Amended in Assembly April 2, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1879

Introduced by Assembly Member Ian Calderon

February 19, 2014

An act to amend Section 52060 of the Education Code, relating to school accountability.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1879, as amended, Ian Calderon. School accountability: local control and accountability plans.

Existing law requires school district governing boards to annually adopt or update a local control and accountability plan that contains specified information. Existing law requires that this local control and accountability plan be developed in consultation with teachers, principals, administrators, other school personnel, local bargaining units, parents, and pupils.

This bill would additionally require school district governing boards to consult with begin delete local after school program representatives end delete begin insert expanded learning programs, as defined, operating in partnership with the school district end insert on or after January 1, 2015. The bill would also require school district governing boards to consult with the persons listed above when these local control and accountability plans are updated, as well as when they are adopted. To the extent this provision would create new duties for school district governing boards, it would constitute a state-mandated local program.

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 these statutory provisions.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 52060 of the Education Code is amended
to read:

52060.  

(a) On or before July 1, 2014, the governing board of
each school district shall adopt a local control and accountability
plan using a template adopted by the state board.

(b) A local control and accountability plan adopted by the
governing board of a school district shall be effective for a period
of three years, and shall be updated on or before July 1 of each
year.

(c) A local control and accountability plan adopted by the
governing board of a school district shall include, for the school
district and each school within the school district, both of the
following:

(1) A description of the annual goals, for all pupils and each
subgroup of pupils identified pursuant to Section 52052, to be
achieved for each of the state priorities identified in subdivision
(d) and for any additional local priorities identified by the
governing board of the school district. For purposes of this article,
a subgroup of pupils identified pursuant to Section 52052 shall be
a numerically significant pupil subgroup as specified in paragraphs
(2) and (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 52052.

(2) A description of the specific actions the school district will
take during each year of the local control and accountability plan
to achieve the goals identified in paragraph (1), including the
enumeration of any specific actions necessary for that year to
correct any deficiencies in regard to the state priorities listed in
paragraph (1) of subdivision (d). The specific actions shall not
supersede the provisions of existing local collective bargaining
agreements within the jurisdiction of the school district.

(d) All of the following are state priorities:

(1) The degree to which the teachers of the school district are
appropriately assigned in accordance with Section 44258.9, and
fully credentialed in the subject areas, and, for the pupils they are
teaching, every pupil in the school district has sufficient access to
the standards-aligned instructional materials as determined pursuant
to Section 60119, and school facilities are maintained in good
begin delete repair end delete begin insert repair, end insert as begin delete specified end delete begin insert defined end insert in subdivision (d) of Section
17002.

(2) Implementation of the academic content and performance
standards adopted by the state board, including how the programs
and services will enable English learners to access the common
core academic content standards adopted pursuant to Section
60605.8 and the English language development standards adopted
pursuant to former Section 60811.3 as it read on or before June
30, 2013, or adopted pursuant to Section 60811.4 on or after
January 1, 2014, for purposes of gaining academic content
knowledge and English language proficiency.

(3) Parental involvement, including efforts the school district
makes to seek parent input in making decisions for the school
district and each individual schoolsite, and including how the
school district will promote parental participation in programs for
unduplicated pupils and individuals with exceptional needs.

(4) Pupil achievement, as measured by all of the following, as
applicable:

(A) Statewide assessments administered pursuant to Article 4
(commencing with Section 60640) of Chapter 5 of Part 33 or any
subsequent assessment, as certified by the state board.

(B) The Academic Performance Index, as described in Section
52052.

(C) The percentage of pupils who have successfully completed
courses that satisfy the requirements for entrance to the University
of California and the California State University, or career technical
education sequences or programs of study that align with state
board-approved career technical educational standards and
frameworks, including, but not limited to, those described in
subdivision (a) of Section 52302, subdivision (a) of Section
52372.5, or paragraph (2) of subdivision (e) of Section 54692.

(D) The percentage of English learner pupils who make progress
toward English proficiency as measured by the California English
Language Development Test or any subsequent assessment of
English proficiency, as certified by the state board.

(E) The English learner reclassification rate.

(F) The percentage of pupils who have passed an advanced
placement examination with a score of 3 or higher.

(G) The percentage of pupils who participate in, and demonstrate
college preparedness pursuant to, the Early Assessment Program,
as described in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 99300) of
Part 65 of Division 14 of Title 3, or any subsequent assessment of
college preparedness.

(5) Pupil engagement, as measured by all of the following, as
applicable:

(A) School attendance rates.

(B) Chronic absenteeism rates.

(C) Middle school dropout rates, as described in paragraph (3)
of subdivision (a) of Section 52052.1.

(D) High school dropout rates.

(E) High school graduation rates.

(6) School climate, as measured by all of the following, as
applicable:

(A) Pupil suspension rates.

(B) Pupil expulsion rates.

(C) Other local measures, including surveys of pupils, parents,
and teachers on the sense of safety and school connectedness.

(7) The extent to which pupils have access to, and are enrolled
in, a broad course of study that includes all of the subject areas
described in Section 51210 and subdivisions (a) to (i), inclusive,
of Section 51220, as applicable, including the programs and
services developed and provided to unduplicated pupils and
individuals with exceptional needs, and the begin delete program end delete begin insert programs end insert
and services that are provided to benefit these pupils as a result of
the funding received pursuant to Section 42238.02, as implemented
by Section 42238.03.

(8) Pupil outcomes, if available, in the subject areas described
in Section 51210 and subdivisions (a) to (i), inclusive, of Section
51220, as applicable.

(e) For purposes of the descriptions required by subdivision (c),
a governing board of a school district may consider qualitative
information, including, but not limited to, findings that result from
school quality reviews conducted pursuant to subparagraph (J) of
paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 52052 or any other
reviews.

(f) To the extent practicable, data reported in a local control and
accountability plan shall be reported in a manner consistent with
how information is reported on a school accountability report card.

(g) On and after January 1, 2015, the governing board of a
school district shall consult with teachers, principals,
administrators, other school personnel, local bargaining units of
the school district, begin delete a local after school program representative end delete
begin insert expanded learning programs operating in partnership with the
school district end insert , parents, and pupils in developing a local control
and accountability plan and as the plan is updated.

(h) A school district may identify local priorities, goals in regard
to the local priorities, and the method for measuring the school
district’s progress toward achieving those goals.

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(i) For purposes of this section, “expanded learning programs”
means before and after school programs, summer learning
programs, and extended day, week, or year programs that focus
on developing the academic, social, emotional, and physical needs
and interests of pupils through hands-on, engaging learning
experiences. It is the intent of the Legislature that expanded
learning programs are results-driven and flexible to pupil and
community needs, include community partners, and complement,
but do not replicate, traditional classroom instruction.

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SEC. 2.  

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.