March 2015 Waiver Item W-10 - Meeting Agendas (CA State Board of Education)

California Department of Education Executive Office SBE-005 General (REV. 08/2014) ITEM #W-10

CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

MARCH 2015 AGENDA

General Waiver

SUBJECT Request by Folsom-Cordova Unified School District to waive Action portions of the California Education Code Section 60800(a), relating to Physical Fitness Testing, specifically the testing window of February 1 through May 31 for grade nine students. Consent

Waiver Number: 3-12-2014

SUMMARY OF THE ISSUES

Vista Del Lago High School, in the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, cannot test grade nine students who take physical education (PE) in the first term of the year during the required Physical Fitness Testing (PFT) window of February 1 through May 31. This school is on a 4x4 block schedule which prevents grade nine students who take PE in the first term from participating in the mandated PFT during this window.

Authority for Waiver: Education Code (EC) Section 33050

RECOMMENDATION

Approval Approval with conditions Denial

The California Department of Education recommends that the State Board of Education (SBE) approve the school’s requests to extend the PFT window to begin on December 1 and end on May 31 annually. California EC Section 33051(b) will apply, and the district will not be required to reapply if the information contained in this request remains the same.

SUMMARY OF KEY ISSUES

The Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, on behalf of Vista Del Lago High School, requests that the annual assessment window for the PFT begin on December 1 and end on May 31, 2015. The statutory window for administering the PFT is February 1 through May 31.

Vista Del Lago High School is on a 4x4 block schedule, so students who take PE during the first term of the school year are not enrolled in PE during the PFT administration window of February 1 through May 31.

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Vista Del Lago High School would like to administer the PFT to students while they are in PE the first term, since these students will not take PE in the second term during the required PFT assessment window. Vista Del Lago High School will administer the PFT beginning December 1 and submit the PFT data to the District for submission to the state during the required testing window of February 1 through May 31.

Demographic Information:

Vista Del Lago High School has a student population of 1,520 and is located in a suburban area of Sacramento County.

Because this is a general waiver, if the SBE decides to deny the waiver, it must cite one of the seven reasons in EC 33051(a), available at http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml? lawCode=EDC§ionNum=33051.

SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DISCUSSION AND ACTION

In July 2014, the State Board of Education approved a previous waiver for extending the PFT window for the Fremont Unified School District to accommodate Kennedy High Schools’ block schedule.

FISCAL ANALYSIS (AS APPROPRIATE)

There is no statewide impact in granting this waiver.

ATTACHMENT(S)

Attachment 1: Summary Table of Physical Fitness Testing Window Waiver Request. (1 page)

Attachment 2: Folsom-Cordova Unified School District General Waiver Request 3-12-2014 (2 pages) (Original waiver request is signed and on file in the Waiver Office.)

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Summary Table of Physical Fitness Testing Waiver Request

Certificated Bargaining Advisory Committee/ Local Board Unit Name and School Site Council Waiver District Name Period of Request and Public Representative, Name, Date of Number Hearing Date Date of Action, Review, and any and Position Objections

Requested: Folsom Cordova Educators and Association School Board Folsom-Cordova Unified Recommended: Michael Itkoff, 3-12-2014 11/6/2014 11/6/2014 School District 6/1/2015 President No objections to 10/24/14 5/31/2017 Neutral

Created by California Department of Education January 15, 2015

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California Department of Education WAIVER SUBMISSION - General

CD Code: 3467330 Waiver Number: 3-12-2014 Active Year: 2014

Date In: 12/3/2014 2:12:49 PM

Local Education Agency: Folsom-Cordova Unified School District Address: 1965 Birkmont Dr. Rancho Cordova, CA 95742

Start: 6/1/2015 End: 5/31/2017

Waiver Renewal: N Previous Waiver Number: Previous SBE Approval Date:

Waiver Topic: Physical Fitness Testing Ed Code Title: Physical Fitness Testing Ed Code Section: 60800(a) Ed Code Authority: 33050

Ed Code or CCR to Waive: [(a)During the month of February, March, April, or May,] the governing board of each school district maintaining any of grades 5, 7, and 9 shall administer to each pupil in those grades the physical performance test designated by the state board. Each pupil with a physical disability and each pupil who is physically unable to take all of the physical performance test shall be given as much of the test as his or her condition will permit.

Request for the annual assessment window for the PFT to begin December 1 and end May 31 of each school year. The statutory window for administering the PFT is February 1 through May 31 for grade nine students.

Outcome Rationale: Vista del Lago High School is on a 4x4 block schedule so students who take Physical Education during the first term of the year are not enrolled in PE during the testing window of February 1 to May 31. We are requesting to test students while they are in PE during the first term beginning December 1 and then submit the PFT test data to the District for submission to the state during the normal testing window of February 1 through May 31.

Student Population: 1520

City Type: Suburban

Public Hearing Date: 11/6/2014 Public Hearing Advertised: website, local paper

Local Board Approval Date: 11/6/2014

Community Council Reviewed By: School Board Community Council Reviewed Date: 11/6/2014 Community Council Objection: N Community Council Objection Explanation:

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Audit Penalty YN: N

Categorical Program Monitoring: N

Submitted by: Dr. John Dixon Position: Principal E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: 916-294-2410 x410150 Fax:

Bargaining Unit Date: 10/24/2014 Name: Folsom Cordova Educators Association Representative: Michael Itkoff Title: FCEA President Position: Neutral Comments:

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