Amended IN Assembly March 22, 2018 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3096Introduced by Assembly Member RubioFebruary 16, 2018 An act to amend Section 2 of Sections 32286, 33126, 33126.1, 35256, 35258, and 41409 of, and to repeal Sections 33126.15, 35256.1, and 41409.3 of, the Education Code, relating to education. school accountability.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3096, as amended, Rubio. Education. School Accountability Report Card.(1) The Classroom Instructional Improvement and Accountability Act, an initiative approved by the voters as Proposition 98 at the November 8, 1988, statewide general election, requires the governing board of each school maintaining an elementary or secondary school to develop and cause to be implemented for each school in the school district a school accountability report card that includes specified information. The act prohibits any change to its provisions, except a change to further its purposes enacted by a bill passed by a vote of 2/3 of the Legislature and signed by the Governor.This bill would revise and recast the provisions relating to the School Accountability Report Card. The bill would revise the provisions requiring specified information to be included in the School Accountability Report Card. The bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop a standardized School Accountability Report Card to simplify the process and make the information more meaningful to the public. The bill would require the Superintendent to annually post the completed and viewable School Accountability Report Card for each school on the Internet, on or before February 1.The bill would require the governing board of each school district to annually publicize the availability of the School Accountability Report Card for each school in the school district, and would require each school district that is connected to the Internet to provide a link to the information contained in the School Accountability Report Card on the school districts Internet Web site. To the extent the bill would impose additional requirements on school districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The bill would state that the Legislature finds and declares that the changes made to the act by these provisions further the purposes of the act.(2) This bill would also delete obsolete provisions and make clarifying and conforming changes.(3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Existing law establishes the Education Code, and provides that its provisions are to be liberally construed, with a view to effect its objects and to promote justice.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY2/3 Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NOYES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 32286 of the Education Code is amended to read:32286. (a) Each school shall adopt its comprehensive school safety plan by March 1, 2000, and shall review and update its plan by March 1, every year thereafter. A new school campus that begins offering classes to pupils after March 1, 2001, shall adopt a comprehensive school safety plan within one year of initiating operation, and shall review and update its plan by March 1, every year thereafter.(b) Commencing in July 2000, and every July thereafter, with the 201920 school year, each school annually shall report on the status of its school safety plan, including a description of its key elements in the annual school accountability report card prepared pursuant to Sections 33126 and 35256. elements, for purposes of the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or any successor data system.(c) The department shall report the status of the school safety plan, including a description of the key elements, for each school in the annual School Accountability Report Card prepared pursuant to Sections 33126 and 33126.1.SEC. 2. Section 33126 of the Education Code is amended to read:33126. (a) The school accountability report card School Accountability Report Card shall provide data by which a parent can make meaningful comparisons between public schools that will enable him or her to make informed decisions on the school in which to enroll his or her children.(b) The school accountability report card School Accountability Report Card shall include, but is not limited to, assessment of the following school conditions:(1) (A) Pupil achievement by grade level, as measured by the standardized testing and reporting programs statewide assessment system pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 60640) of Chapter 5 of Part 33. 33, or any successor assessment approved by the state board.(B) After the state develops a statewide assessment system pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 60600) and Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 60800) of Part 33, pupil Pupil achievement by grade level, as measured by the results of the statewide assessment. assessment pursuant to Section 60800, or any successor assessment approved by the state board.(2)Progress toward reducing dropout rates, including the one-year dropout rate listed in the California Basic Educational Data System or a successor data system for the schoolsite over the most recent three-year period, and the graduation rate, as defined by the state board, over the most recent three-year period when available pursuant to Section 52052.(2) High school dropout rates and high school graduation rates.(3) Estimated Actual expenditures per pupil and types of services funded. The assessment of estimated expenditures per pupil shall reflect the actual salaries of personnel assigned to the schoolsite. The assessment of estimated expenditures per pupil shall be reported in total, shall be reported in subtotal by restricted and by unrestricted source, and shall include a reporting of the average of actual salaries paid to certificated instructional personnel at that schoolsite. This information shall include the per-pupil expenditures of federal, state, and local funds, including actual personnel expenditures and actual nonpersonnel expenditures of federal, state, and local funds, disaggregated by source of funds, for each local educational agency and each school served by the local educational agency.(4) Progress toward reducing class sizes and teaching loads, including the The distribution of class sizes at the schoolsite by grade level and the average class size, using the California Basic Educational Data System or a successor data system information for the most recent three-year period. as reported by the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or any successor data system.(5) The total number of the schools fully credentialed teachers, the number of teachers relying upon emergency credentials, the number of teachers working without credentials, any assignment of teachers outside their subject areas of competence, misassignments, including misassignments of teachers of English learners, and the number of vacant teacher positions for the most recent three-year period. period, subject to the availability of the data to the Superintendent.(A) For purposes of this paragraph, vacant teacher position means a position to which a single-designated certificated employee has not been assigned at the beginning of the year for an entire year or, if the position is for a one-semester course, a position of which a single-designated certificated employee has not been assigned at the beginning of a semester for an entire semester.(B) For purposes of this paragraph, misassignment means the placement of a certificated employee in a teaching or services position for which the employee does not hold a legally recognized certificate or credential or the placement of a certificated employee in a teaching or services position that the employee is not otherwise authorized by statute to hold.(6)(A)Quality and currency of textbooks and other instructional materials, including whether textbooks and other materials meet state standards and are adopted by the state board for kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, and adopted by the governing boards of school districts for grades 9 to 12, inclusive, and the ratio of textbooks per pupil and the year the textbooks were adopted.(B)The availability of sufficient textbooks and other instructional materials, as determined pursuant to Section 60119, for each pupil, including English learners, in each of the areas enumerated in clauses (i) to (iv), inclusive. If the governing board determines, pursuant to Section 60119, that there are insufficient textbooks or instructional materials, or both, it shall include information for each school in which an insufficiency exists, identifying the percentage of pupils who lack sufficient standards-aligned textbooks or instructional materials in each subject area. The subject areas to be included are all of the following:(i)The core curriculum areas of reading/language arts, mathematics, science, and history/social science.(ii)Foreign language and health.(iii)Science laboratory equipment for grades 9 to 12, inclusive, as appropriate.(iv)Visual and performing arts.(7)(6) The availability of qualified personnel to provide counseling and other pupil support services, including the ratio of academic counselors per pupil. services.(8)Safety, cleanliness, and adequacy of school facilities, including any needed maintenance to ensure good repair as specified in Section 17014, Section 17032.5, subdivision (a) of Section 17070.75, and subdivision (b) of Section 17089.(9)The annual number of schooldays dedicated to staff development for the most recent three-year period.(10)(7) Suspension and expulsion rates for the most recent three-year period. rates.(11)For secondary schools, the(8) The percentage of graduates pupils who have passed completed course requirements for entrance to the University of California and the California State University, including the course requirements for high school graduation pursuant to Section 51225.3, and the percentage of pupils enrolled in those courses, as reported by the California Basic Educational Data System Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or any successor data system.(12)(9) The number of advanced placement courses offered, by subject.(13)The Academic Performance Index, including the disaggregation of subgroups as set forth in Section 52052 and the decile rankings and a comparison of schools.(14)Contact information pertaining to organized opportunities for parental involvement.(15)(10) Career technical education data measures, including all of the following:(A)A list of programs offered by the school district in which pupils at the school may participate and that are aligned to the model curriculum standards adopted pursuant to Section 51226, and program sequences offered by the school district. The list should identify courses conducted by a regional occupational center or program, and those conducted directly by the school district.(B)A listing of the primary representative of the career technical advisory committee of the school district and the industries represented.(A) A list of career technical education courses offered by the school.(C)(B) The number of pupils participating in career technical education.(D)(C) The percentage of pupils that complete a career technical education program and earn a high school diploma.(E)(D) The percentage of career technical education courses that are sequenced or articulated between a school and institutions of postsecondary education.(11) The status of the school safety plan, including a description of the key elements, pursuant to Section 32286.(c) If the Commission on State Mandates finds a school district is eligible for a reimbursement of costs incurred complying with this section, the school district shall be reimbursed only if the information provided in the school accountability report card is accurate, as determined by the annual audit performed pursuant to Section 41020. If the information is determined to be inaccurate, the school district remains eligible for reimbursement if the information is corrected by May 15. reimbursed.(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that schools make a concerted effort to notify parents of the purpose of the school accountability report cards, as described in this section, and ensure that all parents receive a copy of the report card; to ensure that the report cards are easy to read and understandable by parents; School Accountability Report Cards, as described in this section, to ensure that local educational agencies with access to the Internet make available current copies of the report cards available through the Internet; Internet, and to ensure that administrators and teachers are available to answer any questions regarding the report cards.SEC. 3. Section 33126.1 of the Education Code is amended to read:33126.1. (a) (1) The department shall develop and recommend for adoption by the state board a standardized template Superintendent shall develop a standardized School Accountability Report Card pursuant to Section 33126 intended to simplify the process for completing the school accountability report card and make the school accountability report card and make the information more meaningful to the public.(b)The standardized template shall include all of the following:(1)Fields for the insertion of data and information by the department and by local educational agencies.(2)A field to report the determination of the sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials, pursuant to Section 60119.(3)A summary statement of the condition of school facilities, as required by Section 17014, Section 17032.5, subdivision (a) of Section 17070.75, and subdivision (b) of Section 17089. The department shall provide examples of summary statements of the condition of school facilities that are acceptable and those that are unacceptable.(4)A(2) The School Accountability Report Card shall include a description of data available on the DataQuest Internet Web site of the department, including the Uniform Resource Locator for that Internet Web site.(5)A description of admission requirements for Californias public universities, including the Uniform Resource Locator for the University of California Internet Web site providing information about the courses offered by each school that are approved as meeting those requirements.(6)A statement concerning the availability of Internet access at public libraries and other locations that are publicly accessible.(c)(b) When the template School Accountability Report Card for a school is completed, it should enable parents and guardians to compare the manner in which local schools compare to other schools within that school district as well as other schools in the state.(d)In conjunction with the development of the standardized template, the department shall furnish standard definitions for school conditions included in the school accountability report card. The standard definitions shall comply with the following:(1)Definitions shall be consistent with the definitions already in place or under the development at the state level pursuant to existing law.(2)Definitions shall enable schools to furnish contextual or comparative information to assist the public in understanding the information in relation to the performance of other schools.(3)Definitions shall specify the data for which the department will be responsible for providing and the data and information for which the local educational agencies will be responsible.(e)By February 1, 2008, the department shall report to the Legislature and the Governor on remaining data elements in the school accountability report card and the feasibility of combining elements, linking to other reporting of data elements, and other possible alternatives for improving the usability and readability of the school accountability report card. The report shall include a survey of the conditions for which the department has valid and reliable data at the state, district, or school level. The report shall provide a timetable for the inclusion of conditions for which standard definitions or valid and reliable data do not yet exist through the department.(f)The Superintendent shall recommend and the state board shall appoint 13 members to serve on a broad-based advisory committee of local administrators, educators, parents, and other knowledgeable parties to develop definitions for the school conditions for which standard definitions do not yet exist. The state board may designate outside experts in performance measurements in support of activities of the advisory board.(g)(c) The state board Superintendent shall approve available develop definitions for inclusion in the template School Accountability Report Card as well as a timetable for the further development of definitions and data collection procedures. Each year the state board shall adopt the template for the current years school accountability report card. Definitions for all school conditions shall be included in the template.(h)(d) The department Superintendent annually shall post the completed and viewable template School Accountability Report Card for each school pursuant to Sections 33126 and 35256 on the Internet. The template Internet, on or before February 1. The School Accountability Report Card shall be designed to allow schools or school districts to download or print the template School Accountability Report Card from the Internet. The template shall further be designed to allow local educational agencies, including individual schools, to enter data into the school accountability report card electronically, individualize the report card, and further describe the data elements. The department shall establish model guidelines and safeguards that may be used by school districts with secured access only for those school officials authorized to make modifications.(i)The department shall maintain current Internet links with the Internet Web sites of local educational agencies to provide parents and the public with easy access to the school accountability report cards maintained on the Internet. In order to ensure the currency of these Internet links, local educational agencies that provide access to school accountability report cards through the Internet shall furnish current Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) for their Internet Web sites to the department.(j)(e) A school or school district that chooses not to utilize the standardized template adopted pursuant to this section for which a School Accountability Report Card is not available shall report the data for its school accountability report card School Accountability Report Card in a manner that is consistent with the definitions adopted developed pursuant to subdivision (c).(k)(f) The department Superintendent shall provide recommendations for changes to the California Basic Educational Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or a successor data system, and other data collection mechanisms to ensure that the information will be preserved and available in the future.(l)(g) The department Superintendent shall monitor the compliance of local educational agencies with the requirements to prepare and to distribute school accountability report cards, including, but not limited to, the requirements contained in this section, subdivision (c) of Section 35256, and Section 35258.SEC. 4. Section 33126.15 of the Education Code is repealed.33126.15.(a)By July 1, 2006, the department shall develop, and shall recommend for adoption by the State Board of Education, a revision to the standardized template required pursuant to Section 33126.1.(b)The revision to the standardized template recommended by the department shall include a comparison of the actual unrestricted funding per pupil allocated for the specific benefit of the school or for the benefit of all schools in the district equally, compared to the districtwide average and to the state average of the same computation. The comparison shall include the percentage by which the school is above or below the districtwide average and the state average.(c)The revision to the standardized template recommended by the department shall include a field for reporting the actual restricted funding, per pupil, allocated for the specific benefit of the school or for the benefit of all schools in the district equally.(d)The revision to the standardized template recommended by the department shall include a comparison of the average of actual salaries paid to certificated instructional personnel, compared to the districtwide average and to the state average of the same computation. This comparison shall include the percentage by which the school is above or below the districtwide average and the state average.SEC. 5. Section 35256 of the Education Code is amended to read:35256. School Accountability Report CardThe governing board of each school district maintaining an elementary or secondary school shall develop and cause to be implemented for each school in the school district a School Accountability Report Card.(a) A School Accountability Report Card shall be maintained for each public elementary or secondary school in the state.(a)(b) The School Accountability Report Card shall include, but is not limited to, include the conditions listed in Section 33126. Sections 33126 and 33126.1.(b)Not less than triennially, the governing board of each school district shall compare the content of the School Accountability Report Card of the school district to the model School Accountability Report Card adopted by the state board. Variances among school districts shall be permitted where necessary to account for local needs.(c) The governing board of each school district annually shall issue a School Accountability Report Card for each school in the school district, publicize those reports, publicize the availability of the School Accountability Report Card for each school in the school district, and notify parents or guardians of pupils that a hard copy will be provided upon request. Commencing with the 200809 school year, each school district shall make hard copies of its annually updated report card available, upon request, on or before February 1 of each year.SEC. 6. Section 35256.1 of the Education Code is repealed.35256.1.In addition to the information required under Section 35256, each School Accountability Report Card shall include the information required under Section 41409.3.SEC. 7. Section 35258 of the Education Code is amended to read:35258. (a) Each school district that is connected to the Internet shall make provide a link to the information contained in the School Accountability Report Card developed pursuant to Section 35256 accessible on the Internet. Sections 33126 and 33126.1 on the school district Internet Web site. The School Accountability Report Card information shall be updated annually. Commencing with the 200809 school year, each school district connected to the Internet shall make its annually updated report card available on the Internet on or before February 1 of each year. annually pursuant to Section 33126.1.(b) Commencing with the 200809 school year, each school district not connected to the Internet shall make hard copies of its annually updated School Accountability Report Card available, pursuant to Section 33126.1 and subdivision (c) of Section 35256, on or before February 1 of each year. 35256.SEC. 8. Section 41409 of the Education Code is amended to read:41409. (a) Commencing with the 198889 fiscal year, and annually thereafter, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall determine the statewide average percentage of school district expenditures that are allocated to the salaries of administrative personnel, as that term is defined in accounts 1200, 1300, 1700, 1800, and 2200 in Part I of the California School Accounting Manual published by the State Department of Education. department. For school districts using the Standardized Account Code Structure, the term salaries of administrative personnel are defined in object accounts 1300 and 2300 in Part II of the California School Accounting Manual. The Superintendent of Public Instruction also shall determine the statewide average percentage of school district expenditures that are allocated to the salaries of teachers, as defined in account 1100 in Parts I and II of the California School Accounting Manual. The statewide averages shall be calculated for the following types and sizes of school districts:District ADAElementary ........................ less than 1,000Elementary ........................ 1,000 to 4,999Elementary ........................ 5,000 and greaterHigh School ........................ less than 1,000High School ........................ 1,000 to 3,999High School ........................ 4,000 and greaterUnified ........................ less than 1,500Unified ........................ 1,500 to 4,999Unified ........................ 5,000 to 9,999Unified ........................ 10,000 to 19,999Unified ........................ 20,000 and greater(b) Commencing with the 198889 fiscal year, and annually thereafter, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall determine the statewide average salary, by size and type of school district, for the following:(1) Beginning, mid-range, and highest salary paid to teachers.(2) Schoolsite principals.(3) District superintendents.(c)The statewide averages calculated pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be provided annually to each school district for use in the school accountability report card.SEC. 9. Section 41409.3 of the Education Code is repealed.41409.3.Each school district, except for school districts maintaining a single school to serve kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, shall include in the school accountability report card required under Section 35256 a statement that shall include the following information:(a)The beginning, median, and highest salary paid to teachers in the district, as reflected in the districts salary scale.(b)The average salary for schoolsite principals in the district.(c)The salary of the district superintendent.(d)Based upon the state summary information provided by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 41409, the statewide average salary for the appropriate size and type of district for the following:(1)Beginning, midrange, and highest salary paid to teachers.(2)Schoolsite principals.(3)District superintendents.(e)The statewide average of the percentage of school district expenditures allocated for the salaries of administrative personnel for the appropriate size and type of district for the most recent fiscal year, provided by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 41409.(f)The percentage allocated under the districts corresponding fiscal year expenditure for the salaries of administrative personnel, as defined in Sections 1200, 1300, 1700, 1800, and 2200 of the California School Accounting Manual published by the State Department of Education.(g)The statewide average of the percentage of school district expenditures allocated for the salaries of teachers for the appropriate size and type of district for the most recent fiscal year, provided by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 41409.(h)The percentage expended for the salaries of teachers, as defined in Section 1100 of the California School Accounting Manual published by the State Department of Education.SEC. 10. The Legislature finds and declares that this act furthers the purposes of the Classroom Instructional Improvement and Accountability Act. SEC. 11. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.SECTION 1.Section 2 of the Education Code is amended to read:2.The code establishes the law of the state respecting the subjects to which it relates, and its provisions and all proceedings under it are to be liberally construed, with a view to effect its objects and to promote justice.
