What Works Clearinghouse

Using the What Works Clearinghouse The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) reviews education research, applies published evidence standards, and summarizes findings to support more informed educational...

Lexile Framework

Understanding Lexile Measures The Lexile Framework places a reader’s current reading ability and a text’s complexity on the same developmental scale—but those two measures describe different...

Legal Reasons for Student Absences in California

Excused Student Absences in California California law requires schools to excuse student absences for specified reasons. A school administrator may also determine that other circumstances...

Learning Styles

Learning Styles: Preferences, Evidence, and Better Instruction Students differ in many meaningful ways—but research does not support sorting them into fixed learning-style categories and matching...

Reading Fluency - Key Aspects

Reading Fluency: Accuracy, Expression, and Meaning Reading fluency is the ability to read connected text accurately, at an appropriate pace, with meaningful expression, and with enough ease to...

Phonemic Awareness

Phonemic Awareness: Hearing and Working with Sounds Phonemic awareness is the ability to notice, identify, and manipulate the individual speech sounds—called phonemes—in spoken words. It is an...

Data Governance - Key Aspects

Data Governance for School Districts A practical framework for making district information accurate, appropriately accessible, secure, understandable, and useful throughout its lifecycle....

HTML Tags Explained

HTML Tags Explained Select the button to open an alphabetical reference to commonly used HTML elements. Expand any entry to see a short explanation and an encoded example that can be copied without...

Glossary of Ed Tech / Data / Compliance Terminology

California Public Education Glossary This glossary explains common terms used in California public education, school finance, accountability, assessment, and data reporting. Some historical terms...

English Learner Glossary

California English Learner Data Glossary This glossary explains terms commonly used in California reports about English learner students and English language acquisition status. Always check the...

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

Understanding FERPA The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law protecting the privacy of student education records. Who FERPA covers FERPA applies to educational...

Child Abuse Identification and Reporting Guidelines

Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect California school personnel play an important role in recognizing and reporting suspected child abuse or neglect. This guide summarizes common...

California School District Document Retention Requirements

California School District Records A practical guide for employees who create, receive, store, share, or dispose of district information. The rule to remember Do not delete, shred, overwrite, or...

Definition of Continuous Enrollment

Definition of Continuous Enrollment Historical reference: 2015 accountability rules This article documents the continuous-enrollment rules used for California’s 2015 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)...

California Physical Fitness Test

California Physical Fitness Test California’s Physical Fitness Test (PFT) is an annual, in-person assessment designed to help students understand health-related fitness and develop habits that...

Welcome to the School Data Leadership Association!

School Data Leadership Association A California K-12 Support Community We connect educators to real-world solutions. Explore California-focused guidance, school software systems, practical tools,...

Intellectual Virtue #9 - Intellectual Tenacity

Intellectual Tenacity A willingness to embrace intellectual challenge and struggle—to keep working toward understanding without giving up at the first setback. For educators, intellectual tenacity...

Intellectual Virtue #8 - Intellectual Courage

Intellectual Courage A readiness to persist in thinking or communicating despite resistance, including fear of embarrassment, failure, or rejection by one’s peers. For educators, intellectual...

Intellectual Virtue #7 - Open-Mindedness

Open-Mindedness An ability to think outside familiar boundaries and give competing perspectives a fair hearing—especially when they challenge established norms or procedures. For educators,...

Intellectual Virtue #6 - Intellectual Thoroughness

Intellectual Thoroughness A disposition to seek and provide explanations—to probe beneath surface answers in pursuit of deeper meaning and understanding. For educators, intellectual thoroughness...