CHAPTER 18. Race to the Top [53100. - 53303.]

Chapter 18 added by Stats. 2010, 5th Ex. Sess., Ch. 2, Sec. 8.

§§ 53100–53303 · 12 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 53100–53103 · 4 sections

   • § 53100 For the purposes of implementing the federal Race to the Top program established by the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law…
   • § 53101 (a) The Governor, the Superintendent, and the state board shall jointly develop a single high-quality plan or multiple plans, in collaboration with…
   • § 53102 (a) On or before January 1, 2011, the Superintendent shall contract for an independent evaluation of the implementation and impact of the state plan submitted…
   • § 53103 The Legislature finds and declares that this act is declaratory of the requirements and definitions specified in the federal guidelines for the federal Race to…
2. ARTICLE 2. Intervening in the Persistently Lowest-Achieving Schools §§ 53200–53202 · 4 sections

   • § 53200 For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Low-achieving school” means a school described in subdivision (a) of Section 53201. (b)…
   • § 53201 The Superintendent and the state board shall establish a list of schools according to the following: (a) Identify any Title 1 school in improvement, corrective…
   • § 53201.5 The Superintendent shall notify the governing board of a school district, county superintendent of schools, or the governing body of a charter school or its…
   • § 53202 (a) For purposes of implementing the federal Race to the Top program established by Sections 14005 and 14006 of Title XIV of the federal American Recovery and…
3. ARTICLE 3. Parent Empowerment §§ 53300–53303 · 4 sections

   • § 53300 For any school not identified as a persistently lowest-achieving school under Section 53201 which, after one full school year, is subject to corrective action…
   • § 53301 (a) The local educational agency shall notify the Superintendent and the state board upon receipt of a petition under Section 53300 and upon its final…
   • § 53302 (a) No more than 75 schools shall be subject to a petition authorized by this article. (b) A petition shall be counted toward this limit upon the…
   • § 53303 A local educational agency shall not be required to implement the option requested by the parent petition if the request is for reasons other than improving…