PART 31. EXPERIMENTAL SCHOOL PROGRAMS [58400. - 58806.]

Part 31 enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.

§§ 58400–58806 · 30 sections

1. CHAPTER 2. Individual Instruction §§ 58400–58409 · 9 sections

   • § 58400 The Legislature hereby finds and declares that several schools have developed programs of individualized instruction based upon performance criteria, including…
   • § 58401 As used in this chapter “individualized instruction based upon performance criteria” means an educational method in which (a) aptitudes, interests,…
   • § 58402 The Legislature further finds and declares that funds are needed to convert the regular curriculum to individualized instruction and integration of vocational…
   • § 58403 The State Board of Education shall establish application procedures and select a school district to undertake an individualized instruction program pursuant to…
   • § 58404 In selecting a school district to undertake an individualized instruction program pursuant to this chapter, the board shall use the following criteria: (a) The…
   • § 58405 In selecting the school district to undertake the individualized instruction program pursuant to this chapter, the State Board of Education shall conduct a…
   • § 58406 The district selected to undertake the program authorized by this chapter shall have complete responsibility for the program’s progress and success. The staff…
   • § 58407 The state board may waive any provision of this code, with the exception of Article 1 (commencing with Section 16500), and Article 3 (commencing with Section…
   • § 58409 District evaluation and reporting requirements required by this article shall not supersede other legal requirements. It is the intent of the Legislature,…
2. CHAPTER 3. Alternative Schools §§ 58500–58512 · 11 sections

   • § 58500 The governing board of any school district may establish and maintain one or more alternative schools within the district. For the purposes of this article, an…
   • § 58501 The following notice shall be sent along with the notification of parents and guardians required by Section 48980: “Notice of Alternative Schools California…
   • § 58502 The parent or guardian of any pupil may request the governing board of a school district to establish an alternative school program or programs in the district…
   • § 58503 Teachers employed and students enrolled in the alternative school shall be selected entirely from volunteers.
   • § 58504 Previous classroom performance shall not be a criterion limiting any student from the opportunity of attending an alternative school.
   • § 58505 A district may establish alternative schools in each attendance area or on a districtwide basis, with enrollment open to all students districtwide, or any…
   • § 58507 Alternative schools shall be operated in a manner to maximize the opportunity for improvement of the general school curriculum by innovative methods and ideas…
   • § 58509 For the operation of alternative schools as herein defined, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may, upon application of a school district, waive any…
   • § 58510 Each district operating an alternative school shall annually evaluate such school. The evaluation shall include testing of basic skills for student…
   • § 58511 The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall establish minimum standards to further implement the definition of alternative schools as used in Section 58500…
   • § 58512 The governing board of a school district maintaining an alternative school may provide in whole or in part for the transportation of a pupil attending the…
3. CHAPTER 6. Specialized Secondary Programs §§ 58800–58806 · 10 sections

   • § 58800 It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to assist in the establishment of specialized high schools in the state to provide advanced…
   • § 58801 Any school district operating one or more high schools, or any consortium of school districts that operate one or more high schools, or any county…
   • § 58801.5 Entities eligible for funding of startup costs pursuant to Section 58801 shall be eligible to compete for funding for startup costs regardless of funding in…
   • § 58801.6 The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall apportion funds as available from the annual Budget Act for support of specialized secondary programs…
   • § 58802 Faculty members providing instruction in specialized secondary programs shall develop model curricula which the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall make…
   • § 58803 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, specialized secondary programs may select as teachers noncredentialed persons who possess unique talents or skills…
   • § 58804 From the funds appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes of Section 42238, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall make allocations for the…
   • § 58804.2 Commencing with the 1992–93 academic year, each specialized secondary school operated pursuant to Section 58801.6 shall annually evaluate the success of its…
   • § 58805 (a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction may enter into an interagency agreement with a consortium of two or more school districts to establish an academy…
   • § 58806 A specialized secondary school operated by a county superintendent of schools under this chapter shall be considered a school district by the Superintendent of…