CCEA CDR – April 23, 2004 – San Diego, CA

 Call to Order – 8:17 a.m.

 Setting of Representatives – Introduction of Guests

Janet Knoeppel   President
Jim Caswell    Past President
Dennis Fisher   CDE
Brian Schoenfield  I
Georgeann Fulstone  I
Pat Hopkins  TDR
Gloria Bragg  II
Dick Chadwick  III
Enslee III
John Lupini V
Bill Chapman  IV
Hinda Weber IV – Add to Green Sheet
Bill Pierce  IV
Kathy Abney  VI – give info to Janet
Cathy Dahl-Kunkel VI
Gabe Soumakian  VII President
Marian St. Amant  VII TDR
Dennis King  VII Past President
Arlene Gluck  (just visiting)  VIII
Dan Plough VIII
Angela DeaMude  IX TDR
Barry Leitz X
Bob Meier   XI President
Sunshine Sepulveda-Klus  XI  Past Pres
Mark Teles
Fuchsia Ward  Treasurer
Doug Paulson  Secretary
Carlye Olsen  Vice-President
Peter Birdsall, Lobbyist

 Minutes of Previous Meeting – Doug Paulson

• Minutes are in front of everyone – Give corrections/additions to Doug
• No additions or corrections
• Approved: Bob Meier;   Seconded: Pat Hopkins

 President’s Report – Janet Knoeppel

• Busy Year with at least 2-3 trips per month to Sacramento in order to keep alternative education in the discussion. Also, attended Jack’s High Performing Initiative Meeting to bring up factors. i.e. dropouts, etc. and other alternative education issues
• Liaison partnership with Peter Birdsall’s office and have learned a great deal about continuation education. Independent Study has also now formed a liaison partnership, but no other alternative education organizations.
• CTA has ordered over 100 books – Good to know that the info is getting out and there is an interest in such
• Continued participation  in the ASAM and PSAA committee meetings.  Mission continues to shift; however, there have been some advances. 3^rd indicator should have been selected. {Still waiting for 28 schools to select the 3^rd  indicator)   Cut scores will be divided into 4 levels: Advanced/Exemplary >93%; Sufficient 50% - 92%; Needs Improvement 7%-50%;  Needs help category <7%. Relative measure against other schools for each measure. 2002 & 2003 Reports were almost identical, so setting of cut scores had to wait another year.
• AYP – 95% participation rate over  years. Denominator for participation rate is based on CAHSEE, not STAR (i.e. last year).  Still 100 as cumulative rate to achieve.
• Education Options Coordinating Council has had 3 Summits this year. Mission& Vision Statements were developed end of last year. Teresa Inslee (Birdsall’s office) has helped a great deal with marketing; i.e. “You have two minutes with the governor, what would you say?”  Continuation High Schools are State Small Learning Communities that:                     
  • provide educational opportunities to students who would otherwise be out of school;
  • prevent dropouts and thus, maximize tax base;
  • match students to appropriate learning programs that match their learning styles, and social & emotional characteristics

(Janet will distribute all info on this typed up)

• Randy Orzale went to Federal meeting regarding NCLB issues. Attitude was: “This is the 17^th state we have been to, we are anxious to get back home, thanks anyway.”  They were not too interested in hearing the challenges Alt. Ed is facing. {Thought distance learning would be the answer}
• Superintendent’s High School Initiative Meeting – 30 people in room –  Jack, Payne, & Stickel from CDE;  The students who are in high school and not performing are the same ones who were in elementary and middle school, and you said they were ok {Will be discussed in more detail later in agenda}
• Resource Development Project – More info later;  CCEA needs to file for 501c status
• Spent time in District II, VII, IX, XII (At-risk conference)
• Biggest concern:  Membership

 Vice-Presidents Report – Carlye Olsen

• Model School Report
  • Received 27 Model School Applications: which were read by 14 raters in So. California
    • Each application scored by two readers

§         3^rd Reader used if one scored above 24 and one below

§         High Inter-rater Reliability

o       Schools receiving 24 points or more received a Visit  (33 points possible)

§         24 School Visits

·        21 Schools Recommended & Approved for Model School Status

·        Revising Model School Application – Last Section of Narrative

o       Not clear understanding of what was asked

• Exemplary Program:

·        12 Applications (2 of which were Cal-SAFE)

o       10 Exemplary Program Selected

o       Mini-Booklets

 Treasurer’s report – Fuchsia Ward

• Complete the reimbursement form and turn in: CDR pays for the room (154.50) transportation (mileage $ .34/mile) parking $15/night
• Pink & White Budget Forms; Cash Flow Report to hand out also (Bottom line $22,000)
• Reimbursement $$ for Districts VI, VII, & IX  (Will get more if more people join at conference)
• Increase in professional memberships, but decline in school memberships
• If there is a bad conference year, we will be in trouble re: $$ to spend  (& CDs are not earning substantially more APR than checking)
  • I.e. like my wife, if we have the $$ in checking, it is easier to spend  (Jim Caswell)  Can draw out once each year (also not including in budget, therefore, it acts as a reserve account)

 Secretary’s Report – Doug Paulson

• Newsletter growing (i.e. 22 pages for last one)
• Received compliments from Janet  & applause from all for a job well done!

