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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1719
Author: Fuentes (D), et al.
Amended: 8/24/12 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 9-0, 6/20/12
AYES: Lowenthal, Alquist, Blakeslee, Hancock, Huff, Liu,
Price, Simitian, Vargas
NO VOTE RECORDED: Runner, Vacancy
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 7-0, 8/16/12
AYES: Kehoe, Walters, Alquist, Dutton, Lieu, Price,
Steinberg
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 77-0, 5/30/12 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Supplemental instructional materials: English
language
development: mathematics
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill provides for the development and
review of supplemental instructional materials for English
learners to serve as a bridge between the revised and
aligned English language development standards to the
California common core language arts standards. This bill
requires CDE to complete the implementation of SB 140
(Lowenthal, Chapter 623, Statutes of 2011).
CONTINUED
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Senate Floor Amendments of 8/24/12 (1) clarify that the
purpose of supplemental instructional materials aligned
with the revised English language development standards is
to ensure the materials address the unique features of the
English language development standards and remain
consistent with the relevant elements of the evaluation
criteria for English language arts supplemental
instructional materials adopted pursuant to SB 140; (2)
push back timelines for the completion of the list of
supplemental instructional materials that are aligned to
the revised English language development standards, as well
as timelines for the completion of the implementation of SB
140; and (3) clarify that the completion of the
implementation of SB 140 is limited to a review of
supplemental instructional materials in mathematics
previously submitted pursuant to SB 140 that supplement any
mathematics program that is not a current state-adopted
program. This is necessary to prevent the process pursuant
to SB 140 from being completely reopened.
ANALYSIS : Existing law establishes the Academic Content
Standards Commission which was required to develop common
core academic content standards in language and
mathematics, as specified. Pursuant to these provisions,
the standards were presented to the State Board of
Education (SBE) which adopted the proposed common core
academic content standards in English language arts and
mathematics in August 2010. (Education Code (ED) Section
60605.8)
Existing law also requires the SBE to approve English
Language development standards for students whose primary
language is other than English and also requires that these
standards be comparable in rigor and specificity to the
common core content standards adopted for English language
arts. (ED Section 60811)
Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public
Instruction, in consultation with the SBE, to update,
revise, and align the English Language Development
standards to the SBE common core standards for English
Language Arts by August 31, 2012, and requires the SBE to
adopt, reject, or revise these standards by September 30,
2012. (ED Section 60811.3)
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This bill provides for the development and review of
supplemental instructional materials for English learners
to serve as a bridge between the revised and aligned
English language development standards to the California
common core language arts standards. Specifically, it:
1. Requires the Department of Education (CDE) to:
A. Recommend, and the SBE approve, evaluation
criteria to guide the development and review of
supplemental instructional materials for English
learners.
B. On a one-time basis and by March 1, 2014, develop
a list of supplemental instructional materials for
use in K-8, that are aligned with the revised English
language development (ELD) standards adopted pursuant
to specified law.
C. Develop supplemental instructional materials that
provide a bridge between the revised and aligned ELD
standards to the California common core language arts
standards.
D. Recommend, and the SBE to approve, content review
experts, to serve without compensation, to review
materials submitted for this purpose using an open
and transparent process, and further specifies that
the majority of content review experts approved
should be credentialed teachers and who meet
specified criteria regarding English language learner
instruction and experience, and should also include
administrators with specified English learner
experience and expertise.
E. Maintain a list of SBE approved supplemental
instructional materials on its Web site.
2. Requires the SBE:
A. By June 30, 2014, to approve or reject all or a
portion of the proposed list of materials, as
specified.
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B. If it rejects all or a portion of the list, to
provide written reasons for removal or addition of
items at a public meeting, as specified.
3. Authorizes a school district governing board and a
county board of education to approve supplemental
instructional materials other than those approved by the
SBE if they determine that other supplemental
instructional materials are aligned with the revised ELD
standards and meet the needs of their English learner
students, and requires that the instructional materials:
A. Comply with the evaluation criteria developed by
the CDE and approved by the SBE.
B. Be developed by publishers and manufacturers who
participate in specified learner verification
activities required under current law, in order to
improve the quality and reliability of instructional
materials.
C. Meet social content review requirements outlined
in existing law.
D. Be developed by publishers and manufacturers who
meet all requirements for the adoption or sale of
instructional materials in California, as outlined in
specified law.
E. Be reviewed by content review experts, chosen by
the local board, that meet the same requirements as
those established by the bill at the state level for
this purpose.
4. Requires publishers submitting instructional materials
to the SBE for approval to also submit standards maps.
5. Requires both the SBE and local governing boards, prior
to approval of materials, to review materials for
academic content and instructional support and to ensure
that they meet program criteria for grade-level programs
and include materials for teacher use.
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6. Sunsets the bill's provisions on July 1, 2014.
7. Appropriates $500,000 in one-time federal Title I
carryover funds, as specified, from the Federal Trust
Fund to CDE for purposes of conducting this review.
8. Requires CDE, at least 30 days before SBE takes specific
action, to develop a list of supplemental instructional
materials for use in kindergarten and grades 1 to 7,
inclusive, that are aligned with the California common
core academic content standards for mathematics.
