Welcome and Introductions Ray Tom Ray, Stockton City Unified, welcomed the group. CDE is going through reorganization. His department has recently added School Support Teams, under management of Laura Wagner, including external evaluators. Jeff Zettel went to Elementary Ed Unit. There will be an Accountability Branch and the Asst.
Position is open.
Draft of September 1999 CCR document will be used for CCR validations this year. The big news of the year is the passage of the Public Schools Accountability Act. Schools-In sessions on changes in reporting requirements. California is really leading the way in the development of multiple measures. She distributed a CDE letter on school accountability and reporting requirements from Delaine Eastin coming out today.