Instructional Quality Commission

IQC-001 (03/2012)

State of California

Instructional Quality Commission

AGENDA ITEM memorandum

Date:

January 21, 2015

TO:

members, Executive Committee

FROM:

Thomas Adams, Executive Director

Instructional Quality Commission

SUBJECT:

Executive Committee Agenda Items

Item 3: Executive Committee Agenda Items

1. Appointment of Subject Matter Committee Chairs (Action)

(Commission Chair Appoints)

2. Assignments of Members to Subject Matter Committees (Action)

(Executive Committee Appoints)

A tabulation of the preferences survey (Attachment 1)

A blank copy of the preference survey (Attachment 2)

3. Designation of Liaisons (Action)

(Commission Chair Appoints)

1. Concurrence Committee for California Subject Matter Projects (CSMP)

2. Education and the Environment (EEI)

3. Commission “Sunshine Club”

4. Establish Goals for 2015 (Information/Action)

Review of Goals for 2014/2015

1. Ensure every member of the Commission follows the Bagley-Keane Open Meeting Act.

2. Provide support for the development and implementation of curriculum frameworks in mathematics, English language arts/English language development, science, and history–social science; and support the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Next Generation Science Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve (CA-NGSS).

3. Provide support for the planning and implementation of the 2015 English Language Arts/English Language Development (ELA/ELD) Primary Adoption of Instructional Materials.

4. Ensure that the Commission’s organization reflects the advisory needs of the State Board of Education (SBE).

Proposed Goals for 2015

1. Ensure every member of the Commission follows the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act.

2. Provide support for the development of curriculum frameworks in science and history–social science; and support the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Next Generation Science Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve (CA NGSS).

3. Provide support for the rollout of the English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework and professional learning activities on the Mathematics Framework.

4. Provide support for the 2015 English Language Arts/English Language Development Adoption of K-8 Instructional Materials.

5. Ensure that the Commission’s organization reflects the advisory needs of the State Board of Education.

5. Other Matters/Public Comment