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California Department of Education
Executive Office
SBE-003 (REV.09/2011)
dsib-iad-jan15item01 / ITEM #16
/ CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
JANUARY 2015AGENDA

SUBJECT

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Approvalof Local Educational Agency Plans, Title I, Section 1112. / Action
Information
Public Hearing

SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE(S)

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) provides federal funding that may be available to local educational agencies (LEAs) (defined as districts, county offices of education, and direct-funded charter schools) for a variety of programs.Currently,eightdirect-funded charter schools submittedan LEA Plan as part of the application for ESEA funding. California Department of Education (CDE) program staff review LEA Plans for compliance with the requirements of ESEA before recommending approval to the State Board of Education (SBE).

RECOMMENDATION

The CDE recommends that the SBEapprove eightdirect-fundedcharter school LEA Plans, listed in Attachment 1.

BRIEF HISTORY OF KEY ISSUES

The federal ESEA Section 1112(e)(2) states that the state educational agency (SEA) shall approve an LEA Plan if the SEA determines that the LEA Plan is designed to enable the LEA’s schools to substantially help children meet the academic standards expected for all children. As a requirement for receiving federal funding sub-grants for ESEA programs, the local governing board and the SBE must approve the original LEA Plan.Subsequent approval of revisions to LEA Plans is made by the local governing board and kept on file with the original LEA Plan. The LEA Plan includes specific descriptions and assurances as outlined in the provisions included in the ESEA.

The purpose of the LEA Plan is to develop an integrated, coordinated set of actions that LEAs will take to meet certain programmatic requirements, including student academic services designed to increase student achievement and performance, coordination of services, needs assessments, consultations, school choice, supplemental services, services to homeless students, and others as required.

CDE program staff review LEA Plans for compliance with the requirements of the ESEA including evaluation of goals and activities designed to improve student performance in reading and mathematics; improve programs for English learner students; improve professional development and ensure the provision of highly qualified teachers; and promote efforts regarding graduation rates, dropout prevention, and advanced placement. If an LEA Plan lacks the required information, CDE program staff work with the LEA to ensure the necessary information is included in the LEA Plan before recommending approval.

Following initial CDE review and SBE approval, all LEAs are expected to annually review their LEA Plan and update the LEA Plan as necessary. Any changes to an LEA Plan must be approved by the LEA’s local governing board.

SUMMARYOF PREVIOUS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DISCUSSION AND ACTION

Since the current LEA Plan process was developed in July 2003 as a requirement of the ESEA, the SBE has approved 1,758 LEA Plans.

FISCAL ANALYSIS (AS APPROPRIATE)

There is no fiscal impact to state operations.

ATTACHMENT(S)

Attachment 1:Direct-Funded Charter Schools Recommended for State Board of Education Approval (1 Page)

Attachment 2:Academic Performance for Direct-Funded Charter Schools Recommended for State Board of Education Approval of Local Educational Agency Plans (2 Pages)

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Direct-Funded Charter Schools Recommended

for State Board of Education Approval

Local Educational Agency
Name / County-District-School
Code / Academic Performance
Data
Alpha: Jose Hernandez Middle / 43 10439 0129213 / None available; opened in July 2014
Animo Charter Middle No. 2 / 19 647330124008 / None available; opened in September 2013
APEX Academy / 19 64733 0117077 / See Attachment 2.
Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy / 50 71175 0120212 / See Attachment 2.
Clemente Charter School / 19 64733 0129825 / None available; opened in August 2014
KIPP Prize Preparatory Academy / 43 69369 0129924 / None available; opened in August 2014
Redwood Coast Montessori / 12 62679 0127266 / None available; opened in August 2013
Westchester Secondary Charter / 19 10199 0127274 / None available; opened in August 2013

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Academic Performance for Direct-Funded Charter Schools Recommended for State Board of Education Approval

of Local Educational Agency Plans

LEA Name: APEX Academy
CDS CODE: 19 64733 0117077 / Made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Criteria / English-Language Arts / Mathematics / Academic Performance Index (API)
Percent At or Above Proficient
(88.9%) / Met 2013 AYP Criteria / Percent At or Above Proficient
(88.7%) / Met 2013 AYP Criteria / 2012
Base API / 2013
Growth API / Met 2013 API Criteria***
Schoolwide / No,
met 1 of 5 / 20.0 / No / 35.2 / No / 597 / 629 / Yes
Black or African American / ** / ** / ** / **
American Indian or Alaska Native / -- / -- / -- / --
Asian / -- / -- / -- / --
Filipino / ** / ** / ** / **
Hispanic or Latino / 19.6 / ** / 36.0 / **
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander / -- / -- / -- / --
White / -- / -- / -- / --
Two or More Races / -- / -- / -- / --
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged / 19.2 / ** / 35.3 / **
English Learners / 17.8 / ** / 35.6 / **
Students with Disabilities / ** / ** / ** / **

--Indicates no data are available.

**Indicates AYP criteria are not applied because there are too few students in this student group to be numerically significant.

***The growth targetis 5 percent of the difference between the Base API and the statewide performance target of 800. The federal AYP requirement for the API is: a 2013 Growth API of 770 or a one-point increase from the 2012 Base API to the 2013 Growth API for a school or LEA.

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Academic Performance for Direct-Funded Charter Schools Recommended for State Board of Education Approval

of Local Educational Agency Plans

LEA Name: Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy
CDS CODE: 50 71175 0120212 / Made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Criteria / English-Language Arts / Mathematics / Academic Performance Index (API)
Percent At or Above Proficient
(89.2%) / Met 2013 AYP Criteria / Percent At or Above Proficient
(89.5%) / Met 2013 AYP Criteria / 2012
Base API / 2013
Growth API / Met 2013 API Criteria***
Schoolwide / No, met 16 of 17 / 79.5 / Yes (SH) / 70.1 / Yes (SH) / 836 / 876 / Yes
Black or African American / 61.9 / ** / 61.9 / **
American Indian or Alaska Native / ** / ** / ** / **
Asian / 100 / ** / 85.0 / **
Filipino / ** / ** / ** / **
Hispanic or Latino / 69.9 / No / 66.0 / Yes (SH)
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander / ** / ** / ** / **
White / 86.7 / Yes (SH) / 72.7 / Yes (SH)
Two or More Races / ** / ** / ** / **
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged / 71.8 / Yes (SH) / 59.7 / Yes (SH)
English Learners / 60.7 / ** / 53.6 / **
Students with Disabilities / 72.7 / ** / 45.8 / **

--Indicates no data are available.

**Indicates AYP criteria are not applied because there are too few students in this student group to be numerically significant.

***The growth targetis 5 percent of the difference between the Base API and the statewide performance target of 800. The federal AYP requirement for the API is: a 2013 Growth API of 770 or a one-point increase from the 2012 Base API to the 2013 Growth API for a school or LEA.

SHThe school, LEA, or student group met the criteria for safe harbor, which is an alternate method of meeting the percent proficient (AMO) if a school, an LEA, or a student group shows progress in moving students from scoring at the below proficient level to the proficient level.

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