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California Department of Education
Executive Office
SBE-005 General (REV.08/2014) / ITEM #W-13

CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

November 2017 AGENDA
General Waiver
SUBJECT
Request by two local educational agencies to waive the State Testing Apportionment Information Report deadline as stipulated in the California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Section 11517.5(b)(1)(A), regarding the California English Language Development Test; or Title 5, Section 862(b)(2)(A), regarding the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress System.
Waiver Numbers:
Norris Elementary School District 1-8-2017
Templeton Unified School District 7-7-2017 /

Action

Consent

SUMMARY OF THE ISSUES

State regulations for the California English Language Development Test (CELDT), and the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System each include, as a condition to be eligible for apportionment reimbursement, an annual deadline for the return of a certified State Testing Apportionment Information Report for prior year testing.

The local educational agencies(LEAs) filing for this waiver request missed the regulatory deadline for one or more State Testing Apportionment Information Report(s) for the 2014–15and/or2015–16school years.

Authority for Waiver:Education Code (EC) Section 33050

RECOMMENDATION

Approval Approval with conditions Denial

The California Department of Education (CDE) recommends that the state regulatory deadline for submission of the StateTesting Apportionment Information Reports be waived for the LEAs and school year(s) shown on Attachment 1.

SUMMARY OF KEY ISSUES

Each fall, the CDE develops separate State Testing Apportionment Information Reports for the CELDTand CAASPP compiled from data produced by the testing contractors. Standardized Testing and Reporting reports were developed and distributed from 1998 to 2013. The reports include the amount to be apportioned to the LEA based on the number of pupils tested during the previous school year. The CDE distributes the reports to the LEAs. State regulations require each LEA to certify the accuracy of the report by returning a signed report to the CDE by the regulatory deadline.

The LEAs filing for this waiver request missed the regulatory deadline for one or more State Testing Apportionment Information Report(s) for the2014–15 and/or 2015–16school years.

CDE staff verified that these LEAssubmitted their report after the deadline and are required to submit a waiver as a condition to receive the applicable apportionment reimbursement.

Demographic Information:

Norris Elementary School District has a student population of 4024 and is located in asuburban area of Kern County.

Templeton Unified School Districthas a student population of 2364 and is located in asuburban area of San Luis Obispo County.

Because this is a general waiver, if the State Board of Education (SBE) decides to deny the waiver, it must cite one of the seven reasons in EC 33051(a), available at

SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS STATEBOARD OF EDUCATION DISCUSSION AND ACTION

The SBE has approved all previous LEA requests to waive the State Testing Apportionment Information Report deadline since deadlines for submission of the State Testing Apportionment Information Reports were added to the California Code of Regulations.The SBE Waiver Policy 08-#:State Testing Apportionment InformationalReport Deadline is available at

FISCAL ANALYSIS (AS APPROPRIATE)

If thesewaiversareapproved, thesetwoLEAs will be reimbursed for the costs of the CELDTand/or the CAASPP System for the 2014–15and/or 2015–16school years. Total costs are indicated on Attachment 1, and the waiver request from the LEAs are included as Attachments 2 and 3.

ATTACHMENT(S)

Attachment 1:Local Educational Agencies Requesting Waiver of State Testing Apportionment Information Report Deadline–November 2017(1Page).

Attachment 2:Norris Elementary School District General Waiver Request 1-8-2017 (2 Pages).(Original waiver request is signed and on file in the Waiver Office.)

Attachment 3: Templeton Unified School District General Waiver Request

7-7-2017 (2 Pages).(Original waiver request is signed and on file in the Waiver Office.)

