Inventory of the Department of Education Records
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Inventory of the Department of Education Records
Inventory: F3752
California State Archives
Office of the Secretary of State
Sacramento, California
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- California State Archives
- 1020 "O" Street
- Sacramento, California 95814
- Phone: (916) 653-2246
- Fax: (916) 653-7363
- Email: ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov
- URL: http://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/
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- The California State Archives staff
© 2000 California Secretary of State. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Department of Education Records
Inventory: F3752
Creator:
Department of Education
Extent: 110 boxes
Repository:
California State Archives
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Department of Education Records, F[number]:[folder number], California State Archives, Secretary
of State Office, Sacramento, California.
Agency History
California's 1849 Constitution provided for the election of a state Superintendent of Public Instruction and for a system
of common schools. Supervision of California's educational system was carried out by the State Board of Education with the
Superintendent of Public Instruction acting as its executive officer. The first foundations of a State Department of Education
were laid in 1913 when the Legislature provided for the appointment of three commissioners (in elementary, secondary, and
vocational education) to assist the Superintendent (
Stats. 1913, ch. 694). An official Department of Education was created by law in 1921 succeeding to the powers and duties of the
State Board of Education (
Stats. 1921, ch. 605). The State Board continued on as a governing body with the Superintendent acting as Director of Education.
Initially the Department included Divisions of Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools, Physical Education, Normal and Special
Schools, Immigrant Education, Statistics, Credentials, Attendance, and a Legal Division.
As a result of two studies commissioned by the Legislature, the Mills Report of 1944 and the Strayer Report of 1945, the Department
carried out a major reorganization consolidating twenty-two divisions into six: Divisions of Departmental Administration,
Special Schools and Services, Instruction, Libraries, Public School Administration, and State Colleges and Teacher Education.
The Department's activities greatly expanded as federal appropriations increased with the passage of the National Defense
Education Act of 1958 and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The California State Legislature appropriated
more funds for new education programs with the Miller-Unruh Basic Reading Act of 1965, the McAteer Act of 1963, S.B. 1302
of 1972 (early childhood education), and the Bilingual Education Act of 1972.
In 1972 the Department attempted an innovative reorganization, the Education Program Matrix, to improve service to local education
agencies, to coordinate the Department's various educational programs, and to improve departmental communications. (See EDUCATION
PROGRAM MATRIX.) The Matrix was dissolved in 1975 and replaced by Education Program Management.
Scope and Content
The first California State Constitution required the State Legislature to provide for the election of a Superintendent of
Public Instruction by the people (
Const. 1849, Art. IX, Sec. I). In 1851 the Legislature passed a law which provided for the Superintendent's election and which described
his powers and duties (
Stats. 1851, ch. 126). In 1852 the Superintendent was designated a member of the State Board of Education to act as the Board's secretary
and executive officer (
Stats. 1852, ch. 53). The law creating the State Department of Education included a section to make the Superintendent of Public
Instruction the Director of Education and vested in him all the executive and administrative functions of the Department.
In addition to his duties in connection with the State Board and the State Department, the Superintendent also serves as an
ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees of the California State Colleges and Universities, and of the Regents of the University
of California. He also serves as an ex-officio member and advisor on educational matters to various boards, commissions, and
councils, e.g., the California Commission on the Status of Women, the State Teacher's Retirement Boards, and the Board of
Governors of the California Maritime Academy.
The records include the administrations of Vierling Kersey (1929-37), Walter Dexter (1937-45), Roy Simpson (1945-63), Max
Rafferty (1963-70), and Wilson Riles (1971-82).
Vierling Kersey was an appointee to the vacant office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction by Governor Young. Assuming
office on Feb. 11, 1929, Kersey was re-elected in 1930 and 1934, but in turn resigned in 1935 to become County Superintendent
of Schools in Los Angeles County. A native of Los Angeles, Kersey graduated from Los Angeles Normal School (later known as
the University of California at Los Angeles), later receiving a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Southern California.
From teaching, holding principalships and directorships of Continuation Education in various schools, he advanced to the State
Superintendency.
Governor Frank Merriam appointed Walter F. Dexter in 1937 to replace Kersey. Re-elected in 1938 and 1942, Dexter died in office
on October 21, 1945. Born in Chicago, Dexter as a child moved with his parents to a farm in Iowa. With a B.A. from Penn College
and an M.A. from Columbia University, he then earned a masters and a doctorate in education at Harvard. After teaching a few
years at Earlham College, Franklin College, and the University of Virginia, Dexter came to California as president of Whittier
College and served in that capacity for eleven years. At the time of his appointment as Superintendent of Public Instruction,
he was Governor Merriam's executive secretary.
On November 6, 1945, Governor Earl Warren appointed Roy Simpson as Dexter's successor. Re-elected every four years until his
retirement in 1963, Simpson holds the record for the longest tenure as Superintendent. Simpson was born in Santa Rosa, California
in 1893. After graduating from Claremont College, he served as a sargeant in the U.S. Army from 1917 to 1919. On his return
from the service, he held positions as a teacher, principal, district superintendent, and city superintendent before his appointment
by Governor Warren.
Max Rafferty was elected Superintendent of Public Instruction in 1962 and was re-elected in 1966. Born in New Orleans in 1917,
he moved to California in 1931. After graduation from Beverly Hills High School, he attended the University of California
at Los Angeles where he received his B.A. in 1938. He served as a public school teacher, vice-pricipal, principal, and district
superintendent before his election to state office. He also earned two graduate degrees: an M.A. from U.C.L.A. and a doctorate
from U.S.C. Dr. Rafferty was defeated for re-election by Wilson Riles in 1970.
Wilson Riles was elected in 1970 and re-elected in 1974 and 1978. Riles was born near Alexandria, Louisiana in 1917. Moving
with his foster parents to Arizona in 1936, he entered Arizona State University in Flagstaff where he received his B.A. in
1940. After teaching for three years and serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps for two years, Riles re-entered college earning
an M.A. in school administration. He taught and was a school administrator before coming to California in 1954 as a Regional
Secretary of Fellowship of Reconciliation, a religious organization. Riles joined the Department of Education in 1958 as an
educational consultant. In 1965 he was appointed as Associate Superintendent in charge of the Compensatory Education and in
1969 he advanced to Deputy Superintendent. Wilson Riles was defeated in his bid for re-election by L. Bill Honig in 1982.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
California. Dept. of Education
Education policy and development
Educational administration and organization
Related Material at the California State Archives
Board of Education Records
F3752:462-470
Series 1
History and Organization Files
1932-1981
Physical Description: 9 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content
Reports, memoranda, and organizational charts trace the development, functions, and organization of the Department of Education.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
1929-1982
Scope and Content Note
The records include the administrations of Vierling Kersey (1929-37), Walter Dexter (1937-45), Roy Simpson (1945-63), Max
Rafferty (1963-70), and Wilson Riles (1971-82).
F3752:471-492
Series 1
Press Releases
1946-1970
Physical Description: 22 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by date of release.
Scope and Content Note
Press releases issued by the Superintendent and the State Board of Education announcing appointments, calling conferences,
making policy statements, regarding distribution of funds, and announcing special programs and projects.
Vierling Kersey
1929-1937
F3752:493-541
Series 1
Subject Files
1933-1937
Physical Description: 47 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject or correspondent and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and minutes reflect
the Superintendent's role as both an administrator and chief spokesman for the Department. The records mirror the effects
of the Depression on education in California including the administration of education related state and federal relief programs
such as the National Youth Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps. The concerns regarding school building standards
which surfaced following the Long Beach earthquake of 1933 are also covered. The development of early childhood, audio-visual,
and adult education programs is also outlined.
F3752:542-594
Series 1
Subject Files
1937-1945
Physical Description: 53 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject or correspondent and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and minutes reflect the Superintendent's role as an administrator and as chief spokesman
for the Department. The records mirror the effects of World War II on education in California including the administration
of emergency wartime programs such as War Production Training and Readjustment Education (verteran's education). Also included
are materials concerning the War Relocation Authority, and problems arising from the return of Japanese evacuees and their
eventual reintegration into the public school system.
F3752:595-661
Series 1
Subject Files
1946-1961
Physical Description: 66 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject or correspondent and chronologically thereunder unless otherwise noted.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and minutes emphasize the Superintendent's role as chief spokesman for the Department.
The records show Simpson's involvement in the growth of higher education and specifically the development of the Master Plan
for Higher Education in California (1960). Files pertaining to particular State Colleges contain correspondence with college
administrators including an extensive Department investigation of alleged mismanagement at Humboldt State College (1949).
Records concerning legislation encompass the Department's involvement with federal and state education legislation, and the
Joint Interim Committee on the Public Education System (1958-60). Also included are files concerning controversy over state
textbook adoption process (1955-56).
F3752:662-742
Series 2
Department Investigations
1936-1962
Physical Description: 79 file folders, 13 photographs
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, testimony,
transcripts, legal documents, and textbooks concern Department and/or legislative investigations of alleged subversive, corrupt,
or illegal activities within the Department of Education. Records particularly emphasize the adoption of textbooks:
Pacific Relations (1936-38),
Thinking, Speaking, and Writing (1937-43), and the
Building America series (1946-49). Controversy over Department textbook disposal policies is also covered (1953-62).
Other records pertain to investigations of Harry C. Steinmetz, associate professor at San Diego State College, for alleged
subversive activites; investigation of the California School for the Deaf for mistreatment of students; investigation of the
California Labor School suspected of being a communist front; and, various Department personnel actions.
Also included are 13 black and white photographs of the transfer of surplus textbooks to the Philippines and the West Indies
(1962).
F3752:743-828
Series 1
General Correspondence
1963-1970
Physical Description: 85 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject or correspondent and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and minutes emphasize the Superintendent's role as chief spokesman for the Department.
The files contain correspondence with the general public and professional educators concerning a wide variety of volatile
social issues relating to education such as: the influence of Communism on education; the teaching of evolution vs. creation
science; the controversy over Angela Davis, a professor at U.C.L.A.; alleged pornographic and radical political elements in
school textbooks and library books; and, sex education. Material relating to Department administration is limited.
F3752:829-839
Series 2
Campaign Correspondence
1962-1970
Physical Description: 11 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence from supporters of Rafferty's three campaigns for Superintendent of Public Instruction (1962, 1966, and 1970)
and his campaign for the U.S. Senate (1968).
F3752:840-843
Series 3
Textbooks
1962-1967
Physical Description: 4 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, and reports concerning the evaluation and adoption of textbooks - specifically, public and governmental
criticism and revisions of the social science textbook,
Land of the Free.
F3752:844-852
Series 4
Weekly Syndicated Columns
1964-1970
Physical Description: 9 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
An incomplete series of Rafferty's nationally syndicated newspaper column which addressed a wide spectrum of education issues.
F3752:853-856
Series 5
Speeches
1962-1970
Physical Description: 3 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Selected speeches delivered by Rafferty before education, civic, labor, and religious organizations in his capacity as Superintendent
of Public Instruction or as candidate for the U.S. Senate.
F3752:857-931
Series 1
General Correspondence
1971-1973
Physical Description: 75 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject or correspondent and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, and reports reflect Riles' role in the development of individualized education programs such as
bilingual-bicultural, migrant, early childhood, compensatory, mentally gifted, and handicapped education. Correspondence with
the general public and professional educators pertains to the above mentioned programs as well as: specific problems in local
school districts; problems concerning ethnic minorities such as bussing, integration, and discrimination; and, restructuring
of school finance following the State Supreme Court decision in Serrano vs. Priest (1971-72).
F3752:932-966
Series 2
Associations, Organizations, and Committees
1971-1973
Physical Description: 35 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and reports reflect the Superintendent's involvement with such groups as the State Board
of Education, the Task Force for Early Childhood Education, the California Teachers Association, and the NAACP.
