Policy Briefs

This section contains the policy briefs submitted on or about October 1, 2007 to EdSource for presentation at this convening.

These briefs are presented exactly as they were submitted to EdSource and they reflect the opinions and perspectives of the submitting organizations, not necessarily the opinions and perspectives of EdSource, Cross & Joftus, or the funders of this event.

The briefs are organized in alphabetical order according to the name of the submitting organization or author.

A California Education Policy Convening: Getting from Facts to Policy
Synthesis of Policy Recommendations
Prepared by Mary Perry, EdSource and Scott Joftus, Cross & Joftus, LLC
October 19, 2007

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Submitting Organization or Author	Title or Topic
ACSA, Association of California School Administrators	“The Impact of Leadership on Achievement”
Adams, Jacob, founding principal investigator, School Finance Redesign Project	“A Policy Strategy For Funding Student Success”
Advancement Project, Munger, Molly, et al.	“Facilities for Preschool and Early Education”
AIR, American Institutes for Research—California Collaborative on District Reform	“The Importance of Systems Alignment: Developing a Coherent Approach to Educational Governance and Finance Reform in California”
AIR, American Institutes for Research—California Collaborative on District Reform	“From Compliance to Getting the Job Done: Excessive Regulations vs. Accountability for Results”
AIR, American Institutes for Research—California Collaborative on District Reform	“Addressing California’s Data Needs: Implementing Comprehensive, Longitudinal Systems at the Local and State Levels”
AIR, American Institutes for Research—California Collaborative on District Reform	“Improving Teacher Quality: Redesigning Personnel Policies to Support Student Achievement”
AVID, Advancement Via Individual Determination, Ward, Granger and Laurie Wiebold	“Raising Student Achievement with AVID”
Bersin, Alan, Michael Kirst, and Goodwin Liu, a project of the Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Race, Ethnicity, and Diversity, UC Berkeley	“Getting Beyond The Facts: Reforming California School Finance”
CBP, California Budget Project	“School Finance Facts” TOPICS: Required resources, allocation methods, achievement gaps, data needs.
California Foster Youth Education Task Force	“AB 490 Implementation: Ensuring Successful Education Outcomes for California’s Foster Youth”
California State Legislature Rural Caucus	“School Finance Issues – School Transportation”
CASBO, California Association of School Business Officials	TOPICS: Reform priorities related to data, efficiency, funding and governance.
CBEE, California Business for Education Excellence	“Closing Achievement Gaps at All Grade Levels: The Next Phase for Improving California’s Public Schools”
CCSESA, California County Superintendents Educational Services Association	TOPICS: School finance (resource generation and allocation), governance, personnel and leadership, and state data systems.
CFT, California Federation of Teachers	TOPICS: Funding, leadership, and personnel.
Children Now	“Children’s Education: The Clear Case For Data Systems Redesign”
College Board	TOPIC: Use of academic rigor to close the achievement gap with emphasis on equity and advocacy.
ConnectEd, The California Center For College and Career	“Multiple Pathways to Success: Preparing High School Students For College And Career”
CSBA, California School Boards Association	“Targeted Reform and Revenue to Improve Student Achievement”
CSDC, Charter Schools Development Center	“Is California Ready for Real Reform? Lessons Learned from the Chartered Schools Sector”
CSEI, The California Science Education Initiative	“Improving student outcomes in science classrooms through definition of minimum required levels of instructional equipment and materials”
CTA, California Teachers Association	“School Finance Issues”
CTA, California Teachers Association	“Promoting Teacher Quality”
EdTrustWest, The Education Trust-West	TOPIC: State data systems.
Full Circle Fund, Camp, Jeff	“Fostering Local Innovation in Differentiated Compensation of Teachers and School Leaders”
Gándara, Patricia and Russell Rumberger, Language Minority Research Institute, UC Santa Barbara	“Resources for English Learner Education”
HSDA, High School Districts Association	TOPICS: School finance and student achievement.
IDEA, UCLA Institute for Democracy, Education and Access	“The Education Bill of Rights: Ensuring All California Students a High Quality Education”
Inverness Research Associates, St. John, Mark	“Building The Foundation For Raising Student Achievement: Investing In An Improvement Infrastructure”
Justice Matters and The School Redesign Network at Stanford University	“Policy Lessons from Schools Where Low-Income Students of Color Thrive”
NCTQ, National Council on Teacher Quality	TOPIC: State data systems.
PACE, Policy Analysis for California Education, Koppich, Julia E. and Amy Gerstein	“Reshaping Personnel Policies to Improve Student Achievement”
PACE, Policy Analysis for California Education, Loeb, Susanna and David N. Plank	“Continuous Improvement In California Education: Data Systems and Policy Learning”
Parents and Students for Great Schools, California ACORN, Californians for Justice, PICO California, and Public Advocates	“Now That We Have the Facts”
Picus, Lawrence O., professor of education finance and policy, USC Rossier School of Education	“Getting Down To Facts: Now What?”
Preschool California, Atkin, Catherine and Scott Moore	“Education Reform Starts with Effective Pre-K”
PRI, Pacific Research Institute, Izumi, Lance and Vicki E. Murray	“Underperformance of non-socioeconomically disadvantaged students in California schools and the importance of increasing school choice options to address the problem”
PTA, California State Parent Teacher Association	“Parents’ priorities for school finance and education reform”
Reason Foundation, Snell, Lisa	“FAIR Student Funding—A Model for California Schools”
Rumberger, Russell, UC Santa Barbara; and Jim Connell, Institute for Research and Reform in Education	“Strengthening School District Capacity as a Strategy to Raise Student Achievement in California”
Sacramento City Unified School District	“School Finance Issues – An Urban School District Perspective”
SFEP, The School Finance Exploration Partnership: CSBA, Children Now, League of Women Voters of California Education Fund, California State PTA	“Interest-Group Mapping and Education Reform: The Case for a Comprehensive, Consensus-Focused Proposal”
Springboard Schools	“Building Capacity for Continuous Improvement: The Role of School District Data Systems”
SSCAL, School Services of California, Inc.	“Funding K-12 Education Investments Under Proposition 98”
STC, School Transportation Coalition	“School Transportation Crisis”
WestEd, Austin, Gregory and Bonnie Benard	“The State Data System to Assess Learning Barriers and Supports: Implications for School Reform Efforts”