School accountability: Academic Performance Index: graduation rates.
It became law on Sep 26, 2012.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Sep 26, 2012
What it does
The Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with the approval of the State Board of Education, to develop an Academic Performance Index (API) that measures the performance of schools and the academic performance of pupils. Under existing law, the API consists of a variety of indicators, including graduation rates for pupils in secondary schools, and is used to measure the progress of specified schools and to rank all public schools for the purpose of the High Achieving/Improving Schools Program. Existing law requires the Superintendent to determine the accuracy of high school graduation rate data before including that data in the API, and…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Darrell Steinberg
- Bonilla
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Where it goes next
Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.