Series Description
R255.001, Box 1, folder 1 - Box 2, folder 10
Series 1
Meeting Transcripts
1996-1998
Physical Description: 29 file folders, 29 audio cassettes, 29 video cassettes
Access Information
Access to audiovisual material requires the production of use copies.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by meeting date.
Scope and Content Note
This series consists primarily of the transcripts of full commission meetings, though hearings and committee meetings are
represented as well. In addition to the written transcription, several meetings were also recorded on either audio or video
cassette. The researcher should also view the Meeting Files for more detailed information on the Commission's various meetings,
as not every meeting was transcribed.
Audio materials have been separated to a cold-storage vault for preservation purposes and separation sheets are in the files
to alert the researcher to the existence of these items.
R255.002, Box 2, folder 11 - Box 5, folder 19
Series 2
Meeting Files
1996-1998
Physical Description: 66 file folders, 39 audio cassettes, 7 video cassettes
Access Information
Access to audiovisual material requires the production of use copies.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by meeting date.
Scope and Content Note
The Meeting Files primarily consist of meeting binders created for the commissioners by Commission staff. The files include
agendas, minutes, correspondence, background materials, press releases, news clippings and articles, memoranda, reports, public
testimony, and draft recommendations with commentary. The files contain information and materials pertaining to all types
of meetings conducted by the Commission: hearings, committee meetings, and full commission meetings. The files document the
administration of the Commission as well as the research and debate surrounding the creation of academic content and standards.
The researcher should view the transcripts series for the full content of selected meetings.
Audio materials have been separated to a cold-storage vault for preservation purposes and separation sheets are in the files
to alert the researcher to the existence of these items.
R255.003, Box 6, folders 1 - 21
Series 3
Focus Group Files
1997-1998
Physical Description: 21 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject headings.
Scope and Content Note
The Focus Group Files document the results of focus group sessions conducted throughout the state by the Commission. Files
primarily consist of surveys and may also include advertisements, staff notes, and summaries of feedback. Significant topics
include age-appropriateness of the standards, specificity of the academic content, and measurability of performance criteria.
The series includes a general information file as well as a summary report of all focus groups.
R255.004, Box 6, folder 22 - Box 7, folder 24
Series 4
History-Social Science Committee Files
1997-1998
Physical Description: 36 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject headings.
Scope and Content Note
This record series documents the work of the History-Social Science (H-SS) Committee. Files may include correspondence, memoranda,
minutes, surveys, and reports. The files contain school district surveys, draft recommendations and their associated reviews,
minutes of the Committee's meetings, and the final recommendations made to the Board of Education.
R255.005, Box 7, folder 25 - Box 8, folder 15
Series 5
Science Committee Files
1997-1998
Physical Description: 8 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject headings.
Scope and Content Note
The Science Committee files document the work of that committee. Files include correspondence, surveys, and reports. The
records contain school district surveys, draft recommendations and their associated reviews, and the final recommendations
made to the Board of Education.
R255.006, Box 8, folder 16 - Box 9, folder 5
Series 6
Public Testimony Files
1997-1998
Physical Description: 12 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject headings.
Scope and Content Note
The Public Testimony Files contain expert reviews, general reviews, consultants' analysis, and drafts of recommendations gathered
from public meetings and hearings. Files include correspondence, memoranda, background material, and written testimony.
Testimony and commentary surrounds the academic content areas of English-Language Arts, Mathematics, and History-Social Science.
R255.007, Box 9, folders 6 - 28
Series 7
Subject Files
1996-1998
Physical Description: 23 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject headings.
Scope and Content Note
The Subject Files document a variety of topics of interest to the Commission. Files may include correspondence, memoranda,
contracts, background material, minutes, press releases, editorials, speeches, and reports. Significant topics include information
regarding contracts and contractors, interagency agreements, Requests For Proposals (RFPs), press, mathematics content standards,
and the Commission's background.
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