Article 2. California Professional Development Institutes of California Education Code >> Division 14. >> Title 3. >> Part 65. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 2.
The Regents of the University of California are requested to
jointly develop with the Trustees of California State University and
the independent colleges and universities, the California Reading
Professional Development Institutes, to be administered by the
university, in partnership with the California State University and
with private, independent universities in California, in accordance
with all of the following criteria:
(a) (1) In June 1999, the University of California and its
institutes' partners shall commence instruction for 6,000
participants who either provide direct instruction in reading to
pupils in kindergarten or in grade 1, 2, or 3, or who supervise
beginning teachers of reading. Commencing in July 2000, the
institutes shall provide instruction for an additional 14,000
participants who either provide direct instruction in reading to
pupils, including special education pupils, in prekindergarten,
kindergarten or in grade 1, 2, or 3, or supervise beginning teachers
of reading. Of the 14,000 new positions, at least 2,000 shall be
reserved for prekindergarten teachers who teach in state preschool
programs located in the attendance area of high-priority schools in
order to link prekindergarten literacy development and reading
readiness to the state's reading goals for pupils enrolled in
kindergarten and grades 1 to 3, inclusive. If there are not enough
applicants to fill the 2,000 positions, the remaining positions may
be filled by teachers of pupils enrolled in kindergarten or any of
grades 1 to 3, inclusive.
(2) Ongoing support for second-year participants shall include a
second-year institute focusing on the use of instructional materials,
leveraging of school district resources, and the development of
teacher leadership within the school district to improve pupil
achievement in reading.
(b) (1) The institutes shall provide instruction for school teams
from each participating school. These school teams may include both
beginning and experienced teachers and the schoolsite administrator,
with the majority of the team composed of beginning teachers.
(2) Criteria and priority for selection of participating school
teams shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, all of the
following:
(A) Schools whose pupils' reading scores are at or below the 40th
percentile on the reading portion of the achievement test authorized
by Section 60640.
(B) Schools with a high number of beginning and noncredentialed
teachers.
(C) Schools with high poverty levels, as determined by the
percentage of pupils eligible for free or reduced price meals.
(D) Schools with a full complement of team members as outlined
above.
(E) School teams committed to participate in the Elementary School
Intensive Reading Program established pursuant to Article 1
(commencing with Section 53025) of Chapter 16 of Part 28 for a
minimum of three years.
(F) Schools that have adopted standards-based materials approved
by the State Board of Education.
(3) In any fiscal year, if funding is inadequate to accommodate
the participation of all eligible school teams, first priority shall
be given to schools meeting the criteria set forth in subparagraph
(B) of paragraph (2).
(c) (1) The institutes shall provide instruction in the teaching
of reading in a manner consistent with the standard for a
comprehensive reading instruction program that is research-based, as
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (4) of
subdivision (b) of Section 44259, and shall include all of the
following components:
(A) The study of organized, systematic, explicit skills including
phonemic awareness, direct, systematic explicit phonics, and decoding
skills.
(B) A strong literature, language and comprehension component with
a balance of oral and written language.
(C) Ongoing diagnostic techniques that inform teaching and
assessment.
(D) Early intervention techniques.
(2) Instruction provided pursuant to this section shall be
consistent with state-adopted academic content standards and with the
curriculum framework on reading/language arts adopted by the State
Board of Education.
(3) Instruction provided pursuant to this section shall acquaint
teachers with the value in the diagnostic nature of standardized
tests.
(d) (1) Each participant who satisfactorily completes an institute
authorized by this section shall receive a stipend, commensurate
with the duration of the institute, of not less than one thousand
dollars ($1,000) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), as
determined by the University of California.
(2) A participant in an institute authorized by this section who
satisfactorily completes additional institute activities or
leadership and mentoring responsibilities in his or her school in
subsequent years in accordance with institute guidelines shall
receive a stipend, commensurate with the participant's
responsibilities, of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and
not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), as determined by the
University of California. It is the intent of the Legislature that
stipends paid to participants under this paragraph average
approximately one thousand dollars ($1,000) per stipend recipient per
year.
