BILL NUMBER: AB 937	CHAPTERED  09/28/06

	CHAPTER  549
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 28, 2006
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 28, 2006
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 31, 2006
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 29, 2006
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 24, 2006

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Wyland

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2005

   An act to add Section 51210.3 to the Education Code, relating to
instruction.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 937, Wyland  Instruction: science.
   Existing law requires the adopted courses of study for grades 1 to
6, inclusive, to include, among other courses, a course in science,
as specified.
   This bill would authorize the governing board of a school district
to designate a credentialed teacher as a science coach at each
elementary school, or provide staff development to teachers, in order
to develop, coordinate, and provide instruction in an experimental
science curriculum, as specified, and coach other teachers in the
provision of that curriculum.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 51210.3 is added to the Education Code, to
read:
   51210.3.  (a) The governing board of a school district may
designate a credentialed teacher at each elementary school as a
science coach, or provide staff development to teachers, in order to
accomplish the objectives described in subdivision (b), as determined
by the governing board.
   (b) The designated teacher shall do all of the following:
   (1) Develop, coordinate, and provide instruction in a science
curriculum that incorporates experimentation. The curriculum shall be
aligned to the California standards for investigation and
experimentation, and be designed to develop all of the following:
   (A) Understanding of basic scientific facts and principles.
   (B) Mathematics skills.
   (C) Reading comprehension.
   (D) Analytical and intellectual skills required to pose and answer
questions.
   (2) Act as a coach for other teachers at the school in the
provision of a science curriculum based on experimentation.
   (c) This section does not preclude the assignment of duties to a
science coach that are not listed in subdivision (b) and relate to
developing, coordinating, and providing instruction in a science
curriculum that incorporates experimentation.