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Article 2. Powers And Duties of California Education Code >> Division 2. >> Title 2. >> Part 20. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction may employ one
Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction and necessary clerical
and expert assistants, and may fix the compensation of all statutory
and other employees as provided by law, except as otherwise provided.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall execute,
under direction of the State Board of Education, the policies which
have been decided upon by the board and shall direct, under general
rules and regulations adopted by the State Board of Education, the
work of all appointees and employees of the board.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall:
(a) Superintend the schools of this state.
(b) Prepare, have printed, and furnish to teachers and to all officers charged with the administration of the laws relating to the public schools the blank forms and books necessary to the discharge of their duties, including blank teachers' certificates to be used by county and city and county boards of education.
(c) Authenticate with his or her official seal all drafts or orders drawn by him or her, and all papers and writings issued from his or her office.
(d) Have bound, at the state bindery, all valuable school reports, journals, and documents in his or her office, or received by him or her.
(e) Deliver over, at the expiration of his or her term of office, on demand, to his or her successor, all property, books, documents, maps, records, reports, and other papers belonging to his or her office, or which may have been received by him or her for the use of his or her office.
(f) Designate and appoint, or terminate the designation and appointment of, any officer or employee of the department to have the powers and liabilities of a deputy, including designation pursuant to Section 7.9 of the Government Code, which appointment and termination of appointment shall be effective when filed in writing in the office of the Secretary of State.
(g) Annually inform the governing boards of school districts, in a manner prescribed by the superintendent, of the provisions of Section 60510.5.
(a) Superintend the schools of this state.
(b) Prepare, have printed, and furnish to teachers and to all officers charged with the administration of the laws relating to the public schools the blank forms and books necessary to the discharge of their duties, including blank teachers' certificates to be used by county and city and county boards of education.
(c) Authenticate with his or her official seal all drafts or orders drawn by him or her, and all papers and writings issued from his or her office.
(d) Have bound, at the state bindery, all valuable school reports, journals, and documents in his or her office, or received by him or her.
(e) Deliver over, at the expiration of his or her term of office, on demand, to his or her successor, all property, books, documents, maps, records, reports, and other papers belonging to his or her office, or which may have been received by him or her for the use of his or her office.
(f) Designate and appoint, or terminate the designation and appointment of, any officer or employee of the department to have the powers and liabilities of a deputy, including designation pursuant to Section 7.9 of the Government Code, which appointment and termination of appointment shall be effective when filed in writing in the office of the Secretary of State.
(g) Annually inform the governing boards of school districts, in a manner prescribed by the superintendent, of the provisions of Section 60510.5.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall prescribe
regulations under which contracts, agreements, or arrangements may be
made with agencies of the federal government for funds, services,
commodities, or equipment to be made available to schools under the
jurisdiction of the State Board of Education and the Superintendent
of Public Instruction.
All such contracts, agreements or arrangements shall be
entered into in accordance with regulations prescribed by the
Superintendent of Public Instruction and in no other manner.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction may enter into an
agreement with the government of the United States or any agency
thereof relative to the establishment of courses of study in
aeronautics in the technical schools of the public school system,
except the California State University.
The Director of Education may enter into agreements with any
agency of the federal government for the education of persons in the
service of the federal government in schools under the jurisdiction
of the Department of Education. All money received from an agency of
the federal government for the education of persons in any such
school is hereby appropriated for the support of such school in
addition to such other funds as may be appropriated therefor by the
Legislature.
The Director of Education may enter into agreements with
agencies of the federal government, county superintendents of
schools, county boards of education, any school district, and state
college foundations or other auxiliary organizations, including those
established pursuant to Section 90000 for the performance of any
services for those agencies by any school under the jurisdiction of
the State Department of Education. All money received under any
agreement, except recovery of contributions to the Public Employees'
Retirement Fund, is hereby appropriated for the support of the school
in addition to other funds as may be appropriated therefor by the
Legislature.
(a) Adult education programs and regional occupational
programs operated by school districts and county offices of education
that have contracted with the Superintendent of Public Instruction
pursuant to subdivision (b) shall provide services to welfare
recipients referred by county welfare departments in accordance with
subdivision (c) of Section 11322.8 and paragraph (3) of subdivision
(b) of Section 11325.22 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. These
services shall include an evaluation of the individual's educational
and training needs for purposes of subdivision (c) of Section 11322.8
and paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 11325.22 of the
Welfare and Institutions Code and the preparation of a related
education and training plan reflecting these needs. The plan shall
specify the educational and training services to be provided and the
length of time services are to be provided, and shall assure access
to those services.
(b) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall identify school districts or county offices of education that can best accommodate welfare recipients for whom vocational education, adult education, and English as a second language is specified in contracts required by Sections 11321.4 and 11325.21 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The superintendent shall enter into contracts with each consenting district or county office, where necessary, so that the contracting district, independent regional occupation program, or county office shall provide at least 10 weekly hours of open entry-open exit skills training and education for welfare recipients who need this training to enable counties to meet their goals for plans developed pursuant to Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. If a program is unable to provide at least 10 hours of instruction to these participants, even though funds are available, the appropriate district or county office shall report to the superintendent the reasons why sufficient hours of instruction were not provided. The superintendent should provide technical assistance to those districts or county offices to resolve the problems that prohibit an adequate number of hours of instruction from being offered.
