Section 53101 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 28. >> Chapter 18. >> Article 1.
53101
. (a) The Governor, the Superintendent, and the state board
shall jointly develop a single high-quality plan or multiple plans,
in collaboration with participating local educational agencies, as
necessary, to submit as part of an application for federal Race to
the Top funds, authorized under the federal American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).
(b) The plan shall include a budget or expenditure plan consistent
with the requirements of the Race to the Top program and
application. At a minimum, the plan shall address how the Race to the
Top program funds and any other applicable federal funds shall be
used to provide resources to the low-achieving and persistently
lowest-achieving schools as defined in this chapter. These resources
may include, but are not necessarily limited to, professional
development, technical assistance, and partnering with schools that
have successfully transitioned from low- to higher-performing status.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that funding for local
educational agencies be the highest priority in the allocation of
Race to the Top program funds.