Education Issues Brief 2006
California School Boards Association
CSBA Website, 2006
The California School Boards Association is a
collaborative group of virtually all of the state’s more
than 1,000 school districts and county offices of
education. It brings together school governing boards
and their districts and county offices on behalf of
California’s children.
CSBA is a member-driven association that supports
the governance team — school board members,
superintendents and senior administrative staff — in its
complex leadership role. We develop, communicate and
advocate the perspective of California school districts and
county offices of education.
In 2006 there were 11 area of focus for CSBA. They were:
- Accountability and Assessment: Reconcile
conflicting state and federal accountability
systems.
- Charter Schools: Resolve issues related to
evaluation and financial impact on school districts.
- Collective Bargaining: Balance employee rights
and the rights of children.
- Curriculum: Address the local needs of this
diverse state.
- Data: Provide reliable and comprehensive
statewide data.
- English Learners: Focus on the larger array
of factors that make a difference for EL academic
achievement.
- Facilities: Address chronic underfunding of
school facilities.
- Governance: Remove barriers on local control
of resources.
- School Finance: Address disparity between
funding and expected student outcomes.
- Special Education: Address fiscal pressure
related to providing special education services.
- Teacher Preparation, Recruitment and
Retention: Improve and ensure high-quality
instruction for all students.
Each of the eleven areas has background, issues and a CSBA recommendation.
The entire 31 page PDF is here.
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