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U.S. Supreme Court to Again Take Up a Case on Public-Employee Union Fees

By Mark Walsh The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday granted review of a case that gives it a new opportunity to overrule a major decision on public-employee union fees for nonmembers. The justices granted review in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 31 (Case No. 16-1466), which could have a major effect on […]
  • Posted by CCIS
  • On September 28, 2017
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Legislative Updates – September 2017

Friday, September 15th was the last day of work for State Legislators in 2017. Over the past two weeks they held marathon floor sessions, sending hundreds of bills to Governor Brown’s desk for his signature or veto. The Governor has until Sunday, October 15th to act on legislation. Unless otherwise indicated, bills signed by Governor […]
  • Posted by CCIS
  • On September 19, 2017
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AB 318: Your Voice Has Been Heard!

You made your voice heard! The committee’s analysis on AB 318 deemed it expensive and it went to the suspense file. It will be heard with the other suspense measures next Thursday or Friday. Senate Committee on Appropriations Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair 2017 – 2018 Regular Session AB 318 (Caballero)- Pupil instruction:  independent study:  visual […]

Legislative Updates – July 2017

This past week saw a number of sudden political maneuvers to try and address several significant policy issues related to the school district budget reserve cap, teacher tenure, charter school authorization, and fiscal transparency. It appears a confluence of political dynamics are driving these developments (including the State Superintendent race in 2018, the political future […]

Why You Should Oppose AB 318

AB 318 by Assemblywoman Caballero is a measure that we should all oppose.  It is a legislative effort to apply a one-size fits all approach to Independent Study programs across the state.  The measure will be heard in the Senate Education Committee next Wednesday.  Please weigh in with Ms. Caballero and the Senate Education Committee […]

CUE’s New Blended Online Lesson Design (BOLD) Symposium – May 6-7, 2017

CUE has announced its new Blended Online Lesson Design (BOLD) Symposium, taking place May 6-7, 2017 at Burton Valley Elementary School, in Lafayette, California. Registration is open at www.cue.org/BOLD/. The BOLD Symposium was created to enhance both the skills and visions of District Office, County Level, Site Level Administrators, TOSAs, Tech Coaches, and classroom educators. […]

Live aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hornet

Professional Development with a focus on History Lesson Design All sessions led by Rock Star History Teachers with a focus on building tech skills, project based learning and infusing edtech COMING MAY 20-21, 2017 All History, All the Time Grades 6 – 12 Only $349 for Live Aboard Option Includes Lodging Saturday Night*, Two 6 hour Days […]

Lynn Padrick Hartzler’s Passing

It is with sadness that we share the news of Dr. Lynn Hartzler’s passing with our CCIS family and community.  For those of you who have been involved in Independent Study for over 15 years, you will no doubt remember Lynn and his strong influence and guidance of Independent Study and CCIS. He was the […]

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.