Committee asks staff to develop proposal to rewrite standards-revision process
Sep 4, 2026
The committee discussed the WestEd review and agreed to direct staff to develop a policy request to rewrite the statutory standards-revision process to improve efficiency and center research and independent review earlier in the process.
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Committee members spent an extended portion of the meeting examining the standards-revision timeline and WestEd's review findings. Chair Jenny Earl said the current multi-year process can be "exhausting" and proposed re-envisioning the process to place an independent research-based review at the front end so writing committees work from a clearer model.
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