(e) In order to provide maximum access, the institutes shall be
offered through multiple university and college campuses that are
widely distributed throughout the state or in a regionally accredited
program offered through instructor-led, interactive online courses.
In order to maximize access to teachers and administrators who may be
precluded from participating in an onsite institute due to
geographical, physical, or time constraints, each institute shall be
required to accommodate at least 5 percent of the participants
through state-approved instructor-led, interactive online courses.
Instruction at the institutes shall consist of an intensive,
sustained training period of no less than 40 hours nor more than 120
hours during the summer or during an intersession break or an
equivalent instructor-led, online course, and shall be supplemented,
during the following school year, with no fewer than 80 additional
hours nor more than 120 additional hours of instruction and
schoolsite meetings, held on at least a monthly basis, to focus on
the academic progress of that school's pupils in reading.
(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that a local education
agency or postsecondary institution that offers an accredited program
of professional preparation consider providing partial and
proportional credit toward satisfaction of reading course
requirements to an enrolled candidate who satisfactorily completes a
California Reading Professional Development Institute program if the
institute has been certified by the Commission on Teacher
Credentialing as meeting reading preparation standards.
(g) This section does not prohibit a participant from attending an
institute authorized by this section in more than one academic year.
(h) "Beginning teachers," for purposes of this article, are
teachers with three or fewer years of teaching experience.
The Regents of the University of California are requested to
develop jointly with the Trustees of the California State University
and the independent colleges and universities, the High School
English Professional Development Institutes, to be administered by
the university, in partnership with the California State University
and with private, independent universities in California, in
accordance with all of the following criteria:
(a) In July 2000, the University of California and its institutes'
partners shall commence instruction for 12,000 participants who
either provide direct instruction in reading and writing to
California public high school pupils in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, or
supervise beginning teachers of high school reading and writing.
(b) (1) The institutes shall provide instruction for school teams
from each participating school. These school teams may include both
beginning and experienced teachers and the schoolsite administrator.
(2) Criteria and priority for selection of participating school
teams shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(A) Schools whose pupils' scores on the English language arts
portion of the achievement test authorized by Section 60640 are at or
below the 40th percentile.
(B) Teams composed of a large percentage of the members of their
schools' English departments, which may include the chair of that
department.
(C) Schools with high poverty levels, as determined by the
percentage of pupils eligible for free or reduced price meals.
(D) Teams of teachers from various departments within a school.
(E) Schools with a high number of beginning and noncredentialed
teachers.
(F) Schools that have adopted standards-based materials approved
by the State Board of Education.
(3) In any fiscal year, if funding is inadequate to accommodate
the participation of all eligible school teams, first priority shall
be given to schools meeting the criteria set forth in subparagraph
(E) of paragraph (2).
(c) (1) The institutes shall provide instruction in the teaching
of reading and writing in a manner consistent with the standard for a
comprehensive reading and writing instruction program that is
research-based, as described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 44259.
(2) Instruction provided pursuant to this section shall be
consistent with state-adopted academic content standards and with the
curriculum frameworks on reading/language arts for kindergarten and
grades 1 to 12, inclusive, that are adopted by the State Board of
Education.
(3) Instruction provided pursuant to this section shall acquaint
teachers with the value in the diagnostic nature of standardized
tests.
(d) In order to provide maximum access, the institutes shall be
offered through multiple university and college campuses that are
widely distributed throughout the state or in a regionally accredited
program offered through instructor-led, interactive online courses.
In order to maximize access to teachers and administrators who may be
precluded from participating in an onsite institute due to
geographical, physical, or time constraints, each institute shall be
required to accommodate at least 5 percent of the participants
through state-approved instructor-led, interactive online courses.
