Re: Out of Control in California

[Irv Besecker <besecker@SPRYNET.COM>]

Would you briefly explain the California Learning Record to me?  thanks, Irv
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From: Judi Hirsch <judih@OUSD.K12.CA.US>
To: ARN-L@LISTS.CUA.EDU <ARN-L@LISTS.CUA.EDU>
Date: Friday, June 09, 2000 11:15 PM
Subject: Re: Out of Control in California


>There is a school district in Stockton which is using the California
>Learning Record
>as part of its multiple measures and now our district is thinking of doing
>the same.
>Judi
>
>From: George Sheridan <gsheridan@BOMUSD.EDCOE.K12.CA.US>
>To: <ARN-L@LISTS.CUA.EDU>
>Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 11:33 PM
>Subject: Re: Out of Control in California
>
>
>> Karen:
>>
>> CTA lobbied for the inclusion of multiple measures in the Public Schools
>> Accountability Act. In fact, the promise of multiple measures was what
>> persuaded some State Council delegates to drop their original opposition
>to
>> passage of the law. Only after the law was enacted did the California
>> Department of Education announce that it had no reliable statistics on
>> dropout rates.
>>
>> A variety of tests, including a matrix sample for school (not individual)
>> accountablility, the High School Exit Exam, and the STAR augmentation
>> (covering standards not addressed by SAT 9) were supposed to be
developed.
>> But the law also says that none of these tests can be included in the
>> Academic Performance Index until they are shown to be valid and reliable
>> for the purposes for which they are used. The bad news is that the API
>will
>> continue to be based solely on SAT 9. The good news is that it will not
be
>> based on hastily designed tests of unknown validity and reliability.
>>
>> Even if multiple measures (as defined by the PSAA) were in place, they
>> would only serve to ameliorate or camouflage the basic rottenness of the
>> API system. We have to address the fundamental problem--the system of
>> rewards and punishments based on high stakes tests.
>>
>> Meanwhile, Harcourt will miss its deadline for delivering test scores
>again
>> this year. They should have been at school sites by now. Expect them
about
>> July 15. You heard it here first.
>>
>> At 10:56 PM 6/7/2000 -0700, Karen Canty wrote:
>> >George,
>> >
>> >Part of what seems to be missing from the CTA's argument is that the
>> >legislation that established the accountability, etc. rules actually
>calls
>> >for MULTIPLE MEASURES; however, the SBE just decided that it was too
hard
>to
>> >put all the other things in place, so let's just go with the SAT 9.  It
>> >seems to me that if we just hold the SBE to the LAW, we might get
>somewhere!
>> >
>> >Karen
>>
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