News & Insights
Updates Shaping Independent Study in California
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...
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...
LAO Recommends Extending ‘Districts of Choice’ Law
The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) recently released its evaluation of the State’s School District of Choice (DOC) program and recommended the Legislature...
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...
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...
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...
Appropriations Committees Pass Education Bills
Yesterday, the Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees acted on over 500 bills, including a large number of education measures. All of the bills acted...
Capitol Politics: Return of the Legislature: Final Month of Session
The Legislature returns from summer break today for a final month of work before they head home to their districts, not to reconvene until January. 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...
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...
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...
School Finance Legislation March 2015
Below is a complete list of school finance legislation. The bill titles are hyperlinked to the full text of the bill. Many of these bills remain in “spot...
Key Education Bills
Friday was the deadline for Legislators to introduce legislation in 2015. Legislators are not unlike students in that many of them waited until the last...
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...
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 Changes for 2014-2015 School Year
On June 20, 2014, the Governor signed the 2014 Budget Act and related trailer bills. Any program changes to independent study must also match your board...
Appropriations Committees Determine Fate of Education Bills
Today, the Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees took sweeping actions on hundreds of bills. Measures that passed out of the committees today have...
Legislature Returns From Spring Break and Continues Policy Hearings
The Legislature returned from Spring Break this past week and resumed their policy hearings. There are a number of developments worth noting. Education...