Instruction at the institutes shall consist of an intensive,
sustained training period of no less than 40 hours nor more than 120
hours during the summer or during an intersession break or an
equivalent instructor-led, online course and shall be supplemented,
during the following school year, with no fewer than 80 additional
hours nor more than 120 additional hours of instruction and
schoolsite meetings, held on at least a monthly basis, to focus on
the academic progress of that school's pupils in English language
arts.
(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that a local education
agency or postsecondary institution that offers an accredited program
of professional preparation consider providing partial and
proportional credit toward satisfaction of English language arts
requirements to an enrolled candidate who satisfactorily completes a
High School English Professional Development Institute if the
institute has been certified by the Commission on Teacher
Credentialing as meeting English language arts standards.
(a) The Regents of the University of California are
requested to authorize the President of the University of California
or his or her designee to jointly develop English Language
Development Professional Institutes with the Chancellor of the
California State University, the Chancellor of the California
Community Colleges, the independent colleges and universities, and
the Superintendent, or their designees. In order to provide maximum
access, the institutes shall be offered at sites widely distributed
throughout the state, which shall include programs offered through
instructor-led, interactive online courses, in accordance with
existing state law. In order to maximize access to teachers and
administrators who may be precluded from participating in an onsite
institute due to geographical, physical, or time constraints, each
institute shall accommodate at least 5 percent of the participants
through existing state-approved online instructor-led courses,
programs, or both. The California subject matter projects, an
intersegmental, discipline-based professional development network
administered by the University of California, is requested to be the
organizing entity for the institutes and followup programs.
(b) (1) The institutes shall provide instruction for school teams
from each school participating in the program established pursuant to
this section. The institutes may provide instruction for school
teams serving English language learners in kindergarten and grades 1
to 12, inclusive. A school team shall include teachers who do not
hold crosscultural or bilingual-crosscultural certificates or their
equivalents, teachers who hold those certificates or their
equivalents, and a schoolsite administrator. The majority of the team
shall be teachers who do not hold those crosscultural certificates
or their equivalents. If the participating school team employs
instructional assistants who provide instructional services to
English language learners, the team may include these instructional
assistants.
(2) Commencing in July 2000, the English Language Professional
Development Institutes shall provide instruction to an additional
10,000 participants. These participants shall be in addition to the
5,000 participants authorized as of January 1, 2000. Commencing July
2001, and each fiscal year thereafter, the number of participants
receiving instruction through the English Language Development
Professional Institutes shall be specified in the annual Budget Act.
(3) Criteria and priority for selection of participating school
teams shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, all of the
following:
(A) Schools whose pupils' reading scores are at or below the 40th
percentile on the English language arts portion of the achievement
test authorized by Section 60640.
(B) Schools in which a high percentage of pupils score below grade
level on the English language development assessment authorized by
Section 60810, when it is developed.
(C) Schools with a high number of new, underprepared, and
noncredentialed teachers. Underprepared teachers shall be defined as
teachers who do not possess a crosscultural or
bilingual-crosscultural certificate, or their equivalents.
(D) Schools in which the enrollment of English language learners
exceeds 25 percent of the total school enrollment.
(E) Schools with a full complement of team members as described in
paragraph (1).
(4) In any fiscal year, if funding is inadequate to accommodate
the participation of all eligible school teams, first priority shall
be given to schools meeting the criteria set forth in subparagraph
(C) of paragraph (3).
(c) Each team member who satisfactorily completes an institute
authorized by this section shall receive a stipend, commensurate with
the duration of the institute, of not less than one thousand dollars
($1,000) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), as determined
by the University of California.
(d) Instruction provided by the institutes shall be consistent
with state-adopted academic content standards and with the English
language development standards adopted pursuant to Section 60811.
