Washington State
"Mathematics standards must be benchmarked to the California Mathematics Frameworks." (source, 2007 House Bill 1906)
Legislation was passed that required the Washington State Board of Education to hire an independent consultant to evaluate the Washington State Math Standards. This legislation also included the formation of a math panel. See Bills HB1906 and SB5813 Here are additional bills that were either passed or folded into other bills that passed… HB 2172 Requiring a review of the essential academic learning requirements in mathematics. Here is the original House Bill from 1/10/06: State of Washington Bill HB2506.pdf However....... The revised Washingtion State Math standards did not follow the provisions of the law. There is a lawsuit that goes before the Superior Court Judge on March 27, 2009. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Utah --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- California HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
HB 3189 Regarding the revision of mathematics standards.
2SHB 2327 Regarding a system of standards, instruction, and assessments for mathematics and science.
HB 3189 Regarding the revision of mathematics standards.
EHB 3317 Regarding standards and curriculum in mathematics and science. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Regarding mathematics standards. )
2SHB 1906 Improving mathematics and science education.
SB 6534 Regarding the revision of mathematics standards.
The Plaintiff alleges the intent and the letter of RCW 28A.305.215 are being disregarded by the State Board of Education and the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and seeks the Courts' injunctive relief by delaying the adoption of Washington State revised mathematics standards until the requirements of RCW 28A.305.215 are fully and completely met.
Please see the link for more details.
http://mathunderground.blogspot.com/2008/04/do-opsi-and-sbe-have-to-follow-law.html
8 General Description:
9 This bill creates a program that awards grants for the improvement of math education.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
12 . requires the Legislature to annually appropriate money to the State Board of
13 Education for the Math Education Initiative, subject to future budget constraints;
14 . directs the State Board of Education to use monies appropriated for the Math
15 Education Initiative to award grants to:
16 . school districts and charter schools to help pay for costs to adopt Singapore
17 math; and
18 . institutions of higher education or nonprofit education organizations for math
19 teacher training programs;
20 . requires a school district or charter school that participates in the Math Education
21 Initiative to:
22 . offer Singapore math in grades kindergarten through six and certain courses at
23 the secondary school level;
24 . administer math achievement tests using computerized adaptive testing; and
25 . provide professional development to teachers in Singapore math;
26 . requires the State Board of Education to make rules:
27 . requiring teachers who teach Singapore math in school districts and charter
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29 passing a test; and
30 . establishing criteria for awarding grants for math teacher training programs; and
31 . directs the State Board of Education to:
32 . adopt math curriculum standards for students who participate in the Math
33 Education Initiative;
34 . appoint an advisory committee to make recommendations regarding the
35 implementation of the Math Education Initiative; and
36 . contract with an independent, qualified evaluator, selected through a request for
37 proposals process, to evaluate the effect of instruction in Singapore math on
38 student achievement.
63 53A-13-401. Definitions.
64 As used in this section:
65 (1) "Board" means the State Board of Education.
66 (2) "Singapore math" means the math curriculum created by the education ministry in
67 Singapore for use in Singapore schools and encompassing the textbooks, workbooks, and other
68 materials based on the math curriculum.
69 Section 2. Section 53A-13-402 is enacted to read:
70 53A-13-402. Purposes of the Math Education Initiative -- Public-private
71 partnerships encouraged.
72 (1) The Math Education Initiative is created to:
73 (a) make Utah the premier state for math education and a recognized source of skilled
74 scientists and engineers;
75 (b) meet the demand of Utah employers for workers with high math skills; and
76 (c) entice companies that require a highly skilled technical workforce to locate in the
77 state.
78 (2) The formation of public-private partnerships is encouraged to advance the purposes
79 of the Math Education Initiative.
80 Section 3. Section 53A-13-403 is enacted to read:
81 53A-13-403. Annual appropriation for Math Education Initiative -- Use of Math
Read the rest of the Bill: http://le.utah.gov/~2009/bills/sbillint/sb0159.htm
2003 Main Volume
Section 4 of Stats.1995, c. 975 (A.B.265), as amended by section 4 of Stats.1996, c. 69 (S.B.430), and prior to amendment by Stats.1996, c. 920 and Stats.1997, c. 299 provides:
"Sec. 4. (a) There is hereby established in state government the Commission for the Establishment of Academic Content and Performance Standards, to consist of 21 members.
"(1) The members of the commission shall be as follows:
"(A) Twelve members appointed by the Governor.
"(B) The Superintendent of Public Instruction, or his or her designee.
