Section 10601.5 Of Chapter 7. California Education Information System From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 7. >> Chapter 7.
10601.5
. (a) The department, in collaboration with the Commission
on Teacher Credentialing, shall contract for the development of a
teacher data system to be known as the California Longitudinal
Teacher Integrated Data Education System that is based on the results
of the teacher data system feasibility study conducted pursuant to
Item 6110-001-0890 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2005 (Chapter
38 of the Statutes of 2005). The purpose of the California
Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data Education System is to
streamline processes, improve the efficiency of data collection by
the department, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, and the
Employment Development Department, and improve the quality of data
collected from local educational agencies and teacher preparation
programs. The California Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data
Education System shall be developed and implemented in accordance
with all state rules and regulations governing information technology
projects.
(b) The California Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data Education
System shall serve as the central state repository of information
regarding the teacher workforce in the state for purposes of
developing and reviewing state policy, identifying workforce trends,
and identifying future needs regarding the teaching workforce. It
also shall serve to provide high-quality program evaluations,
including evaluation of the effectiveness of teacher preparation and
induction, and to help improve professional development programs.
Additionally, it shall promote the efficient monitoring of teacher
assignments as required by state and federal law.
(c) The California Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data Education
System shall not include the names, social security numbers, home
addresses, telephone numbers, or e-mail addresses of individual
teachers.
(d) Data in the California Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data
Education System shall not be used in violation of any federal or
state law that is intended to protect an individual's right to
privacy or the confidentiality of an individual's personal
information.
(e) The system shall be used to accomplish all of the following
goals:
(1) Provide a means to evaluate all of the following:
(A) The effectiveness of teacher preparation programs, including,
but not limited to, traditional fifth-year programs, university
internship programs, and district-sponsored internship programs.
(B) Teacher workforce issues, including mobility, retention, and
attrition.
(2) Streamline and improve the effectiveness and timeliness of
assignment monitoring as required by the federal No Child Left Behind
Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.) and by state law.
(3) Enable local educational agencies to monitor teacher
assignments on demand.
(f) For purposes of implementing this chapter, including the
legislative intent expressed in subdivision (b) of Section 10600, the
system shall include all of the following information:
(1) Age profiles of teachers in the workforce.
(2) Projections of the number of retirees in the education system
over the next 10 years throughout the state.
(3) Identification of subject matter fields that have the severest
shortage of teachers.
(4) Geographic distribution of teachers by credential type.
(5) Present patterns of in-service education for teachers.
(g) The Commission on Teacher Credentialing and accredited teacher
preparation programs shall participate in the system by providing
available data regarding enrollment in credential programs,
credentials issued in each specialization, and certificated persons
in each specialty who are not employed in education, and by
collaborating with the department in the design and preparation of
periodic reports of teacher supply and demand in each specialty and
in each geographic region of the state.
(h) The California Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data Education
System shall do all of the following:
(1) Utilize and maximize use of existing teacher databases.
(2) Maintain longitudinally linked data without including the
names of teachers.
(3) Comply with all state and federal confidentiality and privacy
laws.
(i) The Superintendent shall convene a working group to provide
advice and guidance on the development and implementation of the
system. The group shall include, but is not limited to,
representatives from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, the
Department of Finance, the Legislative Analyst's Office, the
Employment Development Department, the president of the state board
or his or her designee, and representatives of local educational
agencies, postsecondary educational institutions, researchers,
teachers, administrators, and parents.
(j) The operation of the California Longitudinal Teacher
Integrated Data Education System is contingent upon the appropriation
of funds for purposes of this section in the annual Budget Act or
other legislation.