First, as the State Education Agency (SEA) the State Board of Education (SBE) directs SBE and CDE staff to work with the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) to develop a compliance agreement whereby the Algebra 1 end of course exam becomes the sole test of record for federal accountability purposes under the No Child Left Behind Act for eight grade mathematics. Further, SBE and CDE staff will work with the USDOE to establish an agreement that provides an appropriate transition period during which the State can build capacity across the system to achieve our goal of Algebra mastery for all eighth grade students. The Board intends that the required federal hearings on such an agreement take place in the late summer or early fall and that the agreement be ready for Board review at its September Board meeting.
Second, the SBE and CDE will concurrently pursue a waiver request with the USDOE to allow scores from students who are proficient in Algebra 1 during 7th grade to be “banked” and included for federal accountability purposes the following school year. Additionally, SBE and CDE staff will assemble a working group to develop priorities for longer term discussions with the USDOE that will help continue the process of more fully accommodating California’s 8th through 12th grade end of course mathematics content standards and other State programs with NCLB.
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The State Board of Education (SBE) approved the following motion for Item 10 at their July meeting. This motion was drafted and distributed at the direction of the SBE. The SBE voted to approve this motion on July 9, 2008. The official minutes for the July meeting will be available at a later date.
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