"(C) Six members appointed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
"(D) One member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
"(E) One member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
"(2) The chair of the commission shall be elected by the members of the commission.
"(3) Members of the commission shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.
(4) It is the intent of the Legislature that the membership of the commission include, but not necessarily be limited to, parents, classroom teachers, representatives of the business community, and individuals with expertise in pupil assessment or expertise in the subject matter areas included in the statewide pupil assessment program.
(b) The commission shall develop academically rigorous content standards and performance standards to be used in public schools maintaining kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive. Those academically rigorous content standards and performance standards shall comply with all of the following requirements:
(1) Be measurable and objective.
"(2) Reflect the knowledge and skills necessary for California's work force to be competitive in the global, information-based economy of the 21st century.
"(3) Be comparable in rigor to academic content and performance standards used in the school systems of America's global economic competitors.
"(4) Provide the basis for assessments for kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, in the following groupings:
"(A) Early elementary grades consisting of kindergarten and grades 1 to 3, inclusive.
"(B) Upper elementary grades consisting of grades 4 to 6, inclusive.
"(C) Early departmentalized grades consisting of grades 7 and 8.
"(D) Secondary grades consisting of grades 9 to 12, inclusive.
"(c) The commission shall first develop content standards and performance standards in reading, writing, and mathematics prior to developing content standards and performance standards in other core curriculum areas. The commission shall submit content standards and performance standards in each of the core curriculum areas to the State Board of Education for its consideration and adoption as they are completed by the commission.
"(d) In developing the academically rigorous content standards and performance standards pursuant to subdivision (b), the commission shall hold at least six public hearings throughout the state to solicit public input.
"(e) On or before October 1, 1997, the commission shall have developed and submitted the academically rigorous content standards and performance standards for all core curriculum areas for all grade levels to the State Board of Education for approval by the board.
"(f) Upon approval of a staffing and expenditure plan by the commission, funds appropriated for support of the commission shall be allocated by the chair or his or her designee. The commission may appoint personnel and enter into contracts and interagency agreements for services in support of the commission.
"(g) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 1998, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, which is enacted before January 1, 1998, deletes or extends that date.
Section 5 of Stats.1995, c. 975, as amended by § 5 of Stats.1996, c. 69, provides:
"Sec. 5. The State Board of Education shall hold regional public hearings throughout the state on the current curriculum frameworks for the purpose of determining the degree of rigorous, academic focus within each curriculum area. The State Board of Education shall make any changes that the board deems appropriate to the curriculum frameworks as a result of these hearings. The board shall provide the results of these hearings to the Commission for the Establishment of Academic Content and Performance Standards for the commission to consider in the development of academically rigorous content standards and performance standards. The commission shall make available to the public the information derived from the framework hearings and shall hold regional, public hearings throughout the state to provide the opportunity for public comment on that information as it relates to the establishment of rigorous, academic standards. The commission shall take public comments into consideration in the development of the standards."
Section 1 of Stats.1996, c. 496 (S.B.1570), provides:
"Not later than December 31, 1997, the State Board of Education shall transmit to the Governor and Legislature a plan for the establishment of incentives for the improvement of pupil academic achievement. The plan shall be developed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction and approved by the State Board of Education. In developing this plan and the recommendations for establishment of incentives, the superintendent shall establish and consult with an advisory committee consisting of public school educators, university academicians in the fields of education and management, businesspersons, parents, and other representatives as determined by the superintendent. The plan shall include, but is not to be necessarily limited to, all of the following:
"(a) Financial and other positive incentives for schools and school districts that demonstrate successful academic achievement. In determining the types of positive incentives to be included in the plan, the superintendent shall consider the type of incentive program that was set forth in the California Scholars Program proposed by Senate Bill No. 292, as amended August 21, 1995, of the 1995-96 Regular Session that would have provided awards to classes of pupils and their teachers for specified performance on statewide pupil assessment testing.
"(b) Intervention by a county office of education or State Department of Education official or any other negative incentives for schools and school districts that exhibit persistent or dramatic failures in academic achievement.
"(c) At a minimum, academic achievement shall be determined with reference to the academic content and performance standards adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 60605 of the Education Code. Academic achievement shall be measured, at a minimum, by the tests adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 60605 of the Education Code.
"(d) Both positive and negative incentives shall recognize both absolute levels of academic achievement as well as improvement or deterioration in academic achievement.
"(e) A proposed budget and level of funding required to implement the incentives proposed in the plan.
