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On September 29, 2004, the Governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 550
(Chapter 900, Statutes of 2004). This urgency measure, which takes
effect immediately, implements portions of the settlement agreement
in the case of Williams, et al. v. State of
California, et al. that will impact the School Accountability
Report Card (SARC).
With respect to the SARCs to be published in the 2004-05 school
year, SB 550 adds additional reporting requirements relating to
(1) any needed maintenance to ensure "good repair" of
school facilities, (2) the number of teacher "misassignments"
and "vacant teacher positions," and (3) the availability
of "sufficient textbooks and other instructional materials."
SB 550 provides the following definitions for the terms "good
repair," "misassignment," "vacant teacher
position," and "sufficient textbooks or instructional
materials":
- "Good repair" means the facility is maintained in
a manner that assures that it is clean, safe, and functional
as determined pursuant to an interim evaluation instrument developed
by the Office of Public School Construction. The instrument
shall not require capital enhancements beyond the standards
to which the facility was designed and constructed.
- "Misassignment" means the placement of a certificated
employee in a teaching or services position for which the employee
does not hold a legally recognized certificate or credential
or the placement of a certificated employee in a teaching or
services position that the employee is not otherwise authorized
by statute to hold.
- "Vacant teacher position" means a position to which
a single designated certificated employee has not been assigned
at the beginning of the year for an entire year or, if the position
is for a one-semester course, a position to which a single designated
certificated employee has not been assigned at the beginning
of a semester for an entire semester.
- "Sufficient textbooks or instructional materials"
means that each pupil, including English learners, has a textbook
or instructional materials, or both, to use in class and to
take home to complete required homework assignments. It does
not require two sets of textbooks or instructional materials
for each pupil. It does not include photocopied sheets from
only a portion of a textbook or instructional materials copied
to address a shortage.
California Department of Education staff developed reporting
formats and data definitions to address the additional SARC requirements
included in SB 550. The proposed reporting formats and data definitions
were approved by the State Board of Education (SBE) at its November
2004 meeting and modified somewhat at the SBE's January 2005 meeting.
The following is a guide to the sections of the SARC
template and data definitions
where the Williams-related changes can be found:
| New or Revised
Reporting Element |
SARC
Template Section |
Data Definition
Title |
| "Good repair" condition of school facilities
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II. School Safety and Climate for Learning --School
Facilities |
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| Number of teacher misassignments, including the misassignment
of teachers of English learners |
VI. Teacher and Staff Information --
Teacher Misassignments |
Teacher
Qualifications and Vacant Positions |
| Number of vacant teacher positions |
VI. Teacher and Staff Information --
Vacant Teacher
Positions |
Teacher
Qualifications and Vacant Positions |
| Availability of sufficient textbooks and other instructional
materials |
VII. Curriculum and Instruction --
Availability of
Sufficient Standards-Aligned Textbooks and Other Instructional
Materials |
Availability
of Sufficient Textbooks and Materials |
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