F3752:967-971
Series 3
Speeches
1971-1973
Physical Description: 5 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Copies of speeches delivered to educational organizations, legislative committees, and civic groups, and statements for press
conferences, television appearances, and radio spots covering such topics as quality of education, school financing, legislation,
development of educational programs, and departmental reorganization.
F3752:972-979
Series 4
County Files
1971-1973
Physical Description: 8 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by county.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, and reports. Contains primarily correspondence with local school officials concerning early childhood
education, remedial reading, special education, bilingual education, school finance, and integration.
Chief Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction
1962-1982
Scope and Content Note
The Chief Deputy directs the daily, routine administration of the State Department of Education. He is responsible for the
effective implementation of departmental policies and programs. The Chief Deputy acts as the Superintendent's representative
on various boards, committees, and commissions of which the Superintendent is as ex-officio member - e.g., Committee on Credentials
(Commission for Teacher Preparation and Licensing), the Curriculum Commission (Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials
Commission), and the Governing Board of the California Maritime Academy. He also headed the Division of Departmental Administration
from 1945 to 1970. In more recent years (about 1973 on) the Chief Deputy has delegated this responsibility to his subordinates.
As the Department has grown the Chief Deputy's actual involvement on the program level has decreased while his administrative
and public relations responsibilities have increased. Represented in this sub-group are the administrations of Everett Calvert
(1962-1970), Milton Babitz (1970-71), Walter Coultas (1971-73), and Donald McKinley (1973-82).
Everett Calvert
1962-1970
F3752:980-1001
Series 1
Administrative Files
1958-1968
Physical Description: 22 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by Division and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and reports. Files reflect the Chief Deputy's administrative and supervisorial duties
as follows:
Cabinet - executive staff meetings;
Division of Departmental Administration - Attorney General's opinions;
Division of Higher Education - development of junior colleges;
Division of Instruction - vocational education, driver education, National Defense Education Act programs, school libraries, audio-visual education,
foreign languages, physical education, and mentally gifted student programs;
Division of Public School Administration - school finance, school district organization, school lunches, and textbooks (especially
Land of the Free);
Division of Special Schools and Services - California School for the Deaf; and,
Office of Compensatory Education - relating to creation of.
F3752:1002-1019
Series 2
Legislation
1964-1969
Physical Description: 18 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject or type and chronologically
thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, analyses, reports, press releases, and testimony.
1
Bills
1964-1967
Physical Description: 9 file folders
Scope and Content Note
Material arranged by bill number. Files trace the development of Department sponsored legislation primarily in the 1967 Regular
Session. Included is correspondence with the legislature and the Governor expressing support, opposition, or suggesting amendments
to legislation. Bills (1967 Reg. Session) emphasized are: AB272 (school finance), AB451 (Commission of Credentials Reform),
SB242 (Development Centers for handicapped minors), SB311 (common State curriculum), SB669 (Junior College Governance), SB1125
(private schools, and SCA12 (method of selecting the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education).
Also federal legislation 1964-65, particularly programs relating to the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964.
2
Committees
1965-1968
Physical Description: 1 file folder
Scope and Content Note
Reports and miscellaneous testimony presented to legislative education and finance committees.
3
Correspondence
1964-1969
Physical Description: 5 file folders
Scope and Content Note
With the general public, legislators, and the Governor.
4
General
1964-1965
Physical Description: 1 file folder
Scope and Content Note
Position papers and analyses.
5
Programs
1964-1968
Physical Description: 1 file folder
Scope and Content Note
Proposed legislation by the Department of Education and the L.A. City School District.
F3752:1020-1065
Series 3
Program Files
1962-1969
Physical Description: 46 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by program title and as specifically noted thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, project proposals, and minutes.
1
Bill of Rights Project
1962-1967
Physical Description: 3 file folders
Scope and Content Note
State Board of Education project to develop a curriculum guide for teaching the Bill of Rights.
2
County School Services Fund (CSSF) Projects
1964-1969
Physical Description: 18 file folders
Scope and Content Note
General files arranged alphabetically by county. Project areas include: curriculum development, administrative services, automatic
data processing, cooperative regional projects, educational television, publications, research, evaluation studies, and physiacl
education testing.
3
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Projects
1965-1969
Physical Description: 24 file folders
Scope and Content Note
Concerns state and local education agency projects funded by federal grants under ESEA of 1965 to strengthen and improve educational
quality and educational opportunities in schools. Files are arranged by ESEA Title number. The primary emphasis is on Title
V which provided funds to strengthen State Departments of Education. Title V project areas included: automatic data processing;
program evaluation; curriculum development in conservation, social science, arts, humanities, and physical education; administrative,
consultant, and informational services; studies and research projects; educational television; staff training; Mexican-American,
early childhood, and handicapped education; and, Departmental reorganization. Beginning in 1968 the State Department of Education
also awarded Title V monies to local educational agencies in more or less the same project areas.
F3752:1066-1108
Series 4
Boards, Committees, and Commissions
1961-1969
Physical Description: 42 file folders, 10 photographs
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and reports. Files pertaining to groups of which the Superintendent of Public Instruction
is an ex-officio member (represented by the Chief Deputy) and advisory bodies created by the Department, the Legislature,
the Governor, and/or the State Board of Education. For example: Advisory Committee on County School Service Fund Projects,
California Maritime Academy (Board of Governors), Committee/Commission of Credentials, Departmental Legislative Committee,
State Board of Education, and State Curriculum Commission. Also included are 10 black and white photographs depicting California
Maritime Academy activities which are filed separately.
F3752:1109-1124
Series 5
Associations and Organizations
1965-1968
Physical Description: 16 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, and analyses. Pertains to the Chief Deputy's involvement with professional education
groups such as the California Association of School Administrators, the California Junior College Association, the California
School Boards Association, and hte California Teachers Association.
F3752:1125-1159
Series 1
General Correspondence
1970-1971
Physical Description: 35 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent or subject.
Scope and Content Note
Incoming and outgoing correspondence primarily with the general public and school officials concerning problems in school
districts, the tuition voucher system (aid to private and parochial schools), compensatory education, bussing and integration,
legislation, school finance, year-round school, ethnic studies, textbooks, teacher tenure, and early childhood education.
F3752:1160-1174
Series 2
Administrative Files
1970-1971
Physical Description: 15 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, and legal opinions. Records include information on:
Division of Instruction - curriculum development and Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) programs;
Division of Compensatory Education - education of children from low-income families, migrant education, and children's centers;
Division of Special Education - development of a Master Plan and mentally gifted minors program;
Task Forces - Departmental committees on Basic Skills - Reading, Curriculum Development, Miller-Unruh Reading Program, Bilingual-Bicultural
Education, Career Education, Grants and Funds, Early Childhood Education, Program Evaluation, and Program Planning and Development;
Legal Office - informal opinions re: segregation, federal funds, and student expression; and,
Legislation Coordination - proposed legislation and minutes of the State Board of Education's Legislative Committee.
F3752:1175-1176
Series 3
Legislation
1970-1971
Physical Description: 2 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged by subject.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, and analyses. Correspondence with legislators expressing support, opposition, or suggesting amendments
to legislation, and material pertaining to AB750 (1970 Regular Session) concerning children's centers.
F3752:1177-1193
Series 4
Boards, Committees, and Commissions
1970-1971
Physical Description: 16 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, and minutes. Records pertain to the Chief Deputy's participation in various governing, fact-finding,
and advisory bodies - for example: the State Board of Education, Advisory Commission on Cost Effectiveness, Educational Innovation
Advisory Commission, and Joint Committee on Educational Goals and Evaluation.
F3752:1194-1195
Series 5
Associations and Organizations
1970-1971
Physical Description: 3 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence and memoranda. Records reflect the Chief Deputy's involvement in professional education groups such as the
Association of California School Administrators and the California Teachers Association.
F3752:1196-1266
Series 1
Subject Files
1972-1973
Physical Description: 71 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject or correspondent and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, and legal opinions included herein reflect the Chief Deputy's public role as
a representative of the Department of Education and the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The material falls into the
following categories:
1
General Correspondence
Scope and Content Note
with the general public concerning problems in schools, Department programs (early childhood, vocational, bilingual-bicultural,
adult, and special education), school violence, textbooks, educational television, year-round school, child care centers,
and collective bargaining for teachers.
2
School Districts
Scope and Content Note
seeking Department support for local programs.
3
Federal and State Agencies
Scope and Content Note
cooperation in joint programs, the state budget process, and correspondence with the U.S. Office of Education concerning federally
funded education programs.
4
Legislation
Scope and Content Note
correspondence with state and federal legislators and material relating to Department sponsored legislation.
5
Boards/Committees/Commissions
Scope and Content Note
of which the Superintendent of Public Instruction (represented by the Chief Deputy) is an ex-officio member such as the State
Board of Education and its various committees, the Commission on Teacher Preparation and Licensing, and the State Teacher's
Retirement Board.
6
Associations
Scope and Content Note
professional education groups such as the Association of California School Administrators, the California School Boards Association,
and the California Teachers Association.
F3752:1267-1313
Series 2
Administrative Files
1972-1973
Physical Description: 47 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically and filed by branch (i.e., Executive, Administrative, and Programs), division, bureau, office, or
task force.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and reports. These files pertain to the Chief Deputy's routine administrative responsibilities
in the Department and reflect his role as a supervisor. The records demonstrate that his involvement was broad in scope but
somewhat limited in content. The material retained represents only a portion of what was generated by his subordinates. See
program records for more complete information.
Records pertaining to the Executive Branch contain minutes of the Executive Cabinet, the primary policy setting group in the
Department. Records of the Programs Branch include files concerning: 1) Compensatory, Early Childhood, Vocational, Adult,
and Special Education units; 2) Offices of Program Planning, Program Evaluation, and Grants and Funds; and, 3) various Task
Forces formed to address particular social and educational needs or problems - e.g., Bilingual-Bicultural, Career Education,
Conflict and Violence, Drug Abuse, Organizational Redirection (Department reorganization), Reading, and Venereal Disease.
Donald McKinley
1973-1982
F3752:1314-1384
Series 1
Subject Files
1974-1975
Physical Description: 69 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject or correspondent and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, and legal opinions included herein reflect the Chief Deputy's public role as
representative of the Department and the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The material falls into the following broad
categories:
1
General Correspondence
Scope and Content Note
with the general public and school officials concerning problems in local schools (violence, curriculum, collective bargaining,
teacher tenure, and year-round schools) and Department programs (early childhood education, monitor and review, consolidated
applications, vocational education, Professional Development Centers, and Technical Assistance Teams).
2
Legislation
Scope and Content Note
correspondence with state and federal legislators concerning education legislation and material relating to Department sponsored
legislation.
3
Federal and State Agencies
Scope and Content Note
joint programs with other state agencies, State budget process, and correspondence with the U.S. Office of Education concerning
federally funded education programs.
4
Boards, Committees, and Commissions
Scope and Content Note
of which the Superintendent of Public Instruction (represented by the Chief Deputy) is an ex-officio member such as the State
Board of Education (committee minutes, Executive Session agenda, and background material, 1974-75), Curriculum Development
and Supplemental Materials Commission (minutes and background material), the Commission for Teacher Preparation and Licensing
(flash minutes, 1974), and ad hoc committees formed to address specific needs (Ad Hoc Committee on Management of Conflict
and Crime in the Schools, and the Blue Ribbon Committee for the Education of Gifted Children).
5
Associations
Scope and Content Note
reflects the Chief Deputy's involvement with professional education groups such as the Association of California School Administrators
and the Industry Education Council of California.
F3752:1385-1440
Series 2
Administrative Files
1973-1976
Physical Description: 55 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged into subseries and as specified below.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and reports. These files pertain to the Chief Deputy's routine administrative responsibilities
in the Department and reflect his role as a supervisor.
F3752:1385-1406
1
Executive Cabinet Meeting Files
1973-1975
Physical Description: 22 file folders
Scope and Content Note
The Executive Cabinet is the primary policy setting group within the Department. It's functions include: a) approving Department
statements of goals and objectives, plans, reports, grant applications, publications, procedures, and practices; and, b) approving
and submitting State Board of Education agenda items.