Amended IN Assembly March 22, 2018 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3096Introduced by Assembly Member RubioFebruary 16, 2018 An act to amend Section 2 of Sections 32286, 33126, 33126.1, 35256, 35258, and 41409 of, and to repeal Sections 33126.15, 35256.1, and 41409.3 of, the Education Code, relating to education. school accountability.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3096, as amended, Rubio. Education. School Accountability Report Card.(1) The Classroom Instructional Improvement and Accountability Act, an initiative approved by the voters as Proposition 98 at the November 8, 1988, statewide general election, requires the governing board of each school maintaining an elementary or secondary school to develop and cause to be implemented for each school in the school district a school accountability report card that includes specified information. The act prohibits any change to its provisions, except a change to further its purposes enacted by a bill passed by a vote of 2/3 of the Legislature and signed by the Governor.This bill would revise and recast the provisions relating to the School Accountability Report Card. The bill would revise the provisions requiring specified information to be included in the School Accountability Report Card. The bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop a standardized School Accountability Report Card to simplify the process and make the information more meaningful to the public. The bill would require the Superintendent to annually post the completed and viewable School Accountability Report Card for each school on the Internet, on or before February 1.The bill would require the governing board of each school district to annually publicize the availability of the School Accountability Report Card for each school in the school district, and would require each school district that is connected to the Internet to provide a link to the information contained in the School Accountability Report Card on the school districts Internet Web site. To the extent the bill would impose additional requirements on school districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The bill would state that the Legislature finds and declares that the changes made to the act by these provisions further the purposes of the act.(2) This bill would also delete obsolete provisions and make clarifying and conforming changes.(3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Existing law establishes the Education Code, and provides that its provisions are to be liberally construed, with a view to effect its objects and to promote justice.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY2/3 Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NOYES
Amended IN Assembly March 22, 2018
Amended IN Assembly March 22, 2018
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 3096
Introduced by Assembly Member RubioFebruary 16, 2018
Introduced by Assembly Member Rubio
February 16, 2018
An act to amend Section 2 of Sections 32286, 33126, 33126.1, 35256, 35258, and 41409 of, and to repeal Sections 33126.15, 35256.1, and 41409.3 of, the Education Code, relating to education. school accountability.
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AB 3096, as amended, Rubio. Education. School Accountability Report Card.
(1) The Classroom Instructional Improvement and Accountability Act, an initiative approved by the voters as Proposition 98 at the November 8, 1988, statewide general election, requires the governing board of each school maintaining an elementary or secondary school to develop and cause to be implemented for each school in the school district a school accountability report card that includes specified information. The act prohibits any change to its provisions, except a change to further its purposes enacted by a bill passed by a vote of 2/3 of the Legislature and signed by the Governor.This bill would revise and recast the provisions relating to the School Accountability Report Card. The bill would revise the provisions requiring specified information to be included in the School Accountability Report Card. The bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop a standardized School Accountability Report Card to simplify the process and make the information more meaningful to the public. The bill would require the Superintendent to annually post the completed and viewable School Accountability Report Card for each school on the Internet, on or before February 1.The bill would require the governing board of each school district to annually publicize the availability of the School Accountability Report Card for each school in the school district, and would require each school district that is connected to the Internet to provide a link to the information contained in the School Accountability Report Card on the school districts Internet Web site. To the extent the bill would impose additional requirements on school districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The bill would state that the Legislature finds and declares that the changes made to the act by these provisions further the purposes of the act.(2) This bill would also delete obsolete provisions and make clarifying and conforming changes.(3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Existing law establishes the Education Code, and provides that its provisions are to be liberally construed, with a view to effect its objects and to promote justice.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.
(1) The Classroom Instructional Improvement and Accountability Act, an initiative approved by the voters as Proposition 98 at the November 8, 1988, statewide general election, requires the governing board of each school maintaining an elementary or secondary school to develop and cause to be implemented for each school in the school district a school accountability report card that includes specified information. The act prohibits any change to its provisions, except a change to further its purposes enacted by a bill passed by a vote of 2/3 of the Legislature and signed by the Governor.
This bill would revise and recast the provisions relating to the School Accountability Report Card. The bill would revise the provisions requiring specified information to be included in the School Accountability Report Card. The bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop a standardized School Accountability Report Card to simplify the process and make the information more meaningful to the public. The bill would require the Superintendent to annually post the completed and viewable School Accountability Report Card for each school on the Internet, on or before February 1.
The bill would require the governing board of each school district to annually publicize the availability of the School Accountability Report Card for each school in the school district, and would require each school district that is connected to the Internet to provide a link to the information contained in the School Accountability Report Card on the school districts Internet Web site. To the extent the bill would impose additional requirements on school districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The bill would state that the Legislature finds and declares that the changes made to the act by these provisions further the purposes of the act.
(2) This bill would also delete obsolete provisions and make clarifying and conforming changes.
(3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law establishes the Education Code, and provides that its provisions are to be liberally construed, with a view to effect its objects and to promote justice.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 32286 of the Education Code is amended to read:32286. (a) Each school shall adopt its comprehensive school safety plan by March 1, 2000, and shall review and update its plan by March 1, every year thereafter. A new school campus that begins offering classes to pupils after March 1, 2001, shall adopt a comprehensive school safety plan within one year of initiating operation, and shall review and update its plan by March 1, every year thereafter.(b) Commencing in July 2000, and every July thereafter, with the 201920 school year, each school annually shall report on the status of its school safety plan, including a description of its key elements in the annual school accountability report card prepared pursuant to Sections 33126 and 35256. elements, for purposes of the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or any successor data system.(c) The department shall report the status of the school safety plan, including a description of the key elements, for each school in the annual School Accountability Report Card prepared pursuant to Sections 33126 and 33126.1.SEC. 2. Section 33126 of the Education Code is amended to read:33126. (a) The school accountability report card School Accountability Report Card shall provide data by which a parent can make meaningful comparisons between public schools that will enable him or her to make informed decisions on the school in which to enroll his or her children.(b) The school accountability report card School Accountability Report Card shall include, but is not limited to, assessment of the following school conditions:(1) (A) Pupil achievement by grade level, as measured by the standardized testing and reporting programs statewide assessment system pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 60640) of Chapter 5 of Part 33. 33, or any successor assessment approved by the state board.(B) After the state develops a statewide assessment system pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 60600) and Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 60800) of Part 33, pupil Pupil achievement by grade level, as measured by the results of the statewide assessment. assessment pursuant to Section 60800, or any successor assessment approved by the state board.(2)Progress toward reducing dropout rates, including the one-year dropout rate listed in the California Basic Educational Data System or a successor data system for the schoolsite over the most recent three-year period, and the graduation rate, as defined by the state board, over the most recent three-year period when available pursuant to Section 52052.(2) High school dropout rates and high school graduation rates.(3) Estimated Actual expenditures per pupil and types of services funded. The assessment of estimated expenditures per pupil shall reflect the actual salaries of personnel assigned to the schoolsite. The assessment of estimated expenditures per pupil shall be reported in total, shall be reported in subtotal by restricted and by unrestricted source, and shall include a reporting of the average of actual salaries paid to certificated instructional personnel at that schoolsite. This information shall include the per-pupil expenditures of federal, state, and local funds, including actual personnel expenditures and actual nonpersonnel expenditures of federal, state, and local funds, disaggregated by source of funds, for each local educational agency and each school served by the local educational agency.(4) Progress toward reducing class sizes and teaching loads, including the The distribution of class sizes at the schoolsite by grade level and the average class size, using the California Basic Educational Data System or a successor data system information for the most recent three-year period. as reported by the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or any successor data system.(5) The total number of the schools fully credentialed teachers, the number of teachers relying upon emergency credentials, the number of teachers working without credentials, any assignment of teachers outside their subject areas of competence, misassignments, including misassignments of teachers of English learners, and the number of vacant teacher positions for the most recent three-year period. period, subject to the availability of the data to the Superintendent.(A) For purposes of this paragraph, vacant teacher position means a position to which a single-designated certificated employee has not been assigned at the beginning of the year for an entire year or, if the position is for a one-semester course, a position of which a single-designated certificated employee has not been assigned at the beginning of a semester for an entire semester.(B) For purposes of this paragraph, misassignment means the placement of a certificated employee in a teaching or services position for which the employee does not hold a legally recognized certificate or credential or the placement of a certificated employee in a teaching or services position that the employee is not otherwise authorized by statute to hold.(6)(A)Quality and currency of textbooks and other instructional materials, including whether textbooks and other materials meet state standards and are adopted by the state board for kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, and adopted by the governing boards of school districts for grades 9 to 12, inclusive, and the ratio of textbooks per pupil and the year the textbooks were adopted.(B)The availability of sufficient textbooks and other instructional materials, as determined pursuant to Section 60119, for each pupil, including English learners, in each of the areas enumerated in clauses (i) to (iv), inclusive. If the governing board determines, pursuant to Section 60119, that there are insufficient textbooks or instructional materials, or both, it shall include information for each school in which an insufficiency exists, identifying the percentage of pupils who lack sufficient standards-aligned textbooks or instructional materials in each subject area. The subject areas to be included are all of the following:(i)The core curriculum areas of reading/language arts, mathematics, science, and history/social science.(ii)Foreign language and health.(iii)Science laboratory equipment for grades 9 to 12, inclusive, as appropriate.(iv)Visual and performing arts.(7)(6) The availability of qualified personnel to provide counseling and other pupil support services, including the ratio of academic counselors per pupil. services.(8)Safety, cleanliness, and adequacy of school facilities, including any needed maintenance to ensure good repair as specified in Section 17014, Section 17032.5, subdivision (a) of Section 17070.75, and subdivision (b) of Section 17089.(9)The annual number of schooldays dedicated to staff development for the most recent three-year period.(10)(7) Suspension and expulsion rates for the most recent three-year period. rates.(11)For secondary schools, the(8) The percentage of graduates pupils who have passed completed course requirements for entrance to the University of California and the California State University, including the course requirements for high school graduation pursuant to Section 51225.3, and the percentage of pupils enrolled in those courses, as reported by the California Basic Educational Data System Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or any successor data system.(12)(9) The number of advanced placement courses offered, by subject.(13)The Academic Performance Index, including the disaggregation of subgroups as set forth in Section 52052 and the decile rankings and a comparison of schools.(14)Contact information pertaining to organized opportunities for parental involvement.(15)(10) Career technical education data measures, including all of the following:(A)A list of programs offered by the school district in which pupils at the school may participate and that are aligned to the model curriculum standards adopted pursuant to Section 51226, and program sequences offered by the school district. The list should identify courses conducted by a regional occupational center or program, and those conducted directly by the school district.(B)A listing of the primary representative of the career technical advisory committee of the school district and the industries represented.(A) A list of career technical education courses offered by the school.(C)(B) The number of pupils participating in career technical education.(D)(C) The percentage of pupils that complete a career technical education program and earn a high school diploma.(E)(D) The percentage of career technical education courses that are sequenced or articulated between a school and institutions of postsecondary education.(11) The status of the school safety plan, including a description of the key elements, pursuant to Section 32286.(c) If the Commission on State Mandates finds a school district is eligible for a reimbursement of costs incurred complying with this section, the school district shall be reimbursed only if the information provided in the school accountability report card is accurate, as determined by the annual audit performed pursuant to Section 41020. If the information is determined to be inaccurate, the school district remains eligible for reimbursement if the information is corrected by May 15. reimbursed.(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that schools make a concerted effort to notify parents of the purpose of the school accountability report cards, as described in this section, and ensure that all parents receive a copy of the report card; to ensure that the report cards are easy to read and understandable by parents; School Accountability Report Cards, as described in this section, to ensure that local educational agencies with access to the Internet make available current copies of the report cards available through the Internet; Internet, and to ensure that administrators and teachers are available to answer any questions regarding the report cards.SEC. 3. Section 33126.1 of the Education Code is amended to read:33126.1. (a) (1) The department shall develop and recommend for adoption by the state board a standardized template Superintendent shall develop a standardized School Accountability Report Card pursuant to Section 33126 intended to simplify the process for completing the school accountability report card and make the school accountability report card and make the information more meaningful to the public.(b)The standardized template shall include all of the following:(1)Fields for the insertion of data and information by the department and by local educational agencies.(2)A field to report the determination of the sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials, pursuant to Section 60119.(3)A summary statement of the condition of school facilities, as required by Section 17014, Section 17032.5, subdivision (a) of Section 17070.75, and subdivision (b) of Section 17089. The department shall provide examples of summary statements of the condition of school facilities that are acceptable and those that are unacceptable.(4)A(2) The School Accountability Report Card shall include a description of data available on the DataQuest Internet Web site of the department, including the Uniform Resource Locator for that Internet Web site.