 Past Presidents’ Report – Jim Caswell

• Tried to streamline report and put on line, so the report was blocked from many districts. Discovered new manner in which to submit report  (only 70 from >500 continuation high schools)
  • Recommend that Tri-District Reps contact Jerry to see who has completed forms, then encourage those who did not reply to do so
  • Hope to get report out by June/July

 Webmasters’ Report – Gerry

• Interviewing for Assistant Superintendent position within District
• If there are questions or there need to be corrections on website – please let him know.  He also welcomes the input.

 Tri-District Representatives –

• Mark Cusator – unable to attend due to transfer to Community Day School
• Angela – Conference has consumed most of life for past year
• Pat Hopkins – Visiting Districts I, II, and XII and spreading word about CCEA
  • Joann felt very supported by Pat
• Marian St. Amant –
  • District XI will be restored to how it was before
  • District VI – now has permanent representative
  • District VII – done great

 

Old Business

Statewide Data Survey – Jim Caswell

 Report on Curriculum Committee – Gabe Soumakian

• Presenting some info tomorrow on curriculum issues
• Issue:   How do we develop a system for communication?
  • Possible Product:  Electronic Newsletter & Chat/Discussion Area   (Tapped In)
    • Charter Network (Ingrid Larson): Powerful website with tools – may possibly share
    • Frontload community re: need for small schools regardless of technological resources
      • Technology = tool to assist
  • Collecting work to develop template people can look at for model
    • Curriculum mapping is currently going on in most Districts  (Calendarized standards)
      • Difficult for Alt Ed students to follow same calendar as the comp. high schools
• Difficulty matching curriculum and program within constraints of standardized testing environment
  • Curriculum is now out of sequence so that students are prepared for STAR testing
• Graphed required time for kindergarten vs. time for continuation school students  (Bill Pierce)
  • Asked to email to Dennis  (& others)
  • Those who need the most are mandated the least
• Suggestions regarding curriculum issues:
  • Technology (see above)
  • Intensive learning module set-up   (Hinda Weber)
  • People/People partnerships
    • Similar structure taught by community colleges at Bill’s school
  • Looking for something that can  be provided to teachers so they can adapt class according to standards mapping, thus allowing greater flexibility

 Report on Educational Options Coordinating Council – Janet Knoeppel

            Reported on earlier in meeting

 Superintendent’s High School Initiative

• San Jose is touted as example with full implementation
  • Modified Curriculum for 3years of Math (Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra II) & Science (Biology, Chemistry, & Physics)
    • Math 1-8 and Science 1-8 which contain some of standards, but not the same courses as those “a-g” courses listed above
  • Doing a great deal through NovaNET
  • Converting foreign language to fine arts
• Additional Aspects Needed for Alt Ed students
  • Textbooks Approval/Endorsement for High School Level
  • Allow students to graduate early
  • Career Academies or Academy structure
  • Some mechanism to provide electives
    • WIA
  • Need cap lifted off of community college
  • Need flexibility to increase instructional minutes  (both comprehensive & continuation high schools)
• Why are “a-g courses used as primary measure of school quality:
  • Not comparable or consistent school to school  (or even understood throughout system)
  • Needs to be based some form of assessment
  • U of C states that coursework doesn’t matter – what did they score on  assessment?
    • Hopefully, courses prepared students to pass exam  (maybe, maybe not)
• Need to look at charter school structure to provide vocational opportunities and language specialty
  • Vocational focus
  • Russian & Mong in Grant

 Report on Educational Options Month –  MAY –Janet Knoeppel

• Concurrent Resolution for MAY to be Educational Options Month  (carried forward by DeDe Albert)
• Resolution and Blue Ribbons at each place setting around table
• Hoping that Governor will make proclamation at that time

 Membership – Fuchsia Ward

• Would like everyone to bring in at least two new members
• Last Spring/Fall:  The District that increased the membership by the greater % would get $500 and the person who recruited the most members would get their conference registration paid.

• I           18%
• II          22% increase
• II          …decrease
• IV        15-26   40%
• V         89-11   27% increase
• VI        70%     1^st
• VII       53% increase
• VIII      36 to 20 decrease
• IX        21-31     27% increase
• X         7-22     67%
• XI        19 – 26   28% increase
• X12     52-26  decrease