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Meeting Date:
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6/20/2018 - 3:30 PM
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Category:
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Consent Calendar
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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11.31 CURRICULUM: Multi-Year Agreement With WestED for the Evaluation of Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (revenue)
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Strategic Plan:
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Enclosure
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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The evaluation of the Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), which is funded by a U.S. Department of Education’s Investing in Innovation (i3) Validation Grant, will assess the effectiveness of the ERWC in improving 11th and 12th graders’ reading and writing skills. WestEd is serving as the independent evaluator of the curriculum.
The ERWC emphasizes the in-depth study of expository, analytical, and argumentative reading and writing. The evaluation will assess whether students’ enrollment in the ERWC in 11th grade has a positive impact on student achievement as measured through the Smarter Balanced ELA/Literacy Summative Assessment. The evaluation will also assess whether students’ enrollment in the ERWC in both 11th grade and 12th grade has a positive effect on students’ ELA/literacy academic achievement.
The study will occur over three school years: 2018-19, 2019-20, and 2020-21. The 2018-19 school year will be a required pilot year for the 11th grade curriculum and optional pilot year for the 12th grade curriculum; the 2019-20 school year will be an evaluation year for the 11th grade curriculum and a pilot year for the 12th grade curriculum; the 2020-21 school year will be an evaluation year for the 12th grade curriculum. In addition, if students matriculate to the University of California (UC), California State University (CSU), California Community College (CCC), or public college or university in the state of Washington in the 2021-22 school year, then WestEd will work with these post-secondary segments to evaluate the impact of students having taken the ERWC on their college coursework.
WestEd will compensate the District in the amount of $5,000 and compensate each participating comprehensive high school in the amount of $20,000 for a total of up to $65,000.
Education Code 17604 and 17605: The Governing Board delegates the power to contract and purchase supplies, equipment and services.
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Funding:
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The budget will be adjusted to reflect this revenue.
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Recommendation:
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It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve the Multi-Year Agreement with WestED for the evaluation of expository reading and writing curriculum.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Julie Zierold - Director - Curriculum and Instruction
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Signed By:
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Marilyn Saucedo - Assistant Superintendent
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Signed By:
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Nick Newkirk - Director - Purchasing
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Signed By:
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Candace Reines - Deputy Superintendent
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Signed By:
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Grant Bennett - Superintendent
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member David Nelissen Moved, Member Edward Garcia, Jr. seconded to approve the Original motion 'It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve the Multi-Year Agreement with WestED for the evaluation of expository reading and writing curriculum.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 4 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 4 - 0 | | | | | Edward Garcia, Jr. | Yes | | Dr. Jose Luis Araux | Yes | | David Nelissen | Yes | | Anthony T. Stafford, Sr. | Yes | |
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