Ad Hoc Committee Minutes June 11, 2014

FINAL MEETING MINUTES: June 11, 2014

Ad Hoc Committee on Assessment & Accountability Teleconference Meeting

(Approved on September 18­, 2014)

Report of Action

Wednesday, June 11, 2014
2 to 3:35 p.m.

Ad Hoc Committee on Assessment & Accountability Members Participating:

• Sococco Shiels, Chair, at Santa Rosa City Schools District Office
• Lori Freiermuth at Olympic High School, Chula Vista
• Marlene Galvan at Dinuba Unified School District Office

Additional Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) Member Participating:

• Jo Ann Isken, IQC Chair in Bloomington, MN
• Bill Honig, IQC Vice Chair, in Mill Valley
• Angel Barrett at Los Angeles Unified School District Office
• Kristyn Bennett at Grace S. Thille Elementary School, Santa Paula
• Ed D’Souza at Cesar Chavez/Dolores Huerta Center for Education, Rialto
• Rob Foster at Beattie Middle School, Highland
• Lauryn Wild at San Bernardino City Unified School District Office

California Department of Education (CDE) Staff Participating:

• Tom Adams
• Cliff Rudnick
• Tracie Yee
• Diane Hernandez

Public Members Participating at Various Locations:

• Leslie Schwarze at Santa Rosa City Schools District Office
• Beth Curtiss at Cesar Chavez/Dolores Huerta Center for Education, Rialto
• Jen Harper at Cesar Chavez/Dolores Huerta Center for Education, Rialto
• Juanita Chan at Cesar Chavez/Dolores Huerta Center for Education, Rialto

Ad Hoc Committee on Assessment & Accountability

1. Welcome and Introductions

Committee Chair Shiels called the Ad Hoc Committee on Assessment & Accountability meeting to order. All participating Ad Hoc Committee members and IQC members introduced themselves, verified the posting of the public meeting notice, and introduced public members. The CDE staff members were also identified.

2. Assessment Update

Diane Hernandez, Director, Assessment Development & Administrative Division, CDE, provided an update on the Smarter Balanced Assessment System, California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP), California English Language Development Test (CELDT) – English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC), and the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE). Ms. Hernandez provided the commissioners an assessment PowerPoint and throughout her presentation she addressed questions. As a follow-up, commissioners could e-mail additional questions to the CFIRD staff to forward to Ms. Hernandez.

At a future meeting, the Ad Hoc Committee requested to have an update on the new accountability system.

3. Public Comment: None

Committee Chair Shiels adjourned the meeting at 3:35 p.m.