9. Requires CDE to recommend, and the state board to
approve, content review experts to review supplemental
instructional materials submitted for approval, as
specified.
10.Requires SBE, on or before May 30, 2013, to perform
specified reviews and to approve or reject all, or a
portion, of the list of supplemental instructional
materials proposed by the department and would authorize
the state board to add an item to that list, as
specified.
11.Requires CDE to use certain federal carryover funds to
implement the development of this list of mathematics
supplemental instructional materials.
12.Becomes operative contingent upon the enactment of AB
1246.
Comments
English learners . The CDE provides the following
information on English learners in California's public
schools:
1. In the 2010-11 school year, there were approximately 1.4
million English learners in California public schools,
constituting 23.2% of the total enrollment.
2. Seventy-one percent of English learners are enrolled in
the elementary grades (K-6) with the remaining 29%
enrolled in grades 7-12.
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3. Although English learner data are collected for 59
language groups, 94% speak one of the top 10 languages
in the state, which include Spanish (82.7%), Vietnamese,
Cantonese, Pilipino (Filipino or Tagalog), Hmong,
Mandarin, Korean, Arabic, Punjabi, and Russian.
4. During 2010-11, the CDE administered the California
English Language Development Test (CELDT) to 1.57
million students, 1.25 million of whom were tested under
the annual assessment window.
5. Since 2008-09, approximately 11% of English learners
have annually been reclassified as English proficient.
English language development standards and instructional
materials . ELD standards are designed to assist teachers
in moving English learners to fluency in English and
proficiency in the English-language arts content standards.
The current ELD standards were approved by the SBE in 1999
and were the basis for the development of the California
English Language Development Test (CELDT), currently used
to assess the progress of English learners toward English
proficiency.
Currently, English language development instruction occurs
as a part of English Language Arts instruction. Tools and
resources for English language development are imbedded in
the English Language Arts materials adopted by the SBE. In
addition AB 1802 (Assembly Budget Committee, Chapter 79,
Statutes of 2006) appropriated $30 million on a one-time
basis for local educational agencies (LEAs) to purchase
supplemental instructional materials for English learners
(ELs) in K-12. The funds were required to be used to
purchase supplemental materials designed to help ELs become
proficient in reading, writing, and speaking English.
Current status of new ELD standards . As noted in the
background of the analysis, current law requires the
review, revision and alignment of the current ELD standards
to the newly adopted common core standards for English
Language Arts. According to the CDE, the Advisory
Committee established pursuant to the provisions of AB 124
(Fuentes, Chapter 605, Statutes of 2011) for this purpose
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is expected to complete its work in the summer of 2012 and
the final SBE adoption of the revised standards is expected
by November 2012.
Current status of materials adoption . AB 2X4 (Chapter 2,
Statutes of 2009-10 Fourth Extraordinary Session) suspended
the process and procedures for adopting instructional
materials, including framework revisions, until the 2013-14
school year. SB 70 (Chapter 7, Statutes of 2011) extended
that suspension until the 2015-16 school year.
Prior Legislation
SB 140 (Lowenthal, Chapter 623, Statutes of 2011) required
CDE to develop a list of supplemental instructional
materials for grades K-8 aligned with common core standards
in ELA. The purpose of the supplemental instructional
materials is to provide a bridge between the common core
standards in ELA and the ELA content
AB 250 (Brownley, Chapter 608, Statutes of 2011) required
CDE to develop curriculum frameworks and professional
development modules aligned to the common core standards
and prepares the state's assessment system for
reauthorization and alignment with these new standards.
AB 124 (Fuentes, Chapter 605, Statutes of 2011) established
the ELD Advisory Committee for the purpose of aligning the
ELD Standards to the Common Core Standards in ELA.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: Yes Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/24/12)
Association of California School Administrators
California Association for Bilingual Education
California School Boards Association
California Teachers Association
California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other
Languages
Californians Together
Families and Schools
Los Angeles County Office of Education
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Los Angeles Unified School District
San Francisco Unified School District
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the author's office,
with the state's transition to the Common Core Standards in
English Language Arts, it is imperative the state not
overlook the importance of providing teachers who instruct
English language learner students with the necessary tools
to ensure their pupils achieve English proficiency via the
revised ELD standards. Once the current ELD standards are
aligned to the common core standards (as provided for by AB
124, Fuentes, Chapter 605, Statutes of 2011) the next step
is to ensure teachers and school districts have quality
supplemental instructional materials to ensure their
pupils' achieve English proficiency via the revised ELD
standards. This bill will ensure teachers and districts
have the tools to successfully implement this instructional
transition for their English language learner students.
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 77-0, 5/30/12
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall,
Bill Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford,
Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos,
Carter, Cedillo, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Davis, Dickinson,
Eng, Feuer, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani, Beth Gaines,
Galgiani, Garrick, Gatto, Gordon, Gorell, Grove, Hagman,
Halderman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Roger Hern�ndez, Hill,
Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lara,
Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mansoor, Mendoza, Miller,
Mitchell, Monning, Morrell, Nestande, Nielsen, Norby,
Olsen, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel P�rez, Portantino, Silva,
Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Swanson, Torres, Wagner,
Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada, John A. P�rez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Donnelly, Fletcher, Valadao
PQ:m 8/27/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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