F3752:1407-1440
2
Program Files
1973-1976
Physical Description: 33 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by name of program chief.
Scope and Content Note
The records demonstrate that his involvement was broad in scope but somewhat limited in content. The material retained represents
only a portion of what was generated by his subordinates. See program records for more complete information.
Division of Departmental Administration
1945-1970
Scope and Content Note
The Division of Departmental Administration was created during a 1945 Department reorganization. Headed by a (Chief) Deputy
Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Division's functions have included at various times office management, personnel,
accounting, educational research, public information, legal services (Administrative Advisor), and various administrative
field services. In 1970 the administrative functions of the Division of Departmental Administration and the Division of Public
School Administration were consolidated into the Administration Branch.
F3752:1441-1449
Series 1
Administrative Advisor
1945-1954
Physical Description: 9 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
The Administrative Advisor and his assistants act as legal advisors to the State Board of Education and the Department of
Education. They represent the Board and Department in disciplinary actions, prepare Department sponsored legislation, and
draft and review Department contracts.
Correspondence, memoranda, and draft legislation. These records contain primarily informal legal opinions on education related
issues rendered for Department staff, local school officials, and the general public. Two folders pertain to the Administrative
Advisor's role in drafting legislation.
Deputy Superintendent for Administration
1967-1975
Scope and Content Note
The Deputy Superintendent is head of the Administrative Branch of the Department which is responsible for internal fiscal
and administrative functions, Department publications, apportionment of monies to school districts, distribution of surplus
properties and food to schools, provision of management services to school districts, approval of private schools, and textbook
distribution. The administration of Edwin Harper (1972-75) is represented in this sub-group.
F3752:1450-1501
Series 1
Subject Files
1967-1975
Physical Description: 51 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject or correspondent and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, agenda, reports, legal opinions, and legislative analyses. These files emphasize Harper's
involvement in the problems of school finance - particularly the ramifications of
Serrano vs. Priest. The records also describe various internal operations of the Administration Branch: budget, data management, accounting procedures,
and publications. General correspondence (filed under Misc. A-Z) with school officials and the general public concerns school
finance, aspects of the Education Code, school building safety, teacher tenure, textbooks, and the voucher system.
F3752:1502-1532
Series 2
Administrative Files
1972-1975
Physical Description: 31 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by branch, alphabetically by unit, and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, and legal opinions reflect the Deputy's interaction with the Executive and Program
Branches of the Department, and his supervisory function within the Administration Branch. Files include the minutes of the
Administration Branch Cabinet meetings (1974-75).
Division of Administrative Services
1977-1978
Scope and Content Note
The Division of Administrative Services is an element of the Administration Branch of the Department which was created in
a 1970 reorganization. Functions of the Division included Management Services, School Apportionments and Reports (records
for this unit are described separately - see finding aid), Personnel and Training, Textbook Distribution, and School Facilities
Planning. The Branch was reorganized in 1980 and the Division's title and functions were changed.
F3752:1533-1539
Series 1
Legislative Files
1977-1978
Physical Description: 7 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged by bill number.
Scope and Content Note
Bill analyses and recommendations prepared by the Division for the Office of Governmental Affairs (formerly the Office of
Legislative Coordination) and related memoranda indicating the
Department's position on state education legislation.
Division of Public School Administration
Scope and Content Note
The Division of Public School Administration (DPSA) was formed in a 1945 Department reorganization and included ten units:
the Bureau of Textbooks and Publications, Child Care Centers (created in 1943 - functions absorbed by the Division of Compensatory
Education in 1969), the Bureau of Indian Education (created in 1939 - phased out in 1958), Child Welfare and Attendance, the
School Lunch Program (became Food Services in 1970), the Bureau of School Accounts and Records (became School Apportionments
and Reports in 1960), the Bureau of School Planning, the Bureau of Readjustment Education (created in 1944, moved several
times between the Division of Higher Education and DPSA in the 1960's), the State Educational Agency for Surplus Property,
and the Bureau of School District Reorganization.
The Division was responsible for external administrative functions: school apportionments, school planning, school district
organization, textbook distribution, surplus property, school lunch programs, Indian education, and veteran's readjustment
education. During the time period covered by these records (1947-70) the Division was headed by an Associate Superintendent.
The name of the Division was changed to the Division of School Administration and Finance in 1969, and in 1970 Department
administrative functions were consolidated into the Administration Branch. The administrations of Frank Wright (1947-57),
Wallace Hall (1957-61), Ronald Cox (1961-67), Ray Johnson (1967-70), and Edwin Harper (1970-72) are partially represented
in the sub-group.
F3752:1540-1678
Series 1
Division Chief's Files
1947-1970
Physical Description: 131 file folders, 5 photographs
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject or correspondent and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, legal opinions, and testimony. These files emphasize the Chief's role as an advisor
in matters pertaining to school finance. The records cover these general subject areas:
1
Department administration
Scope and Content Note
reflects the Division Chief's supervisory function and his involvement with the fiscal and administrative aspects of other
programs. Includes information on administration of the County School Service Fund (state monies granted to county offices
of education) 1948-50, 1964-65; development of Child Care/Children's Centers programs in the post-war era, 1947-51, 1963-66;
and management of WWII veteran's education programs including problems with racial discrimination in private schools, 1947-51.
2
Correspondence
Scope and Content Note
with public school officials and the general public concerning school finance, attendance accounting, school district organization
(unification), school buildings and property, food services (school lunches), teacher qualifications, textbooks, pupil transportation,
interpretation of the Education Code, Indian education, veteran's education, and enrollment statistics, 1947-70.
3
Legislation
Scope and Content Note
generally reflects the Department Legislation Committee's activities concerning state education legislation, 1949-66. Also
included is testimony and background material on federal legislation allocating monies for school construction in federally
impacted areas, 1950-55.
4
Associations, Boards, and Committees
Scope and Content Note
relates to the Division Chief's participation in various private and public groups requiring his expertise: Cooperative Committee
on School Finance studied current practices in school finance and suggested legislation to remedy fiscal inequalities, 1948-50;
California Association of School Administrators; the Department Committee on Public School Support, 1960; the State Board
of Education (Finance and Economics Committee, 1963-66); and the Committee on Junior College Construction, 1964-65.
5
Photographs
Scope and Content Note
four black and white prints of flood damage at Happy Camp School District, Siskiyou Co., 1965, and on black and white print
of flood damage at schools in Humboldt Co., 1964.
Bureau of Indian Education
Scope and Content Note
Under the provisions of the Johnson-O'Malley Act of 1934, the Indian education unit administered federal funds for Indian
education and relief from 1934 to 1958. The State Department of Education distributed funds to county superintendents enabling
them to provide transportation, school lunches, textbooks and school supplies, health services, special instruction, and clothing
for Indian children. In 1945 the Bureau of Indian Education was placed under the Division of Public School Administration.
F3752:1679-1712
Series 1
Office Files
1933-1957
Physical Description: 34 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, and reports. These records describe the Bureau's administrative and monitoring functions. Annual
reports (1935-49), field reports (1938-50) provide details of local Indian education programs. County correspondence and other
subject files emphasize special problems at Hoopa Valley (Humboldt Co.), the Fort Yuma School (Yuma, Arizona/Imperial Co.),
and Round Valley (Mendocino Co.). Correspondence with the Bureau of Indian Affairs/Department of the Interior outlines the
Bureau of Indian Education's role in administering the annual contract with the federal government.
Bureau of School Planning
Scope and Content Note
The Division of Schoolhouse Planning was created by law in 1927 (
Stats. 1927, ch. 406) and charged with establishing standards for school buildings, reviewing school plans and specifications, and
approving plans and specifications submitted by governing boards of school districts. In 1945, the Division became a Bureau
under the Division of Public School Administration.
F3752:1713-1735
Series 1
Office Files
1930-1963
Physical Description: 21 file folders, 2 photographs
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, specifications, and reproductions of architectural drawings. These records pertain to
the Bureau's involvement in planning, reviewing, and approving several school construction projects and the acquisition of
school sites. Also included is material pertaining to the Board of Public Building Reconstruction (
Stats. 1933, ch. 602) which was established following the 1933 Long Beach earthquake to facilitate the reconstruction of damaged
school buildings. The files also contain the final reports of the Survey of School Building Adequacy (1934-36). See the History
File for more detailed information about the Bureau's operations.
State Educational Agency for Surplus Property
Scope and Content Note
This agency was created by law in 1947 (
Stats. 1947, ch. 513) to procure and distribute surplus property and food to public and private achools. The Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 established that only non-profit, tax-supported schools, hospitals, and civil defense
organizations were eligible to receive surplus property, and that only non-profit organizations caring for needy people, people
certified as needy by state and local social welfare agencies, needy Indians on reservations, and non-profit school lunch
programs were eligible to receive surplus food.
F3752:1736-1741
Series 1
Office Files
1957-1958
Physical Description: 5 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, and reports. These records outline the basic functions of the Agency including determining
the eligibility of various institutions to receive surplus property and food.
Bureau of School District Organization
Scope and Content Note
The Commission on School Districts, a nine member independent agency, was created by law in 1945 (
Stats. 1945, ch. 1273) to promote more efficient school district organization. The Commission's staff provided technical assistance
to Local Survey Committees in their efforts to formulate plans and make recommendations concerning school district reorganizations.
The State Board of Education succeeded to the duties of the Commission on Oct. 1, 1949. The duties of the Commission's staff
were carried on after Oct. 1, 1949, by the newly formed Bureau of School District Organization
F3752:1742-1756
Series 1
Commission on School Districts
1945-1949
Physical Description: 15 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by type or subject and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and reports. Correspondence of State Survey Directors George Geyer and Richard Lewis and
various Regional Survey Directors describe the Commission's role in local efforts to reorganize school districts. Also included
are Commission reports and minutes.
F3752:1757-1774
Series 2
Bureau Office Files
1949-1971
Physical Description: 18 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject or type and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and reports. Bureau Field Representatives continued to assist local committees in compiling
studies and recommendations for eventual review by the State Board of Education. County (1949-71) and correspondence (1949-53)
files provide specific examples of Bureau activities on the local level. Memoranda files (1953-58) contain Bureau reports
on the status of local school district reorganization work in various counties.
Division of Instruction
Scope and Content Note
The Division of Instruction was created when the Department of Education reorganized in 1945 and included the Bureaus of Elementary
Education, Secondary Education, Adult Education, Health and Physical Education, Audio-Visual Education, Special Education,
and the Commission for Vocational Education. About 1960 Adult Education and Special Education were transferred out of the
Division and the Bureaus of Pupil Personnel Services and National Defense Education Act Administration were added. the Division
of Instruction was administered by an Associate Superintendent of Public Instruciton who also served as Division Chief. The
Division has always included most of the major program elements of the Department of Education. The Division's funcitons were
absorbed by the Education Program Matrix when the Department reorganized in 1971.
F3752:1775-1786
Series 1
Office Files
1947-1972
Physical Description: 12 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject or type and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, agenda, and reports. This series contains materials produced by Eugene Gonzales when he
was Division Chief (1968-70) and earlier Assistant Superintendent of Public Instruction - Los Angeles (1965-68) as well as
other records pertaining to the Division generally. Gonzales' correspondence, speeches, and other materials emphasize his
involvement with education programs for Mexican-Americans. Also included in this series are staff meeting minutes (1948-58),
information about Division functions and organization, and material pertaining to the Arts and Humanities Advisory Committee
(1968).
Bureau of Elementary Education
Scope and Content Note
The 1913 Legislature empowered the State Board of Education to employ a Commissioner of Elementary Schools to: 1) visit the
elementary day and evening schools and investigate the course of study; 2) enforce the use of state textbooks; and, 3) make
recommendations to the State Board of Education (
Stats. 1913, ch. 328). In 1927, the Legislature abolished the position of Commissioner of Elementary Schools and directed the State
Board to establish divisions within the Department of Education which included the Commissioner's functions (
Stats. 1927, ch. 453). The State Board of Education created the Division of Rural Education with the responsibility of supervising
the elementary and secondary schools. The name of the Division was changed to the Division of Elementary Education and Rural
Schools in 1931 and in 1946 it became the Bureau of Elementary Education under the Division of Instruction.
