Section 33133 Of Article 2. Powers And Duties From California Education Code >> Division 2. >> Title 2. >> Part 20. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.
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. (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.