(c) Allocations to the Superintendent of Public Instruction of funds available under Section 202 (c)(1)(C) and Section 262(c)(1)(C) of the federal Job Training Partnership Act shall be used for purposes of this section to the extent the superintendent determines necessary. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall allocate these funds directly to service delivery areas for allocation to those providers of educational and training services delivered in accordance with this section. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall allocate to community college districts and the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges such funds as are determined necessary pursuant to Section 71050. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may allocate these funds to service delivery areas which have agreements with private schools and organizations to provide educational and training services under Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. These funds shall be allocated in accordance with the coordination criteria of the coordination and special services plan as provided in Section 10524 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, and according to the priority order of eligible persons for these funds as provided in Sections 15010 and 15011 of the Unemployment Insurance Code.
(d) As a condition for the funding of education and training services to participants under Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, as provided in subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, education providers and county welfare departments shall discuss and jointly certify that they agree upon the delivery of education and training services for program participants.
(b) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall identify school districts or county offices of education that can best accommodate welfare recipients for whom vocational education, adult education, and English as a second language is specified in contracts required by Sections 11321.4 and 11325.21 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The superintendent shall enter into contracts with each consenting district or county office, where necessary, so that the contracting district, independent regional occupation program, or county office shall provide at least 10 weekly hours of open entry-open exit skills training and education for welfare recipients who need this training to enable counties to meet their goals for plans developed pursuant to Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. If a program is unable to provide at least 10 hours of instruction to these participants, even though funds are available, the appropriate district or county office shall report to the superintendent the reasons why sufficient hours of instruction were not provided. The superintendent should provide technical assistance to those districts or county offices to resolve the problems that prohibit an adequate number of hours of instruction from being offered.
(c) Allocations to the Superintendent of Public Instruction of funds available under Section 202 (c)(1)(C) and Section 262(c)(1)(C) of the federal Job Training Partnership Act shall be used for purposes of this section to the extent the superintendent determines necessary. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall allocate these funds directly to service delivery areas for allocation to those providers of educational and training services delivered in accordance with this section. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall allocate to community college districts and the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges such funds as are determined necessary pursuant to Section 71050. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may allocate these funds to service delivery areas which have agreements with private schools and organizations to provide educational and training services under Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. These funds shall be allocated in accordance with the coordination criteria of the coordination and special services plan as provided in Section 10524 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, and according to the priority order of eligible persons for these funds as provided in Sections 15010 and 15011 of the Unemployment Insurance Code.
(d) As a condition for the funding of education and training services to participants under Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, as provided in subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, education providers and county welfare departments shall discuss and jointly certify that they agree upon the delivery of education and training services for program participants.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall use 30
percent of the funds available under Section 202(c)(1)(C) and Section
262(c)(1)(C) of the federal Job Training Partnership Act to support
the work-based learning component of a school-to-career program.
These funds shall be expended as authorized by the federal act and
shall be targeted for activities that create and support paid
internships in the private sector, with an emphasis on small
businesses, and paid work experience in the public sector or private
nonprofit sector, for youth.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall, not later
than the 25th day of July in each year, prepare an estimate of the
amount of state school money that will be apportioned to each county
or city and county during the current school year, and furnish a
certified copy of the estimate to each county or city and county
superintendent of schools.
Other than for persons in the state civil service, the
length of, and the time for, vacations of teachers, officers, and
employees of the schools for the deaf, the school for the blind, and
orientation centers for the blind shall be prescribed by the Director
of Education, except that the length of vacations for teachers at
orientation centers for the blind shall not exceed 30 days.
The Director of Education may conduct experimental work in
education through various media, including radio and television.
The Director of Education may develop audial and visual
curriculum materials, evolve means and methods, and prescribe
standards, for the use of such materials in the public elementary and
secondary schools.
The Director of Education shall employ such persons as are
necessary for the coordination and the supervision of services for
hard-of-hearing children.
The Director of Education may enter into an agreement with
any political entity mentioned in Section 44853 for the exchange and
employment of persons serving as teachers in schools under the
jurisdiction of the Department of Education and employees of public
schools of the political entity. The exchange and employment shall be
made under comparable circumstances, subject to comparable
conditions, with comparable effect as to tenure and retirement
rights, subject to comparable requirements as to payment of salary
and deductions therefrom, and for the same period of time as set
forth in Sections 44853, 44854, and 44855 with respect to the
exchange of school district employees, except that the circumstances,
conditions, rights, and requirements shall be those appropriate to
the employment relationship between the teachers and the Department
of Education.
The Director of Education, subject to such conditions as the
State Board of Education may establish, may purchase annuity
contracts for the employees of the California School for the Deaf
provided for in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 59000) of Part 32
of Division 4 of this title, the California School for the Blind
provided for in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 59100) of Part 32
of Division 4 of this title, and the diagnostic schools for
neurologically handicapped children provided for in Chapter 3
(commencing with Section 59200) of Part 32 of Division 4 of this
title, and shall reduce the salary of any such employee for whom such
contract is purchased in the amount of the cost thereof; provided
that each of the following conditions are met:
(a) The annuity contract is under an annuity plan which meets the requirements of subdivision (b) of Section 403 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 of the United States.
(b) The employee makes application to the director for such purchase and reduction of salary.
(c) All provisions of the Insurance Code applicable to the purchase of such annuities are satisfied.
(a) The annuity contract is under an annuity plan which meets the requirements of subdivision (b) of Section 403 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 of the United States.
(b) The employee makes application to the director for such purchase and reduction of salary.
(c) All provisions of the Insurance Code applicable to the purchase of such annuities are satisfied.