The Bureau's functions included: 1) coordinating curriculum development studies; 2) providing consultant services to local
school districts; 3) producing publications concerning
elementary education; and 4) planning and conducting conferences and workshops on curriculum problems. The funcitons of the
Bureau were absorbed by the Education Program Matrix in 1971. Records of the Bureau include the files of Helen Heffernan who
was Bureau Chief from 1927-65.
F3752:1787-1807
Series 1
Administrative Files
1938-1966
Physical Description: 20 file folders, 1 photograph
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, and ephemera concerning Bureau administration. Helen Heffernan's personal file
contains material relating to her background and long career in education. Field Reports from Elementary Education Consultants
(1955, 1959-62) detail Bureau activities on the local level. Memoranda (1946-47, 1954-62) between Bureau Chief Heffernan and
her superiors and staff show her special interests in foreign language and social studies curriculum development, migrant
and early childhood education, and minority groups. Also included are minutes and background material relating to Bureau,
Division, and Executive staff meetings (1954-61) and one black and white photograph of Bureau Chief Helen Heffernan, n.d.
(stored separately).
F3752:1808-1868
Series 2
Subject Files
1938-1962
Physical Description: 58 file folders, 1 photograph
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject or correspondent and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and reports describe Bureau Chief Heffernan's statewide, national, and international activities
in the field of education. General correspondence (1939-62) reflects her varied concerns: social studies, foreign language,
mathematics, and early childhood curriculum development; and, development of educational programs for Spanish-speaking children,
children of migrant farmworkers, and cerebral palsied children. The Bureau Chief's field activities are outlined in county
correspondence (1938-62). Included is correspondence with educators at the Manzanar War Relocation Area (1943). Records contain
correspondence and reports pertaining to a Survey of Mentally Defective Children (1946) which was performed to determine the
need for special education programs for these children. Also included is material relating to: Bureau Chief Heffernan's involvement
with various international exchange programs for teachers (1959-61); her involvement with several professional associations
such as the California Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and the National Education Association; several
of her many speeches and articles (1938-62); and one black and white photograph of Helen Heffernan with the first seminar
for Asian school officials in 1960 (stored separately).
Bureau of Secondary Education
Scope and Content Note
The State Board of Education was directed by the Legislature to appoint a Commissioner of Secondary Schools in 1913
(
Stats. 1913, ch. 328). The duties of the Commissioner included visiting and investigating secondary schools; recommending changes
in courses of study; and, investigating contracts with textbook companies. The funcitons of the Commissioner were transferred
to a newly created Division on City Secondary Schools within the Department of Education in 1927. In 1931 its name was changed
to the Division of Secondary Education and in 1945 the Division became a Bureau under the Division of Instruction. The Bureau
of Secondary Education and the Bureau of Elementary Education were combined in 1966 (see BUREAU OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION).
During a Department reorganization in 1971, the Bureau was absorbed into the Education Program Matrix becoming the Secondary/Adult
Education Age Span. When the Matrix dissolved in 1975, the Age Span became Secondary Education Program Management.
The Bureau of Secondary Education provided leadership in curriculum development and improvement of instruction in secondary
schools by: offering consultant services; approving course offerings and teaching practices; participating in high school
accreditations; cooperating in the administration of secondary education components of various federal programs; holding conferences;
and, working with professional organizations.
F3752:1869-1913
Series 1
Office Files
1936-1975
Physical Description: 45 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject or type and chronologically thereunder unless otherwise noted.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, agenda, reports, and other materials generated by the Bureau chief and his consultants
concerning:
Aviation Education (1946-63, established by law -
Stats. 1945, ch. 1440 - program development, course descriptions, monthly reports, position papers, newsclippings, workshops, studies);
Book Companies (1961-63, communism in textbooks);
California Aviation Education Association (1957-59);
Communism (1962-64, Advisory Committee on Teaching Communism activities);
Conservation Education (1950-62, conferences, programs, teaching credentials);
Driver Education (1957, 1962-64, program description, instructional materials);
Foreign Language (1956, 1962-63);
General Correspondence (1956-57, 1960-61);
Science Education (1961-64, local program description, advisory groups, curriculum development, workshops);
Social Studies (1961-65, curriculum development);
Staff Correspondence (1954-58, 1963-64, filed by Bureau Chief, Consultants - alphabetically, Division Chief, General, and Simpson); and other materials.
F3752:1914-1917
Series 2
Reform of Intermediate and Secondary Education (RISE)
1974-1976
Physical Description: 4 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, agenda, minutes, and reports. California Commission for RISE was a 37 member group established
by the Superintendent of Public Instruction in 1974 and charged with laying he foundation for restructuring intermediate and
with laying the foundation for restructuring intermediate and secondary schools. The Commission made its report ir. 1975 emphasizing
individualized education to meet student needs, improved student achievement in mathematics and English, and the use of accountability
principles in evaluating results. The Department of Education produced an implementation plan calling for the RISE program
to be phased in over a 7 year period beginning in 1976 and proposed legislation to obtain state funds for this purpose. The
Intermediate and Secondary Education Act (RISE) of 1976 was vetoed by the Governor.
Records include Commission minutes and background material; position papers; Commission reports and drafts; material pertaining
to RISE implementation; proposed legislation; and, newsclippings.
F3752:1918-1923
Series 3
Course Descriptions
1946-1947
Physical Description: 6 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by school name.
Scope and Content Note
Summaries of courses of study in several high schools including course descriptions, graduation requirements, and program
descriptions. High Schools included are Albany H.S., Bakersfield H.S., Calaveras H.S., Carmel H.S., Chico H.S., Glendale H.S.,
Herbert Hoover H.S., Hanford Union H.S., Manteca H.S., Montebello H.S., Rio Vista H.S., John Swett Union H.S., and Whittier
Union H.S.
Bureau of Audio-Visual Education
Scope and Content Note
The Bureau of Audio-Visual Education was created by the State Board of Education in 1944 to aid in the development and use
of audio-visual education materials in public schools. Bureau staff provided consultant services, developed audio-visual materials,
met with professional organizations, organized workshops, and participated in curriculum development. In 1961 the Bureau's
name was changed to the Bureau of Audio-Visual and School Library Education and library services were added to its responsibilities.
When the Department reorganized in 1971, the Bureau was absorbed by the Education Program Matrix's General Education Support
Activity Unit.
F3752:1924-1934
Series 1
Office Files
1945-1966
Physical Description: 11 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, agenda, reports, and other materials relating to the activities of the Bureau Chief and
consultants. Records pertain to professional organizations such as the California School Supervisors Association and the California
Audio-Visual Education Association; various regional audio-visual education conferences; and, general correspondence with
school officials in Lassen, Modoc, Sacramento and Yuba Counties regarding local audio-visual programs, materials, workshops,
and meetings.
F3752:1935-1945
Series 2
Applications
1966-1969
Physical Description: 11 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged under approved and unapproved applications and then alphabetically by school name.
Scope and Content Note
Selected examples of applications for funding under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 - Title II which
allocated federal funds for the acquisition of school library resources. A typical application package might include correspondence,
budget materials, project description, and evaluative and financial reports.
Bureau of National Defense Education Act Administration
Scope and Content Note
The Bureau of NDEA Administration was formed under the Division of Instruction to implement the National Defense Education
Act of 1958 (PL 864). Congress passed the NDEA in response to the Russian success in orbiting the first satellite - Sputnik.
The NDEA provided federal funds to strengthen schools in: 1) science, mathematics, and foreign language instruction (Title
III); 2) guidance, counseling, and testing in secondary schools (Title V); and, 3) vocational education (Title VIII). When
the Department reorganized in 1971, the Bureau was absorbed by the Education Program Matrix becoming part of the General Education
Support Activity Unit.
F3752:1946-1977
Series 1
Title III Applications
1959-1965
Physical Description: 32 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically by county or school district.
Scope and Content Note
Sample applications for NDEA, Title III funds for strengthening science, mathematics, and foreign language instruction may
contain: project descriptions, objectives, procedures, methods of evaluation, budgets, reimbursement claims, lists of equipment
and supplies, resolutions, and correspondence. Applications were sampled as follows: 1959-60 (14f) - Amador, Contra Costa,
Glenn, Merced, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Shasta, Sonoma, and Trinity Counties; and, 1964-65 (18f) - Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt,
Imperial, Monterey, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernadino, San Diego, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, and Tulare
Counties.
Bureau of Pupil Personnel Services
Scope and Content Note
The Bureau of Occupational Information and Vocational Guidance was created in 1943 and added to the Commission for Vocational
Education. Its name was shortened to the Bureau of Guidance in 1955 and it was transferred to the Division of Instruction
becoming the Bureau of Pupil Personnel Services in 1962. When the Department reorganized in 1971, the Bureau was absorbed
by the Education Program Matrix's General Education Support Activity Unit. The Bureau became part of Special Programs and
Support Services Management in 1975 when the Matrix dissolved. The Bureau is responsible for coordinating and improving guidance
and counseling programs in local school districts. The Bureau also cooperated in the administration of National Defense Education
Act (NDEA) - Title V funds for guidance, counseling and testing in secondary schools.
F3752:1978-1995
Series 1
NDEA - Title V Applications
1959-1971
Physical Description: 18 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by county or school district.
Scope and Content Note
Sample applications for NDEA - Title V funds for guidance, counseling, and testing in secondary schools may contain: project
description, program objectives, budgets, evaluation reports, resolutions, and correspondence. Applications were sampled as
follows: Alameda, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Merced, Monterey, Orange, Sacramento, San Bernadino, San Diego, Shasta, and Solano
Counties.
Vocational Education
Scope and Content Note
The State Board of Education appointed a Commissioner of Industrial and Vocational Education in 1913 (
Stats. 1913, ch. 328) to visit schools offerring industrial and vocational education classes, recommend changes in these programs
to local school boards, and report on these activites to the State Board of Education. The federal government made a permanent
appropriation in support of vocational education in 1917 with the passage of the Smith-Hughes Act (PL 64-347). California's
state legislature immediately moved to accept the federal money (
Stats. 1917, ch. 720).
Between 1917 and 1928 various subdivisions which later became bureaus were added to the Commissioner's responsibilities: Agricultural
Education, Homemaking Education, Business Education, Trade and Industrial Education, and Vocational Rehabilitation (moved
to the Division of Special Schools and Services in 1945). In 1927 the State Board of Education abolished the position of Commissioner
of Industrial and Vocational Education and transferred administrative authority to the Commission for Federal and State Aided
Classes from 1927 to 1931 (see BUREAU OF BUSINESS EDUCATION - HISTORY FILES for minutes of the Commission). In 1931 the State
Board delegated policy-making authority for vocational education to a Commission for Vocational Education consisting of the
Superintendent of Public Instruction and the chiefs of the five above-mentioned bureaus. The chief of the Bureau of Trade
and Industrial Education acted as State Director of Vocational Education.
A Bureau of Occupational Information and Vocational Guidance was added to the Commission in 1943. It's name was shortened
to the Bureau of Guidance in 1955 and it was moved over to the Division of Instruction becoming the Bureau of Pupil Personnel
Services in 1962 (see BUREAU OF PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES).
In 1944 the State Board of Education appointed a State Director of Vocational Education to administer the vocational education
programs in the Department of Education and in 1945 placed Vocational Education under the Division of Instruction. The Commission
for Vocational Education was dissolved in 1955 when the Department of Finance concluded it was an extra legal, cumbersome
administrative body. Policy-making responsibilities in the area of vocational education were returned to the State Board of
Education.
