AB 2408, as amended, Allen. School accountability: local control and accountability plans: California Collaborative for Educational Excellence.
Existing law, on or before July 1, 2014, requires the governing board of each school district and each county board of education to adopt a local control and accountability plan and requires the governing board of each school district and each county board of education to update its local control and accountability plan on or before July 1 of each year. Existing law requires the plan to include certain elements, and requires the charter for a charter school to include some of those same elements.
Existing law establishes the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence forbegin delete the purposeend deletebegin insert
purposesend insert of advising and assisting school districts, county superintendents of schools, and charter schools in achieving the goals set forth in a local control and accountability plan. Existing law requires the collaborative to be governed by a board consisting of 5 members, as specified.
This bill would add a representative of charter schools and a parent of a California public school pupil, each appointed by the Governor, to the governing board of the collaborative.begin delete To the extent these provisions impose additional duties on charter school officials, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.end delete
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.
end deleteThis 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.
end deleteVote: majority.
Appropriation: no.
Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: begin deleteyes end deletebegin insertnoend insert.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 52074 of the Education Code is amended
2to read:
(a) The California Collaborative for Educational
4Excellence is hereby established.
5(b) The purpose of the California Collaborative for Educational
6Excellence is to advise and assist school districts, county
7superintendents of schools, and charter schools in achieving the
8goals set forth in a local control and accountability plan adopted
9pursuant to this article.
10(c) The Superintendent shall, with the approval of the state
11board, contract with a local educational agency, or consortium of
12local educational agencies, to serve as the fiscal agent for the
13California Collaborative for Educational Excellence. The
14Superintendent
shall apportion funds appropriated for the California
15Collaborative for Educational Excellence to the fiscal agent.
16(d) The California Collaborative for Educational Excellence
17shall be governed by a board consisting of the following seven
18members:
19(1) The Superintendent or his or her designee.
20(2) The president of the state board or his or her designee.
21(3) A county superintendent of schools appointed by the Senate
22Committee on Rules.
23(4) A teacher appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
24(5) A superintendent of a school district appointed by the
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Governor.
P3 1(6) A representative of charter schools,begin delete including, but not limited appointed by the Governor.
2to, a charter school operator,end delete
3(7) A parent of a California public school pupil appointed by
4the Governor.
5(e) At the direction of the governing board of the California
6Collaborative for Educational Excellence, the fiscal agent shall
7contract with individuals, local educational agencies, or
8organizations with the expertise, experience, and a record of
9success to carry out the purposes of this article. The areas of
10expertise, experience, and record of success shall include, but are
11not limited to, all of the following:
12(1) State priorities as described in subdivision (d) of Section
1352060.
14(2) Improving the quality of teaching.
15(3) Improving the quality of school district and schoolsite
16leadership.
17(4) Successfully addressing the needs of special pupil
18populations, including, but not limited to, English learners, pupils
19eligible to receive a free or reduced-price meal, pupils in foster
20care, and individuals with exceptional needs.
21(f) The Superintendent may direct the California Collaborative
22for Educational Excellence to advise and assist a school district,
23county superintendent of schools, or charter school in
any of the
24following circumstances:
25(1) If the governing board of a school district, county board of
26education, or governing body of a charter school requests the advice
27and assistance of the California Collaborative for Educational
28Excellence.
29(2) If the county superintendent of schools of the county in
30which the school district or charter school is located determines,
31following the provision of technical assistance pursuant to Section
3252071 or 47607.3, as applicable, that the advice and assistance of
33the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence is
34necessary to help the school district or charter school accomplish
35the goals described in the local control and accountability plan
36adopted pursuant to this article.
37(3) If the Superintendent determines that the advice and
38assistance of the California Collaborative for Educational
39Excellence is necessary to help the school district, county
40superintendent of schools, or charter school accomplish the goals
P4 1set forth in the local control and accountability plan adopted
2pursuant to this article.
If the Commission on State Mandates determines that
4this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to
5local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made
6pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division
74 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
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