News Briefs | FYI
May 5, 2020
CDE releases 2019-20 student enrollment data
There are 6,163,001 students enrolled in California K-12 schools this year, according to 2019–20 enrollment data released April 21.
The data breaks down enrollment by ethnicity and grade, along with English Language Acquisition Status. Data can be sorted by county, district, or school. All data is utilized for state and federal reporting purposes, including determinations for supplemental grant funding through the Local Control Funding Formula.
Important findings include:
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity (Multi-Year): Overall enrollment is down from 6,235,520 in 2014–15 to 6,163,001 in 2019–2020, a decrease of 1.2 percent. Also during that time, the percentage of white students decreased from 24.6 percent to 22.4 percent and the percentage of African American students decreased from 6.0 percent to 5.3 percent. However, between 2014–15 and 2019–20, the percentage of Hispanic/Latino students increased from 53.6 percent to 54.9 percent.
English Language Acquisition Status (Multi-Year): Between 2014–15 and 2019–20, the percentage of Hispanic/Latino students classified as English Learners decreased from 83.2 percent to 81.2 percent. Overall, between 2014–15 and 2019–20, the percentage of students who are English learners decreased from 22.3 percent to 18.6 percent, while the percentage of students who are Reclassified Fluent English Proficient increased from 15.6 percent to 18.4 percent during that same time period. These data show a continuing trend of a decreasing proportion of students being identified as English learners and an increasing proportion of students being reclassified fluent English proficient.
Enrollment for Charter and Non-Charter Schools (Multi-Year): While overall enrollment in non-charter schools decreased between 2014–15 and 2019–20, enrollment in charter schools has increased from 8.7 percent to 11.0 percent of the public school population statewide. FYI
Leadership magazine spotlights student voices
For the first time, the May/June issue of Leadership magazine features essays from California school students. Student submissions include reflections on college preparation, bullying, school violence and stress. The digital version of the magazine is available now at
leadership.acsa.org
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Preliminary credential program deadline is May 15
The ACSA Leadership Institute, in partnership with Sacramento County Office of Education, is an 11-month Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Program and is currently recruiting for the Fall 2020 cohort in San Bernardino County. This program is designed for aspiring teacher leaders to earn a Preliminary Administrative Services Credential; in addition to empowering and building capacity of leaders to improve teaching and learning for all students. ACSA works closely with leaders in the field of administrative services and enables students to land competitive and rewarding opportunities within the administration sector. For more information about the ACSA Leadership Institute, visit acsa.org/credentialing. The deadline to apply is May 15, 2020. Contact the ACSA Leadership Institute Lead Consultant Dr. Michael Roe at mroe@acsa.org
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Webpage offers distance learning resources
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium has launched a new web page with tools for supporting and advancing distance learning. The Supporting Remote Teaching and Learning web page provides suggestions regarding how teachers may use Smarter Balanced resources during this unprecedented time. Find it at remote.smartertoolsforteachers.org
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