SB 696, as amended, Block. School accountability: Academic Performance Index: civics.
The Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with the approval of the State Board of Education, to develop an Academic Performance Index that measures the performance of schools and the academic performance of pupils. Existing law requires the Superintendent, on or before October 1, 2013, to report to the Legislature and recommend to the state board for adoption a method for increasing emphasis on pupil mastery of standards in science and social science through the system of public school accountability or by other means.
This bill would require the Superintendent, on or before July 1, 2015, to report to the Legislature and recommend to the state board for adoption a project-based assessment, as specified, through the system of public school accountability,begin insert
or by other means,end insert to measure the civics learning objectives contained in thebegin delete course of studyend deletebegin insert history-social science frameworkend insert for grades 1 tobegin delete 6,end deletebegin insert 12,end insert inclusivebegin delete, and for grades 7 to 12, inclusiveend delete. The bill would require the civics learning objectives to include specified elements.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 52052.9 of the Education Code is
2amended to read:
(a) On or before October 1, 2013, the Superintendent
4shall report to the Legislature and recommend to the state board
5for adoption a method or methods for increasing the emphasis on
6pupil mastery of standards in science and social science through
7the system of public school accountability or by other means.
8(b) On or before October 1, 2013, the Superintendent, in
9consultation with the advisory committee established pursuant to
10Section 52052.5, shall report to the Legislature an alternative
11method or methods, in place of decile rank, for determining
12eligibility, preferences, or priorities for any statutory program that
13currently uses decile rank as a determining factor.
14(c) (1) On or before July 1, 2015, the Superintendent shall report
15to the Legislature, and recommend to the state board for adoption,
16a project-based assessment, through the system of public school
17accountability,begin insert or by other means,end insert to measure the civics learning
18objectives contained in thebegin delete course of studyend deletebegin insert history-social science
19frameworkend insert for grades 1 tobegin delete 6,end deletebegin insert 12,end insert inclusivebegin delete, adopted pursuant to .
These civics learning objectives shall include an
20subdivision (c) of Section 51210 and the course of study for grades
217 to 12, inclusive, adopted pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section
2251220end delete
23understanding of the relevance of public policy, the structure of
24the federal, state, and local governments, and both the California
25and United States Constitutions. The project-based assessment
26shall use an approach that engages pupils in learning essential
27knowledge and skills through a pupil-influenced inquiry process
28structured around complex, authentic questions and carefully
29designed projects and tasks.
30(2) A report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be
31submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government
32Code.
P3 1(3) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under
2paragraph (1) is inoperative on July 1, 2019, pursuant to Section
310231.5 of the Government Code.
O
97