Among the contents will be the new Science Standards and Social Science Standards, approved by the State Board of Education in April. Copies of the publication will be distributed to schools late this spring. By providing the information as soon as possible following the April Board meeting, schools will be able to use the documents as they do summer curriculum work. The Department of Education is recruiting educators to participate in content and assessment panels for next school year. Typically, about 35 people are appointed for each of the four committees.
Panelists meet six to eight times a year and are asked to participate for three years.
The Department pays for substitute and travel expenses. There are several advisory groups meeting to help plan for changes and refinements for the upcoming 2002 Report Cards. A series of trainings on data validation will be held in August in 15 regional locations. Participants will learn how and what to validate, how to fill out web surveys, etc. More information will be sent out as registration plans are finalized.