Section 11973 - State DefinitionsFor purposes of the requirements for the competitive Education Technology Grant Program established by Senate Bill 192 (Education Code sections 52295.10- 52295.55), the following definitions shall apply:
(a) "School district" as used in SB 192 (O'Connell), Education Code section 52295.25, for purposes of EETT competitive grant eligibility, means a school district, a consortium of school districts, a county office of education, or a direct-funded charter school (i.e., charter schools in which the state warrant will be drawn in favor of the county superintendent of schools of the county in which the charter approving Local Education Agency (LEA) is located and deposited in the appropriate fund or account of the charter school) that meet all of the following criteria: (1) It is among the school districts in the state with the highest number or percentage of children from families with an income below the poverty line established by the federal Director of the Office of Management and Budget, as annually revised by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and(2) It serves pupils in grades 4 to 8, inclusive, except as specified in subdivision (c) of Education Code section 52295.35; and(3) It meets either of the following two criteria:(A) It operates one or more schools identified for improvement or corrective action under Section 1116 of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110) (schools are listed on the California Department of Education website (http://www.cde.ca.gov/iasa/titleone/pi/query.asp); or(B) It has a substantial need for assistance in acquiring and using technology.(b) "Substantial need for assistance in acquiring and using technology" as used in SB 192 (O'Connell), Education Code section 52295.25(a)(2)(B), means having either an average of 10:1 student-to-multimedia computer ratio or greater in schools serving grades 4-8 in the district or an average of less than 50% of classrooms connected to the Internet in schools serving grades 4-8 in the district as determined by the California School Technology Survey for the year prior to the grant award. Technology purchased through the School Renovation Technology Grant will be considered when calculating the student-to-multimedia computer ratio.(c) "Eligible schools" as used in SB 192 (O'Connell), Education Code section 52295.35(a), means schools from eligible school districts that serve students in grades 4-8.(d) "Small schools" as used in SB 192 (O'Connell), Education Code section 52295.35(c), means schools that have 300 or fewer pupils in all grades served.(e) "Minimum grant levels for a small school" as used in SB 192 (O'Connell), Education Code section 52295.35 (c), means an implementation grant base amount of $25,000 for 1-100 eligible pupils plus $300 per eligible pupil in excess of the first 25 eligible pupils; an implementation grant base amount of $15,000 for 101-200 eligible pupils plus $300 per eligible pupil in excess of the first 25 eligible pupils; and an implementation grant base amount of $10,000 for 201-300 eligible pupils, plus $300 per eligible pupil in excess of the first 25 eligible pupils.(f) "Amount of funding for grants available to each region" as used in SB 192 (O'Connell), Education Code section 52295.35(a), means the proportional enrollment of grade 4-8 pupils, in eligible districts from each of the eleven California Technology Assistance Project (CTAP) regions. (See the California Department of Education (CDE) website: <http://www.cde.ca.gov/edtech/ctap.htm >.)(g) "Successfully completes" as used in SB 192 (O'Connell), Education Code section 52295.35(d), means the school district has met or made significant progress (accomplished 70% or greater of each required benchmark included in the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) Competitive grant application as well as any additional benchmark(s) added by the Local Education Agency (LEA)) in meeting its end-of-grant award accountability measures and will be eligible to apply for the one-time follow-up grant award, depending on funding availability.(h) "Accountability measures" as used in SB 192 (O'Connell), Education Code Section 52295.45(e), means the following six performance goal benchmarks: (1) The percentage of students in the target group that demonstrate an increase in their use of technology as a tool to support meeting or exceeding academic content standards will increase from a baseline of <provided by school district >% in the first year of the grant award to <provided by school district >% by the date specified in the EETT Competitive grant application to <provided by school district >% by the end of the second implementation grant as specified in the EETT Competitive application and defined in Section 11973(i).(2) Teachers in the target group who participated in professional development on education technology will demonstrate an increase in their proficiency in the use of technology as a tool for teaching and learning from a baseline of <provided by school district >% in the first year of the grant award to <provided by school district >% by the date specified in the EETT Competitive grant application and to <provided by school district >% by the end of the second implementation grant as specified in the EETT Competitive application and defined in Section 11973(i).(3) Teachers in the target group participating in professional development on education technology will increase their use of technology as a tool to support student academic achievement from a baseline of <provided by school district >% in the first year of the grant award to <provided by school district >% by the date specified in the EETT Competitive grant application and to <provided by school district >% by the end of the second implementation grant as specified in the EETT Competitive application and defined in Section 11973(i).(4) The average student-to-multimedia computer ratio at funded schools in the application will decrease from a baseline of <ratio provided by school district >% in the first year of the grant award to <ratio provided by school district > by the date specified in the EETT Competitive grant application and to <ratio provided by school district > by the end of the second implementation grant as specified in the EETT Competitive application and defined in Section 11973(i).(5) The percentage of funded schools in the application with less than 50% of classrooms connected to the Internet will decrease from a baseline of <provided by school district >% in the first year of the grant award to <provided by school district >% by the date specified in the EETT Competitive grant application and to <provided by school district >% by the end of the second implementation grant as specified in the EETT Competitive application and defined in Section 11973(i).(6) Describe the communication and collaboration utilizing technology that will be implemented or improved to support home, school, and community; how that implementation or improvement will be measured; and the benchmark that will be targeted.(i) "Implementation grant" as used in SB 192 (O'Connell), Education Code Section 52295.35(c), means the EETT Competitive grant funding awarded to LEAs to implement, monitor and evaluate their comprehensive program as written in their approved applications. Each funding cycle for the EETT Competitive grant may have up to two implementation grants that total the complete grant award amount for the LEA.(j) "Allotment" means the distribution of funds via payments to LEAs for the implementation grant(s). Allotments for implementation grant funds may be distributed to LEAs in not less than two payments nor more than four payments.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 11973
1. New section filed 4-3-2003 as an emergency; operative 4-23-2003 (Register 2003, No. 14). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-1-2003 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-23-2003 order, including amendment of subsections (b), (f) and (h)(5), transmitted to OAL 7-15-2003 and filed 8-26-2003 (Register 2003, No. 35).
3. Amendment of subsections (g)-(h)(5) and new subsections (i) and (j) filed 5-24-2004; operative 5-24-2004 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2004, No. 22). Note: Authority cited: Section 52295.30, Education Code. Reference: Sections 52295.10, 52295.20, 52295.25, 52295.35 and 52295.45, Education Code; Public Law 107-110, Title II, Part D, Sections 2403, 2412 and 2414; and 20 USC Sections 6753, 6762 and 6764.
1. New section filed 4-3-2003 as an emergency; operative 4-23-2003 (Register 2003, No. 14). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-1-2003 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-23-2003 order, including amendment of subsections (b), (f) and (h)(5), transmitted to OAL 7-15-2003 and filed 8-26-2003 (Register 2003, No. 35).
3. Amendment of subsections (g)-(h)(5) and new subsections (i) and (j) filed 5-24-2004; operative 5-24-2004 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2004, No. 22).