(5)A description of admission requirements for Californias public universities, including the Uniform Resource Locator for the University of California Internet Web site providing information about the courses offered by each school that are approved as meeting those requirements.(6)A statement concerning the availability of Internet access at public libraries and other locations that are publicly accessible.(c)(b) When the template School Accountability Report Card for a school is completed, it should enable parents and guardians to compare the manner in which local schools compare to other schools within that school district as well as other schools in the state.(d)In conjunction with the development of the standardized template, the department shall furnish standard definitions for school conditions included in the school accountability report card. The standard definitions shall comply with the following:(1)Definitions shall be consistent with the definitions already in place or under the development at the state level pursuant to existing law.(2)Definitions shall enable schools to furnish contextual or comparative information to assist the public in understanding the information in relation to the performance of other schools.(3)Definitions shall specify the data for which the department will be responsible for providing and the data and information for which the local educational agencies will be responsible.(e)By February 1, 2008, the department shall report to the Legislature and the Governor on remaining data elements in the school accountability report card and the feasibility of combining elements, linking to other reporting of data elements, and other possible alternatives for improving the usability and readability of the school accountability report card. The report shall include a survey of the conditions for which the department has valid and reliable data at the state, district, or school level. The report shall provide a timetable for the inclusion of conditions for which standard definitions or valid and reliable data do not yet exist through the department.(f)The Superintendent shall recommend and the state board shall appoint 13 members to serve on a broad-based advisory committee of local administrators, educators, parents, and other knowledgeable parties to develop definitions for the school conditions for which standard definitions do not yet exist. The state board may designate outside experts in performance measurements in support of activities of the advisory board.(g)(c) The state board Superintendent shall approve available develop definitions for inclusion in the template School Accountability Report Card as well as a timetable for the further development of definitions and data collection procedures. Each year the state board shall adopt the template for the current years school accountability report card. Definitions for all school conditions shall be included in the template.(h)(d) The department Superintendent annually shall post the completed and viewable template School Accountability Report Card for each school pursuant to Sections 33126 and 35256 on the Internet. The template Internet, on or before February 1. The School Accountability Report Card shall be designed to allow schools or school districts to download or print the template School Accountability Report Card from the Internet. The template shall further be designed to allow local educational agencies, including individual schools, to enter data into the school accountability report card electronically, individualize the report card, and further describe the data elements. The department shall establish model guidelines and safeguards that may be used by school districts with secured access only for those school officials authorized to make modifications.(i)The department shall maintain current Internet links with the Internet Web sites of local educational agencies to provide parents and the public with easy access to the school accountability report cards maintained on the Internet. In order to ensure the currency of these Internet links, local educational agencies that provide access to school accountability report cards through the Internet shall furnish current Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) for their Internet Web sites to the department.(j)(e) A school or school district that chooses not to utilize the standardized template adopted pursuant to this section for which a School Accountability Report Card is not available shall report the data for its school accountability report card School Accountability Report Card in a manner that is consistent with the definitions adopted developed pursuant to subdivision (c).(k)(f) The department Superintendent shall provide recommendations for changes to the California Basic Educational Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or a successor data system, and other data collection mechanisms to ensure that the information will be preserved and available in the future.(l)(g) The department Superintendent shall monitor the compliance of local educational agencies with the requirements to prepare and to distribute school accountability report cards, including, but not limited to, the requirements contained in this section, subdivision (c) of Section 35256, and Section 35258.SEC. 4. Section 33126.15 of the Education Code is repealed.33126.15.(a)By July 1, 2006, the department shall develop, and shall recommend for adoption by the State Board of Education, a revision to the standardized template required pursuant to Section 33126.1.(b)The revision to the standardized template recommended by the department shall include a comparison of the actual unrestricted funding per pupil allocated for the specific benefit of the school or for the benefit of all schools in the district equally, compared to the districtwide average and to the state average of the same computation. The comparison shall include the percentage by which the school is above or below the districtwide average and the state average.(c)The revision to the standardized template recommended by the department shall include a field for reporting the actual restricted funding, per pupil, allocated for the specific benefit of the school or for the benefit of all schools in the district equally.(d)The revision to the standardized template recommended by the department shall include a comparison of the average of actual salaries paid to certificated instructional personnel, compared to the districtwide average and to the state average of the same computation. This comparison shall include the percentage by which the school is above or below the districtwide average and the state average.SEC. 5. Section 35256 of the Education Code is amended to read:35256. School Accountability Report CardThe governing board of each school district maintaining an elementary or secondary school shall develop and cause to be implemented for each school in the school district a School Accountability Report Card.(a) A School Accountability Report Card shall be maintained for each public elementary or secondary school in the state.(a)(b) The School Accountability Report Card shall include, but is not limited to, include the conditions listed in Section 33126. Sections 33126 and 33126.1.(b)Not less than triennially, the governing board of each school district shall compare the content of the School Accountability Report Card of the school district to the model School Accountability Report Card adopted by the state board. Variances among school districts shall be permitted where necessary to account for local needs.(c) The governing board of each school district annually shall issue a School Accountability Report Card for each school in the school district, publicize those reports, publicize the availability of the School Accountability Report Card for each school in the school district, and notify parents or guardians of pupils that a hard copy will be provided upon request. Commencing with the 200809 school year, each school district shall make hard copies of its annually updated report card available, upon request, on or before February 1 of each year.SEC. 6. Section 35256.1 of the Education Code is repealed.35256.1.In addition to the information required under Section 35256, each School Accountability Report Card shall include the information required under Section 41409.3.SEC. 7. Section 35258 of the Education Code is amended to read:35258. (a) Each school district that is connected to the Internet shall make provide a link to the information contained in the School Accountability Report Card developed pursuant to Section 35256 accessible on the Internet. Sections 33126 and 33126.1 on the school district Internet Web site. The School Accountability Report Card information shall be updated annually. Commencing with the 200809 school year, each school district connected to the Internet shall make its annually updated report card available on the Internet on or before February 1 of each year. annually pursuant to Section 33126.1.(b) Commencing with the 200809 school year, each school district not connected to the Internet shall make hard copies of its annually updated School Accountability Report Card available, pursuant to Section 33126.1 and subdivision (c) of Section 35256, on or before February 1 of each year. 35256.SEC. 8. Section 41409 of the Education Code is amended to read:41409. (a) Commencing with the 198889 fiscal year, and annually thereafter, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall determine the statewide average percentage of school district expenditures that are allocated to the salaries of administrative personnel, as that term is defined in accounts 1200, 1300, 1700, 1800, and 2200 in Part I of the California School Accounting Manual published by the State Department of Education. department. For school districts using the Standardized Account Code Structure, the term salaries of administrative personnel are defined in object accounts 1300 and 2300 in Part II of the California School Accounting Manual. The Superintendent of Public Instruction also shall determine the statewide average percentage of school district expenditures that are allocated to the salaries of teachers, as defined in account 1100 in Parts I and II of the California School Accounting Manual. The statewide averages shall be calculated for the following types and sizes of school districts:District ADAElementary ........................ less than 1,000Elementary ........................ 1,000 to 4,999Elementary ........................ 5,000 and greaterHigh School ........................ less than 1,000High School ........................ 1,000 to 3,999High School ........................ 4,000 and greaterUnified ........................ less than 1,500Unified ........................ 1,500 to 4,999Unified ........................ 5,000 to 9,999Unified ........................ 10,000 to 19,999Unified ........................ 20,000 and greater(b) Commencing with the 198889 fiscal year, and annually thereafter, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall determine the statewide average salary, by size and type of school district, for the following:(1) Beginning, mid-range, and highest salary paid to teachers.(2) Schoolsite principals.(3) District superintendents.(c)The statewide averages calculated pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be provided annually to each school district for use in the school accountability report card.SEC. 9. Section 41409.3 of the Education Code is repealed.41409.3.Each school district, except for school districts maintaining a single school to serve kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, shall include in the school accountability report card required under Section 35256 a statement that shall include the following information:(a)The beginning, median, and highest salary paid to teachers in the district, as reflected in the districts salary scale.(b)The average salary for schoolsite principals in the district.(c)The salary of the district superintendent.(d)Based upon the state summary information provided by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 41409, the statewide average salary for the appropriate size and type of district for the following:(1)Beginning, midrange, and highest salary paid to teachers.(2)Schoolsite principals.(3)District superintendents.(e)The statewide average of the percentage of school district expenditures allocated for the salaries of administrative personnel for the appropriate size and type of district for the most recent fiscal year, provided by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 41409.(f)The percentage allocated under the districts corresponding fiscal year expenditure for the salaries of administrative personnel, as defined in Sections 1200, 1300, 1700, 1800, and 2200 of the California School Accounting Manual published by the State Department of Education.(g)The statewide average of the percentage of school district expenditures allocated for the salaries of teachers for the appropriate size and type of district for the most recent fiscal year, provided by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 41409.(h)The percentage expended for the salaries of teachers, as defined in Section 1100 of the California School Accounting Manual published by the State Department of Education.SEC. 10. The Legislature finds and declares that this act furthers the purposes of the Classroom Instructional Improvement and Accountability Act. SEC. 11. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.SECTION 1.Section 2 of the Education Code is amended to read:2.The code establishes the law of the state respecting the subjects to which it relates, and its provisions and all proceedings under it are to be liberally construed, with a view to effect its objects and to promote justice.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
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SECTION 1. Section 32286 of the Education Code is amended to read:32286. (a) Each school shall adopt its comprehensive school safety plan by March 1, 2000, and shall review and update its plan by March 1, every year thereafter. A new school campus that begins offering classes to pupils after March 1, 2001, shall adopt a comprehensive school safety plan within one year of initiating operation, and shall review and update its plan by March 1, every year thereafter.(b) Commencing in July 2000, and every July thereafter, with the 201920 school year, each school annually shall report on the status of its school safety plan, including a description of its key elements in the annual school accountability report card prepared pursuant to Sections 33126 and 35256. elements, for purposes of the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or any successor data system.(c) The department shall report the status of the school safety plan, including a description of the key elements, for each school in the annual School Accountability Report Card prepared pursuant to Sections 33126 and 33126.1.
SECTION 1. Section 32286 of the Education Code is amended to read:
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32286. (a) Each school shall adopt its comprehensive school safety plan by March 1, 2000, and shall review and update its plan by March 1, every year thereafter. A new school campus that begins offering classes to pupils after March 1, 2001, shall adopt a comprehensive school safety plan within one year of initiating operation, and shall review and update its plan by March 1, every year thereafter.(b) Commencing in July 2000, and every July thereafter, with the 201920 school year, each school annually shall report on the status of its school safety plan, including a description of its key elements in the annual school accountability report card prepared pursuant to Sections 33126 and 35256. elements, for purposes of the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or any successor data system.(c) The department shall report the status of the school safety plan, including a description of the key elements, for each school in the annual School Accountability Report Card prepared pursuant to Sections 33126 and 33126.1.
32286. (a) Each school shall adopt its comprehensive school safety plan by March 1, 2000, and shall review and update its plan by March 1, every year thereafter. A new school campus that begins offering classes to pupils after March 1, 2001, shall adopt a comprehensive school safety plan within one year of initiating operation, and shall review and update its plan by March 1, every year thereafter.(b) Commencing in July 2000, and every July thereafter, with the 201920 school year, each school annually shall report on the status of its school safety plan, including a description of its key elements in the annual school accountability report card prepared pursuant to Sections 33126 and 35256. elements, for purposes of the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or any successor data system.(c) The department shall report the status of the school safety plan, including a description of the key elements, for each school in the annual School Accountability Report Card prepared pursuant to Sections 33126 and 33126.1.
32286. (a) Each school shall adopt its comprehensive school safety plan by March 1, 2000, and shall review and update its plan by March 1, every year thereafter. A new school campus that begins offering classes to pupils after March 1, 2001, shall adopt a comprehensive school safety plan within one year of initiating operation, and shall review and update its plan by March 1, every year thereafter.(b) Commencing in July 2000, and every July thereafter, with the 201920 school year, each school annually shall report on the status of its school safety plan, including a description of its key elements in the annual school accountability report card prepared pursuant to Sections 33126 and 35256. elements, for purposes of the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or any successor data system.(c) The department shall report the status of the school safety plan, including a description of the key elements, for each school in the annual School Accountability Report Card prepared pursuant to Sections 33126 and 33126.1.
32286. (a) Each school shall adopt its comprehensive school safety plan by March 1, 2000, and shall review and update its plan by March 1, every year thereafter. A new school campus that begins offering classes to pupils after March 1, 2001, shall adopt a comprehensive school safety plan within one year of initiating operation, and shall review and update its plan by March 1, every year thereafter.
(b) Commencing in July 2000, and every July thereafter, with the 201920 school year, each school annually shall report on the status of its school safety plan, including a description of its key elements in the annual school accountability report card prepared pursuant to Sections 33126 and 35256. elements, for purposes of the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or any successor data system.
(c) The department shall report the status of the school safety plan, including a description of the key elements, for each school in the annual School Accountability Report Card prepared pursuant to Sections 33126 and 33126.1.
