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As the Vergara ruling threatens to upend how teachers are evaluated, teachers must ensure that evaluation systems are used as a means of improving instruction, rather than classifying teachers. Teacher evaluation: As districts grapple with teacher evaluation, teacher leadership needs a stronger voice in determining what, how and when these measurements are used.

California’s full 2014 education budget proposal can be seen here. This is a crucial opportunity for teacher leadership to have a voice in how funds should be spent. Schools and districts will have more local control as to how Local Control Funding Formula funds are spent. The Local Control Funding Formula also mandates that K-3 classroom sizes be no more than 24 students, making California another state to put a priority on early learning. Though California is still one of the lowest-ranked states in per-pupil spending, this change will direct more funds to schools that have the highest need and will help make current funding levels more equitable across districts in the state.

Schools with high-needs students-including those who qualify for free or reduced-priced lunch, English language learners and foster youth-will receive additional funding. Student spending: The new Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) will overhaul the previous funding system, with districts and charters receiving $7,643 per average daily attendance (with funding dropping slightly the more days that students are absent).

It’s critical that teachers are given time to collaborate in order to create effective professional development that reflects our unique classrooms and students. We will need to examine our school-wide and classroom feedback mechanisms to analyze what’s working and what isn’t-and to supply professional development training that teachers need to fill any gaps. In this transition lies a powerful opportunity for schools to implement processes that will lead to long-term improvements in teaching and learning.Īs teachers and students prepare for this year’s assessments, I look forward to collaborating with my colleagues on ways to align the standards with our curriculum and tests.

As schools roll out the Common Core, California has put a two-year hold on collecting Academic Performance Index (API) scores from students-meaning that schools get a two-year breather from assessing their performance to focus on implementing the Common Core and new assessments.

Parents and the Common Core: A resource list to help parents learn more about the Common Core.Īssessments: The Smarter Balanced assessments are replacing the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) system and the California Standards Tests (CSTs).

New York Department of Education Common Core Library: An extensive collection of resources and tools.

California Department of Education CCSS Implementation Plan: Support to help teachers, administration, parents, students and communities understand the Common Core.

The Teaching Channel: Free videos, lessons and ideas.

Achieve the Core: Free lessons, curricular tools and professional development.

Going Deeper Here are some helpful resources for teachers and parents to use in navigating the CCSS: Yet how teachers implement the standards will have lasting impact on how they are viewed (and valued) by the public. Training and support for teachers in working with the standards has varied between schools and districts. Here are six things that can make all the difference this year for California schools:Ĭommon Core: Perhaps the single most important change about this school year is the complete rollout of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in classrooms. It’s critical that teachers work alongside administrators, families and communities to play an active role in how these initiatives are implemented, supported and monitored at all levels.

Eyes on the Early Years Newsletter ArchiveĪs my colleagues, students, and I look forward to a new school year, I can’t help but feel like there’s something different about this one.Īs we transition to new standards, assessments and funding systems in California, this is the year that has the potential to make all the difference in our public schools.īut it’s up to all of us to determine what those changes will look like.

Local Control Funding Formula Explained.

California’s Homeless Students: Undercounted, Underfunded And Growing.

Full Circle: California Schools Work To Transform Discipline.

Tainted Taps: Lead puts California Students at Risk.

Education during Covid: California families struggle to learn.

College And Covid: Freshman Year Disrupted.

California’s Community Colleges: At a Crossroads.

Adjuncts’ gig economy at CA community colleges.

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