The administration of the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) was added to Vocational Education's responsibilities
in 1962. MDTA was superseded by the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) of 1973 which was also a Vocational Education
responsibility. The Vocational Education Section was reorganized into three units in 1968: Program Development, Program Services,
and Program Operations which consisted of all the original special subject bureaus. When the Department's programs were reorganized
into the Education Program Matrix in 1971, the Vocational Education Section became the Vocational Education Support Activity
Unit. The Matrix was dissolved in 1975 and Vocational Education became a unit under Secondary Education Program Management.
Over the years Vocational Education has expanded considerably though its purpose - to develop and promote policies and standards
for programs which prepare youths and adults for gainfull and useful employment - and basic structure have remained constant.
(See below ADMINISTRATIVE FILES - HISTORY FILE, for more information).
F3752:1996-1998
Series 1
Commission for Vocational Education
1931-1953
Physical Description: 3 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Minutes and agenda of this policy-making body created in 1931 to administer California's vocational education programs concern
legislation, professional organizations, advisory groups, local programs and curriculum, credentials, budget, the annual descriptive
reports, and general program administration. Throughout most of its existence the Commission's membership consisted of the
Superintendent of Public Instruction, the State Director of Vocational Education, and the five or so bureau chiefs in Vocational
Education. At the time the Commission was abolished by the State Board of Education in 1955, a state college president was
also included in the membership.
F3752:1999-2020
Series 2
Administrative Files
1944-1976
Physical Description: 20 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject or type and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, agenda, and reports concern the administration of the vocational education program in
general. Materials pertain to:
Career Education (1974-76); the
Council of Calif. Vocational Associations (1949-67, agenda and minutes);
MDTA (1965, 1974); the
National Youth Administration (1941, state plan and amendments);
Programs of Work (1947-52, personnel, goals, activities - overall and by bureau);
History File (A History of Vocational Education in Calif., 1900-1975, Calif. State Dept. of Education); various
Reports (for example: Vocational Education Conference - Sacramento City Schools, 1944, Leadership for Vocational Education in Calif.,
1966, Vocational Education in Calif.: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, by A.D. Little Inc., 1968, A Policy and System Study
of Calif. Vocational Education, by A.D. Little Inc., 1969;
Staff Meetings (1965-66, minutes); and the
State Board of Education Committee on Vocational Education (1966-67, agenda and minutes).
F3752:2021-2027
Series 3
State Plans
1927-1974
Physical Description: 7 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
State plans, amendments, and related correspondence and memoranda. State plans are comprehensive reports submitted every five
years and later annually, which detail the manner in which the state will carry out the purposes of the federal funding act.
F3752:2028-2050
Series 4
Annual Descriptive Reports
1914-1966
Physical Description: 23 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
The reports contain evaluations, statistics, and recommendations concerning California's vocational education programs.
F3752:2051-2068
Series 5
Joint Committee on Vocational Education
1970-1976
Physical Description: 18 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Minutes and agenda with some memoranda and background material detailing the activities of this committee. JCVE is a joint
committee of the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors of Calif. Community Colleges with its membership including
three people from each board. JCVE was created in 1967 (when Community (Junior) Colleges were placed under an independent
Board of Governors) to promote cooperation between the two boards in obtaining and administering federal funds for vocational
education programs.
Bureau of Industrial Education
Scope and Content Note
In 1918 the State Board of Education asked that a Director of War Emergency Education be appointed to administer a war production
training program. When the program ended in 1919, the Director became a State Supervisor of Trade and Industrial Education.
The Bureau of Trade and Industrial Education was created in 1927 and along with the other vocational education bureaus participated
in the newly formed Commission for Vocational Education. The Chief of the Bureau of Trade and Industrial Education also served
as State Director of Vocational Education and Chairman of the Commission from 1931 until 1944, when the State Board appointed
a State Director.
The Bureau has remained essentially intact since its creation with its basic purpose and functions being to develop and promote
policies and standards for trade and industrial education programs and teacher training. The Bureau also approves, supervises,
and evaluates local industrial arts programs receiving federal or state money.
F3752:2069-2117
Series 1
Administrative Files
1934-1974
Physical Description: 49 file folders, 7 black and white photographs
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject or type.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, agenda, and reports cover a wide range of Bureau activities including:
Correspondence (1934-40, Bureau Chief's correspondence regarding teacher training, credentials, local programs, and 1937 State Fair exhibits,
1949-51, Consultant's correspondence regarding local programs);
Credentials (1963-72, development of vocational education requirements);
Enrollment Statistics (1942-64);
Fire Training (1938-39, 1957-72, program administration and some annual reports);
Memoranda (1971-73, series of policy memoranda entitled Issues, Trends, and Problems);
Legislation (1966-74, analyses);
MDTA (1967-73, program administration, problems with Mexican-American groups);
Program Administration (1966, 1969-73, management reviews, goals, objectives, guidelines, and budget);
Reports (1954-66, annual descriptive reports for the Bureau of Industrial Education and other misc. reports); material pertaining
to various professional organizations and advisory groups such as the Council of Calif. Vocational Associations (1966-73),
the Calif. Industrial Education Association (1971-72), and the Calif. Advisory Council on Vocational and Technical Education
(1969-74); and 4 black and white photographs depicting Bureau activities and 3 black and white photographs from a report on
the baking industry in Sweden.
F3752:2118-2133
Series 2
War Production Training
1941-1947
Physical Description: 16 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject or type and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and reports. Two federal acts, the War Production Training Act and the Rural War Production
Training Act both of 1940, authorized federal funds for vocational training of war and food production workers. The Chief
of the Bureau of Trade and Industrial Education served as State Director, Vocational Training for War Production Workers.
Records of this program contain:
State Plans for both War Production Training and Food Production Training (1941-45);
Liquidation - closing out of the program (1945);
Preservice Training Course - training for teachers of war production workers (1944-45); and various materials concerning program administration, fiscal
matters, procedures, and enrollment statistics.
F3752:2134-2147
Series 3
California Apprenticeship Council
1939-1974
Physical Description: 14 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and reports. The Calif. Apprenticeship Council was established to implement the provisions
of the Shelley-Maloney Apprentice Labor Standards Act of 1939 (
Stats. 1939, ch. 220). The Council's membership consisted of the Chief of the Bureau of Industrial Education, a representative of
the Dept. of Industrial Relations, and four representatives each of employer and employee organizations. The Council was charged
with preparing, revising, and promoting apprenticeship standards. The Dept. of Industrial Relations' Div. of Apprenticeship
Standards acted as the administrative arm of the Council (see DEPT. OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS - DIV. OF APPRENTICESHIP STANDARDS).
Records contain background material concerning local apprenticeship programs, Council minutes, and Apprenticeship Training
Service Representative reports relating to the development of apprenticeship standards on the local level.
Bureau of Business Education
Scope and Content Note
The Bureau of Business Education was created by the State Board of Education in 1928 and placed under the Commission for Vocational
Education when the Commission was created in 1931. The Bureau has remained a unit in Vocational Education since then. When
Congress passed the George-Dean Act in 1936, the Bureau received its first federal funds and has continued to administer the
business education components of subsequent federal programs such as NDEA of 1958, MDTA of 1962, and the Vocational Education
Acts (VEA) of 1963 and 1968.
The Bureau has grown over the years but its functions have remained basically unchanged: 1) to plan, promote, and develop
business education programs and standards; 2) to work with the business community in determining training needs and developing
cooperative training programs; 3) to plan, coordinate, and conduct research and surveys in business education; 4) to recruit,
train, and recommend qualified teachers and coordinators for business education programs; and, 5) to supervise federal and
state reimbursed business education programs.
F3752:2148-2156
Series 1
History Files
1925-1970
Physical Description: 9 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject or type and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and reports give an historical overview of Bureau organization, personnel, and activities:
Bureau of Business Education (1928-49, 1970-general histories);
Business Education Curriculum (1929-35 - development of, standards for);
Calif. Business Education Association Survey (1948-49 - survey of business education classes in high schools);
Commission for Federal and State Aided Classes (1928-31 - minutes);
Consumer Education Project (1934-35 - WPA funded project to develop teaching units on
consumer education);
Misc. Reports (1929-31, 1942 - Governor's Council reports and thesis excerpt);
Teacher Training (1925, 1940, 1944-45 - Joint Council for Vocational Teacher Training minutes, correspondence, reports concerning the Bureau's
cooperation with U.C. Berkeley in teacher training);
Teacher Training Handbook (1941 - teaching methods in distributive education).
F3752:2157-2189
Series 2
Administrative Files
1950-1976
Physical Description: 33 file folders, 1 black and white photograph
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject or type and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, pamphlets, and brochures. Records include:
General Correspondence (1959, 1964 - with the public and other professionals);
Legislation (1951 - concerns efforts to restore George-Barden Act funds);
Organizations (1951-76 - for example, the Calif. Business Education Association, the Distributive Education Clubs, and the American Vocational
Association);
Reports (1951-72 - descriptive and evaluative on a wide variety of business education related subjects);
Staff Meetings Minutes (1976);
University of Calif. (1959-60, 1965 - research projects and teacher training); and
Year-end Reports (1957-76 - some narrative reports and background information - see ANNUAL DESCRIPTIVE REPORTS below for more information).
Also included is one black and white photograph of the Retail Advisory Committee, 1957, which is filed separately.
F3752:2190-2237
Series 3
Itineraries and Reports of Field Trips
1957-1974
Physical Description: 48 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and alphabetically by consultant or regional supervisor thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Field reports, monthly reports, and itineraries describe field activities of both Bureau consultants and regional supervisors
including: local business education programs; research studies and surveys; contracts and plan reviews; program development;
professional organizations and advisory groups; junior colleges; conferences and workshops; and the supervision of various
federal and state funded programs such as the Vocational Education Act (VEA), MDTA, Distributive Education (DE), and Business
Data Processing (BDP).
F3752:2238-2314
Series 4
Annual Descpritive Reports
1956-1969
Physical Description: 77 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and alphabetically by city or county thereunder unless otherwise noted.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, applications, and narrative, fiscal, and statistical reports concerning local programs in distributive
education. The reports are collections of various kinds of documents which may contain program descriptions, course listings,
enrollment figures, fiscal information, and background material. From 1963 on reports are also broken down by program level
or type - e.g., Adult, High School, Junior College, Experimental A-V Programs, etc...
F3752:2315-2335
Series 5
Technical Business Education
1959-1964
Physical Description: 21 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, applications, and reports concerning this business data processing program funded by the National
Defense Education Act, Title VIII, of 1958. Material includes some program administration (1964), applications from local
education agencies, annual descriptive reports from local programs, and enrollment figures. Descriptive content of annual
reports consists of objectives, successes, problems, conclusions, and recommendations.
F3752:2336-2340
Series 6
Manpower Training and Development Act
1962-1966
Physical Description: 5 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, and reports concern the initial start up of MDTA which was designed to train unemployed and unskilled
men and women. The Bureau worked with the State Dept. of Employment to administer MDTA funds and participated in approving
training schools and programs, and processing claims for reimbursement. Records include: descriptions of training programs
for various occupations; program administration; regulations; procedures; and some progress and field reports.
F3752:2341-2351
Series 7
Teacher Training
1934-1963
Physical Description: 11 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Course descriptions, course materials, and syllabuses for teacher training courses in business education offered by the University
of California at Berkeley in cooperation with the Bureau.
F3752:2352-2365
Series 8
Program Files
1966-1974
Physical Description: 14 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by city or county.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, and reports concerning various Bureau administered local programs including the Regional Occupation
Program, MDTA, distributive education, and work experience programs.
F3752:2366-2374
Series 9
Enrollments
1957-1963
Physical Description: 9 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Statistical reports listing enrollment figures for teacher training, distributive education, and business data processing
courses. Information may include course names, student names, and enrollment breakdown by sex.
