Educational technology: evaluation and selection.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill requires California schools to carefully evaluate and select digital instructional materials before using them, ensuring they are high-quality and beneficial for students. It mandates that school districts create workgroups including teachers, staff, and potentially parents to assess materials, considering factors like cost, impact on student well-being, and alignment with academic standards. The state will also develop best practices and resources to guide these evaluations, promoting equitable access and data privacy.
Key provisions
- Requires school districts to establish workgroups to evaluate digital supplemental instructional materials.
- Workgroups must consider the cost, impact on student behavioral health, and alignment with academic standards.
- Requires teacher involvement in the evaluation and selection of educational technology.
- The State Department of Education will develop best practices and resources for evaluating educational technology.
- Establishes definitions for ‘educational technology’ and ‘local educational agency’.
- Requires consideration of parental input in the evaluation process.
- Mandates the consideration of data privacy and security standards when selecting digital materials.
- Provides for state reimbursement for costs associated with implementing the bill.
Who is affected
- School districts
- County offices of education
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