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California Department of Education
Executive Office
SBE-006 Specific (REV. 02/2014) / ITEM #W-10

CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

NOVEMBER 2017 AGENDA
Specific Waiver
SUBJECT
Request by two local educational agencies under the authority of California Education Code Section 52863 for waivers of Education Code Section 52852, relating to schoolsite councils regarding changes in shared, composition, or shared and composition members.
Waiver Numbers: Mt. Shasta Union Elementary School District 3-8-2017
Stanislaus County Office of Education 13-8-2017 /

Action

Consent

SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE(S)

Specific authority is provided in California Education Code (EC) Section 52863 to allow the State Board of Education to waive the Schoolsite Council (SSC) requirements contained in EC Section 52852 of the School-Based Coordination Program Act that would hinder the success of the program implementation. These waivers must be renewed every two years.

Authority for Waiver: EC Section 52863

RECOMMENDATION

Approval Approval with conditions Denial

The California Department of Education (CDE) recommends approval with conditions (see Attachment 1).

SUMMARY OF KEY ISSUES

The Mt. Shasta Union Elementary School District is requesting an SSC composition change for a small school: Sisson School (18 teachers serving 313 students in grades four through eight). The school is located in a rural area.

The Stanislaus County Office of Education is requesting a shared SSC for two schools: Peterson Alternative Center for Education (9 teachers serving 155 students in grades six through twelve) and Stanislaus County West Campus (7 teachers serving 64 students in kindergarten through grade twelve). These two schools have many similarities being adjacent to each other in an urban area. The principals of both schools supervise more than one campus.

SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DISCUSSION AND ACTION

At its May 2012 meeting, the SBE approved the Mt. Shasta Union Elementary School District’s request for an SSC composition change for Sisson School. The waiver was approved for a period of two years, ending on January 1, 2014. (http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/ag/ag/yr12/documents/may12w20.doc; http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/ag/ag/yr12/documents/may12w20a05.doc)

At its May 2015 meeting, the SBE approved the Stanislaus County Office of Education’s request for a shared SSC for Peterson Alternative Center for Education and Stanislaus County West Campus. The waiver was approved for a period of two years, ending on June 30, 2016. (http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/ag/ag/yr15/documents/may15w12.doc)

The CDE has previously presented requests from local educational agencies (LEAs) to waive some of the SSC requirements in EC Section 52863 or to allow one shared SSC for multiple schools. All of these requests have been granted with conditions. The conditions take into consideration the rationale provided by the LEAs, a majority of which are due to the size, type, location, or other capacities of the schools.

FISCAL ANALYSIS (AS APPROPRIATE)

There is no statewide fiscal impact of waiver approval.

ATTACHMENT(S)

Attachment 1: Local Educational Agencies Requesting a Schoolsite Council Waiver (1 Page)

Attachment 2: Mt. Shasta Union Elementary School District Specific Waiver Request
3-8-2017 (2 Pages) (Original waiver request is signed and on file in the Waiver Office.)

Attachment 3: Stanislaus County Office of Education Specific Waiver Request
13-8-2017 (2 Pages) (Original waiver request is signed and on file in the Waiver Office.)

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Attachment 1

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Local Educational Agencies Requesting a Schoolsite Council Waiver

Waiver Number / Local Educational Agency (LEA) for School(s)
(County-District-School Code[s]) / LEAs Request for a Schoolsite Council (SSC) Waiver / California Department of Education Recommendation / Waiver Renewal
Yes or No
Period of Request/
Period Recommended / Collective Bargaining Unit Position/
Current Agreement / SSC/Advisory Committee Position / Local Board Approval Date /
3-8-2017 / Mt. Shasta Union Elementary School District for Sisson School (4770425 0131102) / SSC composition change / Approval with conditions: the SSC must consist of one principal, two classroom teachers (selected by peers), one other school representative (selected by peers), and four parents/community members (selected by parents). / No
Requested:
01/01/2017
to
01/01/2019
Recommended:
01/01/2017
to
12/31/2018 / Mt. Shasta California School Employees Association
Lynda Smyth
President
12/13/2016
Support
Mt. Shasta Elementary Teachers Association
Cheryl Keiner
President
12/13/2016
Support / Sisson SSC
12/08/2016
No Objection / 01/17/2017
13-8-2017 / Stanislaus County Office of Education for Peterson Alternative Center for Education (5010504 5030226) and Stanislaus County West Campus (5010504 5030069) / Shared SSC / Approval with conditions: the SSC must consist of one principal, four classroom teachers (selected by peers), one other school representative (selected by peers), three parents/community members (selected by parents), and three students (selected by peers). / No
Requested:
07/01/2017
to
06/30/2019
Recommended:
07/01/2017
to
06/30/2019 / California School Employees Association
Terri Stone
President
08/22/2017
Support / Peterson Alternative Center for Education and Stanislaus County West Campus shared SSC
05/05/2017
No Objection / 05/05/2017

Created by the California Department of Education

August 8, 2017

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California Department of Education

WAIVER SUBMISSION - Specific

CD Code: 4770425 Waiver Number: 3-8-2017 Active Year: 2017

Date In: 8/3/2017 9:49:13 AM

Local Education Agency: Mt. Shasta Union Elementary School District

Address: 595 East Alma St.