(a) The school accountability report card shall provide data
by which a parent can make meaningful comparisons between public
schools that will enable him or her to make informed decisions on the
school in which to enroll his or her children.
(b) The school accountability report card shall include, but is not limited to, assessment of the following school conditions:
(1) (A) Pupil achievement by grade level, as measured by the standardized testing and reporting programs pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 60640) of Chapter 5 of Part 33.
(B) After the state develops a statewide assessment system pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 60600) and Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 60800) of Part 33, pupil achievement by grade level, as measured by the results of the statewide assessment.
(2) Progress toward reducing dropout rates, including the one-year dropout rate listed in the California Basic Educational Data System or a successor data system for the schoolsite over the most recent three-year period, and the graduation rate, as defined by the state board, over the most recent three-year period when available pursuant to Section 52052.
(3) Estimated expenditures per pupil and types of services funded. The assessment of estimated expenditures per pupil shall reflect the actual salaries of personnel assigned to the schoolsite. The assessment of estimated expenditures per pupil shall be reported in total, shall be reported in subtotal by restricted and by unrestricted source, and shall include a reporting of the average of actual salaries paid to certificated instructional personnel at that schoolsite.
(4) Progress toward reducing class sizes and teaching loads, including the distribution of class sizes at the schoolsite by grade level and the average class size, using the California Basic Educational Data System or a successor data system information for the most recent three-year period.
(5) The total number of the school's fully credentialed teachers, the number of teachers relying upon emergency credentials, the number of teachers working without credentials, any assignment of teachers outside their subject areas of competence, misassignments, including misassignments of teachers of English learners, and the number of vacant teacher positions for the most recent three-year period.
(A) For purposes of this paragraph, "vacant teacher position" means a position to which a single-designated certificated employee has not been assigned at the beginning of the year for an entire year or, if the position is for a one-semester course, a position of which a single-designated certificated employee has not been assigned at the beginning of a semester for an entire semester.
(B) For purposes of this paragraph, "misassignment" means the placement of a certificated employee in a teaching or services position for which the employee does not hold a legally recognized certificate or credential or the placement of a certificated employee in a teaching or services position that the employee is not otherwise authorized by statute to hold.
(6) (A) Quality and currency of textbooks and other instructional materials, including whether textbooks and other materials meet state standards and are adopted by the state board for kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, and adopted by the governing boards of school districts for grades 9 to 12, inclusive, and the ratio of textbooks per pupil and the year the textbooks were adopted.
(B) The availability of sufficient textbooks and other instructional materials, as determined pursuant to Section 60119, for each pupil, including English learners, in each of the areas enumerated in clauses (i) to (iv), inclusive. If the governing board determines, pursuant to Section 60119 that there are insufficient textbooks or instructional materials, or both, it shall include information for each school in which an insufficiency exists, identifying the percentage of pupils who lack sufficient standards-aligned textbooks or instructional materials in each subject area. The subject areas to be included are all of the following:
(i) The core curriculum areas of reading/language arts, mathematics, science, and history/social science.
(ii) Foreign language and health.
(iii) Science laboratory equipment for grades 9 to 12, inclusive, as appropriate.
(iv) Visual and performing arts.
(7) The availability of qualified personnel to provide counseling and other pupil support services, including the ratio of academic counselors per pupil.
(8) Safety, cleanliness, and adequacy of school facilities, including any needed maintenance to ensure good repair as specified in Section 17014, Section 17032.5, subdivision (a) of Section 17070.75, and subdivision (b) of Section 17089.
(9) The annual number of schooldays dedicated to staff development for the most recent three-year period.
(10) Suspension and expulsion rates for the most recent three-year period.
(11) For secondary schools, the percentage of graduates who have passed course requirements for entrance to the University of California and the California State University, including the course requirements for high school graduation pursuant to Section 51225.3, and the percentage of pupils enrolled in those courses, as reported by the California Basic Educational Data System or any successor data system.
(12) The number of advanced placement courses offered, by subject.
(13) The Academic Performance Index, including the disaggregation of subgroups as set forth in Section 52052 and the decile rankings and a comparison of schools.
(14) When available, the percentage of pupils, including the disaggregation of subgroups, as set forth in Section 52052, completing grade 12 who successfully complete the high school exit examination, as set forth in Sections 60850 and 60851, as compared to the percentage of pupils in the district and statewide completing grade 12 who successfully complete the examination.
(15) Contact information pertaining to organized opportunities for parental involvement.
(16) Career technical education data measures, including all of the following:
(A) A list of programs offered by the school district in which pupils at the school may participate and that are aligned to the model curriculum standards adopted pursuant to Section 51226, and program sequences offered by the school district. The list should identify courses conducted by a regional occupational center or program, and those conducted directly by the school district.
(B) A listing of the primary representative of the career technical advisory committee of the school district and the industries represented.
(C) The number of pupils participating in career technical education.
(D) The percentage of pupils that complete a career technical education program and earn a high school diploma.
(E) The percentage of career technical education courses that are sequenced or articulated between a school and institutions of postsecondary education.
(c) If the Commission on State Mandates finds a school district is eligible for a reimbursement of costs incurred complying with this section, the school district shall be reimbursed only if the information provided in the school accountability report card is accurate, as determined by the annual audit performed pursuant to Section 41020. If the information is determined to be inaccurate, the school district remains eligible for reimbursement if the information is corrected by May 15.
