SB 5528-S2.E - DIGEST
(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 3/12/2007)

Provides that, by September 2007, the state board of education shall recommend to the office of the superintendent of public instruction revised essential academic learning requirements and grade level expectations in mathematics. These recommendations shall be based on: (1) Considerations of clarity, rigor, content, depth, coherence from grade-to-grade, specificity, accessibility, and measurability;

(2) A study of: (a) standards used by countries that score well on trends in international mathematics and science study (TIMSS) and/or the program for international student assessment (PISA); (b) college readiness standards; (c) the national council of teachers of mathematics focal points and national assessment of educational progress content frameworks; and (d) standards used by three to five other states and including California green dot standards; and

(3) Consideration of information presented during public comment periods.

Provides that the state board of education shall be aided in its work by an expert national consultant who is retained by the state board of education and a mathematics advisory panel as described in this act.