CSBA reacts to state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell’s State of Education address

West Sacramento, Calif. – California School Boards Association Executive Director Scott P. Plotkin will be available for comment immediately following Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell’s State of Education address on Feb. 3.

Plotkin will be available for interviews following O’Connell’s remarks in the lobby of the Department of Health Services Auditorium, 1500 Capitol Mall, Sacramento. Thereafter, he may be reached by telephone; contact Lisa Kenney at 916-669-3299 to schedule an interview.

Plotkin will share from a statewide perspective how locally elected school board members are responding to the national economic downturn and the state budget crisis, as well as O’Connell’s proposals “aimed at continuing to improve student performance and close the achievement gap.”

Who: CSBA Executive Director Scott P. Plotkin

What: CSBA’s immediate response, reaction to SPI’s State of Education address

When: Tuesday, February 3 – immediately following address at 1500 Capitol Mall, Sacramento. Afterward available by telephone.

Contact: Call 916-669-3299 to schedule an interview with Plotkin.