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Local Educational Agencies Requesting Waiver of State Testing Apportionment Information Report Deadline –

November 2017

Waiver Number / Local Educational Agency / Period of Request / Test Report(s) Missing / Report(s) Submitted / School Year(s) / Reimbursement
Amount / Union
Position
1-8-2017 / Norris Elementary School District / Requested:
March 1, 2017 to
August 31, 2017
Recommended:
July 1, 2015 to
March 1, 2016 / California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) / Yes / 2015-16 / $11,033.28 / Support
7-7-2017 / Templeton Unified School District / Requested:
March 1, 2017 to
July 31, 2017
Recommended:
July 1, 2015 to
March 1, 2016 / California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) / Yes / 2015–16 / $5,814.68 / Support

Created by the California Department of Education

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California Department of Education

WAIVER SUBMISSION - General

CD Code: 1563693Waiver Number: 1-8-2017Active Year: 2017

Date In: 8/2/2017 1:21:56 PM

Local Education Agency: Norris Elementary School District

Address: 6940 Calloway Dr.

Bakersfield, CA93312

Start: 3/1/2017End: 8/31/2017

Waiver Renewal: N

Previous Waiver Number: Previous SBE Approval Date:

Waiver Topic: State Testing Apportionment Report

Ed Code Title: CAASPP

Ed Code Section: 60640

Ed Code Authority: 33050

Ed Code or CCR to Waive: [Section 862 Apportionment Information Report (B) if transmitted after March 1, the apportionment information report must be accompanied by a waiver request as provided by Ed. Code section 33050.]

Outcome Rationale: A deadline was missed due to internal factors. We are requesting reimbursement of the CAASPP per the 2015-16 Apportionment Information Report. The reimbursement funds help the district cover the cost of administering assessments.

Student Population: 4024

City Type: Suburban

Public Hearing Date: 7/12/2017

Public Hearing Advertised: Website per board agenda and posted at all local schools and at district office with physical copies of agenda.

Local Board Approval Date: 7/12/2017

Community Council Reviewed By: District Advisory Committee

Community Council Reviewed Date: 6/29/2017

Community Council Objection: N

Community Council Objection Explanation:

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Audit Penalty YN: N

Categorical Program Monitoring: N

Submitted by: Ms.ChantelMebane

Position: Administrator of Instructional Support Services

E-mail:

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Telephone: 661-387-7000

Fax:

Bargaining Unit Date: 06/28/2017

Name: Norris Teachers Association

Representative: Pamala Angell

Title: President

Position: Support

Comments:

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California Department of Education

WAIVER SUBMISSION - General

CD Code: 4068841Waiver Number: 7-7-2017Active Year: 2017

Date In: 7/10/2017 11:23:33 AM

Local Education Agency: Templeton Unified School District

Address: 960 Old County Rd.

Templeton, CA93465

Start: 3/1/2017End: 7/31/2017

Waiver Renewal: N

Previous Waiver Number: Previous SBE Approval Date:

Waiver Topic: State Testing Apportionment Report

Ed Code Title: CAASPP

Ed Code Section: 60640

Ed Code Authority: 33050

Ed Code or CCR to Waive: Section 862 Apportionment Information Report (B) if transmitted

after March 1, the apportionment information report must be accompanied by a waiver request

as provided by Ed. Code section 33050.

Outcome Rationale: Job transition to a new CAASPP coordinator in Feb 2017 meant that the signing of the apportionment report did not happen before the March 1st, 2017 deadline.

Student Population: 2364

City Type: Suburban

Public Hearing Date: 6/15/2017

Public Hearing Advertised: Website with board agenda and posted at District Office with physcial copy access.

Local Board Approval Date: 6/15/2017

Community Council Reviewed By: Tech Committee

Community Council Reviewed Date: 6/2/2017

Community Council Objection: N

Community Council Objection Explanation:

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Audit Penalty YN: N

Categorical Program Monitoring: N

Submitted by: Mr.AndrewAlsup

Position: Director of Technology & Information Systems

E-mail:

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Telephone: 805-434-4073

Fax:

Bargaining Unit Date: 05/30/2017

Name: Templeton Teachers Association

Representative: Kelley Meece

Title: President Templeton Teachers Association

Position: Support

Comments:

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