(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that schools make a concerted effort to notify parents of the purpose of the school accountability report cards, as described in this section, and ensure that all parents receive a copy of the report card; to ensure that the report cards are easy to read and understandable by parents; to ensure that local educational agencies with access to the Internet make available current copies of the report cards through the Internet; and to ensure that administrators and teachers are available to answer any questions regarding the report cards.
(b) The school accountability report card shall include, but is not limited to, assessment of the following school conditions:
(1) (A) Pupil achievement by grade level, as measured by the standardized testing and reporting programs pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 60640) of Chapter 5 of Part 33.
(B) After the state develops a statewide assessment system pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 60600) and Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 60800) of Part 33, pupil achievement by grade level, as measured by the results of the statewide assessment.
(2) Progress toward reducing dropout rates, including the one-year dropout rate listed in the California Basic Educational Data System or a successor data system for the schoolsite over the most recent three-year period, and the graduation rate, as defined by the state board, over the most recent three-year period when available pursuant to Section 52052.
(3) Estimated expenditures per pupil and types of services funded. The assessment of estimated expenditures per pupil shall reflect the actual salaries of personnel assigned to the schoolsite. The assessment of estimated expenditures per pupil shall be reported in total, shall be reported in subtotal by restricted and by unrestricted source, and shall include a reporting of the average of actual salaries paid to certificated instructional personnel at that schoolsite.
(4) Progress toward reducing class sizes and teaching loads, including the distribution of class sizes at the schoolsite by grade level and the average class size, using the California Basic Educational Data System or a successor data system information for the most recent three-year period.
(5) The total number of the school's fully credentialed teachers, the number of teachers relying upon emergency credentials, the number of teachers working without credentials, any assignment of teachers outside their subject areas of competence, misassignments, including misassignments of teachers of English learners, and the number of vacant teacher positions for the most recent three-year period.
(A) For purposes of this paragraph, "vacant teacher position" means a position to which a single-designated certificated employee has not been assigned at the beginning of the year for an entire year or, if the position is for a one-semester course, a position of which a single-designated certificated employee has not been assigned at the beginning of a semester for an entire semester.
(B) For purposes of this paragraph, "misassignment" means the placement of a certificated employee in a teaching or services position for which the employee does not hold a legally recognized certificate or credential or the placement of a certificated employee in a teaching or services position that the employee is not otherwise authorized by statute to hold.
(6) (A) Quality and currency of textbooks and other instructional materials, including whether textbooks and other materials meet state standards and are adopted by the state board for kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, and adopted by the governing boards of school districts for grades 9 to 12, inclusive, and the ratio of textbooks per pupil and the year the textbooks were adopted.
(B) The availability of sufficient textbooks and other instructional materials, as determined pursuant to Section 60119, for each pupil, including English learners, in each of the areas enumerated in clauses (i) to (iv), inclusive. If the governing board determines, pursuant to Section 60119 that there are insufficient textbooks or instructional materials, or both, it shall include information for each school in which an insufficiency exists, identifying the percentage of pupils who lack sufficient standards-aligned textbooks or instructional materials in each subject area. The subject areas to be included are all of the following:
(i) The core curriculum areas of reading/language arts, mathematics, science, and history/social science.
(ii) Foreign language and health.
(iii) Science laboratory equipment for grades 9 to 12, inclusive, as appropriate.
(iv) Visual and performing arts.
(7) The availability of qualified personnel to provide counseling and other pupil support services, including the ratio of academic counselors per pupil.
(8) Safety, cleanliness, and adequacy of school facilities, including any needed maintenance to ensure good repair as specified in Section 17014, Section 17032.5, subdivision (a) of Section 17070.75, and subdivision (b) of Section 17089.
(9) The annual number of schooldays dedicated to staff development for the most recent three-year period.
(10) Suspension and expulsion rates for the most recent three-year period.
(11) For secondary schools, the percentage of graduates who have passed course requirements for entrance to the University of California and the California State University, including the course requirements for high school graduation pursuant to Section 51225.3, and the percentage of pupils enrolled in those courses, as reported by the California Basic Educational Data System or any successor data system.
(12) The number of advanced placement courses offered, by subject.
(13) The Academic Performance Index, including the disaggregation of subgroups as set forth in Section 52052 and the decile rankings and a comparison of schools.
(14) When available, the percentage of pupils, including the disaggregation of subgroups, as set forth in Section 52052, completing grade 12 who successfully complete the high school exit examination, as set forth in Sections 60850 and 60851, as compared to the percentage of pupils in the district and statewide completing grade 12 who successfully complete the examination.
(15) Contact information pertaining to organized opportunities for parental involvement.
(16) Career technical education data measures, including all of the following:
(A) A list of programs offered by the school district in which pupils at the school may participate and that are aligned to the model curriculum standards adopted pursuant to Section 51226, and program sequences offered by the school district. The list should identify courses conducted by a regional occupational center or program, and those conducted directly by the school district.
(B) A listing of the primary representative of the career technical advisory committee of the school district and the industries represented.
(C) The number of pupils participating in career technical education.
(D) The percentage of pupils that complete a career technical education program and earn a high school diploma.
(E) The percentage of career technical education courses that are sequenced or articulated between a school and institutions of postsecondary education.
(c) If the Commission on State Mandates finds a school district is eligible for a reimbursement of costs incurred complying with this section, the school district shall be reimbursed only if the information provided in the school accountability report card is accurate, as determined by the annual audit performed pursuant to Section 41020. If the information is determined to be inaccurate, the school district remains eligible for reimbursement if the information is corrected by May 15.