(e) (1) Instruction at the institutes shall consist of an
intensive, sustained training period of no less than 40 hours nor
more than 80 hours during the summer or during an intersession break
or an equivalent instructor-led, online course and shall be
supplemented during the following school year with no fewer than 80
hours nor more than 120 hours of instruction and schoolsite meetings,
held on at least a monthly basis, to focus on the academic progress
of English language learners at that school.
(2) Instruction at the institutes shall be of sufficient scope,
depth, and duration to fully equip instructional personnel to offer a
comprehensive and rigorous instructional program for English
language learners and to assess pupil progress so these pupils can
meet the academic content and performance standards adopted by the
state board. The instruction shall be designed to increase the
capacity of teachers and other school personnel to provide and assess
standards-based instruction for English language learners.
(3) The instruction shall be multidisciplinary and focus on
instruction in disciplines for which the state board has adopted
academic content standards. The instruction shall also be
research-based and provide effective models of professional
development in order to ensure that instructional personnel increase
their skills, at a minimum, in all of the following:
(A) Literacy instruction and assessment for diverse pupil
populations, including instruction in the teaching of reading that is
research-based and consistent with the balanced, comprehensive
strategies required under Section 44757.
(B) English language development and second language acquisition
strategies.
(C) Specially designed instruction and assessment in English.
(D) Application of appropriate assessment instruments to assess
language proficiency and utilization of benchmarks for
reclassification of pupils from English language learners to fully
English proficient.
(E) Examination of pupil work as a basis for the alignment of
standards, instruction, and assessment.
(F) Use of appropriate instructional materials to assist English
language learners to attain academic content standards.
(G) Instructional technology and its integration into the school
curriculum for English language learners.
(H) Parent involvement and effective practices for building
partnerships with parents.
(f) A local educational agency may use its economic impact aid
funds for purposes of this section.
(g) It is the intent of the Legislature that a local educational
agency or postsecondary institution that offers an accredited program
of professional preparation consider providing partial and
proportional credit toward satisfaction of the course requirements to
an enrolled candidate who satisfactorily completes a California
English Language Development Institute program if the program has
been certified by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing as meeting
preparation standards.
(h) This section does not prohibit a team member from attending an
institute authorized by this section in more than one academic year.
(i) This section shall not apply to the University of California
unless and until the Regents of the University of California act, by
resolution, to make it applicable.
The Regents of the University of California are requested to
develop jointly with the Trustees of California State University and
the independent colleges and universities, the High School
Mathematics Professional Development Institutes, to be administered
by the university, in partnership with the California State
University and with private, independent universities in California,
in accordance with all of the following criteria:
(a) In July 2000, the University of California and its institutes'
partners shall commence instruction for 5,500 participants who
either provide direct instruction in mathematics to California public
high school pupils in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, or supervise
beginning teachers of high school mathematics.
(b) (1) The institutes shall provide instruction for school teams
from each participating school. The school teams may include both
beginning and experienced teachers and the schoolsite administrator.
(2) Criteria and priority for selection of participating school
teams shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, all of the
following:
(A) Schools whose pupils' scores on the mathematics portion of the
achievement test authorized by Section 60640 are at or below the
40th percentile.
(B) Teams composed of a large percentage of members of their
schools' mathematics departments, which may include the chair of that
department.
(C) Schools with high poverty levels, as determined by the
percentage of pupils eligible for free or reduced price meals.
(D) Schools with a high number of beginning and noncredentialed
teachers.
(E) Schools that have adopted standards-based materials approved
by the State Board of Education.
(3) In any fiscal year, if funding is inadequate to accommodate
the participation of all eligible school teams, first priority shall
be given to schools meeting the criteria set forth in subparagraph
(D) of paragraph (2).
(c) (1) The institutes shall provide instruction in the teaching
of mathematics in a manner consistent with the standard for a
comprehensive mathematics instruction program that is research-based
and shall include all of the following components:
(A) Instruction in topics commonly found in high school
mathematics courses, including, but not limited to, geometry, algebra
II, trigonometry, and calculus, that will enhance the ability of
teachers to prepare pupils for the achievement test authorized
pursuant to Section 60640 and the high school exit examination
authorized pursuant to Section 60850 and to prepare pupils for
advanced placement and college coursework.
