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 for purposes 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, appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and a parent of a California public school pupil, appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, to the governing board of the collaborative.
begin insertThis bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 52074 of the Education Code proposed by SB 1248 that would become operative if this bill and SB 1248 are both enacted on or before January 1, 2015, and this bill is enacted last.
end insertVote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
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
25
Governor.
P3 1(6) A representative of charter schools, appointed by the Senate
2Committee on Rules.
3(7) A parent of a California public school pupil appointed by
4the Speaker of the Assembly.
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.
begin insertSection 52074 of the end insertbegin insertEducation Codeend insertbegin insert is amended to
4read:end insert
(a) The California Collaborative for Educational
6Excellence is hereby established.
7(b) The purpose of the California Collaborative for Educational
8Excellence is to do both of the following:
9(b) The purpose of the California Collaborative for Educational
10Excellence is to advise
11begin insert(1)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insertAdviseend insert and assist school districts, county superintendents of
12schools, and charter schools in achieving the goals set forth in a
13local control and accountability plan adopted pursuant to this
14article.
15(2) Report to the state board on or before October 15, 2015,
16with recommendations for both of the following:
17(A) Methods, study designs, and data needs for systematically
18evaluating the effectiveness of local control and accountability
19plans adopted pursuant to Section 52060 in closing the
20achievement gap and achieving the state priorities established in
21subdivision (d) of Section 52060.
22(B) Methods for the statewide identification and dissemination
23of best practices.
24(c) The Superintendent shall, with the approval of the state
25board, contract with a local educational agency, or consortium of
26local educational agencies, to serve as the fiscal agent for the
27California Collaborative for Educational Excellence. The
28Superintendent shall apportion funds appropriated for the California
29Collaborative for Educational Excellence to the fiscal agent.
30(d) The California Collaborative for Educational Excellence
31shall be governed by a board consisting of the followingbegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert
sevenend insert
32 members:
33(1) The Superintendent or his or her designee.
34(2) The president of the state board or his or her designee.
35(3) A county superintendent of schools appointed by the Senate
36Committee on Rules.
37(4) A teacher appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
38(5) A superintendent of a school district appointed by the
39Governor.
P5 1(6) A representative of charter schools, appointed by the Senate
2Committee on Rules.
3(7) A parent of a
California public school pupil appointed by
4the Speaker of the Assembly.
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 bodybegin delete orend deletebegin insert
ofend insert a charter school requests the
27advice and assistance of the California Collaborative for
28Educational Excellence.
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 orbegin delete 47607.3end deletebegin insert 47607.3,end insert as applicable, that the advice and
33assistance of the California Collaborative for Educational
34Excellence is necessary to help the school district or charter school
35accomplish the goals described in the local control and
36accountability plan adopted 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
P6 1set forth in the local control and accountability plan adopted
2pursuant to this article.
Section 1.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
4Section 52074 of the Education Code proposed by both this bill
5and Senate Bill 1248. It shall only become operative if (1) both
6bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1,
72015, (2) each bill amends Section 52074 of the Education Code,
8and (3) this bill is enacted after Senate Bill 1248, in which case
9Section 1 of this bill shall not become operative.
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