(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that schools make a concerted effort to notify parents of the purpose of the school accountability report cards, as described in this section, and ensure that all parents receive a copy of the report card; to ensure that the report cards are easy to read and understandable by parents; to ensure that local educational agencies with access to the Internet make available current copies of the report cards through the Internet; and to ensure that administrators and teachers are available to answer any questions regarding the report cards.
(a) The department shall develop and recommend for
adoption by the state board a standardized template intended to
simplify the process for completing the school accountability report
card and make the school accountability report card more meaningful
to the public.
(b) The standardized template shall include all of the following:
(1) Fields for the insertion of data and information by the department and by local educational agencies.
(2) A field to report the determination of the sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials, pursuant to Section 60119.
(3) A summary statement of the condition of school facilities, as required by Section 17014, Section 17032.5, subdivision (a) of Section 17070.75, and subdivision (b) of Section 17089. The department shall provide examples of summary statements of the condition of school facilities that are acceptable and those that are unacceptable.
(4) A description of data available on the DataQuest Internet Web site of the department, including the Uniform Resource Locator for that Internet Web site.
(5) A description of admission requirements for California's public universities, including the Uniform Resource Locator for the University of California Internet Web site providing information about the courses offered by each school that are approved as meeting those requirements.
(6) A statement concerning the availability of Internet access at public libraries and other locations that are publicly accessible.
(c) When the template for a school is completed, it should enable parents and guardians to compare the manner in which local schools compare to other schools within that district as well as other schools in the state.
(d) In conjunction with the development of the standardized template, the department shall furnish standard definitions for school conditions included in the school accountability report card. The standard definitions shall comply with the following:
(1) Definitions shall be consistent with the definitions already in place or under the development at the state level pursuant to existing law.
(2) Definitions shall enable schools to furnish contextual or comparative information to assist the public in understanding the information in relation to the performance of other schools.
(3) Definitions shall specify the data for which the department will be responsible for providing and the data and information for which the local educational agencies will be responsible.
(e) By February 1, 2008, the department shall report to the Legislature and the Governor on remaining data elements in the school accountability report card and the feasibility of combining elements, linking to other reporting of data elements, and other possible alternatives for improving the usability and readability of the school accountability report card. The report shall include a survey of the conditions for which the department has valid and reliable data at the state, district, or school level. The report shall provide a timetable for the inclusion of conditions for which standard definitions or valid and reliable data do not yet exist through the department.
(f) The Superintendent shall recommend and the state board shall appoint 13 members to serve on a broad-based advisory committee of local administrators, educators, parents, and other knowledgeable parties to develop definitions for the school conditions for which standard definitions do not yet exist. The state board may designate outside experts in performance measurements in support of activities of the advisory board.
(g) The state board shall approve available definitions for inclusion in the template as well as a timetable for the further development of definitions and data collection procedures. Each year the state board shall adopt the template for the current year's school accountability report card. Definitions for all school conditions shall be included in the template.
(h) The department annually shall post the completed and viewable template on the Internet. The template shall be designed to allow schools or districts to download the template from the Internet. The template shall further be designed to allow local educational agencies, including individual schools, to enter data into the school accountability report card electronically, individualize the report card, and further describe the data elements. The department shall establish model guidelines and safeguards that may be used by school districts with secured access only for those school officials authorized to make modifications.
(i) The department shall maintain current Internet links with the Internet Web sites of local educational agencies to provide parents and the public with easy access to the school accountability report cards maintained on the Internet. In order to ensure the currency of these Internet links, local educational agencies that provide access to school accountability report cards through the Internet shall furnish current Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) for their Internet Web sites to the department.
(j) A school or school district that chooses not to utilize the standardized template adopted pursuant to this section shall report the data for its school accountability report card in a manner that is consistent with the definitions adopted pursuant to subdivision (c).
(k) The department shall provide recommendations for changes to the California Basic Educational Data System, or a successor data system, and other data collection mechanisms to ensure that the information will be preserved and available in the future.
(l) The department shall monitor the compliance of local educational agencies with the requirements to prepare and to distribute school accountability report cards, including, but not limited to, the requirements contained in this section, subdivision (c) of Section 35256, and Section 35258.
(b) The standardized template shall include all of the following:
(1) Fields for the insertion of data and information by the department and by local educational agencies.
(2) A field to report the determination of the sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials, pursuant to Section 60119.
(3) A summary statement of the condition of school facilities, as required by Section 17014, Section 17032.5, subdivision (a) of Section 17070.75, and subdivision (b) of Section 17089. The department shall provide examples of summary statements of the condition of school facilities that are acceptable and those that are unacceptable.
(4) A description of data available on the DataQuest Internet Web site of the department, including the Uniform Resource Locator for that Internet Web site.
(5) A description of admission requirements for California's public universities, including the Uniform Resource Locator for the University of California Internet Web site providing information about the courses offered by each school that are approved as meeting those requirements.
(6) A statement concerning the availability of Internet access at public libraries and other locations that are publicly accessible.
(c) When the template for a school is completed, it should enable parents and guardians to compare the manner in which local schools compare to other schools within that district as well as other schools in the state.
(d) In conjunction with the development of the standardized template, the department shall furnish standard definitions for school conditions included in the school accountability report card. The standard definitions shall comply with the following:
(1) Definitions shall be consistent with the definitions already in place or under the development at the state level pursuant to existing law.
(2) Definitions shall enable schools to furnish contextual or comparative information to assist the public in understanding the information in relation to the performance of other schools.
(3) Definitions shall specify the data for which the department will be responsible for providing and the data and information for which the local educational agencies will be responsible.