SEC. 2. Section 33126 of the Education Code is amended to read:33126. (a) The school accountability report card School Accountability Report Card shall provide data by which a parent can make meaningful comparisons between public schools that will enable him or her to make informed decisions on the school in which to enroll his or her children.(b) The school accountability report card School Accountability Report Card shall include, but is not limited to, assessment of the following school conditions:(1) (A) Pupil achievement by grade level, as measured by the standardized testing and reporting programs statewide assessment system pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 60640) of Chapter 5 of Part 33. 33, or any successor assessment approved by the state board.(B) After the state develops a statewide assessment system pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 60600) and Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 60800) of Part 33, pupil Pupil achievement by grade level, as measured by the results of the statewide assessment. assessment pursuant to Section 60800, or any successor assessment approved by the state board.(2)Progress toward reducing dropout rates, including the one-year dropout rate listed in the California Basic Educational Data System or a successor data system for the schoolsite over the most recent three-year period, and the graduation rate, as defined by the state board, over the most recent three-year period when available pursuant to Section 52052.(2) High school dropout rates and high school graduation rates.(3) Estimated Actual expenditures per pupil and types of services funded. The assessment of estimated expenditures per pupil shall reflect the actual salaries of personnel assigned to the schoolsite. The assessment of estimated expenditures per pupil shall be reported in total, shall be reported in subtotal by restricted and by unrestricted source, and shall include a reporting of the average of actual salaries paid to certificated instructional personnel at that schoolsite. This information shall include the per-pupil expenditures of federal, state, and local funds, including actual personnel expenditures and actual nonpersonnel expenditures of federal, state, and local funds, disaggregated by source of funds, for each local educational agency and each school served by the local educational agency.(4) Progress toward reducing class sizes and teaching loads, including the The distribution of class sizes at the schoolsite by grade level and the average class size, using the California Basic Educational Data System or a successor data system information for the most recent three-year period. as reported by the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or any successor data system.(5) The total number of the schools fully credentialed teachers, the number of teachers relying upon emergency credentials, the number of teachers working without credentials, any assignment of teachers outside their subject areas of competence, misassignments, including misassignments of teachers of English learners, and the number of vacant teacher positions for the most recent three-year period. period, subject to the availability of the data to the Superintendent.(A) For purposes of this paragraph, vacant teacher position means a position to which a single-designated certificated employee has not been assigned at the beginning of the year for an entire year or, if the position is for a one-semester course, a position of which a single-designated certificated employee has not been assigned at the beginning of a semester for an entire semester.(B) For purposes of this paragraph, misassignment means the placement of a certificated employee in a teaching or services position for which the employee does not hold a legally recognized certificate or credential or the placement of a certificated employee in a teaching or services position that the employee is not otherwise authorized by statute to hold.(6)(A)Quality and currency of textbooks and other instructional materials, including whether textbooks and other materials meet state standards and are adopted by the state board for kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, and adopted by the governing boards of school districts for grades 9 to 12, inclusive, and the ratio of textbooks per pupil and the year the textbooks were adopted.(B)The availability of sufficient textbooks and other instructional materials, as determined pursuant to Section 60119, for each pupil, including English learners, in each of the areas enumerated in clauses (i) to (iv), inclusive. If the governing board determines, pursuant to Section 60119, that there are insufficient textbooks or instructional materials, or both, it shall include information for each school in which an insufficiency exists, identifying the percentage of pupils who lack sufficient standards-aligned textbooks or instructional materials in each subject area. The subject areas to be included are all of the following:(i)The core curriculum areas of reading/language arts, mathematics, science, and history/social science.(ii)Foreign language and health.(iii)Science laboratory equipment for grades 9 to 12, inclusive, as appropriate.(iv)Visual and performing arts.(7)(6) The availability of qualified personnel to provide counseling and other pupil support services, including the ratio of academic counselors per pupil. services.(8)Safety, cleanliness, and adequacy of school facilities, including any needed maintenance to ensure good repair as specified in Section 17014, Section 17032.5, subdivision (a) of Section 17070.75, and subdivision (b) of Section 17089.(9)The annual number of schooldays dedicated to staff development for the most recent three-year period.(10)(7) Suspension and expulsion rates for the most recent three-year period. rates.(11)For secondary schools, the(8) The percentage of graduates pupils who have passed completed course requirements for entrance to the University of California and the California State University, including the course requirements for high school graduation pursuant to Section 51225.3, and the percentage of pupils enrolled in those courses, as reported by the California Basic Educational Data System Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or any successor data system.(12)(9) The number of advanced placement courses offered, by subject.(13)The Academic Performance Index, including the disaggregation of subgroups as set forth in Section 52052 and the decile rankings and a comparison of schools.(14)Contact information pertaining to organized opportunities for parental involvement.(15)(10) Career technical education data measures, including all of the following:(A)A list of programs offered by the school district in which pupils at the school may participate and that are aligned to the model curriculum standards adopted pursuant to Section 51226, and program sequences offered by the school district. The list should identify courses conducted by a regional occupational center or program, and those conducted directly by the school district.(B)A listing of the primary representative of the career technical advisory committee of the school district and the industries represented.(A) A list of career technical education courses offered by the school.(C)(B) The number of pupils participating in career technical education.(D)(C) The percentage of pupils that complete a career technical education program and earn a high school diploma.(E)(D) The percentage of career technical education courses that are sequenced or articulated between a school and institutions of postsecondary education.(11) The status of the school safety plan, including a description of the key elements, pursuant to Section 32286.(c) If the Commission on State Mandates finds a school district is eligible for a reimbursement of costs incurred complying with this section, the school district shall be reimbursed only if the information provided in the school accountability report card is accurate, as determined by the annual audit performed pursuant to Section 41020. If the information is determined to be inaccurate, the school district remains eligible for reimbursement if the information is corrected by May 15. reimbursed.(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that schools make a concerted effort to notify parents of the purpose of the school accountability report cards, as described in this section, and ensure that all parents receive a copy of the report card; to ensure that the report cards are easy to read and understandable by parents; School Accountability Report Cards, as described in this section, to ensure that local educational agencies with access to the Internet make available current copies of the report cards available through the Internet; Internet, and to ensure that administrators and teachers are available to answer any questions regarding the report cards.
SEC. 2. Section 33126 of the Education Code is amended to read:
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33126. (a) The school accountability report card School Accountability Report Card shall provide data by which a parent can make meaningful comparisons between public schools that will enable him or her to make informed decisions on the school in which to enroll his or her children.(b) The school accountability report card School Accountability Report Card shall include, but is not limited to, assessment of the following school conditions:(1) (A) Pupil achievement by grade level, as measured by the standardized testing and reporting programs statewide assessment system pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 60640) of Chapter 5 of Part 33. 33, or any successor assessment approved by the state board.(B) After the state develops a statewide assessment system pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 60600) and Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 60800) of Part 33, pupil Pupil achievement by grade level, as measured by the results of the statewide assessment. assessment pursuant to Section 60800, or any successor assessment approved by the state board.(2)Progress toward reducing dropout rates, including the one-year dropout rate listed in the California Basic Educational Data System or a successor data system for the schoolsite over the most recent three-year period, and the graduation rate, as defined by the state board, over the most recent three-year period when available pursuant to Section 52052.(2) High school dropout rates and high school graduation rates.(3) Estimated Actual expenditures per pupil and types of services funded. The assessment of estimated expenditures per pupil shall reflect the actual salaries of personnel assigned to the schoolsite. The assessment of estimated expenditures per pupil shall be reported in total, shall be reported in subtotal by restricted and by unrestricted source, and shall include a reporting of the average of actual salaries paid to certificated instructional personnel at that schoolsite. This information shall include the per-pupil expenditures of federal, state, and local funds, including actual personnel expenditures and actual nonpersonnel expenditures of federal, state, and local funds, disaggregated by source of funds, for each local educational agency and each school served by the local educational agency.(4) Progress toward reducing class sizes and teaching loads, including the The distribution of class sizes at the schoolsite by grade level and the average class size, using the California Basic Educational Data System or a successor data system information for the most recent three-year period. as reported by the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or any successor data system.(5) The total number of the schools fully credentialed teachers, the number of teachers relying upon emergency credentials, the number of teachers working without credentials, any assignment of teachers outside their subject areas of competence, misassignments, including misassignments of teachers of English learners, and the number of vacant teacher positions for the most recent three-year period. period, subject to the availability of the data to the Superintendent.(A) For purposes of this paragraph, vacant teacher position means a position to which a single-designated certificated employee has not been assigned at the beginning of the year for an entire year or, if the position is for a one-semester course, a position of which a single-designated certificated employee has not been assigned at the beginning of a semester for an entire semester.(B) For purposes of this paragraph, misassignment means the placement of a certificated employee in a teaching or services position for which the employee does not hold a legally recognized certificate or credential or the placement of a certificated employee in a teaching or services position that the employee is not otherwise authorized by statute to hold.(6)(A)Quality and currency of textbooks and other instructional materials, including whether textbooks and other materials meet state standards and are adopted by the state board for kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, and adopted by the governing boards of school districts for grades 9 to 12, inclusive, and the ratio of textbooks per pupil and the year the textbooks were adopted.(B)The availability of sufficient textbooks and other instructional materials, as determined pursuant to Section 60119, for each pupil, including English learners, in each of the areas enumerated in clauses (i) to (iv), inclusive. If the governing board determines, pursuant to Section 60119, that there are insufficient textbooks or instructional materials, or both, it shall include information for each school in which an insufficiency exists, identifying the percentage of pupils who lack sufficient standards-aligned textbooks or instructional materials in each subject area. The subject areas to be included are all of the following:(i)The core curriculum areas of reading/language arts, mathematics, science, and history/social science.(ii)Foreign language and health.(iii)Science laboratory equipment for grades 9 to 12, inclusive, as appropriate.(iv)Visual and performing arts.(7)(6) The availability of qualified personnel to provide counseling and other pupil support services, including the ratio of academic counselors per pupil. services.(8)Safety, cleanliness, and adequacy of school facilities, including any needed maintenance to ensure good repair as specified in Section 17014, Section 17032.5, subdivision (a) of Section 17070.75, and subdivision (b) of Section 17089.(9)The annual number of schooldays dedicated to staff development for the most recent three-year period.(10)(7) Suspension and expulsion rates for the most recent three-year period. rates.(11)For secondary schools, the(8) The percentage of graduates pupils who have passed completed course requirements for entrance to the University of California and the California State University, including the course requirements for high school graduation pursuant to Section 51225.3, and the percentage of pupils enrolled in those courses, as reported by the California Basic Educational Data System Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or any successor data system.(12)(9) The number of advanced placement courses offered, by subject.(13)The Academic Performance Index, including the disaggregation of subgroups as set forth in Section 52052 and the decile rankings and a comparison of schools.(14)Contact information pertaining to organized opportunities for parental involvement.(15)(10) Career technical education data measures, including all of the following:(A)A list of programs offered by the school district in which pupils at the school may participate and that are aligned to the model curriculum standards adopted pursuant to Section 51226, and program sequences offered by the school district. The list should identify courses conducted by a regional occupational center or program, and those conducted directly by the school district.(B)A listing of the primary representative of the career technical advisory committee of the school district and the industries represented.(A) A list of career technical education courses offered by the school.(C)(B) The number of pupils participating in career technical education.(D)(C) The percentage of pupils that complete a career technical education program and earn a high school diploma.(E)(D) The percentage of career technical education courses that are sequenced or articulated between a school and institutions of postsecondary education.(11) The status of the school safety plan, including a description of the key elements, pursuant to Section 32286.(c) If the Commission on State Mandates finds a school district is eligible for a reimbursement of costs incurred complying with this section, the school district shall be reimbursed only if the information provided in the school accountability report card is accurate, as determined by the annual audit performed pursuant to Section 41020. If the information is determined to be inaccurate, the school district remains eligible for reimbursement if the information is corrected by May 15. reimbursed.(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that schools make a concerted effort to notify parents of the purpose of the school accountability report cards, as described in this section, and ensure that all parents receive a copy of the report card; to ensure that the report cards are easy to read and understandable by parents; School Accountability Report Cards, as described in this section, to ensure that local educational agencies with access to the Internet make available current copies of the report cards available through the Internet; Internet, and to ensure that administrators and teachers are available to answer any questions regarding the report cards.
33126. (a) The school accountability report card School Accountability Report Card shall provide data by which a parent can make meaningful comparisons between public schools that will enable him or her to make informed decisions on the school in which to enroll his or her children.(b) The school accountability report card School Accountability Report Card shall include, but is not limited to, assessment of the following school conditions:(1) (A) Pupil achievement by grade level, as measured by the standardized testing and reporting programs statewide assessment system pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 60640) of Chapter 5 of Part 33. 33, or any successor assessment approved by the state board.(B) After the state develops a statewide assessment system pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 60600) and Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 60800) of Part 33, pupil Pupil achievement by grade level, as measured by the results of the statewide assessment. assessment pursuant to Section 60800, or any successor assessment approved by the state board.(2)Progress toward reducing dropout rates, including the one-year dropout rate listed in the California Basic Educational Data System or a successor data system for the schoolsite over the most recent three-year period, and the graduation rate, as defined by the state board, over the most recent three-year period when available pursuant to Section 52052.(2) High school dropout rates and high school graduation rates.(3) Estimated Actual expenditures per pupil and types of services funded. The assessment of estimated expenditures per pupil shall reflect the actual salaries of personnel assigned to the schoolsite. The assessment of estimated expenditures per pupil shall be reported in total, shall be reported in subtotal by restricted and by unrestricted source, and shall include a reporting of the average of actual salaries paid to certificated instructional personnel at that schoolsite. This information shall include the per-pupil expenditures of federal, state, and local funds, including actual personnel expenditures and actual nonpersonnel expenditures of federal, state, and local funds, disaggregated by source of funds, for each local educational agency and each school served by the local educational agency.(4) Progress toward reducing class sizes and teaching loads, including the The distribution of class sizes at the schoolsite by grade level and the average class size, using the California Basic Educational Data System or a successor data system information for the most recent three-year period. as reported by the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or any successor data system.(5) The total number of the schools fully credentialed teachers, the number of teachers relying upon emergency credentials, the number of teachers working without credentials, any assignment of teachers outside their subject areas of competence, misassignments, including misassignments of teachers of English learners, and the number of vacant teacher positions for the most recent three-year period. period, subject to the availability of the data to the Superintendent.(A) For purposes of this paragraph, vacant teacher position means a position to which a single-designated certificated employee has not been assigned at the beginning of the year for an entire year or, if the position is for a one-semester course, a position of which a single-designated certificated employee has not been assigned at the beginning of a semester for an entire semester.(B) For purposes of this paragraph, misassignment means the placement of a certificated employee in a teaching or services position for which the employee does not hold a legally recognized certificate or credential or the placement of a certificated employee in a teaching or services position that the employee is not otherwise authorized by statute to hold.(6)(A)Quality and currency of textbooks and other instructional materials, including whether textbooks and other materials meet state standards and are adopted by the state board for kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, and adopted by the governing boards of school districts for grades 9 to 12, inclusive, and the ratio of textbooks per pupil and the year the textbooks were adopted.(B)The availability of sufficient textbooks and other instructional materials, as determined pursuant to Section 60119, for each pupil, including English learners, in each of the areas enumerated in clauses (i) to (iv), inclusive. If the governing board determines, pursuant to Section 60119, that there are insufficient textbooks or instructional materials, or both, it shall include information for each school in which an insufficiency exists, identifying the percentage of pupils who lack sufficient standards-aligned textbooks or instructional materials in each subject area. The subject areas to be included are all of the following:(i)The core curriculum areas of reading/language arts, mathematics, science, and history/social science.(ii)Foreign language and health.(iii)Science laboratory equipment for grades 9 to 12, inclusive, as appropriate.(iv)Visual and performing arts.(7)(6) The availability of qualified personnel to provide counseling and other pupil support services, including the ratio of academic counselors per pupil. services.(8)Safety, cleanliness, and adequacy of school facilities, including any needed maintenance to ensure good repair as specified in Section 17014, Section 17032.5, subdivision (a) of Section 17070.75, and subdivision (b) of Section 17089.(9)The annual number of schooldays dedicated to staff development for the most recent three-year period.(10)(7) Suspension and expulsion rates for the most recent three-year period. rates.(11)For secondary schools, the(8) The percentage of graduates pupils who have passed completed course requirements for entrance to the University of California and the California State University, including the course requirements for high school graduation pursuant to Section 51225.3, and the percentage of pupils enrolled in those courses, as reported by the California Basic Educational Data System Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or any successor data system.(12)(9) The number of advanced placement courses offered, by subject.(13)The Academic Performance Index, including the disaggregation of subgroups as set forth in Section 52052 and the decile rankings and a comparison of schools.(14)Contact information pertaining to organized opportunities for parental involvement.(15)(10) Career technical education data measures, including all of the following:(A)A list of programs offered by the school district in which pupils at the school may participate and that are aligned to the model curriculum standards adopted pursuant to Section 51226, and program sequences offered by the school district. The list should identify courses conducted by a regional occupational center or program, and those conducted directly by the school district.(B)A listing of the primary representative of the career technical advisory committee of the school district and the industries represented.(A) A list of career technical education courses offered by the school.(C)(B) The number of pupils participating in career technical education.(D)(C) The percentage of pupils that complete a career technical education program and earn a high school diploma.(E)(D) The percentage of career technical education courses that are sequenced or articulated between a school and institutions of postsecondary education.(11) The status of the school safety plan, including a description of the key elements, pursuant to Section 32286.(c) If the Commission on State Mandates finds a school district is eligible for a reimbursement of costs incurred complying with this section, the school district shall be reimbursed only if the information provided in the school accountability report card is accurate, as determined by the annual audit performed pursuant to Section 41020. If the information is determined to be inaccurate, the school district remains eligible for reimbursement if the information is corrected by May 15. reimbursed.(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that schools make a concerted effort to notify parents of the purpose of the school accountability report cards, as described in this section, and ensure that all parents receive a copy of the report card; to ensure that the report cards are easy to read and understandable by parents; School Accountability Report Cards, as described in this section, to ensure that local educational agencies with access to the Internet make available current copies of the report cards available through the Internet; Internet, and to ensure that administrators and teachers are available to answer any questions regarding the report cards.