(B) Ongoing diagnostic techniques that inform teaching and
assessment.
(C) Early intervention techniques for pupils experiencing
difficulty in mathematics.
(2) Instruction provided pursuant to this section shall be
consistent with state-adopted academic content standards and with the
curriculum frameworks on mathematics for kindergarten and grades 1
to 12, inclusive, that are adopted by the State Board of Education.
(3) Instruction provided pursuant to this section shall acquaint
teachers with the value in the diagnostic nature of standardized
tests.
(d) In order to provide maximum access, the institutes shall be
offered through multiple university and college campuses that are
widely distributed throughout the state or in a regionally accredited
program offered through instructor-led, interactive online courses.
In order to maximize access to teachers and administrators who may be
precluded from participating in an onsite institute due to
geographical, physical, or time constraints, each institute shall be
required to accommodate at least 5 percent of the participants
through state-approved instructor-led, interactive online courses.
Instruction at the institutes shall consist of an intensive,
sustained training period of no less than 40 hours nor more than 120
hours during the summer or during an intersession break or an
equivalent instructor-led, online course and shall be supplemented,
during the following school year, with no fewer than 80 additional
hours nor more than 120 additional hours of instruction and
schoolsite meetings, held on at least a monthly basis, to focus on
the academic progress of that school's pupils in mathematics.
(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that a local education
agency or postsecondary institution that offers an accredited program
of professional preparation consider providing partial and
proportional credit toward satisfaction of mathematics course
requirements to an enrolled candidate who satisfactorily completes a
High School Mathematics Professional Development Institute if the
institute has been certified by the Commission on Teacher
Credentialing as meeting mathematics standards.
The Regents of the University of California are requested to
jointly develop with the Trustees of the California State University
and the independent colleges and universities, the Algebra Academies
Professional Development Institutes, to be administered by the
university, in partnership with the California State University and
with private, independent universities in California, in accordance
with all of the following criteria:
(a) In July 2000, the University of California and its institutes'
partners shall commence instruction for 1,000 participants who
either provide direct instruction in prealgebra and algebra to pupils
in grades 7 and 8, or supervise beginning teachers of algebra.
(b) (1) The institutes shall provide instruction for school teams
from each participating school. These school teams may include both
beginning and experienced teachers and the schoolsite administrator.
(2) Criteria and priority for selection of participating school
teams shall include, but are not necessarily limited to, all of the
following:
(A) Schools whose pupils' scores on the mathematics portion of the
achievement test authorized by Section 60640 are at or below the
40th percentile.
(B) Teams composed of a large percentage of members of their
schools' mathematics departments, which may include the chair of that
department.
(C) Schools with high poverty levels, as determined by the
percentage of pupils eligible for free or reduced price meals.
(D) Schools with a high number of beginning and noncredentialed
teachers.
(E) Schools that have adopted standards-based materials approved
by the State Board of Education.
(3) In any fiscal year, if funding is inadequate to accommodate
the participation of all eligible school teams, first priority shall
be given to schools that meet the criteria described in subparagraph
(D) of paragraph (2).
(c) (1) The institutes shall provide instruction in the teaching
of prealgebra and algebra in a manner consistent with the standard
for a comprehensive mathematics instruction program that is
research-based and shall include all of the following components:
(A) Instruction in prealgebra and algebra that will enhance the
ability of teachers to prepare pupils for the achievement test
authorized pursuant to Section 60640 and the high school exit
examination authorized pursuant to Section 60850.
(B) Ongoing diagnostic techniques that inform teaching and
assessment.
(C) Early intervention techniques for pupils experiencing
difficulty in prealgebra and algebra.
