California Education Code Section 58951

The governing board of each participating school district shall develop and implement policies and procedures to increase site-level decisionmaking at participating schools to enable all of the following: (a) Parents, community members representing the diverse racial, ethnic, gender, and socioeconomic backgrounds, the school pupil population, teachers and secondary school pupils, schoolsite administrators, the various categories of school employees, and other school staff to set goals, objectives, and expenditure priorities for improving instruction at that school, and to participate in decisionmaking regarding policies and procedures. It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure meaningful access by, and participation of, parents in the design and governance of a schoolsite, and, to enable the participation of parents who traditionally have not participated in school governance. (b) Schoolsite teachers and school level administrators to design and implement policies and procedures consistent with the goals and objectives established pursuant to subdivision (a), including, but not limited to, all of the following: (1) Selection and assignment of certificated and noncertificated school personnel in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 45100) of Part 25. (2) Development and enrichment of instructional courses that build upon state-adopted content and performance standards in order to provide rigorous instruction for all pupils, including the implementation of diverse instructional approaches to respond to the variety of pupil learning needs. (3) Expenditure of funds for instruction, including, but not limited to, instructional materials, staff training, and personnel.