33126. (a) The school accountability report card School Accountability Report Card shall provide data by which a parent can make meaningful comparisons between public schools that will enable him or her to make informed decisions on the school in which to enroll his or her children.(b) The school accountability report card School Accountability Report Card shall include, but is not limited to, assessment of the following school conditions:(1) (A) Pupil achievement by grade level, as measured by the standardized testing and reporting programs statewide assessment system pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 60640) of Chapter 5 of Part 33. 33, or any successor assessment approved by the state board.(B) After the state develops a statewide assessment system pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 60600) and Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 60800) of Part 33, pupil Pupil achievement by grade level, as measured by the results of the statewide assessment. assessment pursuant to Section 60800, or any successor assessment approved by the state board.(2)Progress toward reducing dropout rates, including the one-year dropout rate listed in the California Basic Educational Data System or a successor data system for the schoolsite over the most recent three-year period, and the graduation rate, as defined by the state board, over the most recent three-year period when available pursuant to Section 52052.(2) High school dropout rates and high school graduation rates.(3) Estimated Actual expenditures per pupil and types of services funded. The assessment of estimated expenditures per pupil shall reflect the actual salaries of personnel assigned to the schoolsite. The assessment of estimated expenditures per pupil shall be reported in total, shall be reported in subtotal by restricted and by unrestricted source, and shall include a reporting of the average of actual salaries paid to certificated instructional personnel at that schoolsite. This information shall include the per-pupil expenditures of federal, state, and local funds, including actual personnel expenditures and actual nonpersonnel expenditures of federal, state, and local funds, disaggregated by source of funds, for each local educational agency and each school served by the local educational agency.(4) Progress toward reducing class sizes and teaching loads, including the The distribution of class sizes at the schoolsite by grade level and the average class size, using the California Basic Educational Data System or a successor data system information for the most recent three-year period. as reported by the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or any successor data system.(5) The total number of the schools fully credentialed teachers, the number of teachers relying upon emergency credentials, the number of teachers working without credentials, any assignment of teachers outside their subject areas of competence, misassignments, including misassignments of teachers of English learners, and the number of vacant teacher positions for the most recent three-year period. period, subject to the availability of the data to the Superintendent.(A) For purposes of this paragraph, vacant teacher position means a position to which a single-designated certificated employee has not been assigned at the beginning of the year for an entire year or, if the position is for a one-semester course, a position of which a single-designated certificated employee has not been assigned at the beginning of a semester for an entire semester.(B) For purposes of this paragraph, misassignment means the placement of a certificated employee in a teaching or services position for which the employee does not hold a legally recognized certificate or credential or the placement of a certificated employee in a teaching or services position that the employee is not otherwise authorized by statute to hold.(6)(A)Quality and currency of textbooks and other instructional materials, including whether textbooks and other materials meet state standards and are adopted by the state board for kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, and adopted by the governing boards of school districts for grades 9 to 12, inclusive, and the ratio of textbooks per pupil and the year the textbooks were adopted.(B)The availability of sufficient textbooks and other instructional materials, as determined pursuant to Section 60119, for each pupil, including English learners, in each of the areas enumerated in clauses (i) to (iv), inclusive. If the governing board determines, pursuant to Section 60119, that there are insufficient textbooks or instructional materials, or both, it shall include information for each school in which an insufficiency exists, identifying the percentage of pupils who lack sufficient standards-aligned textbooks or instructional materials in each subject area. The subject areas to be included are all of the following:(i)The core curriculum areas of reading/language arts, mathematics, science, and history/social science.(ii)Foreign language and health.(iii)Science laboratory equipment for grades 9 to 12, inclusive, as appropriate.(iv)Visual and performing arts.(7)(6) The availability of qualified personnel to provide counseling and other pupil support services, including the ratio of academic counselors per pupil. services.(8)Safety, cleanliness, and adequacy of school facilities, including any needed maintenance to ensure good repair as specified in Section 17014, Section 17032.5, subdivision (a) of Section 17070.75, and subdivision (b) of Section 17089.(9)The annual number of schooldays dedicated to staff development for the most recent three-year period.(10)(7) Suspension and expulsion rates for the most recent three-year period. rates.(11)For secondary schools, the(8) The percentage of graduates pupils who have passed completed course requirements for entrance to the University of California and the California State University, including the course requirements for high school graduation pursuant to Section 51225.3, and the percentage of pupils enrolled in those courses, as reported by the California Basic Educational Data System Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or any successor data system.(12)(9) The number of advanced placement courses offered, by subject.(13)The Academic Performance Index, including the disaggregation of subgroups as set forth in Section 52052 and the decile rankings and a comparison of schools.(14)Contact information pertaining to organized opportunities for parental involvement.(15)(10) Career technical education data measures, including all of the following:(A)A list of programs offered by the school district in which pupils at the school may participate and that are aligned to the model curriculum standards adopted pursuant to Section 51226, and program sequences offered by the school district. The list should identify courses conducted by a regional occupational center or program, and those conducted directly by the school district.(B)A listing of the primary representative of the career technical advisory committee of the school district and the industries represented.(A) A list of career technical education courses offered by the school.(C)(B) The number of pupils participating in career technical education.(D)(C) The percentage of pupils that complete a career technical education program and earn a high school diploma.(E)(D) The percentage of career technical education courses that are sequenced or articulated between a school and institutions of postsecondary education.(11) The status of the school safety plan, including a description of the key elements, pursuant to Section 32286.(c) If the Commission on State Mandates finds a school district is eligible for a reimbursement of costs incurred complying with this section, the school district shall be reimbursed only if the information provided in the school accountability report card is accurate, as determined by the annual audit performed pursuant to Section 41020. If the information is determined to be inaccurate, the school district remains eligible for reimbursement if the information is corrected by May 15. reimbursed.(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that schools make a concerted effort to notify parents of the purpose of the school accountability report cards, as described in this section, and ensure that all parents receive a copy of the report card; to ensure that the report cards are easy to read and understandable by parents; School Accountability Report Cards, as described in this section, to ensure that local educational agencies with access to the Internet make available current copies of the report cards available through the Internet; Internet, and to ensure that administrators and teachers are available to answer any questions regarding the report cards.
33126. (a) The school accountability report card School Accountability Report Card shall provide data by which a parent can make meaningful comparisons between public schools that will enable him or her to make informed decisions on the school in which to enroll his or her children.
(b) The school accountability report card School Accountability Report Card shall include, but is not limited to, assessment of the following school conditions:
(1) (A) Pupil achievement by grade level, as measured by the standardized testing and reporting programs statewide assessment system pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 60640) of Chapter 5 of Part 33. 33, or any successor assessment approved by the state board.
(B) After the state develops a statewide assessment system pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 60600) and Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 60800) of Part 33, pupil Pupil achievement by grade level, as measured by the results of the statewide assessment. assessment pursuant to Section 60800, or any successor assessment approved by the state board.
(2)Progress toward reducing dropout rates, including the one-year dropout rate listed in the California Basic Educational Data System or a successor data system for the schoolsite over the most recent three-year period, and the graduation rate, as defined by the state board, over the most recent three-year period when available pursuant to Section 52052.
(2) High school dropout rates and high school graduation rates.
(3) Estimated Actual expenditures per pupil and types of services funded. The assessment of estimated expenditures per pupil shall reflect the actual salaries of personnel assigned to the schoolsite. The assessment of estimated expenditures per pupil shall be reported in total, shall be reported in subtotal by restricted and by unrestricted source, and shall include a reporting of the average of actual salaries paid to certificated instructional personnel at that schoolsite. This information shall include the per-pupil expenditures of federal, state, and local funds, including actual personnel expenditures and actual nonpersonnel expenditures of federal, state, and local funds, disaggregated by source of funds, for each local educational agency and each school served by the local educational agency.
(4) Progress toward reducing class sizes and teaching loads, including the The distribution of class sizes at the schoolsite by grade level and the average class size, using the California Basic Educational Data System or a successor data system information for the most recent three-year period. as reported by the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or any successor data system.
(5) The total number of the schools fully credentialed teachers, the number of teachers relying upon emergency credentials, the number of teachers working without credentials, any assignment of teachers outside their subject areas of competence, misassignments, including misassignments of teachers of English learners, and the number of vacant teacher positions for the most recent three-year period. period, subject to the availability of the data to the Superintendent.
(A) For purposes of this paragraph, vacant teacher position means a position to which a single-designated certificated employee has not been assigned at the beginning of the year for an entire year or, if the position is for a one-semester course, a position of which a single-designated certificated employee has not been assigned at the beginning of a semester for an entire semester.
(B) For purposes of this paragraph, misassignment means the placement of a certificated employee in a teaching or services position for which the employee does not hold a legally recognized certificate or credential or the placement of a certificated employee in a teaching or services position that the employee is not otherwise authorized by statute to hold.
(6)(A)Quality and currency of textbooks and other instructional materials, including whether textbooks and other materials meet state standards and are adopted by the state board for kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, and adopted by the governing boards of school districts for grades 9 to 12, inclusive, and the ratio of textbooks per pupil and the year the textbooks were adopted.
(B)The availability of sufficient textbooks and other instructional materials, as determined pursuant to Section 60119, for each pupil, including English learners, in each of the areas enumerated in clauses (i) to (iv), inclusive. If the governing board determines, pursuant to Section 60119, that there are insufficient textbooks or instructional materials, or both, it shall include information for each school in which an insufficiency exists, identifying the percentage of pupils who lack sufficient standards-aligned textbooks or instructional materials in each subject area. The subject areas to be included are all of the following:
(i)The core curriculum areas of reading/language arts, mathematics, science, and history/social science.
(ii)Foreign language and health.
(iii)Science laboratory equipment for grades 9 to 12, inclusive, as appropriate.
(iv)Visual and performing arts.
(7)
(6) The availability of qualified personnel to provide counseling and other pupil support services, including the ratio of academic counselors per pupil. services.
(8)Safety, cleanliness, and adequacy of school facilities, including any needed maintenance to ensure good repair as specified in Section 17014, Section 17032.5, subdivision (a) of Section 17070.75, and subdivision (b) of Section 17089.
(9)The annual number of schooldays dedicated to staff development for the most recent three-year period.
(10)
(7) Suspension and expulsion rates for the most recent three-year period. rates.
(11)For secondary schools, the
(8) The percentage of graduates pupils who have passed completed course requirements for entrance to the University of California and the California State University, including the course requirements for high school graduation pursuant to Section 51225.3, and the percentage of pupils enrolled in those courses, as reported by the California Basic Educational Data System Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or any successor data system.
(12)
(9) The number of advanced placement courses offered, by subject.
(13)The Academic Performance Index, including the disaggregation of subgroups as set forth in Section 52052 and the decile rankings and a comparison of schools.
(14)Contact information pertaining to organized opportunities for parental involvement.
(15)
(10) Career technical education data measures, including all of the following:
(A)A list of programs offered by the school district in which pupils at the school may participate and that are aligned to the model curriculum standards adopted pursuant to Section 51226, and program sequences offered by the school district. The list should identify courses conducted by a regional occupational center or program, and those conducted directly by the school district.
(B)A listing of the primary representative of the career technical advisory committee of the school district and the industries represented.
(A) A list of career technical education courses offered by the school.
(C)
(B) The number of pupils participating in career technical education.
(D)
(C) The percentage of pupils that complete a career technical education program and earn a high school diploma.
(E)
(D) The percentage of career technical education courses that are sequenced or articulated between a school and institutions of postsecondary education.
(11) The status of the school safety plan, including a description of the key elements, pursuant to Section 32286.
(c) If the Commission on State Mandates finds a school district is eligible for a reimbursement of costs incurred complying with this section, the school district shall be reimbursed only if the information provided in the school accountability report card is accurate, as determined by the annual audit performed pursuant to Section 41020. If the information is determined to be inaccurate, the school district remains eligible for reimbursement if the information is corrected by May 15. reimbursed.
