This website helps teachers reinforce the nature and process of teaching science through resources, curriculum, and interactive programs.
A statewide accountability system mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 which requires each state to ensure that all schools and districts make Adequate Yearly Progress.
The California Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 established ASAM which provides school-level accountability for alternative schools serving highly mobile and at-risk students
Adopted by the State Board of Education, these are the basis for the curriculum frameworks that provide blueprints for implementing the content standards in English-language arts, mathematics, history-social science, science, visual and performing arts, physical education, health, and career-technical education.
See the list of state adoptions and confer with local LEAs to investigate additional support materials within the adopted package that may be of use during after school hours.
An annual collection of basic student and staff data; includes student enrollment, graduates, dropouts, course enrollment, enrollment in alternative education, gifted and talented education, and more
Find useful links to primary resources, including the student-friendly California Careers Planning Guide and learn about Real Game, the simulation with great potential for cooperative learning and team competition; career interest inventories; SCANS resources; Occupational Information Network.
The CDE website has all of the California academic standards information.
Policies on Assessment and Accountability.
The Common Core standards explained for educators.
The education and environment initiative allows students to use funding to teach history and science through an environmental lens.
Materials that are used to disseminate information about California’s Common Core standards.
Create school and district reports on Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), Academic Performance Index (API), enrollment, graduates, dropouts, course enrollments, staffing, English learners, state assessment data disaggregated at the school level, like-school rankings.
EDinformatics provides information about state testing as well as practice tests.
Kids can use this website to understand the core standards for themselves.
Required by all local educational agencies (LEAs) in California that receive funds under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001.
Tom Torlakson releases the new quality standards for after school programs
All schools and local educational agencies (LEAs) that do not make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) are identified for PI under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
The Quality Self Assessment Tools help measure the quality of out of school time programs to make sure they are up to the ever-changing standards.
Authorizes the creation of an educational accountability system for California public schools. Its primary goal is to help schools improve and to measure the academic achievement of all students.