(e) By February 1, 2008, the department shall report to the Legislature and the Governor on remaining data elements in the school accountability report card and the feasibility of combining elements, linking to other reporting of data elements, and other possible alternatives for improving the usability and readability of the school accountability report card. The report shall include a survey of the conditions for which the department has valid and reliable data at the state, district, or school level. The report shall provide a timetable for the inclusion of conditions for which standard definitions or valid and reliable data do not yet exist through the department.
(f) The Superintendent shall recommend and the state board shall appoint 13 members to serve on a broad-based advisory committee of local administrators, educators, parents, and other knowledgeable parties to develop definitions for the school conditions for which standard definitions do not yet exist. The state board may designate outside experts in performance measurements in support of activities of the advisory board.
(g) The state board shall approve available definitions for inclusion in the template as well as a timetable for the further development of definitions and data collection procedures. Each year the state board shall adopt the template for the current year's school accountability report card. Definitions for all school conditions shall be included in the template.
(h) The department annually shall post the completed and viewable template on the Internet. The template shall be designed to allow schools or districts to download the template from the Internet. The template shall further be designed to allow local educational agencies, including individual schools, to enter data into the school accountability report card electronically, individualize the report card, and further describe the data elements. The department shall establish model guidelines and safeguards that may be used by school districts with secured access only for those school officials authorized to make modifications.
(i) The department shall maintain current Internet links with the Internet Web sites of local educational agencies to provide parents and the public with easy access to the school accountability report cards maintained on the Internet. In order to ensure the currency of these Internet links, local educational agencies that provide access to school accountability report cards through the Internet shall furnish current Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) for their Internet Web sites to the department.
(j) A school or school district that chooses not to utilize the standardized template adopted pursuant to this section shall report the data for its school accountability report card in a manner that is consistent with the definitions adopted pursuant to subdivision (c).
(k) The department shall provide recommendations for changes to the California Basic Educational Data System, or a successor data system, and other data collection mechanisms to ensure that the information will be preserved and available in the future.
(l) The department shall monitor the compliance of local educational agencies with the requirements to prepare and to distribute school accountability report cards, including, but not limited to, the requirements contained in this section, subdivision (c) of Section 35256, and Section 35258.
(a) By July 1, 2006, the department shall develop, and
shall recommend for adoption by the State Board of Education, a
revision to the standardized template required pursuant to Section
33126.1.
(b) The revision to the standardized template recommended by the department shall include a comparison of the actual unrestricted funding per pupil allocated for the specific benefit of the school or for the benefit of all schools in the district equally, compared to the districtwide average and to the state average of the same computation. The comparison shall include the percentage by which the school is above or below the districtwide average and the state average.
(c) The revision to the standardized template recommended by the department shall include a field for reporting the actual restricted funding, per pupil, allocated for the specific benefit of the school or for the benefit of all schools in the district equally.
(d) The revision to the standardized template recommended by the department shall include a comparison of the average of actual salaries paid to certificated instructional personnel, compared to the districtwide average and to the state average of the same computation. This comparison shall include the percentage by which the school is above or below the districtwide average and the state average.
(b) The revision to the standardized template recommended by the department shall include a comparison of the actual unrestricted funding per pupil allocated for the specific benefit of the school or for the benefit of all schools in the district equally, compared to the districtwide average and to the state average of the same computation. The comparison shall include the percentage by which the school is above or below the districtwide average and the state average.
(c) The revision to the standardized template recommended by the department shall include a field for reporting the actual restricted funding, per pupil, allocated for the specific benefit of the school or for the benefit of all schools in the district equally.
(d) The revision to the standardized template recommended by the department shall include a comparison of the average of actual salaries paid to certificated instructional personnel, compared to the districtwide average and to the state average of the same computation. This comparison shall include the percentage by which the school is above or below the districtwide average and the state average.
(a) The Superintendent may recommend additional data
elements for inclusion in the Academic Performance Index. Data
elements may be incorporated in the Academic Performance Index only
after those elements have been determined by the state board to be
valid and reliable for the purpose of measuring school performance,
and only if their inclusion would not be likely to result in a valid
claim against the state for reimbursement pursuant to Section 6 of
Article XIII B of the California Constitution.
(b) The Superintendent shall additionally review, and the state board shall consider, any empirical research data that becomes available concerning barriers to equal opportunities to succeed educationally for all California pupils, regardless of socioeconomic background. Upon obtaining this information, the state board shall evaluate whether there is any need to revise the school accountability report card.
(b) The Superintendent shall additionally review, and the state board shall consider, any empirical research data that becomes available concerning barriers to equal opportunities to succeed educationally for all California pupils, regardless of socioeconomic background. Upon obtaining this information, the state board shall evaluate whether there is any need to revise the school accountability report card.
The State Allocation Board, in cooperation with the
Superintendent of Public Instruction, shall develop and maintain an
automated school facilities inventory that is capable of indicating
the statewide percentage of facility utilization and projecting
school facility needs five years in advance, in order to permit the
board to study alternative proposals for the allocation of funds for
new construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation.
(a) The Superintendent, the Controller, and the Director of
Finance shall develop, on or before March 1, 1989, standards and
criteria to be reviewed and adopted by the state board, and to be
used by local educational agencies in the development of annual
budgets and the management of subsequent expenditures from that
budget. During the development of the standards and criteria, the
Superintendent shall convene a committee composed of representatives
from school districts, county offices of education, state agencies,
the Legislature, and appropriate labor and professional
organizations. The committee may review and comment on the proposal
standards and criteria before their adoption. In addition, the
standards and criteria shall be used to monitor the fiscal stability
of local educational agencies as provided for in Sections 1240.1,
1240.2, 1621, 1623, 33131, 42127, and 42127.1.
