Academic Content Standards
All Academic Content Standards adopted by the California State Board of Education are available on the CDE Web site. A select few are listed below:
- English Language Arts, Adopted December 1997 (PDF; 830KB; 91pp.)
- Mathematics, Adopted December 1997 (PDF; 813KB; 72pp.)
- History-Social Science, Adopted October 1998 (PDF; 847KB; 68pp.)
- Science, Adopted October 1998 (PDF; 541KB; 61pp.)
- Visual and Performing Arts, Adopted January 2001 (PDF; 1.67MB; 172pp.)
Complete Document.
Clearinghouse for Multilingual Documents
The Clearinghouse for Multilingual Documents (CMD) is a secure database to assist local educational agency (LEA) staff in locating parental notification documents translated into non-English languages. Provides information regarding state and federal laws requiring information to be provided to parents in language that is comprehensible to them.Family-School Compacts
- Sample Preschool School Compact | DOC
(Posted 25-May-2004; 22KB; 1p.)
A sample of how to write a preschool pledge. - Sample Elementary School Compact | DOC (Posted 24-Mar-2006; 29KB; 1p.)
This compact is an example of what can be used between a family and a school. - Sample Secondary School Compact | DOC (Posted 10-May-2007; 22KB; 2pp.)
Voluntary agreement sample that can be used between families and schools.
Tip Sheet: Linking a School-Family Compact to Learning (PDF; Outside Source)
Copyrighted by Anne T. Henderson
Family-School Partnership Act
Information about California law that allows parents, grandparents, and guardians to take time off from work to participate in their children’s school or child care activities.
Family-School Partnership Act Brochure (Posted 19-Feb-2008; DOC; 37KB; 3pp.)
Available Translations for the Family -School Partnership Act Brochure
Legal Citation: Labor Code 230.8
Family Area Network Listserv
E-mail announcements, entitled FAN mail, with information about family involvement activities, legislation, funding opportunities, and more.
Grants
Nell Soto Parent/Teacher Involvement
The purpose of the Nell Soto Parent/Teacher Involvement Program [Senate Bill (SB) 33, 2002] is to strengthen communication between school staff and parents to improve students' academic achievement.
Parent Handbooks
- Parent Handbook for English-Language Arts (Posted 20-Jul-2004; DOC; 202KB; 28pp.) | PDF (Posted 20-Jul-2004; 196KB; 28pp.)
- Parent Handbook for History-Social Science
- Parent Handbook for Mathematics
- Parent Handbook for Science
Parents' Rights
Legal rights of parents to participate in their children's education: Chapter 864, Statutes of 1998 Education Code sections 51100-51102 (Outside Source)
Policies
State Board of Education policy related to parental involvement.
Resources
- DataQuest
Information (Academic Performance Index, enrollment, average class size, and much more) about schools and districts in California. - Parent Family links
Web sites that provide information to assist in the building of partnerships among families, schools, and communities.
Schools That Have Been Recognized For High Achievement
Title I, Part A
- Supplemental Educational
Services Approved Providers
List of service providers approved by the California State Board of Education. - Title I, Part A, Parental
Involvement
Extensive information regarding Title I, Part A is provided.
Translations Advisory Group
Translations Advisory Group
Public notices and other information pertaining to the work of this committee as it advises the Department on translations of parental notification documents.