Mt. Shasta, CA 96067

Start: 1/1/2017 End: 1/1/2019

Waiver Renewal: Y

Previous Waiver Number: 16-1-2012 Previous SBE Approval Date: 5/9/2012

Waiver Topic: Schoolsite Council Statute

Ed Code Title: Number and Composition of Members

Ed Code Section: 52852

Ed Code Authority: 52863

Ed Code or CCR to Waive: 52852. A schoolsite council shall be established at each school

which participates in school-based program coordination. The council

shall be composed of the principal and representatives of: teachers

selected by teachers at the school; other school personnel selected

by other school personnel at the school; parents of pupils attending

the school selected by such parents; and, in secondary schools,

pupils selected by pupils attending the school.

At the elementary level the council shall be constituted to ensure

parity between (a) the principal, classroom teachers and other

school personnel; and (b) parents or other community members selected

by parents.

Outcome Rationale: After much recruitment, our small, rural school is unable to get enough parents to meet the requirement of 5 parent members. Parents have declined participating in SSC because they are involved in a number of other volunteer roles that support the school and/or are working multiple jobs.

The waiver is requested to allow Sisson School to operate this elementary School Site Council with 8 members instead of 12 members. The SSC composition would consist of 1 administrator, 2 teachers, 1 classified employee, and 4 parents/guardian and community members. This composition would allow for a majority of teachers on the staff side and would ensure parity between staff members and parents/community members.

Student Population: 313

City Type: Rural

Local Board Approval Date: 1/17/2017


Council Reviewed By: Sisson Site Council

Council Reviewed Date: 12/8/2016

Council Objection: N

Council Objection Explanation:

Audit Penalty YN: N

Categorical Program Monitoring: N

Submitted by: Ms. Leeanna Rizzo

Position: Director of State and Federal Programs

E-mail:

Telephone: 530-842-8415

Fax:

Bargaining Unit Date: 12/13/2016

Name: Mt. Shasta California School Employees Association (CSEA)

Representative: Lynda Smyth

Title: President

Position: Support

Comments:

Bargaining Unit Date: 12/13/2016

Name: Mt. Shasta Elementary Teachers Association

Representative: Cheryl Keiner

Title: President

Position: Support

Comments:

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California Department of Education

WAIVER SUBMISSION - Specific

CD Code: 5010504 Waiver Number: 13-8-2017 Active Year: 2017

Date In: 8/23/2017 2:25:38 PM

Local Education Agency: Stanislaus County Office of Education

Address: 1100 H St.

Modesto, CA 95354

Start: 7/1/2017 End: 6/30/2019

Waiver Renewal: Y

Previous Waiver Number: 14-1-2015-W-12 Previous SBE Approval Date: 9/13/2012

Waiver Topic: Schoolsite Council Statute

Ed Code Title: Shared Schoolsite Council with Reduced Number and Composition

Ed Code Section: 52852

Ed Code Authority: 52863

Ed Code or CCR to Waive: EC 52852 A school site council shall be established at Petersen Alternative Center for Education and Stanislaus County West Campus which participates in school based program coordination. The council shall be composed of the principal and representatives of : teachers selected by teachers at [the] each school; parents of pupils attending [ the] each school selected by such parents; and, in secondary schools, pupils selected by pupils attending [the] each schools

Outcome Rationale: The SCOE Educational Options school sites are supervised by principals who are responsible for more than one site. The PACE principal also oversees the West Campus ( Juvenile Hall) which operates under it's own CDS code. The two sites are adjacent to each other geographically. The county office supports both school sites with county administration, curriculum and assessment services, professional development and often teachers transfer from site to site as enrollment numbers dictate.

Student Population: 350

City Type: Urban

Local Board Approval Date: 5/5/2017

Council Reviewed By: PACE SSC

Council Reviewed Date: 5/5/2017

Council Objection: N

Council Objection Explanation:

Audit Penalty YN: N

Categorical Program Monitoring: N


Submitted by: Mr. John Luis

Position: Principal

E-mail:

Telephone: 209-238-6716

Fax:

Bargaining Unit Date: 08/22/2017

Name: CSEA

Representative: Terri Stone

Title: President

Position: Support

Comments:

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