Closing the Achievement Gap:
Recommendations from the P-16 Council (Archive)

Presenters:

Rick Miller
Deputy Superintendent, Policy Development and External Affairs, CDE
(Primary Presenter)

In his fifth annual State of Education Address, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell unveiled an ambitious, comprehensive plan aimed at closing California's pernicious achievement gap that exists between students who are white and students of color, as well as with English learners, students in poverty, and students with disabilities. The State Superintendent’s California P–16 (Prekindergarten through Higher Education) Council spent a year developing recommendations that holds the State of California accountable for creating the conditions necessary to close the gap. The P-16 Council’s work was grouped into four main themes: Access, Culture and Climate, Expectations and Strategies and within each theme the Council made a set of recommendations.

This presentation will elaborate on the P-16 Council’s initial recommendations for closing the achievement gap and the State Superintendent’s corresponding recommendation for implementation.