Section 8427 Of Article 19. 21st Century High School After School Safety And Enrichment For Teens Program From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 19.
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. (a) A high school after school program established pursuant
to this article shall submit to the department annual outcome-based
data for evaluation.
(1) To demonstrate program effectiveness, grantees shall submit,
using the unique statewide pupil identifiers for participating pupils
who are unduplicated pupils, both of the following:
(A) Schoolday attendance on an annual basis.
(B) Program attendance on a semiannual basis.
(2) Programs shall submit evidence of a data-driven program
quality improvement process that is based on the department's
guidance on program quality standards developed pursuant to paragraph
(4).
(3) The department may develop additional measures to demonstrate
program effectiveness, including, but not limited to, program quality
standards. Additions shall be developed in consultation with the
advisory committee pursuant to Section 8484.9.
(4) Programs shall submit information to the department through
the process used in subdivision (b) of Section 8421.5.
(b) (1) If a program consistently fails to demonstrate measurable
program outcomes for three consecutive years, the department may
terminate the program pursuant to the process described in
subdivision (e) of Section 8426. The department shall consider
multiple outcomes and not rely on one outcome in isolation.
(2) For purposes of this subdivision, "consistently fails to
demonstrate measurable program outcomes" means failure to meet
program effectiveness requirements pursuant to the criteria in
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a).
(3) Measurable program outcomes may be demonstrated by, but are
not limited to, the following methods:
(A) Comparing pupils participating in the program to
nonparticipating pupils at the same schoolsite.
(B) Pupils participating in the program demonstrate improvement on
one or more indicators collected by the program pursuant to this
section.
(c) The department shall identify or develop standardized
procedures and tools to collect the indicators in paragraphs (1) and
(2) of subdivision (a) in accordance with the recommendations made
pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (h) of Section 8484.9.