Instructional Quality Commission
An advisory body to the California State Board of Education
Instructional Quality Commission Meeting
DRAFT MINUTES OF MEETING: August 17, 2017
(Considered for approval on September 27–28, 2017)
Full Commission
Item 1.D.3.
September 27–28, 2017
Instructional Quality Commission
An advisory body to the California State Board of Education
Instructional Quality Commission Meeting
DRAFT MINUTES OF MEETING: August 17, 2017
(Considered for approval on September 27–28, 2017)
Preliminary Report of Action
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) Members Present:
Lizette Diaz, Commission Chair
Bill Honig, Vice Chair
Jocelyn Broemmelsiek
Soomin Chao
Jose Flores
Melanie Murphy-Corwin
Jennifer Woo
Executive Director:
Stephanie Gregson
State Board of Education Liaison:
Niki Sandoval
1. Instructional Quality Committee
A. Call to Order
IQC Chair Diaz called the meeting to order at 9 a.m. She welcomed commissioners, California Department of Education staff, and members of the public to the meeting to accept public comments on the 2017 History–Social Science Adoption of Instructional Materials. The meeting was only to accept comments and no action was taken.
B. 2017 History–Social Science Adoption: Public Comment on Submitted Instructional Materials Programs (Information)
Each speaker had two minutes to speak. The following individuals provided public comment:
1. Bryan Ehlers, Office of Education and the Environment/CalRecycle
2. Will Parish, Environmental Literacy Steering Committee
3. Thomas Richards, Fair Education Act Implementation Coalition
4. Guy Burns, Fair Education Act Implementation Coalition
5. Tarah Fleming, OFC
6. Don Romesburg, FAIR
7. Ken Levin
8. Craig R. Givens, African American Education & Economic Policy Advocacy Group
9. Curtis L. Gardner, African American Education & Economic Policy Advocacy Group
10. Theresa Buggay, African American Education & Economic Policy Advocacy Group
11. Polly Pagenhart, Citizen & Our Family Coalition
12. Maclain Pagenhart, King Middle School
13. Lakshmi Aradhya, Birch Lane Elementary
14. Kristin Stangl
15. Rick Oculto, Our Family Coalition
16. Jann Dorothy, Sacramento Stonewall Democrats
17. Jagdeep Sekhon, Sikh Coalition
18. Gauri Nair, San Ramon School
19. Jayakrishnan Nair, Parent, CAPEEM
20. Arvind Kumas, CAPEEM
21. Samir Kalra, Hindu American Foundation
22. Dakshata Talekar, Parent
23. Abhinay Mahajan, Student
24. Dhwani Maroo, Student
25. Sujata Joshi, Parent
26. Mukta Ambhaikar, Parent
27. Nihar S, community member
28. Julie Roberts-Phung, Parent
29. Gayle Pitman, Sacramento City College
30. Emma Barton, Student
31. Jen Barton, Parent
32. Thirupathaiah Gande, Parent
33. Vaidemi Ramya, Active Member
34. Krystal Torres Covanbias, LGBT Coalition Member
35. Krishna Maheshwari, HIndupedia
36. Jerroyd Moore
37. Diana Monroy
38. Jo Michael, Equality California
39. Eva Seligman-Kennard, Jewish Community Relations Council
40. Dana Vendley-Fogle, Sacramento Stonewall Democrats
41. Anurag Saxena
42. Hamsa Bangalore
43. Anu Jha
44. Amanda Wallner, CA LGBT HHS Network
45. Pranav Hegde
46. Shreyas Ayena
47. Sheiya Monoo, Parent
48. Mandy Taylor, CA LGBT HSS Network
49. Nilay Varshney
50. Sreeparna Bhavenk
51. Anamitra Bhaumik, Student
52. Aditya Kataria, Student
53. Pranshu Wagh, Student
54. Shobhit Gupta, Community Member
55. Giyom Sharma, Student
56. Mary Huttner, Sacramento Stonewall Democrats/Placer Stonewall Democrats
57. Keyush Shah, OVBI
58. Astha Tripathi, Student
59. Himanshu Wagh, Student
60. Swati Wagh, Parent
61. Raghav Sharma, Student
62. Sarah Astarte, Professor
63. Clayton Bergamin, Professor
64. Prakul Agarwal, Student
65. Navin Shety, Parent
66. Basavaraj Swamy, Parent
67. Alina Hernandez, CA Legal LGBT Caucus
68. Atharva Kulkarni, Student
69. Renata Moreira, Our Family Coalition
70. Shantharam Nekkar, Parent
71. Deepti Sharon, Parent
72. Hari Patel
73. Venu Mallesara, HEF
74. Gregory Cramer, PPAC
Prior to adjourning the meeting, IQC Chair Diaz reminded members of the public that written comments can be submitted to the History–Social Science Adoption e-mail box at any time up to the day before the September 27, 2017 IQC meeting.
IQC Chair Diaz adjourned the meeting at approximately 11:12 a.m.
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