Re: Out of Control in California

[Judi Hirsch <judih@OUSD.K12.CA.US>]

check out their web site: www.learningrecord.org/lrorg and then let me know
what questions you still have. basically it's a way to help
schools--teachers and students--both monitor student work using simple 5
point rubrics and also a way to empower students to take more responsibility
for their oown learning. so far their rubrics exist in reading writing and
math.
Judi

----- Original Message -----
From: Irv Besecker <besecker@SPRYNET.COM>
To: <ARN-L@LISTS.CUA.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 6:19 AM
Subject: Re: Out of Control in California


> Would you briefly explain the California Learning Record to me?  thanks,
Irv
> -----Original Message-----
> 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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