Section 53102 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 28. >> Chapter 18. >> Article 1.
53102
. (a) On or before January 1, 2011, the Superintendent shall
contract for an independent evaluation of the implementation and
impact of the state plan submitted in application for a federal Race
to the Top Fund competitive grant award.
(b) On or before September 1, 2010, the Superintendent shall
convene a working group consisting of staff representing the policy
and fiscal committees of both houses of the Legislature, the
Legislative Analyst's Office, the Department of Finance, the
Governor, the state board, and the department to do all of the
following:
(1) Jointly develop the parameters of the evaluation.
(2) Make recommendations regarding development of any request for
proposals or request for applications used to solicit contract
proposals, and regarding the selection of the independent evaluator.
(c) The Superintendent shall provide to the Legislature, the
Governor, and the state board:
(1) An interim evaluation report on or before June 1, 2012.
(2) The final evaluation report on or before June 1, 2014.
(d) The department shall use federal funds made available from the
Race to the Top Fund and detailed in the expenditure plan required
pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 53101 for the purpose of
contracting for this evaluation.