(b) The Superintendent, the Controller, and the Director of Finance shall update the standards and criteria developed pursuant to subdivision (a) on or before September 1, 2005. The updated standards and criteria shall be reviewed and adopted pursuant to the procedure established by subdivision (a) and are applicable to local educational agency budgets commencing with the 2006-07 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter.
(c) The Superintendent, the Controller, and the Director of Finance shall update the standards and criteria developed pursuant to subdivision (a) on or before January 1, 2014, to address the requirements of Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 52060) of Chapter 6.1 of Part 28. The updated standards and criteria shall be reviewed and adopted pursuant to the procedure established by subdivision (a) and are applicable to local educational agency budgets commencing with the 2014-15 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter.
(d) After January 1, 2014, to the extent necessary, any revisions or updates to the standards and criteria shall be developed by the Superintendent, the Controller, and the Director of Finance pursuant the procedure established by subdivision (a). The revisions or updates shall specify the fiscal year in which the revisions or updates are applicable.
(b) The Superintendent, the Controller, and the Director of Finance shall update the standards and criteria developed pursuant to subdivision (a) on or before September 1, 2005. The updated standards and criteria shall be reviewed and adopted pursuant to the procedure established by subdivision (a) and are applicable to local educational agency budgets commencing with the 2006-07 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter.
(c) The Superintendent, the Controller, and the Director of Finance shall update the standards and criteria developed pursuant to subdivision (a) on or before January 1, 2014, to address the requirements of Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 52060) of Chapter 6.1 of Part 28. The updated standards and criteria shall be reviewed and adopted pursuant to the procedure established by subdivision (a) and are applicable to local educational agency budgets commencing with the 2014-15 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter.
(d) After January 1, 2014, to the extent necessary, any revisions or updates to the standards and criteria shall be developed by the Superintendent, the Controller, and the Director of Finance pursuant the procedure established by subdivision (a). The revisions or updates shall specify the fiscal year in which the revisions or updates are applicable.
(a) The standards and criteria to be adopted by the State
Board of Education pursuant to Section 33127 shall include, but not
be limited to, comparisons and reviews, including appropriate methods
of projection, of all of the following:
(1) Average daily attendance.
(2) Revenues and expenditures.
(3) Reserves and fund balance.
(4) Multiyear commitments, including cost-of-living adjustments.
(b) In addition to the requirements of subdivision (a), the standards and criteria to be adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to Section 33127 shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) Clear definitions and guidelines for positive, qualified, and negative interim financial certifications pursuant to Sections 42130 and 42131.
(2) District financial health indicators to provide a comprehensive review and assessment of the financial condition of districts and to help identify districts that are developing financial problems before the problems become severe. The indicators shall take into account issues including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(A) Increasing or decreasing balances available for general purposes and general purpose reserve size relative to the standard for the district.
(B) Long-term commitments for rates of increase in significant cost centers that are more or less than current revenue growth rate projections, including the projected cost change of the workforce taking into account the progression of newer hires and existing staff through the salary schedule and likely turnover, and all compensation for the superintendent of the school district and executive positions reporting directly to the superintendent of the school district.
(C) Use of one-time revenues for ongoing costs.
(D) Use of ongoing revenues for one-time costs.
(E) Appropriate recognition and amortization of future commitments including any district-created benefit program.
(F) Facilities maintenance funding adequate to preserve functionality of facilities for their normal life.
(1) Average daily attendance.
(2) Revenues and expenditures.
(3) Reserves and fund balance.
(4) Multiyear commitments, including cost-of-living adjustments.
(b) In addition to the requirements of subdivision (a), the standards and criteria to be adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to Section 33127 shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) Clear definitions and guidelines for positive, qualified, and negative interim financial certifications pursuant to Sections 42130 and 42131.
(2) District financial health indicators to provide a comprehensive review and assessment of the financial condition of districts and to help identify districts that are developing financial problems before the problems become severe. The indicators shall take into account issues including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(A) Increasing or decreasing balances available for general purposes and general purpose reserve size relative to the standard for the district.
(B) Long-term commitments for rates of increase in significant cost centers that are more or less than current revenue growth rate projections, including the projected cost change of the workforce taking into account the progression of newer hires and existing staff through the salary schedule and likely turnover, and all compensation for the superintendent of the school district and executive positions reporting directly to the superintendent of the school district.
(C) Use of one-time revenues for ongoing costs.
(D) Use of ongoing revenues for one-time costs.
(E) Appropriate recognition and amortization of future commitments including any district-created benefit program.
(F) Facilities maintenance funding adequate to preserve functionality of facilities for their normal life.
Notwithstanding any other law, a local educational agency
may recognize for budgetary and financial reporting purposes any
amount of state appropriations deferred from the current fiscal year
and appropriated from the subsequent fiscal year for payment of
current year costs as a receivable in the current year.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county
unified school district with fewer than 3,000 units of average daily
attendance may use up to 30 percent of its budget reserve to pay for
utility costs, including propane, fuel, and electricity costs, in
each of the 2000-01 and 2001-02 fiscal years, and shall not for that
reason receive a "qualified" or "negative" financial certification by
the State Department of Education for three fiscal years after using
that amount of its budget reserve to pay for utility costs if the
use of that amount results in available reserves falling below 3
percent of its budget reserve.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
beginning with the first fiscal year following the adoption by the
State Board of Education of standards and criteria developed pursuant
to Section 33127, local educational agencies shall use the standards
and criteria in developing their budgets and managing their
expenditures.
