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California Department of Education
Executive Office
SBE-005 General (REV.08/2014) / ITEM #W-13

CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

NOVEMBER 2015 AGENDA
General Waiver
SUBJECT
Request by Anaheim City School Districtto waive the State Testing Apportionment Information Report deadline as stipulated in the California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Section 11517.5(b)(1)(A), regarding the California English Language Development Test; or Title5, Section 1225(b)(3)(A), regarding the California High School Exit Examination; or Title 5, Section 862(b)(2)(A) prior to February 2014, regarding the Standardized Testing and Reporting Program; or Title 5, Section 862(b)(2)(A), regarding the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress System.
Waiver Number: 23-6-2015 /

Action

Consent

SUMMARY OF THE ISSUES

State regulations for the California English Language Development Test (CELDT), the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE), the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, and the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) system each include, as a condition to be eligible for apportionment reimbursement, an annual deadline for the return of a certified State Testing Apportionment Information Report for prior year testing.

The Anaheim City School District(SD) missed the regulatory deadline for one or more State Testing Apportionment Information Report(s) for the 2013–14school year.

Authority for Waiver:Education Code (EC) Section 33050

RECOMMENDATION

Approval Approval with conditions Denial

The California Department of Education (CDE) recommends that the state regulatory deadline for submission of the StateTesting Apportionment Information Reports be waived for the LEAand school year(s) shown on Attachment 1.

SUMMARY OF KEY ISSUES

Each fall, the CDE develops separate State Testing Apportionment Information Reports for the CELDT, CAHSEE, and CAASPP compiled from data produced by the testing contractors. STAR reports were developed and distributed from 1998 to 2013. The reports include the amount to be apportioned to the LEA based on the number of students tested during the previous school year. The CDE distributes the reports to the LEAs. State regulations require each LEA to certify the accuracy of the report by returning a signed report to the CDE by the regulatory deadline.

CDE staff verified that this LEAsubmitted reports after the deadline and are required to submit a waiver as a condition to receive the applicable apportionment reimbursement.

Demographic Information:

Anaheim City SD has a student population of 11,529 and is located in an urban area of Orange 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

SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS STATEBOARD OF EDUCATION DISCUSSION AND ACTION

The State Board of Education (SBE) has approved all previous LEA requests to waive the State Testing Apportionment Information Report deadline since deadlines for submission of the State Testing Apportionment Information Reports were added to the California Code of Regulations (CCR).The SBE Waiver Policy 08-#:State Testing Apportionment InformationalReport Deadline is available at

FISCAL ANALYSIS (AS APPROPRIATE)

If this waiver is approved, the one LEA will be reimbursed for the costs of the CELDT Program for the 2013–14school year. Total costs are indicated on Attachment 1.

ATTACHMENT(S)

Attachment 1:Local Educational Agencies Requesting Waiver of State Testing Apportionment Information Report Deadline(1 Page)

Attachment 2:Anaheim CitySchool District General Waiver Request 23-6-2015

(2 Pages). (Original waiver request is signed and on file in the Waiver Office.)

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Local Educational Agencies Requesting Waiver of State Testing Apportionment Information Report Deadline

Waiver Number / Local Educational Agency / Period of Request / Test Report(s) Missing / Report(s) Submitted / School Year(s) / Reimbursement
Amount / Union
Position
23-6-2015 / Anaheim City School District / Requested:
July 1, 2014
to
December 31, 2014
Recommended:
July 1, 2014
to
December 31, 2014 / California English Language Development Test / Yes / 2013–14 / $57,645.00 / Support

Created by the California Department of Education

August 27, 2015

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California Department of Education

WAIVER SUBMISSION - General

CD Code: 3066423Waiver Number: 23-6-2015Active Year: 2015

Date In: 6/26/2015 11:44:01 AM

Local Education Agency: Anaheim City School District

Address: 1001 South East St.

Anaheim, CA92805

Start: 7/1/2014End: 12/31/2014

Waiver Renewal: N

Previous Waiver Number: Previous SBE Approval Date:

Waiver Topic: State Testing Apportionment Report

Ed Code Title: CELDT

Ed Code Section: Title 5, Section 11517.5(b)(1)(A)

Ed Code Authority: 33050

Ed Code or CCR to Waive: Title 5, Section 11517.5 specifies that the superintendent of each school district must certify the accuracy of the apportionment information and the report must be postmarked by December 31. If postmarked after December 31, the apportionment information report must be accompanied by the State Testing Apportionment Report Waiver request as provided by Ed Code Section 33050.

Outcome Rationale: The 2013-14 CELDT Apportionment Information Report and Certification was not received by my office prior to the December 31st deadline.

Student Population: 11529

City Type: Urban

Public Hearing Date: 6/10/2015

Public Hearing Advertised: Announcement posted to public and staff websites, hard copy announcements posted at each school site, verbal announcement at DAC-DELAC.

Local Board Approval Date: 6/24/2015

Community Council Reviewed By: District Advisory Committee, District English Learner Advisory Committee

Community Council Reviewed Date: 6/9/2015

Community Council Objection: N

Community Council Objection Explanation:

Audit Penalty YN: N

Categorical Program Monitoring: N

Submitted by: Ms. Rhonda Robertson

Position: Director, Program Evaluations

E-mail:

Telephone: 714-517-7520 x4102

Fax: 714-517-8551

Bargaining Unit Date: 05/22/2015

Name: California School Employees Association

Representative: Kathleen Heard

Title: Chapter 54 President, Anaheim City

Position: Support

Comments:

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