Meet your new 2016-2017 CCIS Board

We are excited to announce the individuals that are serving on the 2016-2017 CCIS Board. We’re looking forward to a great year. President: Jody Graf, Executive Director of Visions In Education in Carmichael. Vice President: Jolene Dougherty, Principal Alternative Education in the Capistrano Unified School District in San Juan Capistrano. Past President: Machele Kilgore, Principal Pacific Coast High […]

INACOL highlights opportunities for advancing personalized learning and competency education through ESSA

The new K-12 federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), gives states increased flexibility over assessment, accountability and use of funding. In this presentation, Susan Patrick and Lillian Pace of iNACOL identify key themes in ESSA, provide an overview of the implementation timeline and highlight opportunities for advancing personalized learning and competency education.

President Obama signs Every Student Succeeds Act

Calling a bipartisan bill signing a “Christmas miracle,” President Barack Obama wasted no time signing the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, titled the Every Student Succeeds Act, which the Senate had overwhelming approved less than 24 hours earlier.

Governor Signs the Other CAHSEE Exemption Bill

It is worth noting that the Governor signed SB 172 (Liu), suspending the administration of the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) for the next three school years. Specifically, the bill: Suspends passing the CAHSEE as a graduation requirement for the 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2017-18 school years Requires the governing body of a school district, […]

Anti-Vaxxers Fail to Force Issue on 2016 Ballot (so far…)

The Secretary of State’s office reports that an effort led by a group supporting a referendum of SB 277 (Pan/Allen) has failed to submit the minimum number of required signatures by the required date to place the measure on the November 2016 ballot. SB 277 was signed by Governor Brown in June and removes the […]

Bill calls for a time out on the high school exit exam

The California High School Exit Exam would be suspended for several years and its role would be re-examined under a bill introduced last week by the chair of the Senate Education Committee. (external source: edsource.org)

Senate Education Committee: School Bond and CTE are Big Priorities

Last week’s Senate Education Committee was interesting for one main reason, Senators voted to advance legislation directly in conflict with the Governor’s priorities related to two major education issues: a 2016 state school facilities bond and career technical education (CTE). School Bond Bill Advances – Democrats on the committee voted to advance the chair’s 2016 […]

First Assembly Education Committee Hearing of 2015

This past Wednesday (March 25) was the first Assembly Education Committee hearing for the new chair, Assembly Member Patrick O’Donnell (D-Long Beach). The committee continues to be smaller than in the past with only seven members (five Democrats, two Republicans). In prior years there have been up to 13 members. While the hearing was substantive, […]

2014-15 Audit Guide and Instructions for Calculating Ratios for Independent Study

At its February 23, 2015 meeting, the Education Audit Appeals Panel (EAAP) adopted a set of emergency regulations to amend the 2014-15 Audit Guide to address legislative changes in the conditions of apportionment of school funding that affect the current audit year. The Audit Guide Draft can be found at http://eaap.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2014-15-audit-guide-Noticed-2-23-2015-pdf1.pdf. The California Department of […]

New Information On How To Calculate The Independent Study Ratio By Grade Span

CCIS has received some information from the CDE on general guidelines to follow in calculating the grade span ratios. Districts will need to calculate an independent study ratio by grade span and a ratio by grade span for all other educational programs operated by the district. ADA by grade span for independent study and ADA […]