Section 58906 Of Article 2. Demonstration Elements From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 31. >> Chapter 9. >> Article 2.
58906
. Demonstration grants shall be awarded in accordance with the
following requirements and considerations:
(a) Three categories shall be developed and utilized in which each
category represents one of three types of schools, as determined by
the achievement performance of pupils as reported by the
Superintendent of Public Instruction, including predominantly
high-performing pupils, predominantly moderately performing pupils,
and predominantly low-performing pupils.
The highest quality proposals from each category shall be funded
in the following order:
(1) Three proposals from the category representing predominantly
low-performing pupils.
(2) Two proposals from the category representing predominantly
moderately performing pupils.
(3) One proposal from the category representing predominantly
high-performing pupils.
This sequence shall be repeated until the State Board of Education
determines either that the quality of proposals remaining to be
funded does not warrant funding, or that available funding has been
fully utilized, or both.
If it is necessary to choose between proposals within the same
category that are determined to be of equivalent quality, the
Superintendent of Public Instruction shall recommend to the State
Board of Education the funding of proposals in a manner that, to the
maximum extent possible, contributes to an overall funding
distribution that is representative of the diversity, on a statewide
basis, of the racial and ethnic composition of the pupil population,
the geographic location of schools, district size, and school
configuration.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that demonstration grants
be awarded based on the quality and extensiveness of communitywide
support for the submitted proposal and to proposals that design new
or adapt current restructuring elements specifically to meet the
needs of a diverse pupil population and that represent a significant
departure in process, organization, or content from the ordinary
school or classroom organization, assignment of school staff
responsibilities, curriculum development, and instructional methods.
The Legislature believes that communitywide support and schoolsite
leadership can best be determined by a state-level selection process
that includes an oral presentation given by the applicant to the
advisory committee.
(c) Consideration may be given to each school district that can
demonstrate that the district has already achieved success in
implementing any of the restructuring elements described.
(d) Consideration also shall be given to each school district that
proposes additional or alternative restructuring options of high
quality which are consistent with the goals of this chapter.
(e) Any school that receives demonstration program funding
pursuant to this chapter shall use the funds solely to further the
purposes of the demonstration program.