The standards and criteria for fiscal accountability
referred to in Section 33127 shall not be subject to Sections 11340
to 11356, inclusive, of the Government Code. However, any standards
and criteria adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to
Section 33127 shall be codified and published in Title 5 of the
California Code of Regulations.
(a) Notwithstanding Section 51877, the Superintendent of
Public Instruction shall award educational technology competitive
grants under this code with respect to each of the following
categories based on a school district's regular average daily
attendance:
(1) 1,000 and below.
(2) 1,001 to 2,500.
(3) 2,501 to 5,000.
(4) 5,001 to 15,000.
(5) 15,001 to 60,000.
(6) 60,001 and above.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 51877, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall award educational technology competitive grants under this code with respect to each of the following two categories based on a county office of education's regular average daily attendance:
(1) 1,000 and below.
(2) 1,001 and above.
(c) The Superintendent shall use the prior year's second principal regular average daily attendance to determine the category in which a school district or county office of education shall be placed.
(d) Program grant funds shall be allocated for each category in subdivisions (a) and (b) in the following proportion:
(1) Compute the average daily attendance determined pursuant to subdivision (c) for the school districts or county offices of education in the category.
(2) Divide the aggregate sum determined pursuant to paragraph (1) by the total statewide regular average daily attendance reported for the second principal apportionment for the prior fiscal year.
(e) The applicants within each category shall be evaluated and scored as otherwise required by the grant program.
(f) This section is applicable only to educational technology grants awarded on or after January 1, 1997.
(1) 1,000 and below.
(2) 1,001 to 2,500.
(3) 2,501 to 5,000.
(4) 5,001 to 15,000.
(5) 15,001 to 60,000.
(6) 60,001 and above.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 51877, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall award educational technology competitive grants under this code with respect to each of the following two categories based on a county office of education's regular average daily attendance:
(1) 1,000 and below.
(2) 1,001 and above.
(c) The Superintendent shall use the prior year's second principal regular average daily attendance to determine the category in which a school district or county office of education shall be placed.
(d) Program grant funds shall be allocated for each category in subdivisions (a) and (b) in the following proportion:
(1) Compute the average daily attendance determined pursuant to subdivision (c) for the school districts or county offices of education in the category.
(2) Divide the aggregate sum determined pursuant to paragraph (1) by the total statewide regular average daily attendance reported for the second principal apportionment for the prior fiscal year.
(e) The applicants within each category shall be evaluated and scored as otherwise required by the grant program.
(f) This section is applicable only to educational technology grants awarded on or after January 1, 1997.
(a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall develop
information, and submit this information to the State Board of
Education for its approval. This information shall be for
distribution to school districts and, to the extent feasible, for
posting on the State Department of Education Internet website, to
strengthen and promote the opportunity for quality involvement by
parents and guardians in schoolsite councils whose composition meets
the requirements of Section 52012. In developing the information, the
Superintendent of Public Instruction may use documents currently
available from nonprofit organizations, such as Ed Source and the
California Parent Teacher Association, or state and local government
agencies.
(b) The information shall be provided to each school district and county office of education and may be made available for parents and guardians who are members of schoolsite councils whose composition meets the requirements of Section 52012 and shall cover at least the following topics:
(1) Operation of schoolsite advisory bodies, including bylaws, group responsibilities, and roles.
(2) Public meeting notice requirements.
(3) Information about the total budget of a school district and how funds are distributed to schoolsite advisory bodies, including, but not limited to, the amount of funds distributed to schoolsites.
(4) Information about the school district and state standards of expected pupil achievement in core academic subjects for each grade level.
(5) Instruction on how to interpret data from the pupil performance measures selected by the school district.
(6) A definition of "significant gains made by pupils" toward meeting the standards of expected pupil achievement.
(7) Research-based information about curriculum and teaching strategies that will improve pupil performance.
(8) The right to information under the Public Records Act set forth in Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
(9) Information regarding the educational and training needs for pupils, as identified and expressed by local employers, former pupils of the school district, and postsecondary education institutions.
(c) In addition to the composition set forth in Section 52012, a schoolsite council at the middle school level may, but is not required to, include pupil representation.
(b) The information shall be provided to each school district and county office of education and may be made available for parents and guardians who are members of schoolsite councils whose composition meets the requirements of Section 52012 and shall cover at least the following topics:
(1) Operation of schoolsite advisory bodies, including bylaws, group responsibilities, and roles.
(2) Public meeting notice requirements.
(3) Information about the total budget of a school district and how funds are distributed to schoolsite advisory bodies, including, but not limited to, the amount of funds distributed to schoolsites.
(4) Information about the school district and state standards of expected pupil achievement in core academic subjects for each grade level.
(5) Instruction on how to interpret data from the pupil performance measures selected by the school district.
(6) A definition of "significant gains made by pupils" toward meeting the standards of expected pupil achievement.
(7) Research-based information about curriculum and teaching strategies that will improve pupil performance.
(8) The right to information under the Public Records Act set forth in Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
(9) Information regarding the educational and training needs for pupils, as identified and expressed by local employers, former pupils of the school district, and postsecondary education institutions.
(c) In addition to the composition set forth in Section 52012, a schoolsite council at the middle school level may, but is not required to, include pupil representation.
