FYI: Opportunity for Educators

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From: Lori Lambertson (loril@exploratorium.edu)
Date: Mon Sep 29 2003 - 15:08:11 PDT 

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Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 15:08:11 -0700
From: Lori Lambertson <loril@exploratorium.edu>
Subject: FYI:  Opportunity for Educators

Hello Pinholers,
FYI and maybe you are interested in applying to the state's Curriculum
Development and Supplemental Materials Commission.
Read on,
Lori

>The CA Curriculum Commissioners are the folks who
>approve the textbooks.
>Right now, the commission is dominated by friends
>of Marion Joseph.
>Latest draft of criteria for the next science
>textbook adoptions is
>stipulating less than 25% of lesson time can be
>spent on hands-on
>science.....
>_______________________________________________
>
>2003 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - DEADLINE OCT 10, 2003
>Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials
>Commission
>
>PLEASE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO APPLY.
>ALSO, PLEASE ASK THEM TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH
>YOU TO LET YOU KNOW OF THE PROGRESS OF THE
>APPLICATION. ASSEMBLYPERSON JACKIE GOLDBERG
>WANTS TO TRACK THESE APPLICATIONS & INVESTIGATE
>IF THERE APPEARS TO BE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST
>INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AFFILIATED WITH ORGANIZATIONS
>LIKE CMC or CATE OR CSTA, etc.
>Thanks.
>---------------------
>VACANCIES At least four appointments are to be
>made.
>
>TERMS OF OFFICE The individuals appointed to full
>terms on the Curriculum
>Commission will serve for four years commencing
>January 1, 2004, and
>ending December 31, 2007. By law, individuals are
>limited to one full term on the
>Curriculum Commission.
>HOW TO APPLY Submit an Application for Appointment
>to Advisory Body to:
>CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
>1430 N Street, Room 5111
>Sacramento, CA 95814
>P. O. Box 944272
>Sacramento, CA 94244-2720
>(916) 319-0175 (FAX)
>
>QUESTIONS Questions regarding the work of the
>Curriculum Commission
>should be directed to the Curriculum Frameworks
>and Instructional Resources
>Division of the California Department of Education
>at (916) 319-0881. Questions
>regarding the appointment process should be
>directed to Greg Geeting, Assistant
>Executive Director of the State Board of
>Education, at (916) 319-0827.
>
>APPLICATION DEADLINE
>Applications must be postmarked no later than
>FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2003
>California Relay (Telephone) Service for the Deaf
>or Hearing-Impaired:
>TDD Phones,
>1-800-735-2929; Voice Phones, 1-800-735-2922
>
>--
>P.J. Hallam, Ph.D., UC Berkeley Evaluating the
>Validity of Teacher Licensure Decisions Berkeley
>Evaluation and Research (BEAR) Center 2000 Center
>Street #301
>Berkeley, CA 94704
>(510) 666-9282 (office) -9286 (fax)
>

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