(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that schools make a concerted effort to notify parents of the purpose of the school accountability report cards, as described in this section, and ensure that all parents receive a copy of the report card; to ensure that the report cards are easy to read and understandable by parents; School Accountability Report Cards, as described in this section, to ensure that local educational agencies with access to the Internet make available current copies of the report cards available through the Internet; Internet, and to ensure that administrators and teachers are available to answer any questions regarding the report cards.
SEC. 3. Section 33126.1 of the Education Code is amended to read:33126.1. (a) (1) The department shall develop and recommend for adoption by the state board a standardized template Superintendent shall develop a standardized School Accountability Report Card pursuant to Section 33126 intended to simplify the process for completing the school accountability report card and make the school accountability report card and make the information more meaningful to the public.(b)The standardized template shall include all of the following:(1)Fields for the insertion of data and information by the department and by local educational agencies.(2)A field to report the determination of the sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials, pursuant to Section 60119.(3)A summary statement of the condition of school facilities, as required by Section 17014, Section 17032.5, subdivision (a) of Section 17070.75, and subdivision (b) of Section 17089. The department shall provide examples of summary statements of the condition of school facilities that are acceptable and those that are unacceptable.(4)A(2) The School Accountability Report Card shall include a description of data available on the DataQuest Internet Web site of the department, including the Uniform Resource Locator for that Internet Web site.(5)A description of admission requirements for Californias public universities, including the Uniform Resource Locator for the University of California Internet Web site providing information about the courses offered by each school that are approved as meeting those requirements.(6)A statement concerning the availability of Internet access at public libraries and other locations that are publicly accessible.(c)(b) When the template School Accountability Report Card for a school is completed, it should enable parents and guardians to compare the manner in which local schools compare to other schools within that school district as well as other schools in the state.(d)In conjunction with the development of the standardized template, the department shall furnish standard definitions for school conditions included in the school accountability report card. The standard definitions shall comply with the following:(1)Definitions shall be consistent with the definitions already in place or under the development at the state level pursuant to existing law.(2)Definitions shall enable schools to furnish contextual or comparative information to assist the public in understanding the information in relation to the performance of other schools.(3)Definitions shall specify the data for which the department will be responsible for providing and the data and information for which the local educational agencies will be responsible.(e)By February 1, 2008, the department shall report to the Legislature and the Governor on remaining data elements in the school accountability report card and the feasibility of combining elements, linking to other reporting of data elements, and other possible alternatives for improving the usability and readability of the school accountability report card. The report shall include a survey of the conditions for which the department has valid and reliable data at the state, district, or school level. The report shall provide a timetable for the inclusion of conditions for which standard definitions or valid and reliable data do not yet exist through the department.(f)The Superintendent shall recommend and the state board shall appoint 13 members to serve on a broad-based advisory committee of local administrators, educators, parents, and other knowledgeable parties to develop definitions for the school conditions for which standard definitions do not yet exist. The state board may designate outside experts in performance measurements in support of activities of the advisory board.(g)(c) The state board Superintendent shall approve available develop definitions for inclusion in the template School Accountability Report Card as well as a timetable for the further development of definitions and data collection procedures. Each year the state board shall adopt the template for the current years school accountability report card. Definitions for all school conditions shall be included in the template.(h)(d) The department Superintendent annually shall post the completed and viewable template School Accountability Report Card for each school pursuant to Sections 33126 and 35256 on the Internet. The template Internet, on or before February 1. The School Accountability Report Card shall be designed to allow schools or school districts to download or print the template School Accountability Report Card from the Internet. The template shall further be designed to allow local educational agencies, including individual schools, to enter data into the school accountability report card electronically, individualize the report card, and further describe the data elements. The department shall establish model guidelines and safeguards that may be used by school districts with secured access only for those school officials authorized to make modifications.(i)The department shall maintain current Internet links with the Internet Web sites of local educational agencies to provide parents and the public with easy access to the school accountability report cards maintained on the Internet. In order to ensure the currency of these Internet links, local educational agencies that provide access to school accountability report cards through the Internet shall furnish current Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) for their Internet Web sites to the department.(j)(e) A school or school district that chooses not to utilize the standardized template adopted pursuant to this section for which a School Accountability Report Card is not available shall report the data for its school accountability report card School Accountability Report Card in a manner that is consistent with the definitions adopted developed pursuant to subdivision (c).(k)(f) The department Superintendent shall provide recommendations for changes to the California Basic Educational Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or a successor data system, and other data collection mechanisms to ensure that the information will be preserved and available in the future.(l)(g) The department Superintendent shall monitor the compliance of local educational agencies with the requirements to prepare and to distribute school accountability report cards, including, but not limited to, the requirements contained in this section, subdivision (c) of Section 35256, and Section 35258.
SEC. 3. Section 33126.1 of the Education Code is amended to read:
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33126.1. (a) (1) The department shall develop and recommend for adoption by the state board a standardized template Superintendent shall develop a standardized School Accountability Report Card pursuant to Section 33126 intended to simplify the process for completing the school accountability report card and make the school accountability report card and make the information more meaningful to the public.(b)The standardized template shall include all of the following:(1)Fields for the insertion of data and information by the department and by local educational agencies.(2)A field to report the determination of the sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials, pursuant to Section 60119.(3)A summary statement of the condition of school facilities, as required by Section 17014, Section 17032.5, subdivision (a) of Section 17070.75, and subdivision (b) of Section 17089. The department shall provide examples of summary statements of the condition of school facilities that are acceptable and those that are unacceptable.(4)A(2) The School Accountability Report Card shall include a description of data available on the DataQuest Internet Web site of the department, including the Uniform Resource Locator for that Internet Web site.(5)A description of admission requirements for Californias public universities, including the Uniform Resource Locator for the University of California Internet Web site providing information about the courses offered by each school that are approved as meeting those requirements.(6)A statement concerning the availability of Internet access at public libraries and other locations that are publicly accessible.(c)(b) When the template School Accountability Report Card for a school is completed, it should enable parents and guardians to compare the manner in which local schools compare to other schools within that school district as well as other schools in the state.(d)In conjunction with the development of the standardized template, the department shall furnish standard definitions for school conditions included in the school accountability report card. The standard definitions shall comply with the following:(1)Definitions shall be consistent with the definitions already in place or under the development at the state level pursuant to existing law.(2)Definitions shall enable schools to furnish contextual or comparative information to assist the public in understanding the information in relation to the performance of other schools.(3)Definitions shall specify the data for which the department will be responsible for providing and the data and information for which the local educational agencies will be responsible.(e)By February 1, 2008, the department shall report to the Legislature and the Governor on remaining data elements in the school accountability report card and the feasibility of combining elements, linking to other reporting of data elements, and other possible alternatives for improving the usability and readability of the school accountability report card. The report shall include a survey of the conditions for which the department has valid and reliable data at the state, district, or school level. The report shall provide a timetable for the inclusion of conditions for which standard definitions or valid and reliable data do not yet exist through the department.(f)The Superintendent shall recommend and the state board shall appoint 13 members to serve on a broad-based advisory committee of local administrators, educators, parents, and other knowledgeable parties to develop definitions for the school conditions for which standard definitions do not yet exist. The state board may designate outside experts in performance measurements in support of activities of the advisory board.(g)(c) The state board Superintendent shall approve available develop definitions for inclusion in the template School Accountability Report Card as well as a timetable for the further development of definitions and data collection procedures. Each year the state board shall adopt the template for the current years school accountability report card. Definitions for all school conditions shall be included in the template.(h)(d) The department Superintendent annually shall post the completed and viewable template School Accountability Report Card for each school pursuant to Sections 33126 and 35256 on the Internet. The template Internet, on or before February 1. The School Accountability Report Card shall be designed to allow schools or school districts to download or print the template School Accountability Report Card from the Internet. The template shall further be designed to allow local educational agencies, including individual schools, to enter data into the school accountability report card electronically, individualize the report card, and further describe the data elements. The department shall establish model guidelines and safeguards that may be used by school districts with secured access only for those school officials authorized to make modifications.(i)The department shall maintain current Internet links with the Internet Web sites of local educational agencies to provide parents and the public with easy access to the school accountability report cards maintained on the Internet. In order to ensure the currency of these Internet links, local educational agencies that provide access to school accountability report cards through the Internet shall furnish current Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) for their Internet Web sites to the department.(j)(e) A school or school district that chooses not to utilize the standardized template adopted pursuant to this section for which a School Accountability Report Card is not available shall report the data for its school accountability report card School Accountability Report Card in a manner that is consistent with the definitions adopted developed pursuant to subdivision (c).(k)(f) The department Superintendent shall provide recommendations for changes to the California Basic Educational Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or a successor data system, and other data collection mechanisms to ensure that the information will be preserved and available in the future.(l)(g) The department Superintendent shall monitor the compliance of local educational agencies with the requirements to prepare and to distribute school accountability report cards, including, but not limited to, the requirements contained in this section, subdivision (c) of Section 35256, and Section 35258.
33126.1. (a) (1) The department shall develop and recommend for adoption by the state board a standardized template Superintendent shall develop a standardized School Accountability Report Card pursuant to Section 33126 intended to simplify the process for completing the school accountability report card and make the school accountability report card and make the information more meaningful to the public.(b)The standardized template shall include all of the following:(1)Fields for the insertion of data and information by the department and by local educational agencies.(2)A field to report the determination of the sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials, pursuant to Section 60119.(3)A summary statement of the condition of school facilities, as required by Section 17014, Section 17032.5, subdivision (a) of Section 17070.75, and subdivision (b) of Section 17089. The department shall provide examples of summary statements of the condition of school facilities that are acceptable and those that are unacceptable.(4)A(2) The School Accountability Report Card shall include a description of data available on the DataQuest Internet Web site of the department, including the Uniform Resource Locator for that Internet Web site.(5)A description of admission requirements for Californias public universities, including the Uniform Resource Locator for the University of California Internet Web site providing information about the courses offered by each school that are approved as meeting those requirements.(6)A statement concerning the availability of Internet access at public libraries and other locations that are publicly accessible.(c)(b) When the template School Accountability Report Card for a school is completed, it should enable parents and guardians to compare the manner in which local schools compare to other schools within that school district as well as other schools in the state.(d)In conjunction with the development of the standardized template, the department shall furnish standard definitions for school conditions included in the school accountability report card. The standard definitions shall comply with the following:(1)Definitions shall be consistent with the definitions already in place or under the development at the state level pursuant to existing law.(2)Definitions shall enable schools to furnish contextual or comparative information to assist the public in understanding the information in relation to the performance of other schools.(3)Definitions shall specify the data for which the department will be responsible for providing and the data and information for which the local educational agencies will be responsible.(e)By February 1, 2008, the department shall report to the Legislature and the Governor on remaining data elements in the school accountability report card and the feasibility of combining elements, linking to other reporting of data elements, and other possible alternatives for improving the usability and readability of the school accountability report card. The report shall include a survey of the conditions for which the department has valid and reliable data at the state, district, or school level. The report shall provide a timetable for the inclusion of conditions for which standard definitions or valid and reliable data do not yet exist through the department.(f)The Superintendent shall recommend and the state board shall appoint 13 members to serve on a broad-based advisory committee of local administrators, educators, parents, and other knowledgeable parties to develop definitions for the school conditions for which standard definitions do not yet exist. The state board may designate outside experts in performance measurements in support of activities of the advisory board.(g)(c) The state board Superintendent shall approve available develop definitions for inclusion in the template School Accountability Report Card as well as a timetable for the further development of definitions and data collection procedures. Each year the state board shall adopt the template for the current years school accountability report card. Definitions for all school conditions shall be included in the template.(h)(d) The department Superintendent annually shall post the completed and viewable template School Accountability Report Card for each school pursuant to Sections 33126 and 35256 on the Internet. The template Internet, on or before February 1. The School Accountability Report Card shall be designed to allow schools or school districts to download or print the template School Accountability Report Card from the Internet. The template shall further be designed to allow local educational agencies, including individual schools, to enter data into the school accountability report card electronically, individualize the report card, and further describe the data elements. The department shall establish model guidelines and safeguards that may be used by school districts with secured access only for those school officials authorized to make modifications.(i)The department shall maintain current Internet links with the Internet Web sites of local educational agencies to provide parents and the public with easy access to the school accountability report cards maintained on the Internet. In order to ensure the currency of these Internet links, local educational agencies that provide access to school accountability report cards through the Internet shall furnish current Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) for their Internet Web sites to the department.(j)(e) A school or school district that chooses not to utilize the standardized template adopted pursuant to this section for which a School Accountability Report Card is not available shall report the data for its school accountability report card School Accountability Report Card in a manner that is consistent with the definitions adopted developed pursuant to subdivision (c).(k)(f) The department Superintendent shall provide recommendations for changes to the California Basic Educational Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or a successor data system, and other data collection mechanisms to ensure that the information will be preserved and available in the future.(l)(g) The department Superintendent shall monitor the compliance of local educational agencies with the requirements to prepare and to distribute school accountability report cards, including, but not limited to, the requirements contained in this section, subdivision (c) of Section 35256, and Section 35258.
