Policy 0510 - School Accountability Report Card

The Board of Education recognizes its responsibility to inform parents/guardians and the community about the conditions, needs, and progress at each district school and to provide data by which parents/guardians can make meaningful comparisons between schools. The process of gathering and analyzing data also provides opportunities for school and district staff to review achievements and identify areas for improvement.

 

The Board shall annually issue and approve a school accountability report card (SARC) for all district schools. 

 

In preparing the district's report cards, the Superintendent or designee may choose to use or adapt the model template provided by the California Department of Education. If the model template is not used, the Superintendent or designee shall ensure that data is reported in a manner that is consistent with the definitions for school conditions as provided in the template.

 

The Superintendent or designee shall develop strategies for communicating the information contained in the SARCs to all stakeholders, including opportunities for staff and the community to discuss their content.

 

Annually, on or before February 1 of each year, the Superintendent or designee shall publicize the issuance of the SARCs, make the SARCs available on the district's website, and notify parents/guardians that a hard copy shall be provided upon request. 

 

Additionally, when 15 percent or more of a school's students speak a single primary language other than English, the SARC shall be translated into that other language. 

 

In addition, the SARC shall be provided in an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent practicable, provided in a language that parents/guardians can understand.

 

1. Student achievement by grade level, as measured by the results of the statewide assessment
    
2. Progress toward reducing dropout rates, including the one-year dropout rate listed in the California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS) for the school over the most recent three-year period, and the graduation rate, as defined by the State Board of Education, over the most recent three-year period when available pursuant to Education Code 52052
    
3. Estimated expenditures per student and types of services funded, including the actual salaries of personnel assigned to the school 
   
   The assessment of estimated expenditures per student shall be reported in total, in subtotal by restricted and by unrestricted source, and include a reporting of the average of actual salaries paid to certificated instructional personnel at that school.
    
4. Progress toward reducing class sizes and teaching loads, including the average class size and the distribution of class sizes at the school by grade level, using CBEDS for the most recent three-year period
    
5. The total number of the school's fully credentialed teachers, the number of teachers relying upon emergency credentials, the number of teachers working without credentials, any assignment of teachers outside their subject areas of competence, misassignments, including misassignments of teachers of English learners, and the number of vacant teacher positions for the most recent three-year period
    
6. The quality and currency of textbooks and other instructional materials, including whether textbooks and other materials meet state standards, the ratio of textbooks per student, and the year the textbooks were adopted
    
7. The availability of sufficient textbooks and other instructional materials, as determined pursuant to Education Code 60119, for each student, including English learners, in each of the areas of the core curriculum areas of reading/language arts, mathematics, science, and history/social science; world language and health; science laboratory equipment for grades 9 to 12, inclusive, as appropriate; and visual and performing arts
   
   If the Governing Board determines, pursuant to Education Code 60119, that there are insufficient textbooks or instructional materials, or both, it shall include information for each school in which an insufficiency exists, identifying the percentage of students who lack sufficient standards-aligned textbooks or instructional materials in each subject area identified above.
    
8. The availability of qualified personnel to provide counseling and other student support services, including the ratio of academic counselors per student
    
9. Safety, cleanliness, and adequacy of school facilities, including any needed maintenance to ensure good repair
    
10. The annual number of school days dedicated to staff development for the most recent three-year period
     
11. Suspension and expulsion rates for the most recent three-year period
     
12. The Academic Performance Index, which is reflected in the California School Dashboard, including the disaggregation of student subgroups identified in Education Code 52052, the decile rankings, and a comparison of schools
     
13. Contact information for organized opportunities for parent/guardian involvement
     
14. For secondary schools, the percentage of graduates who have passed course requirements for entrance to the University of California and the California State University, including the course requirements for high school graduation pursuant to Education Code 51225.3, and the percentage of students enrolled in those courses, as reported by CBEDS
     
15. The number of advanced placement courses offered, by subject
     
16. Career technical education (CTE) data measures, including:

1. The beginning, median, and highest salary paid to teachers in the district, as reflected in the district's salary scale
    
2. The average salary for school-site principals in the district
    
3. The salary of the Superintendent
    
4. The percentage expended for the salaries of administrative personnel, as specified
    
5. The percentage expended for the salaries of teachers
    
6. For Items #1-5 above, the statewide average in districts of the same size and type based on information provided by the state