State Legislation impacting School Funding for Common Core State Standards Implementation...
7/1/13
Assembly Bill 86 Approved by Governor Brown and filed with the Secretary of State -- (Bill Analysis) In part:
Assembly Bill 86 Approved by Governor Brown and filed with the Secretary of State -- (Bill Analysis) In part:
Implementation of Common Core standards.
Provides $1.250 billion in one-time Proposition 98
(Prop 98) funding in 2013-14, to assist K-12 local
educational agencies in implementing the new Common Core standards. This investment will allow K-12 local education agencies (LEAs), including school districts,charter schools, county offices of education, and state special schools, to make significant one-time investments in professional development, instructional materials, and enhancements to technology, in order to better implement Common Core standards. Funding is available for expenditure by LEAs over a two year period.
Provides $1.250 billion in one-time Proposition 98
(Prop 98) funding in 2013-14, to assist K-12 local
educational agencies in implementing the new Common Core standards. This investment will allow K-12 local education agencies (LEAs), including school districts,charter schools, county offices of education, and state special schools, to make significant one-time investments in professional development, instructional materials, and enhancements to technology, in order to better implement Common Core standards. Funding is available for expenditure by LEAs over a two year period.
10/2/13
Governor Brown signs AB 484 Pupil assessments: Measurement of Academic Performance and Progress (MAPP).
Governor Brown signs AB 484 Pupil assessments: Measurement of Academic Performance and Progress (MAPP).
10/2/13
Calif. Abandons STAR Testing Despite Fed Threat
10/3/13
California Moves to New Student Testing System as Bonilla’s AB 484 is Signed into Law
AB 484 represents a bold step in California’s transition to a new assessment system that will align future testing with the Common Core State Standards and will foster high-quality teaching and learning in California’s classrooms. The bill is supported by the California State PTA.
AB 484 calls for the new computer-based assessments known as the Measurement of Academic Performance and Progress (MAPP) to permanently replace the STAR test in the 2014-15 school year. Suspending most STAR tests this year will provide opportunities for more of California’s students to participate in field-tests these new assessments, beginning the shift to the new computer-based assessments requiring students to analyze and solve problems. This shift clearly signals the state’s commitment to implementation of the deeper learning and critical thinking skills embedded in the Common Core State Standards – skills that will better prepare students for college and careers in the new economy.
Ensuring effective implementation of the Common Core State Standards and that all students have the opportunity to acquire critical 21st century skills has been a top legislative priority for the California State PTA.
Other provisions of AB 484 make available to schools diagnostic and interim assessments at every grade level at no expense to school districts. Because AB 484 also ends high-stakes testing of California’s second graders, a companion bill SB 247 (Liu), requires that the California Department of Education identify and make available to school districts grade 2 diagnostic assessments to aid classroom teachers and to provide information about the developing language arts and computational skill of their students.
Calif. Abandons STAR Testing Despite Fed Threat
10/3/13
California Moves to New Student Testing System as Bonilla’s AB 484 is Signed into Law
AB 484 represents a bold step in California’s transition to a new assessment system that will align future testing with the Common Core State Standards and will foster high-quality teaching and learning in California’s classrooms. The bill is supported by the California State PTA.
AB 484 calls for the new computer-based assessments known as the Measurement of Academic Performance and Progress (MAPP) to permanently replace the STAR test in the 2014-15 school year. Suspending most STAR tests this year will provide opportunities for more of California’s students to participate in field-tests these new assessments, beginning the shift to the new computer-based assessments requiring students to analyze and solve problems. This shift clearly signals the state’s commitment to implementation of the deeper learning and critical thinking skills embedded in the Common Core State Standards – skills that will better prepare students for college and careers in the new economy.
Ensuring effective implementation of the Common Core State Standards and that all students have the opportunity to acquire critical 21st century skills has been a top legislative priority for the California State PTA.
Other provisions of AB 484 make available to schools diagnostic and interim assessments at every grade level at no expense to school districts. Because AB 484 also ends high-stakes testing of California’s second graders, a companion bill SB 247 (Liu), requires that the California Department of Education identify and make available to school districts grade 2 diagnostic assessments to aid classroom teachers and to provide information about the developing language arts and computational skill of their students.