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Common Core State Standards Public Hearings - Curriculum Frameworks (CA Dept of Education)

Common Core State Standards Public Hearings - Curriculum Frameworks (CA Dept of Education):


Announcement of Two Public Hearings

Recommended Modifications to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics with California Additions and Model Courses for Higher Mathematics

 
Thursday, January 3, 2013

3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1101
Sacramento, CA 95814
For information, contact: 916-319-0881
Friday, January 4, 2013

3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Orange County Department of Education
200 Kalmus Drive, Board Room
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
For information, contact: 714-966-4000
Purpose of the Public Hearings

Public hearings will be conducted to receive public comment on the recommended modifications to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics with California Additions and the Model Courses for Higher Mathematics.
Senate Bill 1200 (Chapter 654, Statutes of 2012) authorizes the State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SSPI) to recommend, and the State Board of Education (SBE) to adopt, reject, or modify, modifications to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics that were adopted by the SBE on August 2, 2010. The SSPI recommendations are presented in “Recommended Modifications to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics with California Additions and Model Courses for Higher Mathematics” (Attachment 1), available at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/documents/att1jan13item04.doc. The recommendations include the organization of standards for higher mathematics into model courses in both the traditional pathway (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II) and integrated pathway (Mathematics I, II, and III). Table 1 (Attachment 2), available athttp://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/documents/att2jan13item04.doc, provides a summary of the recommended modifications to the California additions.
Written Comments

In addition to comments at the public hearings, written comments will be accepted. Written comments can be submitted by mail, fax, or e-mail. All written comments must be received prior to 5 p.m. Monday, January 7, 2013. All written comments received by that time will be forwarded to the SSPI and the SBE.
Submit written comments by mail, fax, or e-mail as follows:
Mail:
Deborah Franklin, Education Programs Consultant
Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 3207
Sacramento, CA 95814-5901
Fax:
916-319-0172
Attention: Deborah Franklin
E-mail:
SB1200@cde.ca.gov
For more information:

California Department of Education
Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division
1430 N Street, Room 3207
Sacramento, California 95814
916-319-0881 or 916-319-0442; (Fax) 916-319-0172
Reasonable accommodation will be provided for any individual with disability

Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in a public hearing may request assistance by contacting the California Department of Education’s Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division. It is recommended that assistance be requested at least two weeks prior to the hearing.