Section 52958 Of Article 2. California Science Project From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 28. >> Chapter 13. >> Article 2.
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. The project shall establish criteria for approval of science
projects. These criteria shall include, but not be limited to, the
extent to which:
(a) The science project addresses the need to integrate existing
standards of science competence in the curriculum at each school
level.
(b) The science project establishes clear and informed approaches
to the needs of women and minorities for continuing with those
science courses required to enhance future career options.
(c) The science project is designed to expand the base of
scientific knowledge and the repertoire of teaching techniques of
participating teachers and their colleagues in science teaching, and
the scientific knowledge of students attending the classes they
attend.
(d) Neighboring institutions have worked collaboratively to
develop a proposal which clearly indicates their intention to
continue to work cooperatively through the duration of the project.
(e) Participating districts, colleges, universities, businesses,
federal laboratories, and individual scientists intend to provide
financial and personnel support for the science project.
(f) Selection of participating teachers will create school-based
or district-based teams of leaders for improvement of science
education at all grade levels.
(g) Participating districts, colleges, universities, and
businesses intend to use the expertise of participating teachers for
leadership among their teaching colleagues.
(h) The science project provides continuing science education to
teachers in the public schools.
(i) Scientists in both the public and private sector are recruited
to enhance the science project by providing facilities or personnel
support.