Section 56600.6 Of Chapter 6. Evaluation, Audits, And Information From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 30. >> Chapter 6.
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. (a) The Superintendent shall ensure that pupil and program
performance results are monitored at the state and local levels in
order to comply with Section 1412(a)(15) of Title 20 of the United
States Code by evaluating pupil performance against key performance
indicators. As necessary, other data may be collected to support the
state's participation in national studies and evaluations described
in Section 1474(a) of Title 20 of the United States Code.
(b) The Superintendent shall monitor, provide technical
assistance, and enforce this part, and Part B of the federal
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et
seq.) in accordance with Section 1416 of Title 20 of the United
States Code, and Subpart F (commencing with Section 300.600) of Title
34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and annually report to the
United States Department of Education on performance.
(c) Pursuant to Section 300.600(b) of Title 34 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, the primary focus of the state's monitoring
activities shall be on the following:
(1) Improving educational results and functional outcomes for all
individuals with exceptional needs.
(2) Ensuring that public agencies meet the program requirements
under this part and under Part B of the federal Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.), with a
particular emphasis on those requirements that are most closely
related to improving educational results for individuals with
exceptional needs.
(d) As part of state monitoring and enforcement, the
Superintendent shall use quantifiable indicators and qualitative
indicators as are needed to adequately measure performance in the
indicators established by the United States Secretary of Education,
and in the following priority areas specified in Section 300.600(d)
of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
(1) Provision of a free appropriate public education in the least
restrictive environment.
(2) State exercise of general supervision, including child find,
effective monitoring, the use of resolution meetings, mediation, and
a system of transition services as defined in Section 1437(a)(9) of
Title 20 of the United States Code and in Section 300.43 of Title 34
of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(3) Disproportionate representation of racial and ethnic groups in
special education and related services, to the extent the
representation is the result of inappropriate identification.
(e) As part of the performance plan of the state, as required in
Section 300.601 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the
Superintendent shall collect valid and reliable information as needed
to report annually to the United States Secretary of Education.