BILL NUMBER: AB 1668 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 16, 2012
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 20, 2012
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Carter
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
An act to add amend Section
52052.4 to 52052.3 of the Education Code,
relating to pupil dropouts. school
accountability.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1668, as amended, Carter. Pupil dropouts: graduation
and dropout rates. School accountability: academic
performance: dropout recovery high schools.
Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction,
with approval of the State Board of Education, to develop an Academic
Performance Index (API), as part of the Public School Performance
Accountability Program, to measure the performance of schools,
especially the academic performance of pupils. Existing law requires
the Superintendent, with approval of the state board, to develop an
alternative accountability system for specified types of schools and
allows these schools to receive an API score, but prohibits them from
being included in the API rankings of schools. Existing law requires
the Superintendent and the state board, as part of the alternative
accountability system for schools, or any successor system, to allow
no more than 10 dropout recovery high schools to report the results
of an individual pupil growth model, as specified, instead of
reporting other indicators. Existing law defines a dropout recovery
high school as a school offering instruction in any of grades 9 to
12, inclusive, in which 50% or more of its pupils are designated as
dropouts, as specified, and the school provides specified
instruction.
This bill would change the definition of a dropout recovery high
school to mean a school offering instruction in any of grades 9 to
12, inclusive, in which 50% or more of its pupils are either
designated as dropouts, as specified, or were not otherwise enrolled
for a period of at least 90 days and the school provides specified
instruction.
Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to
issue a California high school equivalency certificate and an
official score report, or an official score report only, to a person
who has not completed high school and who meets specified
requirements, including receiving a score on the general educational
development test that is determined by the State Board of Education
to be equal to the standard of performance expected from high school
graduates.
Existing law requires graduation rates to be reported on the
school accountability report card and requires them to be used in
calculating a school's Academic Performance Index score. Existing law
requires the Annual Report on Dropouts in California to include data
relating to dropout and graduation rates. Existing law requires a
local educational agency, including a charter school, to retain
individual pupil records of all data necessary to compile reports
required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, including,
but not limited to, dropout and graduation rates.
This bill would require that a pupil who passes the general
educational development test be counted as a transfer for purposes of
calculating graduation and dropout rates if the pupil is enrolled in
a dropout recovery high school, as defined.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes
no . State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 52052.3 of the
Education Code is amended to read:
52052.3. (a) As part of the alternative accountability system for
schools developed pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 52052, or
any successor system, the Superintendent and the state board shall
allow no more than 10 dropout recovery high schools, as defined in
subdivision (b), to report, in lieu of other indicators, the results
of an individual pupil growth model that is proposed by the school
and certified by the Superintendent pursuant to subdivision (c).
(b) For purposes of this section, "dropout recovery high school"
means a school offering instruction in any of grades 9 to 12,
inclusive, in which 50 percent or more of its pupils are either
designated as dropouts pursuant to the exit and withdrawal
codes developed by the department or were not otherwise enrolled
for a period of at least 90 days and the school provides
instruction in partnership with any of the following:
(1) The federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. Sec.
2801 et seq.).
(2) Federally affiliated Youthbuild programs (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12899
et seq.).
(3) Federal job corps training or instruction provided pursuant to
a memorandum of understanding with the federal provider.
(4) The California Conservation Corps or local conservation corps
certified by the California Conservation Corps pursuant to Section
14406 or 14507.5 of the Public Resources Code.
(c) The Superintendent shall review the individual pupil growth
model proposed by the dropout recovery high school and certify that
model if it meets all of the following criteria:
(1) The model measures learning based on valid and reliable
nationally normed or criterion-referenced reading and mathematics
tests.
(2) The model measures skills and knowledge aligned with state
standards.
(3) The model measures the extent to which a pupil scored above an
expected amount of growth based on the individual pupil's initial
achievement score.
(4) The model demonstrates the extent to which a school is able to
accelerate learning on an annual basis.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2017, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2017, deletes or extends
that date.
SECTION 1. Section 52052.4 is added to the
Education Code, to read:
52052.4. (a) A pupil who passes the general educational
development test shall be counted as a transfer for purposes of
calculating graduation and dropout rates if the pupil is enrolled in
a dropout recovery high school.
(b) For purposes of this section, "dropout recovery high school"
means any of the following:
(1) A school subject to subdivision (g) of Section 47605.1.
(2) A school offering instruction in any of grades 9 to 12,
inclusive, where at least 50 percent of the pupils have previously
dropped out of school, as evidenced by department exit and withdrawal
codes, or have not attended school for at least six months.