2011 California Code
Education Code
TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION [33000 - 64100]
ARTICLE 1. Selection and Adoption
Section 60207

(a) Notwithstanding Section 60200.7, the state board shall adopt revised curriculum frameworks and evaluation criteria that are aligned to the content standards adopted pursuant to Section 60605.8 for mathematics and English language arts no later than May 30, 2013, and May 30, 2014, respectively.

(b) State board policies shall ensure that the English language arts curriculum frameworks for kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and instructional materials for kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, include the English language development standards as adopted by the state board in 1997 and revised thereafter, and English language development strategies in the core subjects of mathematics, science, and history-social science.

(c) State board policies shall ensure that curriculum frameworks for kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and instructional materials for kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, include strategies to address the needs of pupils with disabilities in the four core subjects of mathematics, science, history-social science, and English language arts.

(d) Each curriculum framework that the state board adopts shall describe, to the extent the state board deems appropriate, the manner in which content can be delivered to intentionally build all of the following skills into and across each content area:

(1) Creativity and innovation, including, but not limited to, thinking creatively, working creatively with others, and implementing innovations.

(2) Critical thinking and problem solving, including, but not limited to, reasoning effectively, using systems thinking, making judgments and decisions, and solving problems.

(3) Collaboration, including, but not limited to, working effectively in diverse teams, adapting to change and being flexible, demonstrating initiative and self-direction, working independently, demonstrating productivity and accountability, and demonstrating leadership and responsibility.

(4) Communication, including, but not limited to, communicating clearly and effectively through reading, writing, and speaking.

(5) Construction and exploration of new understandings of knowledge through the integration of content from one subject area to another and to provide pupils with multiple modes for demonstrating innovative learning.

(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 608, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2012.)