Your Opportunity to Weigh-In on the Future of California’s Assessment System
Opportunity to Attend Assembly Bill 250 Public Meetings – Six Locations Statewide - Assembly Bill 250 (Chapter 608, Statutes of 2011), signed into law on October 8, 2011, requires the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to consult with specific stakeholder groups in developing recommendations for the reauthorization of the statewide pupil assessment system. The recommendations will include, but not be limited to, a plan for transitioning to a system of high-quality assessments and shall consider the sixteen areas outlined in statute in the reauthorized assessment system (including the assessment of science in all grade levels at or above grade 4 and incorporating a variety of item types and formats, including, but not limited to, open-ended responses and performance-based tasks).
Members of the public have the opportunity to provide input regarding the reauthorization of California’s statewide pupil assessment system. Meetings are scheduled around the state in six different locations during the months of April and May 2012. Members of the public are welcome to provide comments during the meeting. Information gathered by members of the public, at each meeting, will be considered to inform the reauthorization of the statewide assessment system project.
Public meetings are planned for the following dates and locations:
AB 250: Reauthorization of Statewide Pupil Assessment System
Public Meetings*
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
April 3, 2012
Sacramento COE – Mather Room
10474 Mather Boulevard
Mather, CA 95655
Phone: 916-228-2500
April 10, 2012
Fresno COE – Room 201
1111 Van Ness Ave.
Fresno, CA 93721
Phone: 559-265-3000
April 11, 2012
San Luis Obispo COE – Board Room
3350 Education Drive
San Luis Obispo, CA
Phone: 805-786-4200
April 24, 2012
San Diego COE – Annex C
6401 Linda Vista Road
San Diego, CA 92111
Phone: 858-292-3500
April 25, 2012
Orange COE
3001 Red Hill Ave.
Building 5, Suite 108
Costa Mesa, CA
Phone: 714-966-4000
May 15, 2012
Contra Costa COE – Board Room
77 Santa Barbara Road
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Phone: 925-942-3388
*Subject to change
For more information regarding the bill, refer to the California Department of Education’s AB 250 Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sa/ab250.asp. If you have any questions regarding the public meetings, please contact Jessica Barr, Education Programs Consultant, Assessment Development and Administration Division, by phone at 916-319-0364 or by e-mail at jbarr@cde.ca.gov.
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