SECTIONS 54600-54614 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 54600-54614

54600. This article may be cited as the Educational Improvement Act
of 1969.

54602. In approving projects under this chapter, or projects under
Titles I and III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965, the Miller-Unruh Basic Reading Act of 1965 (Chapter 2
(commencing with Section 54100) of this part, Article 3 (commencing
with Section 60640) of Chapter 5 of Part 33 of this division), and
Chapter 106 of the Statutes of 1966, First Extraordinary Session, the
State Board of Education shall give due consideration to the
effectiveness of the project and shall not continue in operation any
project that, upon evaluation, has been shown to be of low
effectiveness, and which has only a limited possibility of improved
effectiveness.

54603. From moneys provided pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section
41301, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall compute an
allowance for each school district which meets each of the following
requirements:
(a) The district, during the preceding fiscal year, had an average
daily attendance, exclusive of the average daily attendance of
adults, as adults are defined by Section 52610, of 500 or more.
(b) The entitlement for the district for funds under Title I of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for the preceding
fiscal year for each unit of average daily attendance, exclusive of
the average daily attendance of adults, as adults are defined by
Section 52610, exceeds 150 percent of the statewide average
entitlement.
For the purposes of this section, the average daily attendance of
pupils in grades 7 and 8 attending a junior high school maintained by
a high school district shall be credited to the high school
district.

54604. The allowance for each eligible district under Section 54603
shall be computed pursuant to the provisions of Sections 54605 to
54610, inclusive.

54605. (a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall compute
for each eligible district the actual amount of entitlement for the
district for funds under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 for the preceding fiscal year, per unit of
average daily attendance, exclusive of the average daily attendance
of adults, as adults are defined in Section 52610, during the
preceding fiscal year.
(b) He shall determine the lowest amount per unit of average daily
attendance computed for any district in the state under subdivision
(a). This amount shall be assigned the weighting value of 1.00. A
weighting value for each other district shall be computed by dividing
the amount per unit of average daily attendance computed under
subdivision (a) by the lowest amount per unit of average daily
attendance computed under this subdivision.

54606. (a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall determine
the current tax rate as defined by Section 17604 for each eligible
district, by type of district.
(b) He shall determine the lowest current tax rate in effect for
each type of eligible district. Such lowest current tax rates shall
be assigned the weighting value of 1.00 respectively.
(c) A weighting value for each other district current tax rate
shall be computed by dividing the current tax rate for each district
determined under subdivision (a) by the lowest current tax rate for
each type of district determined under subdivision (b).

54607. (a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall determine
the average achievement testing scores in terms of state percentiles
in elementary school districts for grades 1, 3, and 6 or 8,
whichever is the last grade in the particular elementary school
within the school district, in high school districts for grade 12,
and in unified school districts for grades 1, 3, 6 or 8, whichever is
the last grade in the particular elementary school within the school
district, and 12, as measured by the 1966-1967 statewide
administered achievement tests.
(b) He shall compute the reciprocal value for each district
achievement test score determined in subdivision (a).
(c) He shall determine the lowest reciprocal value for achievement
test scores under subdivision (b). Such lowest reciprocal value
shall be assigned the weighting value of 1.00.
(d) A weighting value for achievement test scores for each other
district shall be computed by dividing the reciprocal value for each
district determined under subdivision (b) by the lowest reciprocal
value for achievement test scores determined under subdivision (c).

54608. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall determine the
composite weighting value for each district, by multiplying together
the weighting values computed for each district pursuant to Sections
54605, 54606, and 54607.

54609. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall compute for
each eligible district a weighted average daily attendance by
multiplying the composite weighting value for the district determined
in Section 54608 by the number of units per average daily
attendance, exclusive of the average daily attendance of adults, as
adults are defined by Section 52610, of the district.

54610. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall compute the
entitlement for each district by dividing the total of the amount
appropriated for the purposes of this chapter by the sum of the
weighted units of average daily attendance computed for all districts
under Section 54609, and multiplying the quotient by the weighted
average daily attendance for the district.

54611. The governing board of any district for which an allowance
was computed under Section 54604 may apply to the Superintendent of
Public Instruction for an apportionment of a part or all of the
allowance computed for the district. The application shall contain a
detailed plan or plans for the use of the allowance. The plan or
plans shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Article
2 (commencing with Section 54420) of Chapter 4 of this part. The
State Board of Education may adopt rules and regulations relating to
the form and content of applications and procedures for review and
approval thereof.

54612. Under the direction of the Superintendent of Public
Instruction, the programs authorized by this chapter shall be
administered by the Office of Compensatory Education. The Director of
Compensatory Education shall insure that the programs of educational
improvement maintained by eligible schools are coordinated with the
district's ongoing program of compensatory education and the
Miller-Unruh Basic Reading Act of 1965, prescribed in Chapter 2
(commencing with Section 54100) of this part, Article 3 (commencing
with Section 60640) of Chapter 5 of Part 33 of this division.

54613. It is the intent of the Legislature that amounts allowed
pursuant to this chapter be expended exclusively for purposes of the
programs authorized by this chapter. The Department of Education
shall, for purposes of this chapter, prescribe a system of accounts
and records to be used by school districts participating in programs
authorized by this chapter which will clearly reflect the
relationship between amounts provided for such purposes and the
amounts expended therefor.

54614. Applications shall be subject to the approval of the State
Board of Education. Upon approval by the State Board of Education,
the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall certify an
apportionment or apportionments to the Controller in accordance with
procedures established by the State Board of Education. The
Controller shall draw warrants on the State Treasury in the amounts
certified in favor of the county treasurer of the county which has
jurisdiction over the applicant school district. The county treasurer
shall immediately credit the general fund of the applicant school
district exactly as apportioned by the Superintendent of Public
Instruction.