California Education Code Section 63053

(a) Each school district participating in the pilot project shall annually report to the State Department of Education information requested pursuant to this section, in order to determine the following: (1) Revisions to categorical program implementation and local allocation of funds made pursuant to the district`s participation in the pilot project. (2) Academic progress of pupils, as determined by test scores, grades assigned, and other measures, reported by grade level. (b) Each school district participating in the pilot project shall separately report to the State Department of Education assessment data for English language learners, pupils who qualify for compensatory education, gifted pupils, pupils by gender, and all numerically significant ethnic and socioeconomically disadvantaged subgroups within schools. A numerically significant ethnic or socioeconomically disadvantaged subgroup is a subgroup that constitutes at least 15 percent of a school`s total pupil population and consists of at least 30 pupils. For the purposes of this section, assessment data shall include test results and related information from all testing conducted pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 60600) of Part 33, Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 60850) of Part 33, and any other standardized testing administered by the participating district. (c) The State Department of Education shall report to the Governor and the education policy and fiscal committees of both houses of the Legislature on the pilot projects established pursuant to this chapter in accordance with the following schedule: (1) By February 1, 2002, the State Department of Education shall submit a summative report of information collected pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b). (2) By February 1, 2003, the State Department of Education shall submit a preliminary evaluation of the pilot projects, prepared in accordance with subdivision (d). (3) By February 1, 2004, the State Department of Education shall submit a summative report of information collected pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b). (4) By February 1, 2005, the State Department of Education shall submit a final evaluation of the pilot projects, prepared in accordance with subdivision (d). (d) The State Department of Education shall prepare, or contract for the preparation of, evaluations of the pilot projects established pursuant to this chapter. Among other matters, these evaluations shall be designed to assess the effect of the pilot projects, if any, on pupil achievement, including the achievement of those groups of pupils for whom assessment data is separately reported pursuant to subdivision (b). Preliminary and final evaluations shall be submitted pursuant to subdivision (c). It is the intent of the Legislature that funds be provided in appropriate budget acts to conduct the evaluations required by this section and that further direction for conduct of the evaluations may be provided through instructions attached to those appropriations. (e) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall convene a group consisting of a representative of the Secretary for Education and representatives from the State Department of Education, Office of the Legislative Analyst, and the Department of Finance, to advise the State Department of Education regarding the evaluation of the pilot projects established by this chapter. (f) After the initial two-year period, the oversight group convened pursuant to subdivision (e) shall review the academic progress of pupils and make a recommendation to the State Board of Education regarding a district`s continued participation in the pilot project.