April 2004 Information Memoranda

Periodically, the State Board Members may receive information memoranda from State Board staff and the California Department of Education. The information memoranda may include background information, updates on issues of interest to the State Board Members, and reports on a variety of educational topics.

• No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001: State and Local Accountability Report Cards (PDF; 393KB; 66pp.)
• Research Questions for the Evaluation of High Priority Schools Grant Program (PDF; 31KB; 4pp.)
• California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) Program Update (PDF; 20KB; 2pp.)
• Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program: Information on formatting change to General Mathematics California Standards Test (CSTs) Public Blueprint to be consistent with the format of all other California Standards Tests in Mathematics Public Blueprints (PDF; 76KB; 6pp.)
• California English Language Development Test (CELDT): Approve Commencement of the Rulemaking Process for Amendments to Title 5 California Code of Regulations (PDF; 109KB; 17pp.)
• Textbook Weight in California: Data and Analysis (PDF; 242KB; 18pp.)
• No Child Left Behind (NCLB): Title IX, Persistently Dangerous Schools (PDS) Regulations (PDF; 101KB; 8pp.)
• No Child Left Behind: Highly Qualified Teachers: Revised Regulations (PDF; 86KB; 8pp.)
• Mathematics and Reading (AB 466): Regulations (PDF; 36KB; 5pp.)
• National Board Certified Teachers: Distribution of California Teachers (PDF; 54KB; 4pp.)
• List of Recommended Reading First Subgrant Recipients, Round Three (PDF; 16KB; 1p.)
• Special Education: California Code of Regulations, Title 5, sections 3088.1 and 3088.2 regarding withholding funds to enforce special education compliance (PDF; 14KB; 1p.)
• Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program (II/USP) reversal of State Board decision to deem Morningside High School state-monitored (PDF; 16KB; 1p.)
• Incorporating Alternative Schools Serving Very High-Risk Populations into California’s Accountability System: Background Information (PDF; 126KB; 12pp.)
• Proposed Formation of Wiseburn Unified School District from Wiseburn Elementary School District and a Portion of Centinela Valley Union High School District in Los Angeles County (PDF; 247KB; 31pp.)
• Legislative Update (PDF; 49KB; 5pp.)