(2) Instruction provided pursuant to this section shall be
consistent with state-adopted academic content standards and with the
curriculum frameworks on mathematics for kindergarten and grades 1
to 12, inclusive, that are adopted by the State Board of Education.
(3) Instruction provided pursuant to this section shall acquaint
teachers with the value in the diagnostic nature of standardized
tests.
(d) Each participant who satisfactorily completes an institute
authorized by this section shall receive a stipend, commensurate with
the duration of the institute, of not less than one thousand dollars
($1,000) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), as determined
by the University of California.
(e) In order to provide maximum access, the institutes shall be
offered on multiple university and college campuses that are widely
distributed throughout the state. Instruction at the institutes shall
consist of an intensive, sustained training period of no less than
40 hours during the summer or during an intersession break, and shall
be supplemented, during the following school year, with no fewer
than the equivalent of five additional days of instruction and
schoolsite meetings, held on at least a monthly basis, to focus on
the academic progress of that school's pupils in prealgebra and
algebra.
(f) Teachers attending the institutes authorized by this section
shall, as a condition of attendance and subsequent to that
attendance, serve as instructors in the program authorized by Chapter
17 (commencing with Section 53081) of Part 28. These teachers shall
continue to receive followup professional development during the same
time period they are providing instruction. Followup professional
development during this time period shall occur outside of
instructional time.
(g) It is the intent of the Legislature that a local education
agency or postsecondary institution that offers an accredited program
of professional preparation consider providing partial and
proportional credit toward satisfaction of mathematics course
requirements to an enrolled candidate who satisfactorily completes an
Algebra Academies Professional Development Institute if the
institute has been certified by the Commission on Teacher
Credentialing as meeting mathematics standards.
The Regents of the University of California are requested to
develop jointly with the Trustees of the California State University
and the independent colleges and universities, the Algebra
Professional Development Institutes, to be administered by the
university, in partnership with the California State University and
with private, independent universities in California, in accordance
with all of the following criteria:
(a) In July 2000, the University of California and its institutes'
partners shall commence instruction for 5,000 participants who
either provide direct instruction in algebra or the coursework in the
two years leading to algebra to pupils enrolled in a public school
in grades 6 to 12, inclusive, or supervise beginning teachers of
algebra.
(b) (1) The institutes shall provide instruction for school teams
from each participating school. These school teams may include both
beginning and experienced teachers and the schoolsite administrator.
(2) Criteria and priority for selection of participating school
teams shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, all of the
following:
(A) Schools whose pupils' scores on the mathematics portion of the
achievement examination authorized by Section 60640 are at or below
the 40th percentile.
(B) Teams composed of a large percentage of members of their
schools' mathematics departments, which may include the chair of that
department.
(C) Schools with high poverty levels, as determined by the
percentage of pupils eligible for free or reduced price meals.
(D) Schools with a high number of beginning and noncredentialed
teachers.
(E) Schools that have adopted standards-based materials approved
by the State Board of Education.
(3) In any fiscal year, if funding is inadequate to accommodate
the participation of all eligible school teams, first priority shall
be given to schools meeting the criteria set forth in subparagraph
(D) of paragraph (2).
(c) (1) The institutes shall provide instruction in the teaching
of prealgebra and algebra in a manner consistent with the standard
for a comprehensive mathematics instruction program that is
research-based, and shall include all of the following components:
(A) Instruction in prealgebra and algebra that will enhance the
ability of teachers to prepare pupils for the achievement test
authorized pursuant to Section 60640 and the high school exit
examination authorized pursuant to Section 60850.
(B) Ongoing diagnostic techniques that inform teaching and
assessment.
(C) Intervention techniques for pupils experiencing difficulty in
prealgebra and algebra.
(2) Instruction provided pursuant to this section shall be
consistent with state-adopted academic content standards and with the
curriculum frameworks on mathematics for kindergarten and grades 1
to 12, inclusive, that are adopted by the State Board of Education.