Bureau of Agricultural Education
Scope and Content Note
In 1918 the State Board of Education appointed a Supervisor of Agricultural Instruction to meet provisions of the Smith-Hughes
Act of 1917. A Bureau of Agricultural Education was
created in the Division of Rural Education in 1927 and placed under the newly formed Commission for Vocational Education in
1931. The Bureau has remained a unit of Vocational Education since then.
The administration of the California Polytechnic School (Cal-Poly, San Luis Obispo) was assigned to the Bureau of Agricultural
Education in 1933 and the Bureau was headquartered there until 1953 when it was moved back to Sacramento. The Bureau of Agricultural
Education was responsible for developing and promoting standards and programs in agricultural education; supervising agricultural
education components of federal and state funded vocational education programs; and, developing programs in agricultural education
teacher training.
F3752:2375-2386
Series 1
Office Files
1936-1971
Physical Description: 12 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject ot type and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, and newsletters covering:
Annual Descriptive Reports (1936, 1942, 1958-60 - narrative evaluation of Bureau activities and accomplishments);
Calif. Agricultural Teachers Association (1953);
Directory (1070-71 - agricultural education teachers statewide and Bureau staff);
Field Activities Reports (1956-57);
General Correspondence (1956-57 - Future Farmers of America);
Institutional On-Farm Veteran Training (1947-55);
Program of Work (1952, 1955-57 - annual Bureau objectives);
Scholarships (1956-57 - Union Pacific and Sears-Roebuck Foundation sponsored FFA scholarships);
Speech (1941);
Staff Meeting Minutes (1941, 1952-59);
State Farmer Degree (1956-57 - FFA honorary degree program); and
Young Farmers (1953 - youth group).
Bureau of Homemaking Education
Scope and Content Note
A Supervisor of Teacher Training in Home Economics was appointed by the State Board of Education in 1918 to meet provisions
of the Smith-Hughes Act of 1917. This Supervisor operated under the direction of the Commissioner of Industrial and Vocational
Education until 1927 when a Bureau of Home making Education was created. The Bureau was placed under the Division of City
Secondary Schools and was also under the direction of the Commission for Federal and State Aided Classes. When the Commission
for Vocational Education was created in 1931, the Bureau was transferred to its jurisdiction and has remained a unit of Vocational
Education since then. The Bureau is charged with developing and improving instruction in homemaking education programs which
received federal and state funds, and developing and promoting teacher training in the area of homemaking education.
F3752:2387-2388
Series 1
Annual Descriptive Reports
1947-1961
Physical Description: 2 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Report content includes: accomplishments; development and plans for development in teacher training programs, curriculum,
and publications; relations with professional and youth organizations; homemaking education in junior colleges, state colleges,
and universities; and special projects.
F3752:2389-2405
Series 2
Subject Files
1950-1960
Physical Description: 17 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, and newsletters concerning: Future Homemakers of America activities; teacher
training in state colleges and universities; nutrition education; child development; home management; family life; home furnishings;
homemaking education credentials requirements; conferences; accreditation; UCLA/Bureau cooperative study of attitudes toward
homemaking education; U.S. Office of Education program administration, field services, information gathering, publications,
conferences, workshops, and teacher education; Calif. Young Homemakers - minutes and newsletters; Sears-Roebuck Foundation
- scholarships for FHA members.
Bureau of Program Planning and Research
Scope and Content Note
The Curriculum Laboratory was formed by the Department of Education in 1956 to: 1) collect and disseminate curriculum information
and publications to Department staff and local school officials; 2) provide a reference library and conference facilities
for curriculum development by Department staff and local school officials; and, 3) provide consultant services in the development
of curriculum programs and the establishment of local and regional curriculum laboratories, libraries, and instructional materials
centers. In 1968 the Curriculum Laboratory's functions and resources were absorbed by the newly formed Bureau of Reference
Services. The Bureau's name was changed to the Bureau of Program Planning and Research in 1971. The Bureau of Program Planning
and Research was abolished in the 1972 Department reorganization. Records of the Bureau include files of John Church who was
a Consultant in Curriculum Development in charge of the Curriculum Laboratory (1962-68), Chief, Bureau of Reference Services
(1968-71), and Chief, Bureau of Program Planning and Research (1971-72).
F3752:2406-2458
Series 1
Office Files
1958-1972
Physical Description: 51 file folders, 1 audio tape
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject or type and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, legislative analyses, reports, and an audio tape. The material pertains to general administration
of the Curriculum Laboratory and reference library; coordination of a statewide program of regional curriculum libraries/depositories
(Calif. State Steering Committee on Publications and Curriculum); Calif. Curriculum Newsletter (published by the Bureau);
textbook evaluation; reading textbook workshops; the Ad Hoc Committee on Minimum Academic Standards; the Miller-Unruh Coordinating
Committee (program concerns reading specialists); and, related legislation. Also included is one reel to reel tape of a Department
of Education Professional Staff Meeting (1971) which is stored separately.
Adult Education
Scope and Content Note
A Bureau of Adult Education was created within the Department of Education in 1920 to supervise the Americanization of immigrants.
Laws passed in 1919 (
Stats. 1919, ch. 506) requiring high school districts to provide evening English language classes for young adults, 1921 (ch. 488)
requiring naturalization classes, and 1923 (ch. 268) requiring English language classes for adults, formalized the responsibilities
of the Department. Except for these mandated classes, adult education curricula developed in local districts according to
community needs unrelated to a statewide plan or structure. The lack of formality brought repeated requests from legislators
for justification of the Bureau's programs.
Functions of the Bureau of Adult Education included developing guidelines for adult school administration, reviewing course
outlines and curriculum development, and providing consulting services to local school boards, administrators, teachers, and
organizations concerned with adult education. The Bureau administrated both High School Proficiency and G.E.D. tests, directed
inservice teacher training, and coordinated numerous federal programs. By 1975, the Bureau of Adult Education oversaw all
adult school programs in unified and high school districts and in postsecondary private schools.
F3752:2459-2572
Series 1
Bureau Chief's Files
1932-1976
Physical Description: 109 file folders, 6 photographs
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes, agenda, speeches, curricula, and other materials relating to Bureau administration,
legislation, other state agencies, professional groups, programs, projects, workshops, and conferences.
A.
George Mann
1932-1953
Scope and Content Note
reflects the growth of adult education after World War II and the need for improvements in curriculum (particularly in crafts
and physical education), the quality of instruction, and the extension of adult education services. Reports
contains Biennial, Governor's Council, and project reports dating from 1932. Workshops includes material pertaining to adult
education administration programs and homemaking curriculum development. The Legislation files show Bureau concern for legislative
inquiry into adult education curricula and the level of state support that should be granted.
B.
Stanley Sworder
1959-1968
Scope and Content Note
shows a continuing concern for improvement in curriculum and the quality of instruction. Records document the directing of
adult education to the needs of women, minorities, and the elderly. These topics are also examined in the files pertaining
to the Calif. Association of Adult Education Administrators and other professional groups.
C.
Xavier Del Buono
1974-1976
Scope and Content Note
relates to the coordination of the vocational education, special education, compensatory education, and child development
support units of the Education Program Matrix as they pertain to the Adult and Community Education Program (see also EDUCATION
PROGRAM MATRIX subgroup). This series descibes the funding process for fiscal year 1975-76, the expansion of bilingual-bicultural
education into general education, the Adult Basic Education Program, and the development of long range plans and planning
systems.
F3752:2573-2652
Series 2
Reports
1948-1975
Physical Description: 80 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged by type of report, chronologically, then alphabetically by county, school district, and school, unless otherwise
noted.
Scope and Content Note
A sampling of nine counties representing various populations and geographic areas was made and reports from these counties
were retained when available. The counties are: Alameda, Butte, Fresno, Humboldt, Lassen, Los Angeles, Mono, Sacramento, and
San Luis Obispo.
A.
J-35, October Reports
1948-1950
Scope and Content Note
all courses by subject and title taught in each school (see also DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - BUREAU OF SCHOOL APPORTIONMENTS
AND REPORTS for additional listings). 17f.
B.
A-10, Request for Approval of Forum Series; A-13, Request for Approval of Lecture Series; A-20, Report on Courses in Classes
for Adults; A-20-A, Report on Courses in Crafts and in Phsical Education in Classes for Adults; A-40, Fall Report on Adult
Education Programs; A-40-SS, Summer School Report on Adult Education Programs; and A-41, Annual Report on Adult Education
Programs
1950-1975
Scope and Content Note
1950-52 reports include only forms A-10 and A-13. Some files include course descriptions required by local districts. 51f.
C.
ESEA. Title III, Adult Basic Education Program Files
1967-1973
Scope and Content Note
arranged alphabetically by county and school district, and chronologically thereunder.Selected correspondence, memoranda,
and supplemental reports in addition to standard forms for course offerings, number of classes, attedance, applications for
program approval, and requests for reimbursement. 12f.
Division of State Colleges and Teacher Education
Scope and Content Note
From 1857 to 1913, California established a system of seven State Normal Schools for the education of teachers for the public
schools. The State Board of Education and local boards of trustees supervised the curriculum development and programs of each
school until 1921, when the Legislature created the State Department of Education and transferred jurisdiction to the Office
of the Director of Education/Superintendent of Public Instruction (
Stats. 1921, ch. 605). Normal Schools changed to Teachers Colleges in 1921, and then to State Colleges in 1935. Until World War II,
the State Colleges offered curricula leading to an A.B. Degree and teaching credentials for elementary and junior high schools
and for special subjects in secondary schools. The teacher shortage after the war brought advances in curricula and the development
of a fifth year secondary teaching credential in 1946, a general education degree in 1947, and an M.A. Degree in Teacher Education
in 1949. Acting on the recommendations of the Strayer Report of 1947, the Legislature added new colleges to the system. The
Donahoe Higher Education Act of 1960 (
Stats. 1961, ch. 49) placed the State College system under an independent Board of Trustees and a Chancellor, and expanded the curriculum
to include undergraduate and graduate instruction in the liberal artsand sciences, the applied fields, and the professions
(see BOARD OF TRUSTEES - CALIFORNIA STATE COLLEGES for more information after 1960).
F3752:2653-2711
Series 1
Administrative Files
(1912-18) 1936-60.
Physical Description: 59 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject, and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes, and agenda. This group is composed largely of reports and minutes describing
the development and character of the State College system. The Strayer Report, Factors in Site Selection, and the Sacramento
Junior College Survey show the motivation and preliminary investigations leading to the creation of a state college. Minutes
from the State College Presidents, the Deans of Instruction, Executive Staff Meetings, and the California Council of Teacher
Education demonstrate the policy-making process. (See Superintendent of Public Instruction Roy Simpson's SUBJECT FILES for
information on the Master Plan for Higher Education.)
F3752:2712-2762
Series 2
State College Files
1930-53 (1957-58)
Physical Description: 51 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by college, then by subject, and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other materials relating to State College activities. With the exception of Fresno
State General Correspondence, the files of the State Colleges offer only a glimpse of the overall programs and activities
of each school, though most provide a topic of interest. The Chico State files include the scripts of their local history
television program, There is a Telling. Records from San Diego State, San Francisco State, and San Jose State show the roles
of college presidents and the Division of State Colleges in settling disputes concerning politics and tenure. The papers from
Los Angeles State and Sacramento State describe the expansion of the State College system.
F3752:2763-2799
Series 3
State College Statistical Reports
1909-1961
Physical Description: 37 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and alphabetically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Annual reports and summer session reports from each college list enrollment, faculty, graduate, and financial statistics.
Also included is occasional correspondence between the Statistician and College Presidents concerning problems with data collection.
F3752:2800-2813
Series 4
Teacher Education and Credentials
1950-1960
Physical Description: 14 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and reports include information on the regulations for various types of credentials (Administrative,
Physical Education, Provisional, Supervision and Vocational); revision of the credential structure; and, statistical studies
of certificated personnel.