33126.1. (a) (1) The department shall develop and recommend for adoption by the state board a standardized template Superintendent shall develop a standardized School Accountability Report Card pursuant to Section 33126 intended to simplify the process for completing the school accountability report card and make the school accountability report card and make the information more meaningful to the public.(b)The standardized template shall include all of the following:(1)Fields for the insertion of data and information by the department and by local educational agencies.(2)A field to report the determination of the sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials, pursuant to Section 60119.(3)A summary statement of the condition of school facilities, as required by Section 17014, Section 17032.5, subdivision (a) of Section 17070.75, and subdivision (b) of Section 17089. The department shall provide examples of summary statements of the condition of school facilities that are acceptable and those that are unacceptable.(4)A(2) The School Accountability Report Card shall include a description of data available on the DataQuest Internet Web site of the department, including the Uniform Resource Locator for that Internet Web site.(5)A description of admission requirements for Californias public universities, including the Uniform Resource Locator for the University of California Internet Web site providing information about the courses offered by each school that are approved as meeting those requirements.(6)A statement concerning the availability of Internet access at public libraries and other locations that are publicly accessible.(c)(b) When the template School Accountability Report Card for a school is completed, it should enable parents and guardians to compare the manner in which local schools compare to other schools within that school district as well as other schools in the state.(d)In conjunction with the development of the standardized template, the department shall furnish standard definitions for school conditions included in the school accountability report card. The standard definitions shall comply with the following:(1)Definitions shall be consistent with the definitions already in place or under the development at the state level pursuant to existing law.(2)Definitions shall enable schools to furnish contextual or comparative information to assist the public in understanding the information in relation to the performance of other schools.(3)Definitions shall specify the data for which the department will be responsible for providing and the data and information for which the local educational agencies will be responsible.(e)By February 1, 2008, the department shall report to the Legislature and the Governor on remaining data elements in the school accountability report card and the feasibility of combining elements, linking to other reporting of data elements, and other possible alternatives for improving the usability and readability of the school accountability report card. The report shall include a survey of the conditions for which the department has valid and reliable data at the state, district, or school level. The report shall provide a timetable for the inclusion of conditions for which standard definitions or valid and reliable data do not yet exist through the department.(f)The Superintendent shall recommend and the state board shall appoint 13 members to serve on a broad-based advisory committee of local administrators, educators, parents, and other knowledgeable parties to develop definitions for the school conditions for which standard definitions do not yet exist. The state board may designate outside experts in performance measurements in support of activities of the advisory board.(g)(c) The state board Superintendent shall approve available develop definitions for inclusion in the template School Accountability Report Card as well as a timetable for the further development of definitions and data collection procedures. Each year the state board shall adopt the template for the current years school accountability report card. Definitions for all school conditions shall be included in the template.(h)(d) The department Superintendent annually shall post the completed and viewable template School Accountability Report Card for each school pursuant to Sections 33126 and 35256 on the Internet. The template Internet, on or before February 1. The School Accountability Report Card shall be designed to allow schools or school districts to download or print the template School Accountability Report Card from the Internet. The template shall further be designed to allow local educational agencies, including individual schools, to enter data into the school accountability report card electronically, individualize the report card, and further describe the data elements. The department shall establish model guidelines and safeguards that may be used by school districts with secured access only for those school officials authorized to make modifications.(i)The department shall maintain current Internet links with the Internet Web sites of local educational agencies to provide parents and the public with easy access to the school accountability report cards maintained on the Internet. In order to ensure the currency of these Internet links, local educational agencies that provide access to school accountability report cards through the Internet shall furnish current Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) for their Internet Web sites to the department.(j)(e) A school or school district that chooses not to utilize the standardized template adopted pursuant to this section for which a School Accountability Report Card is not available shall report the data for its school accountability report card School Accountability Report Card in a manner that is consistent with the definitions adopted developed pursuant to subdivision (c).(k)(f) The department Superintendent shall provide recommendations for changes to the California Basic Educational Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or a successor data system, and other data collection mechanisms to ensure that the information will be preserved and available in the future.(l)(g) The department Superintendent shall monitor the compliance of local educational agencies with the requirements to prepare and to distribute school accountability report cards, including, but not limited to, the requirements contained in this section, subdivision (c) of Section 35256, and Section 35258.
33126.1. (a) (1) The department shall develop and recommend for adoption by the state board a standardized template Superintendent shall develop a standardized School Accountability Report Card pursuant to Section 33126 intended to simplify the process for completing the school accountability report card and make the school accountability report card and make the information more meaningful to the public.
(b)The standardized template shall include all of the following:
(1)Fields for the insertion of data and information by the department and by local educational agencies.
(2)A field to report the determination of the sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials, pursuant to Section 60119.
(3)A summary statement of the condition of school facilities, as required by Section 17014, Section 17032.5, subdivision (a) of Section 17070.75, and subdivision (b) of Section 17089. The department shall provide examples of summary statements of the condition of school facilities that are acceptable and those that are unacceptable.
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(2) The School Accountability Report Card shall include a description of data available on the DataQuest Internet Web site of the department, including the Uniform Resource Locator for that Internet Web site.
(5)A description of admission requirements for Californias public universities, including the Uniform Resource Locator for the University of California Internet Web site providing information about the courses offered by each school that are approved as meeting those requirements.
(6)A statement concerning the availability of Internet access at public libraries and other locations that are publicly accessible.
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(b) When the template School Accountability Report Card for a school is completed, it should enable parents and guardians to compare the manner in which local schools compare to other schools within that school district as well as other schools in the state.
(d)In conjunction with the development of the standardized template, the department shall furnish standard definitions for school conditions included in the school accountability report card. The standard definitions shall comply with the following:
(1)Definitions shall be consistent with the definitions already in place or under the development at the state level pursuant to existing law.
(2)Definitions shall enable schools to furnish contextual or comparative information to assist the public in understanding the information in relation to the performance of other schools.
(3)Definitions shall specify the data for which the department will be responsible for providing and the data and information for which the local educational agencies will be responsible.
(e)By February 1, 2008, the department shall report to the Legislature and the Governor on remaining data elements in the school accountability report card and the feasibility of combining elements, linking to other reporting of data elements, and other possible alternatives for improving the usability and readability of the school accountability report card. The report shall include a survey of the conditions for which the department has valid and reliable data at the state, district, or school level. The report shall provide a timetable for the inclusion of conditions for which standard definitions or valid and reliable data do not yet exist through the department.
(f)The Superintendent shall recommend and the state board shall appoint 13 members to serve on a broad-based advisory committee of local administrators, educators, parents, and other knowledgeable parties to develop definitions for the school conditions for which standard definitions do not yet exist. The state board may designate outside experts in performance measurements in support of activities of the advisory board.
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(c) The state board Superintendent shall approve available develop definitions for inclusion in the template School Accountability Report Card as well as a timetable for the further development of definitions and data collection procedures. Each year the state board shall adopt the template for the current years school accountability report card. Definitions for all school conditions shall be included in the template.
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(d) The department Superintendent annually shall post the completed and viewable template School Accountability Report Card for each school pursuant to Sections 33126 and 35256 on the Internet. The template Internet, on or before February 1. The School Accountability Report Card shall be designed to allow schools or school districts to download or print the template School Accountability Report Card from the Internet. The template shall further be designed to allow local educational agencies, including individual schools, to enter data into the school accountability report card electronically, individualize the report card, and further describe the data elements. The department shall establish model guidelines and safeguards that may be used by school districts with secured access only for those school officials authorized to make modifications.
(i)The department shall maintain current Internet links with the Internet Web sites of local educational agencies to provide parents and the public with easy access to the school accountability report cards maintained on the Internet. In order to ensure the currency of these Internet links, local educational agencies that provide access to school accountability report cards through the Internet shall furnish current Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) for their Internet Web sites to the department.
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(e) A school or school district that chooses not to utilize the standardized template adopted pursuant to this section for which a School Accountability Report Card is not available shall report the data for its school accountability report card School Accountability Report Card in a manner that is consistent with the definitions adopted developed pursuant to subdivision (c).
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(f) The department Superintendent shall provide recommendations for changes to the California Basic Educational Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, or a successor data system, and other data collection mechanisms to ensure that the information will be preserved and available in the future.
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(g) The department Superintendent shall monitor the compliance of local educational agencies with the requirements to prepare and to distribute school accountability report cards, including, but not limited to, the requirements contained in this section, subdivision (c) of Section 35256, and Section 35258.
SEC. 4. Section 33126.15 of the Education Code is repealed.33126.15.(a)By July 1, 2006, the department shall develop, and shall recommend for adoption by the State Board of Education, a revision to the standardized template required pursuant to Section 33126.1.(b)The revision to the standardized template recommended by the department shall include a comparison of the actual unrestricted funding per pupil allocated for the specific benefit of the school or for the benefit of all schools in the district equally, compared to the districtwide average and to the state average of the same computation. The comparison shall include the percentage by which the school is above or below the districtwide average and the state average.(c)The revision to the standardized template recommended by the department shall include a field for reporting the actual restricted funding, per pupil, allocated for the specific benefit of the school or for the benefit of all schools in the district equally.(d)The revision to the standardized template recommended by the department shall include a comparison of the average of actual salaries paid to certificated instructional personnel, compared to the districtwide average and to the state average of the same computation. This comparison shall include the percentage by which the school is above or below the districtwide average and the state average.
SEC. 4. Section 33126.15 of the Education Code is repealed.
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33126.15.(a)By July 1, 2006, the department shall develop, and shall recommend for adoption by the State Board of Education, a revision to the standardized template required pursuant to Section 33126.1.(b)The revision to the standardized template recommended by the department shall include a comparison of the actual unrestricted funding per pupil allocated for the specific benefit of the school or for the benefit of all schools in the district equally, compared to the districtwide average and to the state average of the same computation. The comparison shall include the percentage by which the school is above or below the districtwide average and the state average.(c)The revision to the standardized template recommended by the department shall include a field for reporting the actual restricted funding, per pupil, allocated for the specific benefit of the school or for the benefit of all schools in the district equally.(d)The revision to the standardized template recommended by the department shall include a comparison of the average of actual salaries paid to certificated instructional personnel, compared to the districtwide average and to the state average of the same computation. This comparison shall include the percentage by which the school is above or below the districtwide average and the state average.
(a)By July 1, 2006, the department shall develop, and shall recommend for adoption by the State Board of Education, a revision to the standardized template required pursuant to Section 33126.1.
(b)The revision to the standardized template recommended by the department shall include a comparison of the actual unrestricted funding per pupil allocated for the specific benefit of the school or for the benefit of all schools in the district equally, compared to the districtwide average and to the state average of the same computation. The comparison shall include the percentage by which the school is above or below the districtwide average and the state average.
(c)The revision to the standardized template recommended by the department shall include a field for reporting the actual restricted funding, per pupil, allocated for the specific benefit of the school or for the benefit of all schools in the district equally.
(d)The revision to the standardized template recommended by the department shall include a comparison of the average of actual salaries paid to certificated instructional personnel, compared to the districtwide average and to the state average of the same computation. This comparison shall include the percentage by which the school is above or below the districtwide average and the state average.
SEC. 5. Section 35256 of the Education Code is amended to read:35256. School Accountability Report CardThe governing board of each school district maintaining an elementary or secondary school shall develop and cause to be implemented for each school in the school district a School Accountability Report Card.(a) A School Accountability Report Card shall be maintained for each public elementary or secondary school in the state.(a)(b) The School Accountability Report Card shall include, but is not limited to, include the conditions listed in Section 33126. Sections 33126 and 33126.1.(b)Not less than triennially, the governing board of each school district shall compare the content of the School Accountability Report Card of the school district to the model School Accountability Report Card adopted by the state board. Variances among school districts shall be permitted where necessary to account for local needs.(c) The governing board of each school district annually shall issue a School Accountability Report Card for each school in the school district, publicize those reports, publicize the availability of the School Accountability Report Card for each school in the school district, and notify parents or guardians of pupils that a hard copy will be provided upon request. Commencing with the 200809 school year, each school district shall make hard copies of its annually updated report card available, upon request, on or before February 1 of each year.
SEC. 5. Section 35256 of the Education Code is amended to read:
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35256. School Accountability Report CardThe governing board of each school district maintaining an elementary or secondary school shall develop and cause to be implemented for each school in the school district a School Accountability Report Card.(a) A School Accountability Report Card shall be maintained for each public elementary or secondary school in the state.(a)(b) The School Accountability Report Card shall include, but is not limited to, include the conditions listed in Section 33126. Sections 33126 and 33126.1.(b)Not less than triennially, the governing board of each school district shall compare the content of the School Accountability Report Card of the school district to the model School Accountability Report Card adopted by the state board. Variances among school districts shall be permitted where necessary to account for local needs.(c) The governing board of each school district annually shall issue a School Accountability Report Card for each school in the school district, publicize those reports, publicize the availability of the School Accountability Report Card for each school in the school district, and notify parents or guardians of pupils that a hard copy will be provided upon request. Commencing with the 200809 school year, each school district shall make hard copies of its annually updated report card available, upon request, on or before February 1 of each year.
35256. School Accountability Report CardThe governing board of each school district maintaining an elementary or secondary school shall develop and cause to be implemented for each school in the school district a School Accountability Report Card.(a) A School Accountability Report Card shall be maintained for each public elementary or secondary school in the state.(a)(b) The School Accountability Report Card shall include, but is not limited to, include the conditions listed in Section 33126. Sections 33126 and 33126.1.(b)Not less than triennially, the governing board of each school district shall compare the content of the School Accountability Report Card of the school district to the model School Accountability Report Card adopted by the state board. Variances among school districts shall be permitted where necessary to account for local needs.(c) The governing board of each school district annually shall issue a School Accountability Report Card for each school in the school district, publicize those reports, publicize the availability of the School Accountability Report Card for each school in the school district, and notify parents or guardians of pupils that a hard copy will be provided upon request. Commencing with the 200809 school year, each school district shall make hard copies of its annually updated report card available, upon request, on or before February 1 of each year.
35256. School Accountability Report CardThe governing board of each school district maintaining an elementary or secondary school shall develop and cause to be implemented for each school in the school district a School Accountability Report Card.(a) A School Accountability Report Card shall be maintained for each public elementary or secondary school in the state.(a)(b) The School Accountability Report Card shall include, but is not limited to, include the conditions listed in Section 33126. Sections 33126 and 33126.1.(b)Not less than triennially, the governing board of each school district shall compare the content of the School Accountability Report Card of the school district to the model School Accountability Report Card adopted by the state board. Variances among school districts shall be permitted where necessary to account for local needs.(c) The governing board of each school district annually shall issue a School Accountability Report Card for each school in the school district, publicize those reports, publicize the availability of the School Accountability Report Card for each school in the school district, and notify parents or guardians of pupils that a hard copy will be provided upon request. Commencing with the 200809 school year, each school district shall make hard copies of its annually updated report card available, upon request, on or before February 1 of each year.
35256. School Accountability Report Card
The governing board of each school district maintaining an elementary or secondary school shall develop and cause to be implemented for each school in the school district a School Accountability Report Card.
(a) A School Accountability Report Card shall be maintained for each public elementary or secondary school in the state.
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(b) The School Accountability Report Card shall include, but is not limited to, include the conditions listed in Section 33126. Sections 33126 and 33126.1.
(b)Not less than triennially, the governing board of each school district shall compare the content of the School Accountability Report Card of the school district to the model School Accountability Report Card adopted by the state board. Variances among school districts shall be permitted where necessary to account for local needs.
(c) The governing board of each school district annually shall issue a School Accountability Report Card for each school in the school district, publicize those reports, publicize the availability of the School Accountability Report Card for each school in the school district, and notify parents or guardians of pupils that a hard copy will be provided upon request. Commencing with the 200809 school year, each school district shall make hard copies of its annually updated report card available, upon request, on or before February 1 of each year.
SEC. 6. Section 35256.1 of the Education Code is repealed.35256.1.In addition to the information required under Section 35256, each School Accountability Report Card shall include the information required under Section 41409.3.
SEC. 6. Section 35256.1 of the Education Code is repealed.
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35256.1.In addition to the information required under Section 35256, each School Accountability Report Card shall include the information required under Section 41409.3.
In addition to the information required under Section 35256, each School Accountability Report Card shall include the information required under Section 41409.3.
SEC. 7. Section 35258 of the Education Code is amended to read:35258. (a) Each school district that is connected to the Internet shall make provide a link to the information contained in the School Accountability Report Card developed pursuant to Section 35256 accessible on the Internet. Sections 33126 and 33126.1 on the school district Internet Web site. The School Accountability Report Card information shall be updated annually. Commencing with the 200809 school year, each school district connected to the Internet shall make its annually updated report card available on the Internet on or before February 1 of each year. annually pursuant to Section 33126.1.(b) Commencing with the 200809 school year, each school district not connected to the Internet shall make hard copies of its annually updated School Accountability Report Card available, pursuant to Section 33126.1 and subdivision (c) of Section 35256, on or before February 1 of each year. 35256.
