SB 1082, as amended, Huff. State Department of Education: parent resources Internet Web site.
Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with the approval of the State Board of Education, to develop an Academic Performance Index (API) to measure the performance of schools and school districts, especially the academic performance of pupils. Existing federal law, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, contains provisions generally requiring states to adopt performance goals for their public elementary and secondary schools, and to demonstrate that these public schools are making adequate yearly progress, as measured by pupil performance on standardized tests as well as other measures, to satisfy those goals. Existing law requires the State Department of Education to report test results of all state-mandated testing programs to the individual school districts by a specified date. Existing law requires the department to compile an attrition rate for high school pupils in the state. Existing law, the Open Enrollment Act, authorizes the parent of a pupil enrolled in a low-achieving school, as defined, to submit an application for the pupil to attend a school in a school district of enrollment, as defined, as specified.
This bill would require the department to create a parent resources Internet Web site that provides specific information relating to public school options, including information regarding the Open Enrollment Act, and school district and school level reports onbegin delete pupilsend deletebegin insert pupilend insert outcomes, including the API. The bill would also require the department to provide a link to the parent resources Internet Web site on its main Internet Web site.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 33319.7 is added to the Education Code,
2to read:
(a) The department shall create a parent resources
4Internet Web site that provides all of the following information:
5(1) Public school options for pupils that includes, but is not
6limited to, information relating to the following:
7(A) The Open Enrollment Act pursuant to Article 10
8(commencing with Section 48350) of Chapter 2 of Part 27 of
9Division 4 of Title 2.
10(B) School districts of choice, as that term is defined in Section
1148300.
12(C) Parent empowerment options, pursuant to Article 3
13(commencing
with Section 53300) of Chapter 18 of Part 28 of
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Division 4 of Title 2.
15(D) Schools identified as “persistently dangerous” by the state
16board pursuant to the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
17(20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.).
18(E) Charter schools.
19(2) School district and school level reports on pupil outcomes
20that include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
21(A) Standardized test scores, including, but not limited to, scores
22from the Academic Performance Index, Adequate Yearly Progress,
23Standardized Testing and Reporting, and Measurement of
24Academic Performance and Progress.
25(B) Graduation rates.
26(C) School accountability report cards.
27(3) Personalized information relating to eligibility for a specific
28school transfer.
29(4) Thebegin insert stateend insert policybegin delete of each school districtend delete for interdistrict and
30intradistrict transfersbegin insert and how parents can apply for these transfersend insert.
P3 1(b) The information required to go on the Internet Web site
2pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include relevant information to
3individual
schools that can be searched using an interactive
4database.
5(c) The department shall provide a link to the parent resources
6Internet Web site on the department’s main Internet Web site.
7(d) The department is encouraged to provide the information
8required pursuant to this section in both English and Spanish.
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