"(f) Recommendations for statutory changes necessary to implement the incentives proposed in the plan."
Section 4 of Stats.1995, c. 975, as amended by Stats.1996, c. 69, § 4 and Stats.1996, c. 920, § 3, prior to amendment by Stats.1997, c. 299, provides:
"Sec. 4. (a) There is hereby established in state government the Commission for the Establishment of Academic Content and Performance Standards, to consist of 21 members.
"(1) The members of the commission shall be as follows:
"(A) Twelve members appointed by the Governor.
"(B) The Superintendent of Public Instruction, or his or her designee.
"(C) Six members appointed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
"(D) One member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
"(E) One member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
"(2) The chair of the commission shall be elected by the members of the commission.
"(3) Members of the commission shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.
"(4) It is the intent of the Legislature that the membership of the commission include, but not necessarily be limited to, parents, classroom teachers, representatives of the business community, and individuals with expertise in pupil assessment or expertise in the subject matter areas included in the statewide pupil assessment program.
"(b) The commission shall develop academically rigorous content standards and performance standards to be used in public schools maintaining kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive. Those academically rigorous content standards and performance standards shall comply with all of the following requirements:
"(1) Be measurable and objective.
"(2) Reflect the knowledge and skills necessary for California's work force to be competitive in the global, information-based economy of the 21st century.
"(3) Be comparable in rigor to academic content and performance standards used in the school systems of America's global economic competitors.
"(4) Provide the basis for assessments for kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, in the following groupings:
"(A) Early elementary grades consisting of kindergarten and grades 1 to 3, inclusive.
"(B) Upper elementary grades consisting of grades 4 to 6, inclusive.
"(C) Early departmentalized grades consisting of grades 7 and 8.
"(D) Secondary grades consisting of grades 9 to 12, inclusive.
"(c) The commission shall first develop content standards and performance standards in reading, writing, and mathematics prior to developing content standards and performance standards in other core curriculum areas. The commission shall submit content standards and performance standards in each of the core curriculum areas to the State Board of Education for its consideration and adoption as they are completed by the commission.
"(d) In developing the academically rigorous content standards and performance standards pursuant to subdivision (b), the commission shall hold a sufficient number of public hearings to allow input from parents, educators, and the public in all geographic regions of the state, but in no case fewer than six public hearings.
"(e) On or before October 1, 1997, the commission shall have developed and submitted the academically rigorous content standards and performance standards for all core curriculum areas for all grade levels to the State Board of Education for approval by the board.
"(f) Upon approval of a staffing and expenditure plan by the commission, funds appropriated for support of the commission shall be allocated by the chair or his or her designee. The commission may appoint personnel and enter into contracts and interagency agreements for services in support of the commission.
"(g) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 1998, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, which is enacted before July 1, 1998, deletes or extends that date."
Urgency provision of Stats.1997, c. 828 (S.B.376), see Historical and Statutory Notes under Education Code § 33050.
Section 33 of Stats.1997, c. 299 (A.B.1578), provides:
"Section 4 of Chapter 975 of the Statutes of 1995, as amended by Section 3 of Chapter 920 of the Statutes of 1996, is amended to read:
"Sec. 4. (a) There is hereby established in state government the Commission for Establishment of Academic Content and Performance Standards, to consist of 21 members.
"(1) The members of the commission shall be as follows:
"(A) Twelve members appointed by the Governor.
"(B) The Superintendent of Public Instruction, or his or her designee.
"(C) Six members appointed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
"(D) One member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
"(E) One member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
"(2) The chair of the commission shall be elected by the members of the commission.
"(3) Members of the commission shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.
"(4) It is the intent of the Legislature that the membership of the commission include, but not necessarily be limited to, parents, classroom teachers, representatives of the business community, and individuals with expertise in pupil assessment or expertise in the subject matter areas included in the statewide pupil assessment program.
"(b) The commission shall develop academically rigorous content standards and performance standards to be used in public schools maintaining kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive. Those academically rigorous content standards and performance standards shall comply with all of the following requirements:
"(1) Be measurable and objective.
"(2) Reflect the knowledge and skills necessary for California's work force to be competitive in the global, information-based economy of the 21st century.
"(3) Be comparable in rigor to academic content and performance standards used in the school systems of America's global economic competitors.
"(4) Provide the basis for assessments for kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, in the following groupings:
"(A) Early elementary grades consisting of kindergarten and grades 1 to 3, inclusive.
"(B) Upper elementary grades consisting of grades 4 to 6, inclusive.
