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The State Board of Education (SBE) is the governing and policy-making body of the California Department of Education. The SBE sets K-12 education policy in the areas of standards, instructional materials, assessment, and accountability. The SBE adopts textbooks for grades K-8, adopts regulations to implement legislation, and has authority to grant waivers of the Education Code. The SBE has 11 members, appointed by the Governor.

Highlights

Teacher and Principal Evaluation Systems
Information about teacher and principal evaluation systems at the local, state, and national levels.

Education Principles
The education principles focus policy making on the essential components of a standards-based educational system.

Information Memoranda
Information memoranda may include background information, updates on issues of interest to the State Board Members, and reports on a variety of educational topics.

No Child Left Behind
Resources on California's ongoing implementation of No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB).

What's New

SBE Meeting Webcast Recording for January 12-14, 2011
Posted 20-Jan-2011

UPDATED: SBE Schedule
Posted 19-Jan-2011

ACCS Meeting Notice - February 2, 2011
Posted 18-Jan-2011

Governor Brown Addresses the SBE and CDE
Posted 13-Jan-2011

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