(3) Instruction provided pursuant to this section shall acquaint
teachers with the value in the diagnostic nature of standardized
tests.
(d) In order to provide maximum access, the institutes shall be
offered through multiple university and college campuses that are
widely distributed throughout the state or in a regionally accredited
program offered through instructor-led, interactive online courses.
In order to maximize access to teachers and administrators who may be
precluded from participating in an onsite institute due to
geographical, physical, or time constraints, each institute shall be
required to accommodate at least 5 percent of the participants
through state-approved instructor-led, interactive online courses.
Instruction at the institutes shall consist of an intensive,
sustained training period of no less than 40 hours nor more than 120
hours during the summer or during an intersession break or an
equivalent instructor-led, online course and shall be supplemented,
during the following school year, with no fewer than 80 additional
hours nor more than 120 additional hours of instruction and
schoolsite meetings, held on at least a monthly basis, to focus on
the academic progress of that school's pupils in prealgebra and
algebra.
(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that a local education
agency or postsecondary institution that offers an accredited program
of professional preparation consider providing partial and
proportional credit toward satisfaction of mathematics course
requirements to an enrolled candidate who satisfactorily completes a
High School Algebra Professional Development Institute if the
institute has been certified by the Commission on Teacher
Credentialing as meeting mathematics standards.
The Regents of the University of California are requested to
develop collaboratively with the Trustees of the California State
University, the independent colleges and universities, and the county
offices of education, the Elementary Mathematics Professional
Development Institutes, to be administered by the university, in
partnership with the California State University and with private,
independent universities in California, in accordance with all of the
following criteria:
(a) In July 2000, the University of California and its institutes'
partners shall commence instruction for 5,000 participants who
either provide direct instruction in elementary mathematics to pupils
in grades 4 to 6, inclusive, or supervise beginning teachers of
elementary mathematics.
(b) (1) The institutes shall provide instruction for school teams
from each participating school. These school teams may include both
beginning and experienced teachers and the schoolsite administrator.
(2) Criteria and priority for selection of participating school
teams shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, all of the
following:
(A) Schools whose pupils' scores on the mathematics portion of the
achievement test authorized by Section 60640 are at or below the
40th percentile.
(B) Schools with high poverty levels, as determined by the
percentage of pupils eligible for free or reduced price meals.
(C) Schools with a high number of beginning and noncredentialed
teachers.
(D) Schools that have adopted standards-based materials approved
by the State Board of Education.
(3) In any fiscal year, if funding is inadequate to accommodate
the participation of all eligible school teams, first priority shall
be given to schools meeting the criteria set forth in subparagraph
(C) of paragraph (2).
(c) (1) The institutes shall provide instruction in the teaching
of elementary mathematics in a manner consistent with the standard
for a comprehensive mathematics instruction program that is
research-based, and shall include all of the following components:
(A) Instruction in elementary mathematics that will enhance the
ability of teachers to prepare pupils for the achievement test
authorized pursuant to Section 60640 and the high school exit
examination authorized pursuant to Section 60850.
(B) Instruction that will prepare teachers as mathematics
specialists and to become teacher trainers at their schools, assuming
more of the responsibility for mathematics instruction.
(C) Ongoing diagnostic techniques that inform teaching and
assessment.
(D) Early and continuing intervention techniques for pupils
experiencing difficulty in elementary mathematics.
(2) Instruction provided pursuant to this section shall be
consistent with state-adopted academic content standards and with the
curriculum frameworks on mathematics for kindergarten and grades 1
to 12, inclusive, that are adopted by the State Board of Education.
(3) Instruction provided pursuant to this section shall acquaint
teachers with the value in the diagnostic nature of standardized
tests.
(d) In order to provide maximum access, the institutes shall be
offered through multiple university and college campuses that are
widely distributed throughout the state or in a regionally accredited
program offered through instructor-led, interactive online courses.
