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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 1248
Author: Lara (D), et al.
Amended: 5/1/14
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 8-0, 4/24/14
AYES: Liu, Wyland, Block, Galgiani, Hancock, Hueso, Huff,
Monning
NO VOTE RECORDED: Correa
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 7-0, 5/23/14
AYES: De Le�n, Walters, Gaines, Hill, Lara, Padilla, Steinberg
SUBJECT : California Collaborative for Educational Excellence
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill expands the purposes of the California
Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE) to include the
collection and dissemination of specified information on school
districts, county offices of education (COEs), and charter
schools closing achievement gaps and developing best practices
in implementing the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).
ANALYSIS : AB 97 (Assembly Budget Committee, Chapter 47,
Statutes of 2013) and subsequent legislation created LCFF, which
consolidated most of the state's categorical programs with the
discretionary revenue limit funding to create a new student
formula phased in over eight years. One of the main principles
behind the LCFF is that English learners and low-income students
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require more attention and resources in the classroom than
students who do not have these same challenges. By providing
more services (and in turn, funding) to these student
populations, it is widely believed that this will help to close
the achievement gap and help all students perform better.
In addition to the new LCFF, the 2013 Budget also established a
new system for school accountability. Under the new system,
school districts, county offices of education, and charter
schools are required to complete a Local Control and
Accountability Plan (LCAP). The LCAP must include a district's
annual goals in each of the eight state priority areas, which
include:
1.Student achievement.
2.Student engagement.
3.Other student outcomes.
4.School climate.
5.Implementation of the Common Core State Standards.
6.Course access.
7.Basic services.
8.Parental involvement.
The plans must include both districtwide goals and goals for
specific subgroups. Districts are required to consult with
stakeholders on their plans and hold at least two public
hearings before adopting or updating their LCAP. Districts must
adopt an LCAP by July 1, 2014, which is to be updated every year
and adopted every three years. A district then must submit
their LCAP to the COE for review. The COE can suggest
amendments to the district's LCAP, which the district must
consider (but are not required to adopt). The COE must approve
the district's LCAP by October 8. If the COE does not approve
the LCAP, the state will then intervene.
The new funding formula also created a new system of school
district support and intervention. The CCEE was created in
order to provide assistance to low-performing school districts.
Under the new system, if a school district does not meet
performance expectations in the eight state priority areas, they
will be subject to intervention by their COE or the CCEE.
Districts that are continuously not meeting performance
standards will be subject to intervention by the State Board of
Education (SBE) and Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI).
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The 2013 Budget appropriated $10 million to establish this new
system of support through the CCEE. The California Department
of Education has not yet started this work. They are expected
to go out to bid for a contractor this spring. The
Administration is proposing to extend the use of these funds
until June 30, 2015. Because the number of districts that will
need assistance is unknown and the role of the CCEE is still
unclear, the cost of the new support and intervention system
going forward has yet to be determined. The Governor's Proposed
2014 Budget does not include ongoing funding for the CCEE, but
the Administration will be considering ongoing funding as the
system is further developed.
This bill:
1.Expands the purposes of CCEE to include the collection and
dissemination of specified information on school districts,
COEs, and charter schools closing pupil achievement gaps and
developing best practices in implementing the LCFF.
2.Requires the CCEE, in addition to advising and assisting local
educational agencies in achieving goals of local control and
accountability plans, to:
A. Provide ongoing recommendations to the SBE regarding how
and if school districts, COEs, and charter schools are
making progress in closing the pupil achievement gaps in
their schools with respect to specified categories.
B. Provide recommendations to the SBE as to the best
practices being used by school districts, COEs, and charter
schools to close the achievement gap relative to pupil
achievement with respect to specified categories.
C. Provide recommendations to the SBE on data collection
and analysis that can provide comparisons of local control
and accountability plans and pupil achievement data for
school districts, county superintendents of schools, and
charter schools, and comparisons of schools of comparable
size, type, and pupil demographics.
Comments
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According to the Senate Education Committee analysis, in
California, the achievement gap is defined as the disparity
between the academic performance of white students and other
ethnic groups as well as that between English learners and
native English speakers; socio-economically disadvantaged and
non-disadvantaged students; and students with disabilities as
compared with students without disabilities. The achievement
gap in California is a problem with a long history and complex
causes. California is home to 14.5 million Latinos and 2.1
million African Americans; over half of California's K-12
students are Latino and 23% are English learners. While some
districts are doing better in narrowing the achievement gap,
other districts still struggle to find success. What is clear
is that more and better information from the state to school
districts in the areas of data sharing, best practices, and
continually improving our approach to implementing the LCFF and
LCAPs is critical.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, significant
state costs / cost pressures (General Fund), to expand the data
collection, analysis, and recommendations duties of the CCEE
when it is created.
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/22/14)
Junior Leagues of California State Public Affairs Committee
Public Advocates
The Education Trust
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : The State Public Affairs Committee of
the Junior Leagues of California writes, "Utilizing the
California Collaborative for Educational Excellence in the way
that SB 1248 proposes will help ensure that Local Control
Funding Formula is used to support students who are low income,
English learners, or foster youth. We believe that eliminating
barriers to student success is important and that SB 1248 will
help schools better serve their students."
PQ/MW:k 5/25/14 Senate Floor Analyses
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SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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