California Youth Authority (Charles F. Stocker) Collection at the California Adult Education Archives

Collection processed by Linda L. West

Outreach and Technical Assistance Network

Sacramento County Office of Education

P.O. Box 269003

Sacramento, CA 95826-9003

Phone: (916) 228-2580

Fax: (916) 228-2563

Email: library@otan.us

URL: http://www.otan.us

Collection Summary

Title: California Youth Authority, Charles F. Stocker

Date (inclusive): 1986-1992

Identifier/Call Number: OTAN FA 010

Creator: Charles F. Stocker

Physical Description: 1 file storage box with 12 cm print materials + slide tray with audiotape

Repository: Sacramento County Office of Education. Outreach and Technical Assistance Network.

P.O. Box 269003

Sacramento, CA 95826-9003

Abstract: The California Youth Authority (CYA) Collection, donated by Charles F. Stocker, liaison from CYA to the California Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS), documents the transition of the CYA education system in the 1980s from a conventional to a competency-based program that used CASAS as the assessment system. There are materials on CASAS and its selection as the data management system for CYA and on the ensuing curriculum and staff development. Related department manuals and a slide show used for staff development are included.

Language of Material: English

Physical Location: The materials are in the California Adult Education Archives maintained by the Outreach and Technical Assistance Network at the Sacramento County Office of Education. For current information on the location of the materials, please consult the OTAN Web site at http://www.otan.us.

Access

The collection is open for research by appointment. Please call the Outreach and Technical Assistance Network.

Publication Rights

California Adult Education archival materials are publicly funded and not subject to copyright restrictions. Publications should properly reference the Archives and the specific collection that contains the quoted materials. See Preferred Citation.

Preferred Citation

Guide to the California Youth Authority Collection (Charles F. Stocker) at the California Adult Education Archives. OTAN FA 010. Outreach and Technical Assistance Network, Sacramento County Office of Education, Sacramento, CA

Acquisition Information

The items in this collection were donated to the California Adult Education Archives by Charles F. Stocker, who served for several years as the liaison from the California Youth Authority to the California Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS).

Indexing Terms

Corporate Names

California Youth Authority

Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (Foundation of Educational Achievement)

Personal Names

Charles F. Stocker

Subject (ERIC Thesaurus)

Competency Based Education

Correctional Education

Youth

Scope and Content of the Collection

The focus of this collection is the transition of the education system of the California Youth Authority (CYA) from a conventional to a competency-based program that used the California Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS). Included is background information on CASAS and correspondence related to its selection as the data mangement system for the CYA. There are materials for a workshop on site staff development. A significant part of the collection is the competency based curriculum section that includes guidelines for local programs and sample curriculum. Another significant section contains a collection of CYA department manuals for leadership, ESL, special education, high school core programs and standards, ESEA, and employability.

Arrangement of the Collection

The collection is arranged in five series. Four series consist of print materials: data management background and correspondence; staff development; competency based education curriculum; and California Youth Authority Department manuals. The fifth is a casousel slide tray with audiotape with a presentation for training on the California State Department of Education's "Coordinated Compliance Review" (1986).

Box 1 : 1

Series 1 Data Management Background and Correspondence 1987-1989

Physical Description: Three folders

Scope and Content Note

Folder 1. CASAS Program History and Description, 1987
Folder 2. Memo on Data Management System, 1988 February 25
Folder 3. Memo on Feasibility Study, 1989 December 13

Box 1 : 2

Series 2 Staff Development 1992

Physical Description: One folder

Scope and Content Note

Developing a Site Staff Development Plan, workshop presentation, 1992 April 15

Box 1 : 3

Series 3 Competency Based Education Curriculum n.d.

Physical Description: Six folders

Scope and Content Note

Folder 5. Competency-Based Education Review and Development
Folder 6. Survival/Employability Skills Matrix
Folder 7. Competency-Based Education Curriculum, Core Programs and Supplementary Services Standard
Folder 8. Competency-Based Education Curriculum, Review and Development Plan and Procedures
Folder 9. Program Characteristics of Conventional and Competency-Based Programs
Folder 10. California Youth Authority English/Language Arts Curriculum

Box 1 : 4

Series 4 California Youth Authority Department Manuals 1987-1991

Physical Description: Six folders

Scope and Content Note

Folder 11. "LEADER" notebook
Folder 12. English as a Second Language Procedures Manual
Folder 13. Special Education Procedures Manual
Folder 14. Adult High School Student Course Objectives and Adult Life Role Applications, CASAS High School Assessment Committee, 1987
Folder 15. ESEA Coordinator's Reference Manual, 1991
Folder 16. Employability Exit Package, 1998

Box 1 : 5

Series 5 Coordinated Compliance Review Training Presentation, with Bill Honig 1986 Sept.

Physical Description: Carousel Slide Tray with 60 minute audiotape