In order to maximize access to teachers and administrators who may be
precluded from participating in an onsite institute due to
geographical, physical, or time constraints, each institute shall be
required to accommodate at least 5 percent of the participants
through state-approved instructor-led, interactive online courses.
Instruction at the institutes shall consist of an intensive,
sustained training period of no less than 40 hours nor more than 120
hours during the summer or during an intersession break or an
equivalent instructor-led, online course, and shall be supplemented,
during the following school year, with no fewer than 40 additional
hours nor more than 120 additional hours of instruction and
schoolsite meetings, held on at least a monthly basis, to focus on
the academic progress of that school's pupils in elementary
mathematics.
(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that a local education
agency or postsecondary institution that offers an accredited program
of professional preparation consider providing partial and
proportional credit toward satisfaction of mathematics course
requirements to an enrolled candidate who satisfactorily completes an
Algebra Professional Development Institute if the institute has been
certified by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing as meeting
mathematics standards.
In addition to providing the Legislature with quarterly
enrollment and completion reports, the University of California and
its partners in administering professional development institutes
under this article shall annually contract for an independent
evaluation of the professional development institutes authorized by
Sections 406, 99220, 99221, 99222, 99224, and 99225. The results of
this evaluation shall be reported, in writing, to the Legislature no
later than January 1, 2002, and annually thereafter.
(a) This article shall apply to the University of California
only during periods for which the Legislature has appropriated funds
therefor in the annual Budget Act and the Regents of the University
of California have accepted the funds.
(b) This article shall not apply to the University of California
unless and until the Regents of the University of California act, by
resolution, to make it applicable.
(c) The Regents of the University of California are requested to
jointly develop with the Trustees of California State University and
the independent colleges and universities, the institutes described
in this article, to be administered by the University of California,
in partnership with the California State University and with private,
independent universities in California.
(d) Each participant who satisfactorily completes an institute
authorized by this article shall receive a stipend commensurate with
the duration of the institute, of not less than one thousand dollars
($1,000) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), as determined
by the University of California. However, in making this
determination, the University of California may not exceed the amount
provided in the Budget Act for stipends for each of the institutes
authorized by this article and must serve at each institute the
number of participants specified pursuant to this section.
(e) Commencing July 2001, and each fiscal year thereafter, the
number of participants receiving instruction through each of these
institutes shall be designated in the annual Budget Act.
(f) These institutes shall be developed in accordance with all of
the criteria specified in each section, as described therein.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on a case-by-case
basis, and subject to the concurrence of the State Board of Education
that priorities for service to high-need schools are met, the
University of California and the programs authorized pursuant to
Sections 99220 through 99226, inclusive, may serve prekindergarten
teachers, kindergarten teachers, and teachers of grades 1 to 12,
inclusive, in participating school districts with programs in reading
or mathematics when the average of the reading or mathematics
portions of the achievement test authorized pursuant to Section 60640
is at or below the priority level for service in schools otherwise
served by the California Professional Development Institutes.
Within the criteria and priority for the selection of
participating school teams set forth in paragraph (2) of subdivision
(b) of Sections 99220, 99221, 99222, 99223, 99224, and 99225,
priority for the selection of teachers to participate in the
professional development institutes authorized pursuant to those
sections shall be determined in the following manner:
(a) Teachers who have not participated in a professional
development institute in reading or mathematics that is authorized
pursuant to this article shall be accorded first priority for
training pursuant to this article.
(b) Teachers who have participated in a professional development
institute in reading or mathematics that is authorized pursuant to
this article, but who have not yet received supplemental training in
the areas specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section
99237 shall be accorded second priority for training pursuant to this
article.
(c) Teachers who have participated in a professional development
institute in reading or mathematics that is authorized pursuant to
this article, and have received supplemental training in the areas
specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 99237 shall
be accorded third priority for training pursuant to this article.