November 2012 Agenda Item 18 - Meeting Agendas (CA State Board of Education)

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SUBJECT

SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE(S)

For the current fiscal year, the Legislature appropriated $1,275,000in federal Title II funds for the Administrator Training Program (ATP) authorized pursuant to Education Code sections 44510 through 44517. Since January 2006, the State Board of Education (SBE) has annually approved funding for local educational agencies (LEAs) to participate in the ATP.

Historically, all LEAs that apply for funding have been approved, unless: (1) a participant defined as a principal or vice-principal has previously received funding for the program, or (2) the LEA has submitted an incomplete application.

RECOMMENDATION

The California Department of Education (CDE) recommends that the State Board of Education (SBE) approve funding for all LEAs that have applied for funding under the ATP. These LEAs are listed in Attachment 1.

BRIEF HISTORY OF KEY ISSUES

LEAs apply for the ATP through the online application system, via the Management System for Administrator Training (MSfAT). As part of the application process, the LEA completes an online funding application which acts as the LEA’s program proposal as referenced in EC Section 44512(a).

In addition, the application includes several assurances, including that the LEA will give priority to those school site administrators working at low performing schools, defined as schools in the bottom half of all schools based on the Academic Performance Index

BRIEF HISTORY OF KEY ISSUES (Cont.)

rankings established pursuant to subdivision (a) of ECSection 52056 and hard-to-staff schools, defined as a school in which teachers holding emergency permits or credential waivers make up 20 percent or more of the teaching staff, the program will be completed no later than September 30, 2014, and the LEA will use only SBE-approved training providers. The application also includes the names and number of principals and vice principals to be trained. The application is reviewed to ensure that the program proposal includes the areas specified in ECSection44511(a)(1) to (6).

Following SBE approval, each LEA will receive notification from the CDE that the initial application has been approved. A grant award will then be issued to the LEA which must be signed and returned within 10 days.

SUMMARYOF PREVIOUS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DISCUSSION AND ACTION

Since the enactment of EC sections 44510 through 44517 in January 2006, the SBE has annually approved funding for LEAs to participate in the ATP.

The grant funding application opportunity letter signed by the State Superintendent of Public Instructionis sent to all county and district superintendents and charter school administrators. There is a report to the legislature that was approved by the SBE on May 7, 2008. In the report there are written evaluations as well as informal comments from the LEAs indicating a positive response about the program.

The number of LEAs that applied for funding under the ATP is110. There are 46 unified school districts, 21 elementary school districts, 0 high school districts, 9 joint unified school districts, 11 union high school districts, 15 union elementary school districts, 6 charter schools, and 2 county offices of education.

Historically, all LEAs that apply for funding have been approved, unless: (1) a participant defined as a principal or vice-principal has previously received funding for the program, or (2) the LEA has submitted an incomplete application.

FISCAL ANALYSIS (AS APPROPRIATE)

LEAs receive a payment of $1,500 per participant once the participant’s name is entered into the MSfAT and the Grant Award Notification has been signed and returned to the CDE.A second payment of $1,500 is dispersed once all the training hours (160) are recorded into the MSfAT and the required online survey is completed.

Historically, adequate funding has been available to all LEAs that have applied. In addition, the system, using a personal identifier, allows for each participant to receive funding one time throughout his/her career.

ATTACHMENT(S)

Attachment 1: Administrator Training Program, Local Educational Agencies Recommended for State Board of Education Approval, November 2012

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Attachment 2: Administrator Training Program, Program Summary, November 2012

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ADMINISTRATOR TRAINING PROGRAM

Local Educational Agencies Recommended

for State Board of Education Approval

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ADMINISTRATOR TRAINING PROGRAM

Program Summary

November 2012

CURRENT REQUEST SUMMARY

SUMMARY TO DATE

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