISA, TIMMS); CA low ranking in NAEP SBE/CDE has high confidence in the deliberations & recommendation of Integrated by CA’s Science Expert Panel. This model will be in body of CA’s new science framework 16

17. California State Board of Education What is status of Discipline Model? SBE authorized its development to be done by SEP and aligned with same model in Achieve. Options for this model were posted on CDE; the field chose to keep the disciplines at same grade as now. This model will be in the appendix of the new CA science Framework 17

18. California State Board of Education Pros & Cons of Two Models Discipline SpecificTeacher Content Expertise Teacher Passion Integration NGSS vision for science, not taught in silos Implementation of Crosscutting Concepts Articulated Learning progression with Life/Earth/Physical with Engineering at each year SEP recommendation. Also now adopted by the states of WA and OR. According to CTC, will cause very few credential issues. 18

19. California State Board of Education NGSS work going on now? CA NGSS K-8 Early Implementation Initiative with 8 districts & 2 CMOs CA Curriculum Framework Committee meets thru Feb 2015 then out for public comment CDE NGSS State Systems Plan reviewed by SBE at November 2014 meeting Discussions underway on next science test Discussions underway on changes to the state accountability system – “may” be a move away from single indicator (API) to dashboard of multiple performance measures 19

20. California State Board of Education Let me be clear I’m a SBE champion for bringing Science Education back as a core subject in K-12 Also beginning to work on options for expanding K-12 student access to computer science education. Both are critical to the education of all our students, and to the CA workforce. Thanks for the important work you do! 20