SEC. 7. Section 35258 of the Education Code is amended to read:
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35258. (a) Each school district that is connected to the Internet shall make provide a link to the information contained in the School Accountability Report Card developed pursuant to Section 35256 accessible on the Internet. Sections 33126 and 33126.1 on the school district Internet Web site. The School Accountability Report Card information shall be updated annually. Commencing with the 200809 school year, each school district connected to the Internet shall make its annually updated report card available on the Internet on or before February 1 of each year. annually pursuant to Section 33126.1.(b) Commencing with the 200809 school year, each school district not connected to the Internet shall make hard copies of its annually updated School Accountability Report Card available, pursuant to Section 33126.1 and subdivision (c) of Section 35256, on or before February 1 of each year. 35256.
35258. (a) Each school district that is connected to the Internet shall make provide a link to the information contained in the School Accountability Report Card developed pursuant to Section 35256 accessible on the Internet. Sections 33126 and 33126.1 on the school district Internet Web site. The School Accountability Report Card information shall be updated annually. Commencing with the 200809 school year, each school district connected to the Internet shall make its annually updated report card available on the Internet on or before February 1 of each year. annually pursuant to Section 33126.1.(b) Commencing with the 200809 school year, each school district not connected to the Internet shall make hard copies of its annually updated School Accountability Report Card available, pursuant to Section 33126.1 and subdivision (c) of Section 35256, on or before February 1 of each year. 35256.
35258. (a) Each school district that is connected to the Internet shall make provide a link to the information contained in the School Accountability Report Card developed pursuant to Section 35256 accessible on the Internet. Sections 33126 and 33126.1 on the school district Internet Web site. The School Accountability Report Card information shall be updated annually. Commencing with the 200809 school year, each school district connected to the Internet shall make its annually updated report card available on the Internet on or before February 1 of each year. annually pursuant to Section 33126.1.(b) Commencing with the 200809 school year, each school district not connected to the Internet shall make hard copies of its annually updated School Accountability Report Card available, pursuant to Section 33126.1 and subdivision (c) of Section 35256, on or before February 1 of each year. 35256.
35258. (a) Each school district that is connected to the Internet shall make provide a link to the information contained in the School Accountability Report Card developed pursuant to Section 35256 accessible on the Internet. Sections 33126 and 33126.1 on the school district Internet Web site. The School Accountability Report Card information shall be updated annually. Commencing with the 200809 school year, each school district connected to the Internet shall make its annually updated report card available on the Internet on or before February 1 of each year. annually pursuant to Section 33126.1.
(b) Commencing with the 200809 school year, each school district not connected to the Internet shall make hard copies of its annually updated School Accountability Report Card available, pursuant to Section 33126.1 and subdivision (c) of Section 35256, on or before February 1 of each year. 35256.
SEC. 8. Section 41409 of the Education Code is amended to read:41409. (a) Commencing with the 198889 fiscal year, and annually thereafter, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall determine the statewide average percentage of school district expenditures that are allocated to the salaries of administrative personnel, as that term is defined in accounts 1200, 1300, 1700, 1800, and 2200 in Part I of the California School Accounting Manual published by the State Department of Education. department. For school districts using the Standardized Account Code Structure, the term salaries of administrative personnel are defined in object accounts 1300 and 2300 in Part II of the California School Accounting Manual. The Superintendent of Public Instruction also shall determine the statewide average percentage of school district expenditures that are allocated to the salaries of teachers, as defined in account 1100 in Parts I and II of the California School Accounting Manual. The statewide averages shall be calculated for the following types and sizes of school districts:District ADAElementary ........................ less than 1,000Elementary ........................ 1,000 to 4,999Elementary ........................ 5,000 and greaterHigh School ........................ less than 1,000High School ........................ 1,000 to 3,999High School ........................ 4,000 and greaterUnified ........................ less than 1,500Unified ........................ 1,500 to 4,999Unified ........................ 5,000 to 9,999Unified ........................ 10,000 to 19,999Unified ........................ 20,000 and greater(b) Commencing with the 198889 fiscal year, and annually thereafter, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall determine the statewide average salary, by size and type of school district, for the following:(1) Beginning, mid-range, and highest salary paid to teachers.(2) Schoolsite principals.(3) District superintendents.(c)The statewide averages calculated pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be provided annually to each school district for use in the school accountability report card.
SEC. 8. Section 41409 of the Education Code is amended to read:
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41409. (a) Commencing with the 198889 fiscal year, and annually thereafter, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall determine the statewide average percentage of school district expenditures that are allocated to the salaries of administrative personnel, as that term is defined in accounts 1200, 1300, 1700, 1800, and 2200 in Part I of the California School Accounting Manual published by the State Department of Education. department. For school districts using the Standardized Account Code Structure, the term salaries of administrative personnel are defined in object accounts 1300 and 2300 in Part II of the California School Accounting Manual. The Superintendent of Public Instruction also shall determine the statewide average percentage of school district expenditures that are allocated to the salaries of teachers, as defined in account 1100 in Parts I and II of the California School Accounting Manual. The statewide averages shall be calculated for the following types and sizes of school districts:District ADAElementary ........................ less than 1,000Elementary ........................ 1,000 to 4,999Elementary ........................ 5,000 and greaterHigh School ........................ less than 1,000High School ........................ 1,000 to 3,999High School ........................ 4,000 and greaterUnified ........................ less than 1,500Unified ........................ 1,500 to 4,999Unified ........................ 5,000 to 9,999Unified ........................ 10,000 to 19,999Unified ........................ 20,000 and greater(b) Commencing with the 198889 fiscal year, and annually thereafter, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall determine the statewide average salary, by size and type of school district, for the following:(1) Beginning, mid-range, and highest salary paid to teachers.(2) Schoolsite principals.(3) District superintendents.(c)The statewide averages calculated pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be provided annually to each school district for use in the school accountability report card.
41409. (a) Commencing with the 198889 fiscal year, and annually thereafter, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall determine the statewide average percentage of school district expenditures that are allocated to the salaries of administrative personnel, as that term is defined in accounts 1200, 1300, 1700, 1800, and 2200 in Part I of the California School Accounting Manual published by the State Department of Education. department. For school districts using the Standardized Account Code Structure, the term salaries of administrative personnel are defined in object accounts 1300 and 2300 in Part II of the California School Accounting Manual. The Superintendent of Public Instruction also shall determine the statewide average percentage of school district expenditures that are allocated to the salaries of teachers, as defined in account 1100 in Parts I and II of the California School Accounting Manual. The statewide averages shall be calculated for the following types and sizes of school districts:District ADAElementary ........................ less than 1,000Elementary ........................ 1,000 to 4,999Elementary ........................ 5,000 and greaterHigh School ........................ less than 1,000High School ........................ 1,000 to 3,999High School ........................ 4,000 and greaterUnified ........................ less than 1,500Unified ........................ 1,500 to 4,999Unified ........................ 5,000 to 9,999Unified ........................ 10,000 to 19,999Unified ........................ 20,000 and greater(b) Commencing with the 198889 fiscal year, and annually thereafter, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall determine the statewide average salary, by size and type of school district, for the following:(1) Beginning, mid-range, and highest salary paid to teachers.(2) Schoolsite principals.(3) District superintendents.(c)The statewide averages calculated pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be provided annually to each school district for use in the school accountability report card.
41409. (a) Commencing with the 198889 fiscal year, and annually thereafter, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall determine the statewide average percentage of school district expenditures that are allocated to the salaries of administrative personnel, as that term is defined in accounts 1200, 1300, 1700, 1800, and 2200 in Part I of the California School Accounting Manual published by the State Department of Education. department. For school districts using the Standardized Account Code Structure, the term salaries of administrative personnel are defined in object accounts 1300 and 2300 in Part II of the California School Accounting Manual. The Superintendent of Public Instruction also shall determine the statewide average percentage of school district expenditures that are allocated to the salaries of teachers, as defined in account 1100 in Parts I and II of the California School Accounting Manual. The statewide averages shall be calculated for the following types and sizes of school districts:District ADAElementary ........................ less than 1,000Elementary ........................ 1,000 to 4,999Elementary ........................ 5,000 and greaterHigh School ........................ less than 1,000High School ........................ 1,000 to 3,999High School ........................ 4,000 and greaterUnified ........................ less than 1,500Unified ........................ 1,500 to 4,999Unified ........................ 5,000 to 9,999Unified ........................ 10,000 to 19,999Unified ........................ 20,000 and greater(b) Commencing with the 198889 fiscal year, and annually thereafter, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall determine the statewide average salary, by size and type of school district, for the following:(1) Beginning, mid-range, and highest salary paid to teachers.(2) Schoolsite principals.(3) District superintendents.(c)The statewide averages calculated pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be provided annually to each school district for use in the school accountability report card.
41409. (a) Commencing with the 198889 fiscal year, and annually thereafter, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall determine the statewide average percentage of school district expenditures that are allocated to the salaries of administrative personnel, as that term is defined in accounts 1200, 1300, 1700, 1800, and 2200 in Part I of the California School Accounting Manual published by the State Department of Education. department. For school districts using the Standardized Account Code Structure, the term salaries of administrative personnel are defined in object accounts 1300 and 2300 in Part II of the California School Accounting Manual. The Superintendent of Public Instruction also shall determine the statewide average percentage of school district expenditures that are allocated to the salaries of teachers, as defined in account 1100 in Parts I and II of the California School Accounting Manual. The statewide averages shall be calculated for the following types and sizes of school districts:
District ADA
Elementary ........................ less than 1,000
Elementary ........................ 1,000 to 4,999
Elementary ........................ 5,000 and greater
High School ........................ less than 1,000
High School ........................ 1,000 to 3,999
High School ........................ 4,000 and greater
Unified ........................ less than 1,500
Unified ........................ 1,500 to 4,999
Unified ........................ 5,000 to 9,999
Unified ........................ 10,000 to 19,999
Unified ........................ 20,000 and greater
District
ADA
Elementary ........................
less than 1,000
Elementary ........................
1,000 to 4,999
Elementary ........................
5,000 and greater
High School ........................
less than 1,000
High School ........................
1,000 to 3,999
High School ........................
4,000 and greater
Unified ........................
less than 1,500
Unified ........................
1,500 to 4,999
Unified ........................
5,000 to 9,999
Unified ........................
10,000 to 19,999
Unified ........................
20,000 and greater
(b) Commencing with the 198889 fiscal year, and annually thereafter, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall determine the statewide average salary, by size and type of school district, for the following:
(1) Beginning, mid-range, and highest salary paid to teachers.
(2) Schoolsite principals.
(3) District superintendents.
(c)The statewide averages calculated pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be provided annually to each school district for use in the school accountability report card.
SEC. 9. Section 41409.3 of the Education Code is repealed.41409.3.Each school district, except for school districts maintaining a single school to serve kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, shall include in the school accountability report card required under Section 35256 a statement that shall include the following information:(a)The beginning, median, and highest salary paid to teachers in the district, as reflected in the districts salary scale.(b)The average salary for schoolsite principals in the district.(c)The salary of the district superintendent.(d)Based upon the state summary information provided by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 41409, the statewide average salary for the appropriate size and type of district for the following:(1)Beginning, midrange, and highest salary paid to teachers.(2)Schoolsite principals.(3)District superintendents.(e)The statewide average of the percentage of school district expenditures allocated for the salaries of administrative personnel for the appropriate size and type of district for the most recent fiscal year, provided by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 41409.(f)The percentage allocated under the districts corresponding fiscal year expenditure for the salaries of administrative personnel, as defined in Sections 1200, 1300, 1700, 1800, and 2200 of the California School Accounting Manual published by the State Department of Education.(g)The statewide average of the percentage of school district expenditures allocated for the salaries of teachers for the appropriate size and type of district for the most recent fiscal year, provided by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 41409.(h)The percentage expended for the salaries of teachers, as defined in Section 1100 of the California School Accounting Manual published by the State Department of Education.
SEC. 9. Section 41409.3 of the Education Code is repealed.
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41409.3.Each school district, except for school districts maintaining a single school to serve kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, shall include in the school accountability report card required under Section 35256 a statement that shall include the following information:(a)The beginning, median, and highest salary paid to teachers in the district, as reflected in the districts salary scale.(b)The average salary for schoolsite principals in the district.(c)The salary of the district superintendent.(d)Based upon the state summary information provided by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 41409, the statewide average salary for the appropriate size and type of district for the following:(1)Beginning, midrange, and highest salary paid to teachers.(2)Schoolsite principals.(3)District superintendents.(e)The statewide average of the percentage of school district expenditures allocated for the salaries of administrative personnel for the appropriate size and type of district for the most recent fiscal year, provided by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 41409.(f)The percentage allocated under the districts corresponding fiscal year expenditure for the salaries of administrative personnel, as defined in Sections 1200, 1300, 1700, 1800, and 2200 of the California School Accounting Manual published by the State Department of Education.(g)The statewide average of the percentage of school district expenditures allocated for the salaries of teachers for the appropriate size and type of district for the most recent fiscal year, provided by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 41409.(h)The percentage expended for the salaries of teachers, as defined in Section 1100 of the California School Accounting Manual published by the State Department of Education.
Each school district, except for school districts maintaining a single school to serve kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, shall include in the school accountability report card required under Section 35256 a statement that shall include the following information:
(a)The beginning, median, and highest salary paid to teachers in the district, as reflected in the districts salary scale.
(b)The average salary for schoolsite principals in the district.
(c)The salary of the district superintendent.
(d)Based upon the state summary information provided by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 41409, the statewide average salary for the appropriate size and type of district for the following:
(1)Beginning, midrange, and highest salary paid to teachers.
(2)Schoolsite principals.
(3)District superintendents.
(e)The statewide average of the percentage of school district expenditures allocated for the salaries of administrative personnel for the appropriate size and type of district for the most recent fiscal year, provided by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 41409.
(f)The percentage allocated under the districts corresponding fiscal year expenditure for the salaries of administrative personnel, as defined in Sections 1200, 1300, 1700, 1800, and 2200 of the California School Accounting Manual published by the State Department of Education.
(g)The statewide average of the percentage of school district expenditures allocated for the salaries of teachers for the appropriate size and type of district for the most recent fiscal year, provided by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 41409.
(h)The percentage expended for the salaries of teachers, as defined in Section 1100 of the California School Accounting Manual published by the State Department of Education.
SEC. 10. The Legislature finds and declares that this act furthers the purposes of the Classroom Instructional Improvement and Accountability Act.
SEC. 10. The Legislature finds and declares that this act furthers the purposes of the Classroom Instructional Improvement and Accountability Act.
SEC. 10. The Legislature finds and declares that this act furthers the purposes of the Classroom Instructional Improvement and Accountability Act.
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SEC. 11. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 11. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 11. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
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The code establishes the law of the state respecting the subjects to which it relates, and its provisions and all proceedings under it are to be liberally construed, with a view to effect its objects and to promote justice.