Bureau of Junior College Education
Scope and Content Note
In 1957, the Department of Education created the Bureau of Junior College Education in the Bureau of Secondary Education to
develop and coordinate junior college programs and activities. The
Master Plan for Higher Education in California, presented to the Legislature in 1960, made junior colleges a part of higher education and led to the placement of the Bureau
in the newly created Division of Higher Education in 1961. In 1968, the Department of Education transferred its jurisdiction
over junior colleges to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
The Bureau of Junior College Education administered the policies, provisions, and regulations of the Department of Education
that pertained to junior colleges. Its concerns included organizing junior college districts, improving
instruction and curricula, participating in professional associations, and preparing, publishing, and distributing manuals
and bulletins. In addition, the Bureau participated in the accreditation program of the Western College Association and helped
develop policies for NDEA Title III programs. (See History folder for a more complete narrative and account of Bureau services.)
F3752:2814-2852
Series 1
Administrative Files
1956-64 (68)
Physical Description: 38 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject and in chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, agenda, minutes, and other material relating to accreditation, aviation education, conferences,
Criteria and Standards, district organization, legislation, and transition.
Division of Special Schools and Services
Scope and Content Note
A residential school for the deaf and blind was established by the legislature in 1860 (
Stats. 1860, ch. 246). The California School for the Deaf and Blind was placed under the newly created Department of Education in
1921, and in that same year the school was divided into separate institutions for the deaf and the blind. By 1927, a Division
of Special Education was created within the Department which included the two special schools and the Bureaus of Correction
of Speech Defects, Education of Crippled Children, Mental Hygiene, and Attendance and Migratory Education. When the Department
reorganized in 1945, a Division of Special Schools and Services was established encompassing the two special schools, Training
Centers for the Adult Blind, the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, and by 1947 California Academies (for neglected children)
and Schools for Cerebral Palsied Children. In 1970, the Division's name was changed to the Division of Special Education and
in 1971, it became the Special Education Support Activity Unit of the Department's Education Program Matrix.
F3752:2853-2862
Series 1
Office Files
1947-54, 1957-66, 1972-74
Physical Description: 10 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, agenda, minutes, and reports include materials pertaining to an investigation of mismanagement
charges at the California School for the Deaf (1950); Superintendent's Cabinet minutes (1947-54); and, the draft and final
versions of the Special Education Master Plan (1972-74).
F3752:2863-2873
Series 2
Special Schools and Services
1860-1951, -58, -72
Physical Description: 11 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other materials
concerning:
California School for the Blind (1860-1928, register of students, 1949-51, building program);
California Schools for the Deaf and Blind (1912, 1918, 1924-26, 1930-33, miscellaneous reports, 1972, concerning relocation);
California Industries for the Blind (1939-48, routine program administration);
Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind (1880, 1885-86, regarding the investigation of); and,
October Reports - Special Schools (1958, program descriptions for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernadino, San Francisco, and Santa Barbara Counties).
Bureau of Special Education
Scope and Content Note
When the Division of Special Schools and Services was created in 1945, the curriculum development functions of the former
Division of Special Education were consolidated in a Bureau of Special Education under the Division of Instruction. The Bureau's
staff included various consultants in the education of the deaf, hard of hearing, blind, partially sighted, mentally retarded,
physically handicapped, and emotionally disturbed, as well as in the correction of speech defects and mental hygiene. In 1961,
the Bureau returned to the Division of Special Schools and Services.
F3752:2874-2881
Series 1
General Correspondence
1949-65
Physical Description: 8 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence to and from Bureau staff concerns program administration, policy and regulations; educationally and physically
handicapped; mentally retarded; legislation; teacher training and credentials; cerebral palsy; epilepsy; the Department of
Mental Hygiene; meetings and conferences; professional and advisory groups; and publications.
F3752:2882-2886
Series 2
Monthly Activity Reports
1957-65.
Physical Description: 5 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by consultant's name.
Scope and Content Note
These reports of field activities vary in content from simple itineraries to narrative descriptions of local programs which
might include information on professional groups, conferences, and workshops as well.
F3752:2887-2926
Series 3
Subject Files
1948-64.
Physical Description: 41 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, agenda, minutes, reports, and other materials including:
Aphasia (1956-64);
Deaf and Hard of Hearing (1957-61);
Facilities (1953-60, school buildings and equipment for special education programs);
Gifted Children (1953-61);
Governor's Council Reports (1955-63, narrative reports of Bureau activities);
Legislation (1955-63, includes analyses, committee reports, amendments for federal and state legislation; teacher training programs and
credentials for special education; and, information concerning various
professional and advisory groups such as the Advisory Committee on Special Education, California Council for the Blind, California
Speech and Hearing Assn., and International Council for Exceptional Children.
Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation
Scope and Content Note
In 1921, the California Legislature accepted the provisions of the Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Act which required that
in order to receive funds the State Board of Education had to appoint a Supervisor of Vocational Rehabilitation (
Stats. 1921, ch. 758). A Bureau of Civilian Vocational Rehabilitation was established in the Division of City Secondary Schools in
1927 and in 1932, the Bureau was transferred to the Commission for Vocational Education. The Bureau became a part of the Division
of Special Schools and Services in 1945, and was designated a separate agency in 1963. The Bureau provided vocational training,
counseling, and placement services to physically handicapped people.
F3752:2927-2934
Series 1
Office Files
(1936, 38), 1945-58
Physical Description: 8 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject or type and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, reports and other materials provide information on program administration and individual cases.
Records include information on:
Business Enterprise Program - vocational rehabilitation for the blind;
Closure Reports - sample case files including psychiatric evaluations and tests;
General Correspondence; State Plans - California plans for the administration and organization of the Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Act, 1943-45;
Vending Stands - program established by the Randolph-Sheppard Act (HR 4688, 1936) which authorized operation of vending stands by blind persons
in federal buildings.
Compensatory Education
Scope and Content Note
In 1963, the Legislature funded 24 two-year projects aimed at economically and culturally disadvantaged children (
Stats. 1963, ch. 98). The apparent success of these projects led to the passage of the McAteer Act of 1965 (
Stats. 1965, ch. 1163), which established the Office of Compensatory Education within the Department of Education. Federal support
for compensatory education also came in 1965, with the passage of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA).
To administer these and other state and federal programs, the Office of Compensatory Education established bureaus. Program
Development, Evaluation and Research, and Fiscal Management ensured that each project met formal program guidelines. Community
Services and Migrant Education, Preschool Educational Programs, Intergroup Relations, and Professional Development administered
projects directed at specific groups. (Compensatory Education - Bureau histories and descriptions in the ADMINISTRATIVE FILES
offers a more complete discussion of the bureaus.) In 1970, Compensatory Education was raised to Divisional status.
F3752:2935-3131
Series 1
Administrative Files
1965-73.
Physical Description: 181 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by name of bureau, bureau chief, commission, program, school district, or subject and chronologically
thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, rosters, agenda, minutes, newsletters, and other materials relating to children's centers,
the Racial and Ethnic Survey, Mexican-American education, divisional reorganization, the consolidated application, and programs
(see also PROGRAM FILES).
F3752:3132-3263
Series 2
Program Files
1963-74.
Physical Description: 132 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically, then alphabetically by program and by administrative unit.
Scope and Content Note
Program files include project proposals and applications, progress reports, budget and enrollment figures, evaluation reports,
project summaries, and exhibits. Program files have been sampled to include these counties: Alameda, Butte, Fresno, Humboldt,
Lassen, Los Angeles, Mono, Sacramento, and San Luis Obispo. (See also ADMINISTRATIVE FILES.)
A.
McAteer Act Pilot Projects
1963-65
Scope and Content Note
a pilot study to determine effective programs for teaching disadvantaged children. 7f.
B.
ESEA Title I
1966-67
Scope and Content Note
a Federal program aimed at all educationally deprived children living in low-income areas. 5f.
C.
Preschool Educational Programs
1966-67, 70-71
Scope and Content Note
a program to develop readiness for regular school for children from poverty-complex areas. 34f.
D.
S. B. 28 Demonstration Projects
1966-1968
Scope and Content Note
a state program to continue curriculum research and teacher training in reading and mathematics. 18f.
E.
Migrant Education
1967-1969
Scope and Content Note
a program which coordinated instructional activities with health and welfare, teacher inservice education, and family support
services on a regional basis. 19f.
F.
Miller-Unruh Reading Program
1968-1969
Scope and Content Note
specialist teachers hired to conduct special reading programs for grades 1 to 3. 11f.
G.
Model Cities Program
1968-1974
Scope and Content Note
a program designed to meet the special needs of urban areas, particularly the problems of urban education. 39f.
Bilingual-Bicultural Task Force
Scope and Content Note
In 1971, the Department of Education formed the Bilingual-Bicultural Task Force to give assistance to school districts in
developing systematic, quality instructional programs for limited and non-English-speaking children. The Bilingual Education
Act of 1972 (
Stats. 1972, ch. 1258) provided funds to expand and extend bilingual programs already established by ESEA Title VII. By means of
comprehensive planning, the Task Force developed programs for students with limited or no English-speaking ability, set certification
and performance standards, generated local support for bilingual programs, and established guidelines to integrate and consolidate
federal and state programs including Operation SHARE, Early Childhood Education, and Indian Education. With the reorganization
of the Department of Education in 1975, the Task Force became the Office of Bilingual-Bicultural Education.
F3752:3264-3294
Series 1
Bilingual-Bicultural Task Force Copy File
1972-1975
Physical Description: 30 file folders
Scope and Content Note
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically thereunder.
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, policy statements, forms, and other materials pertaining to the Lau vs. Nichols case (which
established the right to bilingual education), budget, programs, and plans of the Bilingual-Bicultural Task Force. Files from
the office of Xavier Del Buono, Program Manager in the Educational Program Matrix responsible for bilingual education, consist
largely of copies of Task Force materials sent by Gilbert Martinez, Manager of the Task Force, and administrative communications
exchanged between Del Buono and Martinez.
F3752:3295-3312
Series 2
Bilingual Education Project Applications
1973-75.
Physical Description: 18 file folders
Scope and Content Note
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by county and school district then chronologically thereunder.
A sampling of nine counties representing various populations and geographic areas was made and applications from these counties
were retained when available. The counties are: Alameda, Butte, Fresno, Humboldt, Lassen, Los Angeles, Mono, Sacramento, and
San Luis Obispo. Files contain Form A-127, correspondence, and supplementary forms pertaining to project funding provided
for by the Bilingual Education Act. Form A-127 includes need assessment, project description, rationale, participants, budgets,
advisory groups, and appendices.
Bureau of Community Services and Migrant Education
Scope and Content Note
In 1965, the State Board of Education established the Bureau of Community Services and Migrant Education as part of the Office
of Compensatory Education. The Board charged the Bureau with the coordination and administration of educational
and related services provided for school children by federal, state, county, and local programs in order to improve service
and prevent waste. In addition, the Bureau administered the Migrant Education Amendment to Title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Program functions included establishing local advisory committees
to review local projects, coordinating services with educational programs, ensuring the involvement of non-public school children
in regional programs, and enforcing compliance with the Civil Rights Act by reviewing programs and projects involving members
of racial, ethnic, and social groups. The Bureau established and maintained six regional offices to fulfill its diverse responsibilities.
It also developed, implemented, and administered a ststewide master plan for migrant education which led to the division of
the Bureau of Community Services and the Bureau of Migrant Education. (See BUREAU OF MIGRANT EDUCATION for information after
1973.)
F3752:3313-3420
Series 1
Administrative Files
1968-73.
Physical Description: 107 file folders
A.
Office Files
Scope and Content Note
Arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically thereunder. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes, agenda, and
other materials relating to the activities of the Bureau. Topics include the California Plan for the Education of Migrant
Children, Follow Through program, health services, daycare centers, Mini Corps system, and the Migrant Student Record Transfer
System. 53f.
B.
Regional Office Files
Scope and Content Note
Arranged by region, then by subject, and chronologically thereunder. Correspondence, memoranda, and reports relating to the
development of educational programs and projects in each region. 54f.