"(C) Early departmentalized grades consisting of grades 7 and 8.
"(D) Secondary grades consisting of grades 9 to 12, inclusive.
"(c) The commission shall first develop content standards and performance standards in reading, writing, and mathematics prior to developing content standards and performance standards in other core curriculum areas. The commission shall submit content standards and performance standards in each of the core curriculum areas to the State Board of Education for its consideration and adoption as they are completed by the commission.
"(d) In developing the academically rigorous content standards and performance standards pursuant to subdivision (b), the commission shall hold a sufficient number of public hearings to allow input from parents, educators, and the public in all geographic regions of the state, but in no case fewer than six public hearings.
"(e) On or before October 1, 1997, the commission shall have developed and submitted the academically rigorous content standards and performance standards for the core curricuareas of reading, writing, and mathematics for all grade levels to the State Board of Education for approval by the board. On or before August 1, 1998, the commission shall develop and submit to the board the standards for science and history/social science.
"(f) Upon approval of a staffing and expenditure plan by the commission, funds appropriated for support of the commission shall be allocated by the chair or his or her designee. The commission may appoint personnel and enter into contracts and interagency agreements for services in support of the commission.
"(g) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 1999, and as of January 1, 2000, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, which is enacted before January 1, 2000, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed."
The 1999 amendment of this section by c. 735 explicitly amended the 1999 amendment of this section by c. 78.
Section affected by two or more acts at the same session of the legislature, see Government Code § 9605.
Section 10 of Stats.1999, c. 735, provides:
"SEC. 10. (a) The statutory changes made by the act adding this section to Sections 60640, 60641, 60643, and 60644 and the repeal by this bill of Section 60646 do not apply to the testing program conducted in 1999 and authorized pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 60640) of Chapter 5 of Part 33 of the Education Code.
"(b) Notwithstanding Chapter 78 of the Statutes of 1999, Sections 60640, 60641, 60643, 60644, and 60646, as those sections existed on January 1, 1999, shall govern the testing program conducted in 1999 and authorized pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 60640)."
Legislative intent relating to Stats.2001, c. 722 (S.B.233), regarding the pupil assessment system, see Historical and Statutory Notes underEducation Code § 60601.
Former § 60605, enacted by Stats.1976, c. 1010, § 2, operative April 30, 1977, relating to conduct of testing programs, was repealed by Stats.1991, c. 760 (S.B.662), § 1.5, operative Jan. 1, 1995. See Education Code § 60608.lum
Below is text from in the Santa Clara Law Review from 2003. It is simply a more readable explanation of the standards that were adopted by the state. It might help those unfamiliar with the code provisions get a better grasp on the subject.
In 1995, California passed the California Assessment of Academic Achievement Act. [FN31] The Act established "a system of individual assessment of pupils" for the purpose of both identifying student strengths and needs and determining the effectiveness of schools and districts "as measured by the extent to which pupils demonstrate knowledge of the fundamental academic skills, as well as the ability to apply those skills." [FN32] The legislature views these skills as "fundamental," and it required the establishment of a set of statewide content and performance standards for student learning to guide the construction of tests and curriculum for local school districts (the Standards). [FN33] The Act requires that these Standards
Kentucky
Political and school leaders want changes in Kentucky's math curriculum
Please note that the following legislative actions have been taken.
Senate Joint Resolution 19 (Change K-12 math instruction and assessment)
Substitute offered in the Senate on January 8, 2009. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on February 3, 2009, to direct the Kentucky Department of Education to consider rather than incorporate the 2008 findings of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel in its revision of core content standards.
http://www.kentuckyvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=69144
Senate Joint Resolution 19 (Change K-12 math instruction and assessment)
Introduced by Sen. Dan Kelly (R) on January 7, 2009. Passed in the Senate (32 to 0) on February 3, 2009, to require the Kentucky Department of Education to consider raising math instruction standards and change math standardized testing so that results indicate progress of individual students.
http://www.kentuckyvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=326957
http://www.kentuckyvotes.org/2009-SJR-19
Don't forget that The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation gave Kentucky's Math Standards a "C" - a whole grade higher than New Jersey's "D"- in State of the Math Standards!!! See Standards Report Card
Watch this Video from Kentucky's WHAS11 News:
http://www.whas11.com/video/index.html?nvid=319863&shu=1
Posted on Fri, Jan. 09, 2009 http://www.kentucky.com/181/story/651450.html Senate panel wants new math curriculum for school kids
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