The CMIS program provides oversight and monitoring requirements for a Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) that are unable to ensure that all schools have achieved 100 percent Highly Qualified Teacher (HQT) status as mandated by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). There are four CMIS levels, Level A, B, C, and Monitoring.
Title I, Title II, and/or Title III status under ESEA Letter
All LEAs subject to Title I, Title II, and/or Title III accountability requirements are notified annually by letter of their improvement status and directed to the California Department of Education (CDE) Accountability Program Improvements for directions on meeting all accountability requirements.
Level A
Level A LEAs with less than 100 percent highly qualified teachers in ESEA core academic subjects for one school year are required to submit a ESEA Non-Compliant Teacher Action Plan to the CDE by November 15th.
Non-Compliant Teacher Action Plan (XLS) lists each non-highly qualified teacher and which activities will occur to make each teacher highly qualified.
Level B
Level B LEAs with less than 100 percent highly qualified teachers in ESEA core academic subjects for two consecutive years are required to submit an Equitable Distribution Plan (EDP) to the CDE by June 24 of each year.
Level C
Level C LEAs with less than 100 percent highly qualified teachers in ESEA core academic subjects and that fail to make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), for three consecutive years, shall enter into an agreement with the CDE per the provisions of Section 2141(c) of the ESEA. The agreement consists of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Budget Agreement and the Non-Compliant Teacher Action Plan.
Level C Monitoring Requirements Presentation
Narrated PowerPoint presentation regarding Level C monitoring requirements. Use buttons to advance through the presentation or back up. Select "cc" for closed captioning.
Accessible Alternative Version of the Compliance Monitoring, Intervention and Sanctions (CMIS) Presentation
Memorandum of Understanding
MOU (DOC) must be returned to the CDE.
Budget Agreement
Budget Agreement (DOC) used to track funds to develop highly qualified teachers. Agreement must be returned to the CDE.
Non-Compliant Teacher Action Plan (XLS) lists each non-highly qualified teacher and which activities will occur to make each teacher highly qualified.
Submit completed MOU, Budget Agreement and the Non-Highly Qualified Teacher Action Plan electronically by January 15, 2013.
Note: these documents are normally due on November 15 of each year; however, due to significant data delays the due date has been pushed back to allow sufficient time for LEAs to submit the required documents.
Caitlin Stephens, Office Technician
California Department of Education
Title II Leadership Office
e-mail: TITLEII@cde.ca.gov
916-445-7331
Annual Monitoring Requirements
LEAs that failed to demonstrate 100 percent Highly Qualified Teacher compliance for two consecutive years and completed an Equitable Distribution Plan as part of the CMIS program must submit required data via the online Equitable Distribution Monitoring System (EDMS).
EDMS Letter sent to LEAs includes a brief description of the system.
Instructions for using the EDMS
Excel Template for gathering and uploading data (XLS) LEAs must use this template to gather the required data.
Kelly Heffington, Associate Governmental Program Analyst
California Department of Education
Title II Leadership Office
E-mail: TitleIIMonitoring@cde.ca.gov
Phone: 916-445-7331
Equitable Distribution Monitoring System
Resources
Annual Report to the Legislature
The annual report to the Legislature details requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education (ESEA) Act of 2001 with respect to preparing, training, recruiting, and retaining highly qualified teachers (HQT) and principals.
Evaluating Progress Toward Equitable Distribution of Effective Educators
The Evaluating Progress Toward Equitable Distribution of Effective Educators (DOC) guides LEAS to develop strategies in recruiting, developing, and retaining highly qualified and effective teachers and principals.
Titles I, II, and III Requirements
Additional Webinars and Narrated PowerPoint Presentations
Access to the CDE's 2009-10 narrated PowerPoint presentation and series of Webinars detailing the use of state program assessment tools and the specific requirements that LEAs are subject to under Titles I, II, and III.
Title I LEA Accountability Requirements
Information and resources for LEAs regarding Program Improvements LEA Requirements.
Title III LEA Accountability Requirements
Information and resources for LEAs and consortia regarding Title III Accountability Technical Assistance.