Bureau of Migrant Education
Scope and Content Note
In 1973, the Legislature enacted A.B. 1062 (
Stats. 1973, ch. 1037) which required the Department of Education to adopt a master plan for the education of the children of migrant
workers. The Department of Education submitted the California Master Plan for Migrant Education in 1974, and established a
separate Bureau of Migrant Education to direct the process of planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluating state and
local projects. Program activities included preservice and inservice education for personnel, health and welfare services,
the Migrant Student Record Transfer System, summer schools, and daycare centers. To promote local participation and assist
in the development of comprehensive local projects, the Bureau established and maintained seven regional offices. (See BUREAU
OF COMMUNITY SERVICES AND MIGRANT EDUCATION for material prior to 1974.)
F3752:3421-3464
Series 1
Administrative Files
1974-75.
Physical Description: 43 file folders
A.
Office Files
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes, agenda, and other materials relating to the activites of the Bureau. Topics include
summer schools, Migrant Student Record Transfer System, the federal audit, daycare centers, health services, and the California
Master Plan for Migrant Education. 25f.
B.
Regional Office Files
Arrangement
Arranged by region, then by subject, and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, and Monitor and Review reports relating to the development of local migrant education programs.
18f.
Education Program Matrix
Scope and Content Note
In 1972, the Superintendent of Public Instruction adopted the Matrix management system to be implemented after the reorganization
of the Department of Education in 1973. The Matrix system combined the programs administered by the Department into five Support
Units - general education, special education, vocational education, compensatory education, and child development - and divided
the student population into three Age Spans - Early Childhood, Intermediate, and Adult. Program Managers coordinated the services
offered by the Support Units which related to the educational needs of each Age Span. Under this system the Department of
Education attempted to improve its service to local education agencies by eliminating duplication of effort, improving intradepartmental
communication, and providing coordinated educational programs. The attempt failed. With the reorganization of the Department
in 1975, Education Program Management replaced Education Program Matrix and assumed most of the functions and programs of
the Matrix.
F3752:3465-3474
Series 1
Administrative Files
1971-75.
Physical Description: 10 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, agenda, reports, and other material relating to the Matrix Management Team, Individually
Guided Education, Professional Development Centers, Intermediate Age-Span education, and the budget. (See also ADULT EDUCATION
- OFFICE FILES, Xavier Del Buono.)
Special Programs and Support Services
Scope and Content Note
When the Department of Education reorganization plan, the Education Program Matrix, failed in 1975, all special and categorical
aid programs which did not fall under one of the three age spans (Elementary, Secondary, and Adult) were consolidated under
Special Programs and Support Services Management (SPSSM). SPSSM was administered by an Associate
Superintendent who supervised these units: Planning and Federal Administration, Child Development, Special Education, Compensatory
Education, Curriculum Services, and Bilingual-Bicultural Programs.
F3752:3475-3490
Series 1
Administrative Files
(1974) 1975-76.
Physical Description: 16 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically thereunder.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and reports. The records emphasize the Associate Superintendent's administration of the
Compensatory Education Unit - particularly the Migrant Education program. Migrant Education materials pertain to contracts,
state plans, applications for federal funds, federal audits and reviews, fiscal matters, and regional operations. (See BUREAU
OF COMMUNITY SERVICES AND MIGRANT EDUCATION, BUREAU OF MIGRANT EDUCATION, and COMPENSATORY EDUCATION for earlier information
on these programs.) Also included is information concerning non-public schools, the Professional Development Program, and
S.B. 90 (Educationally Disadvantaged Youth program).
F3933:1-1702, 5000-5056
Series 2
Photographs
1945-1975.
Physical Description: 28,158 items
Arrangement
Arranged into five parts: 1) largest portion consists of prints and negatives numerical by photographer's job number (4,117
prints, 19,662 negatives); 2) a group of 35mm negatives and proofs are by subject (1,385 negatives, 3 contact prints); 3)
miscellaneous photographs are by subject (386 prints); 4) publication photographs are by project number (566 prints); and,
5) slides are by subject (2,042 slides).
Scope and Content Note
Images depict agency programs, activities, and workshops and reflect such post-World War II educational trends as vocational
education and special education for disabled children. Majority of photographs were taken by William Stabler, photographer
for the Dept. of Education, and were used in department news releases and publications.
Collection includes images of students and classrooms at all grade levels from kindergarten to college. Subjects emphasized
are industrial arts, aviation education, audiovisual aids in the classroom, school libraries, agricultural education, foreign
language instruction, music education, and training for firemen. Many portraits of agency staff are available including Superintendents
of Public Instruction Roy Simpson, Max Rafferty, and Wilson Riles. Various State Board of Education members as well as Governors
Earl Warren, Goodwin Knight, Pat Brown, and Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan are also depicted. Detailed item-level
information is available on the California State Archives online catalog MINERVA http://minerva.sos.ca.gov
Elementary Education Program Management
Scope and Content Note
In 1971, the State Board of Education and the Department of Education established Early Childhood Education (ECE) as a top
priority and charged a task force with developing a master plan. ECE became a Department program with the passage of S.B.
1302 in 1972 (
Stats. 1972, ch. 1147). The ECE program was designed to restructure K-3 programs in all of California's schools over the 1973-78
time period. The goal was to insure that every child received an individualized program of instruction that allowed continuous
progress and mastery of basic academic and social skills by the end of the third grade. A high degree of parent and community
participation was a vital ingredient of the program.
In a 1972 Department reorganization, the ECE Age Span (an element of the Education Program Matrix) was created to administer
the ECE program. ECE Age Span became Elementary Education Program Management (EEPM) when the Department reorganized in 1975.
EEPM continued to administer the ECE program, as well as the Miller-Unruh Basic Reading Act, the Reading Task Force, the California
Right to Read program, Child Development programs, and the State Preschool program. (See also SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT
SERVICES MANAGEMENT for more material on Child Development and the State Preschool program; and see COMPENSATORY EDUCATION
for more information about the early development of the State Preschool program.)
EEPM participated in the application/funding cycle of the Department's categorical aid programs which included a consolidated
application, comprehensive planning, onsite monitor and review, and evaluation.
F3752:3491-3531
Series 1
Administrative Files
1972-1977
Physical Description: 36 file folders, 5 tapes
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject or type and chronologically thereunder unless otherwise noted.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, and other materials related to:
Budget - includes program narratives;
Department Priorities; Executive Cabinet - minutes and agenda items, 1973-76;
Legislation - filed by bill number;
Matrix Management Team (MMT) - concerns management of the Department's Program Branch;
Organizations - professional education groups and advisory bodies;
Program Cabinet - minutes and agenda items of Program Branch's policy setting body; and,
State Board of Education (SBE) - agenda items prepared for SBE consideration and some SBE Committee minutes. Also included are 5 cassette tapes of SBE Policies
and Programs meetings (1-13-77, 2-10-77, 3-10-77) stored separately.
F3752:3532-3694
Series 2
Program Files
1969-1977
Physical Description: 158 file folders, 2 black and white photographs
Scope and Content Note
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically then alphabetically by program and chronologically thereunder unless otherwise noted.
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, and other materials primarily trace the development of the ECE Program and the
administration of the other Department programs related to elementary education.
A.
ECE Task Force
(1970-72)
Scope and Content Note
minutes and related material concerning Task Force administration and draft and final reports. 7f.
B.
ECE Implementation Committee
(1970-72)
Scope and Content Note
formed within the Department to implement the intent and recommendations of the ECE Task Force - includes final program plans.
3f.
C.
ECE Program
(1969-77)
Scope and Content Note
ADMINISTRATION (1969-77)-includes files pertaining to expansion, the Hewitt Report, planning, promising practices, regulations,
S.B. 1302, staff development, termination (of local programs), and waivers, 30f; CORRESPONDENCE (1972-77) - with the general
public and local school officials concerning paperwork, parent involvement, local program problems/complaints, and individualized
instruction, 19f; CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION (1971-77) - development, implementation and subsequent revisions of this form,
6f; ECE MANAGEMENT TEAM (ECEMT) (1971-75) - provides technical assistance to, onsite monitor and review of, and evaluates
local programs - topics include the Consolidated Application, school-level plans, audio-visual materails, program budget,
and the Education Program Matrix, 18f; ELEMENTARY FIELD SERVICES (EFS) (1974-77) - provides services to local school districts
similar to ECEMT but includes other categorical aid programs, 6f; EVALUATION (1971-77) -
evaluation reports of ECE by Department and independent evaluators - includes material relating to the Joint Committee of
Educational Goals and Evaluation, 10f; MONITOR AND REVIEW (MAR) (1973-76) - includes some sample MAR reports of local programs
and material concerning Program Review and Improvement (PRI), 3f; REGIONAL SERVICE TEAMS (RST) (1973-74) - provides services
to local school districts similar to ECEMT but includes other categorical aid programs - material traces development of RST's;
SUBJECT FILES (1971-77) - includes files on bilingual education, Dept. of Social Welfare, non-public schools, individually
guided education, parent education, professional development, an H. Glenn Davis (EEPM Mgr.) personal file with two black and
white photographs of him stored separately, and other materials, 22f; UNITED STATES OFFICE OF EDUCATION (USOE) (1972-77) -
USOE reviews and audits of federally funded state programs, 4f.
D.
Miller-Unruh Program
(1970, 1973-77)
Scope and Content Note
with the Miller-Unruh Basic Reading Act of 1965 (
Stats. 1965, ch. 1233) the Legislature established a program to upgrade the reading achievement of primary grade children by providing
state funds to hire reading specialists. The files concern program administration and evaluation. 3f.
E.
Reading Task Force
(1971-77)
Scope and Content Note
established in May 1971, to coordinate Department reading programs and identify promising practices. These files emphasize
the Task Force's administration of the federally funded Right to Read (R2R) program which began in 1972. Included are sample
data sheets, grant applications, program statements, and workplans, as well as information pertaining to the Educational Innovation
and Planning Commission and R2R Advisory Council. 10f.
F.
Special Programs and Support Services (SPSS)
(1969-77)
Scope and Content Note
CHILD DEVELOPMENT (1969-77) - records emphasize the administration of the State Preschool program which began in 1965 (
Stats. 1965, ch. 1248) authorizing funds for a statewide preschool system to provide equal educational opportunities for children
(3-5 yrs old) of low-income or disadvantaged families, 12f (see also COMPENSATORY EDUCATION for more information about the
development of the State Preschool program); EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH (EDY) (1971-77) - relationship of EDY funding
to ECE program funding and administration, 2f.
See below for identification numbers
Series 1
Bill Files
1979-1982, 1985-1986
Physical Description: 171 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by two-year legislative session, then alphabetically by house of origin, then numerically by bill
number.
Scope and Content Note
Bill files may include Dept. of Education bill analyses, amendments, author's statements, correspondence, legislative committee
analyses, author's statements, press releases, newspaper clippings, and background information on a bill.
The Archives did not receive bill files for the 1983-1984 session.
1979-1980: AB5-AB3466, ACA1-ACA74, ACR19-ACR145, AJR30, HR48 (21ff) F3893:1-21
1979-1980: SB8-SB2030, SCA2-SCA41, SCR22, SCR36, SJR5, SR25 (14ff) F3893:22-36
1981-1982: AB62-AB3772, ACA2-ACA72, ACR16-ACR132, AJR89-AJR116; AB6X-AB8X (11ff) F3893:52-62
1981-1982: SB5-SB2067, SCA3-SCA45, SCR18-SCR39, SJR47 (16ff) F3893:63-79
1985-1986: AB1-AB4387, ACA1-ACA44, ACR6-ACR153 (70ff) R146.1
1985-1986: SB7-SB2606, SCA12-SCA33, SCR2-SCR91, SJR8, SR24 (37ff) R146.1
F3893:37-51
Series 2
Correspondence
1975-1980
Physical Description: 15 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by committee member name.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence with Senate and Assembly Education Committee members on district education matters, funding of educational
programs, etc.