Cal. EDC § 8901.5
This is the official text of Cal. EDC § 8901.5, part of California’s Education Code — governs public schools, community colleges, and universities in California.
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares that fidelity to the California Community Schools Framework supports pupil well-being and academic achievement, and recognizes the framework adopted by the state board in January 2022 is consistent with this purpose. To this end, the state board shall adopt and maintain an implementation Framework for the California Community Schools Partnership Act that is responsive to evidence and research on the California Community Schools Partnership Program model and outcomes.
(b) The state board shall adopt and maintain a framework for the California Community Schools Partnership Act, which shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) The statutory pillars described in subdivision (b) of Section 8901.
(2) The key conditions of learning, cornerstone commitments, and proven practices consistent with successful community school research, including, but not limited to, embedded instructional and service coordination practices, shared governance, community engagement, and integration with other community-based approaches like Promise Neighborhoods.
(3) Required data, reporting, and accountability elements necessary for schoolsite, local educational agency, and system of support continuous improvement, including ,but not limited to, measurable indicators for shared governance, community engagement, and integration of services at the county and regional levels.
(4) Differentiated elements for elementary and secondary community school models.
(5) Differentiated measures for local educational agency and schoolsite readiness to implement a new community school, and achieve certification described in subdivision (k) of Section 8902.
(6) Key practices for county coordinators and regional transformational assistance centers.
(c) The state board shall review and adopt, as necessary, an updated framework, consistent with this section, on or before January 1, 2030, and every five years thereafter, in response to the California Community Schools Partnership Program evaluation results and certification recommendations pursuant to Section 8902, and other research on the program’s pupil and system outcomes.
(b) The state board shall adopt and maintain a framework for the California Community Schools Partnership Act, which shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) The statutory pillars described in subdivision (b) of Section 8901.
(2) The key conditions of learning, cornerstone commitments, and proven practices consistent with successful community school research, including, but not limited to, embedded instructional and service coordination practices, shared governance, community engagement, and integration with other community-based approaches like Promise Neighborhoods.
(3) Required data, reporting, and accountability elements necessary for schoolsite, local educational agency, and system of support continuous improvement, including ,but not limited to, measurable indicators for shared governance, community engagement, and integration of services at the county and regional levels.
(4) Differentiated elements for elementary and secondary community school models.
(5) Differentiated measures for local educational agency and schoolsite readiness to implement a new community school, and achieve certification described in subdivision (k) of Section 8902.
(6) Key practices for county coordinators and regional transformational assistance centers.
(c) The state board shall review and adopt, as necessary, an updated framework, consistent with this section, on or before January 1, 2030, and every five years thereafter, in response to the California Community Schools Partnership Program evaluation results and certification recommendations pursuant to Section 8902, and other research on the program’s pupil and system outcomes.
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