San Francisco Unified School District and County Office of Education
Board Policy 0420
School Plans/Site Councils
This Board Policy applies to the San Francisco Unified School District and the County Office of Education.
The Governing Board believes that comprehensive planning is necessary at each school in order to focus school improvement efforts on student academic achievement and facilitate the effective use of available resources. The Superintendent or designee shall ensure that school plans provide clear direction and identify cohesive strategies aligned with school and District goals.
(cf. 0000 – Vision)
(cf. 0200 – Goals for the School District)
(cf. 0400 – Comprehensive Plans)
(cf. 0415 – Equity)
(cf. 0450 – Comprehensive Safety Plan)
(cf. 0460 – Local Control and Accountability Plan)
Each District school that participates in one or more federal and/or state categorical programs funded through the state’s consolidated application process pursuant to Education Code 64000 shall establish a school site council in accordance with Education Code 65000-65001. The school site council shall develop, approve, and annually review and update a school plan for student achievement (SPSA) which consolidates the plans required for those categorical programs into a single plan, unless otherwise prohibited by law. (Education Code 64001)
(cf. 1220 – Citizen Advisory Committees)
(cf. 1431 – Waivers)
(cf. 6020 – Parent Involvement)
(cf. 6171 – Title I Programs)
(cf. 6174 – Education for English Learners)
(cf. 6190 – Evaluation of the Instructional Program)
The Superintendent or designee shall review each school’s SPSA to ensure that it meets the content requirements for all applicable programs, is based on an analysis of current practices and student academic performance, and reasonably links improvement strategies to identified needs of the school and its students. The Superintendent or designee shall also ensure consistency between the specific actions included in the District’s local control and accountability plan and the strategies identified in each school’s SPSA.
The Board shall, at a regularly scheduled Board meeting, review and approve each school’s SPSA whenever there are any material revisions affecting the academic programs for students participating in the categorical programs addressed in the SPSA. (Education Code 64001)
If the Board does not approve a school’s SPSA, it shall communicate its specific reasons for disapproval of the plan to the school site council. The school site council shall then revise and resubmit the SPSA to the Board for its approval. (Education Code 64001)
The Superintendent or designee shall ensure that school administrators and school site council members receive training on the roles and responsibilities of the school site council.
The SPSA may serve as the school improvement plan required when a school is identified for targeted or comprehensive support pursuant to 20 USC 6303. (Education Code 64001)
(cf. 0500 – Accountability)
Any complaint alleging noncompliance with requirements related to the establishment of school site councils or the development of the SPSA may be filed with the District in accordance with the District’s uniform complaint procedures pursuant to 5 CCR 4600-4670 and BP/AR 1312.3 – Uniform Complaint Procedures. (Education Code 64001)
(cf. 1312.3 – Uniform Complaint Procedures)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
52-53 Designation of schools
33133 Information guide for school site councils
35147 Open meeting laws exceptions
52060-52077 Local control and accountability plan
52176 English learner advisory committees
56000-56867 Special education
64000 Categorical programs included in consolidated application
64001 School plan for student achievement, consolidated application programs
65000-65001 School site councils
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
3930-3937 Compliance plans
4600-4670 Uniform complaint procedures
11308 English learner advisory committees
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 20
6303 School improvement
6311 State plan
6314 Schoolwide programs; schoolwide program plan
6421-6472 Programs for neglected, delinquent, and at-risk children and youth
6601-6651 Teacher and Principal Training and Recruitment program
6801-7014 Limited English proficient and immigrant students
7101-7122 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants
7341-7355c Rural Education Initiative
Management Resources:
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS
A Guide for Developing the Single Plan for Student Achievement: A Resource for the School Site Council, February 2014
WEST ED PUBLICATIONS
California Healthy Kids Survey
California School Climate Survey
WEB SITES
California Department of Education: http://www.cde.ca.gov
U.S. Department of Education: http://www.ed.gov
WestEd: http://www.wested.org
Please note that compare references, or “cf”, refer to CSBA model policies and do not necessarily indicate that the San Francisco Unified School District has adopted the referenced policy.