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Oct 2008
 | CSBA’s officers listen attentively as the association’s Board of Directors discusses the state budget crisis last month. From left: Immediate Past President Kathy Kinley; Vice President Frank Pugh; President-elect Paula Campbell; President Paul H. Chatman. |
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31 October 2008 - A Sacramento Superior Court judge has ordered the State Board of Education to halt any further action on its controversial mandate that all California eighth-graders be tested in Algebra I pending a December court hearing on the issue.
28 October 2008 - The law was unclear as to which standard should be used to determine district liability—deliberate indifference or negligence. CSBA’s Education Legal Alliance filed a brief on behalf of the district, arguing that the “deliberate indifference” standard should be applied.
24 October 2008 - The official No on Proposition 8 Web site currently states that CSBA opposes Proposition 8. This is not true.
17 October 2008 - A Sacramento Superior Court judge heard arguments Friday in the lawsuit filed by CSBA’s Education Legal Alliance challenging regulations imposed on school districts faced with charter school facilities requests under Proposition 39.
14 October 2008 - The long-overdue state budget, enacted less than a month ago, is already out of balance, adding to concerns that could impact school funding.
In California School News
Closing the gap in the state budget with one-time revenues, acceleration of payments and gimmicks has been the modus operandi of the Legislature for the last several years, and it has contributed significantly to the fiscal crisis the state is facing.
Despite requests from math teachers, parents, CSBA and the Association of California School Administrators, the State Board of Education took no action at its Sept. 11 meeting to rescind its mandate that all California eighth-graders take Algebra 1.
Election of officers takes place during the Dec. 4 CSBA Delegate Assembly meeting in San Diego.
Paul H. Chatman is president of the California School Boards Association.
The achievement gap shows signs of narrowing in the state's 2007-08 Accountability Progress Report.
The passing rate for the class of 2008 is slightly lower than the 94 percent pass rate for the class of 2007, but the 2008 numbers include test results of students with disabilities.
The governance team of the Antioch Unified School District will spend the next two years honing its leadership skills at training seminars provided by the nonprofit Center for the Reform of School Systems and largely paid for by the Eli and Edyth Broad Foundation.
Those looking for independent sources have a number of other reliable sources available.
CSBA’s Preschool Web Resource Center is now hitting full stride, providing a useful, online tool for exploring preschool issues through discussion forums, podcasts, Webinars and other features.
“Maximizing Your Conference Learning Experience” is designed to help participants prepare for the more than 350 conference events and 300 trade show exhibits planned.
The 2008 edition of CSBA’s “Charter Schools: A Manual for Governance Teams” is now available on the association’s Web site.