March 2010 Waiver Item WC7 - Meeting Agendas (CA Department of Education)

California Department of Education Executive Office SBE-006 Specific (REV. 10/2009) ITEM #WC-7

CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

MARCH 2010 AGENDA

Specific Waiver SUBJECT Request by Garfield Elementary School District under the authority of California Education Code Section 52863 for a renewal Action waiver of Education Code Section 52852, to allow a reduction in the number and composition of members required for a schoolsite council for a small elementary school (Garfield Elementary School). Consent

Waiver Number: 17-12-2009

RECOMMENDATION

Approval Approval with conditions Denial

That the schoolsite council (SSC) which will serve during the period of this waiver be composed of the following six members: one administrator, one classroom teacher, one classified employee, and three parents (or community members elected by parents).

SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DISCUSSION AND ACTION

Specific authority is provided in Education Code (EC) Section 52863 to allow the State Board of Education (SBE) to waive the SSC requirements of the School-Based Coordination Program (SBCP) Act that would hinder the success of school-based programs. These waivers must be renewed every two years.

All waivers of this type have been approved by the SBE for schools too small to meet the SSC composition requirements of EC Section 52852.

This district meets the criteria for the SBE Streamlined Waiver Policy, available at http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/lr/wr/documents/sbestreamlined.doc, achieving an Academic Performance Index (API) of 800 or above in the current scoring cycle. Therefore, this waiver has been scheduled for the consent calendar. Garfield Elementary School District has a 2009 API of 950.

SUMMARY OF KEY ISSUES

Small elementary schools find it very difficult to meet the minimum requirement for ten SSC members. Garfield Elementary School enrolls 59 students in kindergarten through grade six and employs three classroom teachers. The Garfield Elementary School SSC has approved this request. The California Department of Education recommends

Revised: 4/25/2018 12:50 PM Garfield Elementary School District Page 2 of 2 approval with these conditions.

Demographic Information: Garfield Elementary School District has a student population of 59 and is located in rural Humboldt County.

Authority for Waiver: EC Section 52863

Period of request: January 17, 2010, to January 17, 2012

Local board approval date(s): December 14, 2009

Bargaining unit(s) consulted on date(s): No bargaining unit

Name of bargaining unit/representative(s) consulted:

Position of bargaining unit(s) (choose only one): Neutral Support Oppose

Comments (if appropriate):

Advisory committee(s) consulted: Garfield Elementary School Schoolsite Council

Objections raised (choose one): None Objections are as follows:

Date(s) consulted: December 9, 2009

FISCAL ANALYSIS (AS APPROPRIATE)

There is no statewide fiscal impact of waiver approval.

ATTACHMENT(S)

Attachment 1: Specific Waiver Request (2 pages) (Original waiver request is signed and on file in the SBE Office or the Waiver Office.)

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