52295.10. (a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the
Education Technology Grant Act of 2002.
(b) For the purposes of this chapter, "school district" means a
school district, a county office of education, or a charter school.
52295.15. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) The federal Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of
2001, Part D of Title II of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
(Public Law 107-110), provides resources to California with the
primary goal to improve pupil academic achievement through the use of
technology in elementary schools and secondary schools.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that California use the
funding provided under the federal Enhancing Education Through
Technology Act in a manner consistent with federal law to improve
pupil academic achievement, with emphasis on using the funding to
prepare pupils to enter high school with the academic and technology
literacy skills to support success in high school, as well as to
assist in the acquisition, development, interconnection,
implementation, improvement, and maintenance of an effective
educational technology infrastructure in a manner that expands access
to technology for pupils, particularly for disadvantaged pupils, and
teachers.
52295.20. (a) The Education Technology Grant Program of 2002 is
hereby established to provide grants to eligible school districts,
county offices of education, or charter schools for purposes of
implementing and supporting a comprehensive system that effectively
uses technology to improve pupil academic achievement.
(b) As used in this chapter, "using technology to improve pupil
academic achievement" means using technology and technology-based
resources that are aligned with state adopted instructional
materials, curriculum frameworks, and academic content standards
adopted by the State Board of Education as a fundamental tool for
both teaching and learning throughout the curriculum to help pupils
meet or exceed the state academic content standards adopted by the
State Board of Education.
(c) For purposes of Part D of Title II of the federal No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), a formula grant of
insufficient size is a formula grant of six thousand dollars ($6,000)
or less in any fiscal year.
52295.25. (a) Eligibility for a grant pursuant to this chapter
shall be limited to a school district or a consortium of school
districts that meets all of the following criteria:
(1) The school district, or the school districts in the
consortium, are 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. The Superintendent of Public
Instruction shall seek a waiver to allow eligibility for small and
rural school districts to be based on income information used for
free and reduced cost meals and not on federal census data.
(2) The school district, consortium of school districts, county
office of education, or direct-funded charter school meets either of
the following criteria:
(A) The school district or consortium of school districts operates
one or more schools identified under Section 1116 of the federal No
Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110).
(B) The school district or consortium of school districts have a
substantial need for assistance in acquiring and using technology.
(b) The grant awarded may only be used to serve pupils in grades 4
to 8, inclusive.
(c) For purposes of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a),
"direct-funded charter school" means a charter school for which a
state warrant is drawn in favor of the county superintendent of
schools who has jurisdiction over the local educational agency that
granted the school's charter and deposited in the appropriate fund or
account of the charter school.
52295.30. (a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall
administer this program and the application process for the award of
grants. The Superintendent of Public Instruction, with the approval
of the State Board of Education, shall award grants on a competitive
basis. All grants funded pursuant to this chapter shall comply with
the requirements of Part D of Title II of the federal No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110). The amount of each grant
shall be calculated as described in Section 52295.35.
(b) The department shall develop a process to provide priority
scoring to small school districts in reviewing grant applications.
This process shall address unique issues related to small school
districts including, but not limited to, the size of the school
district, its current access to technology, and the pupil population
served by the district.
(c) The Superintendent of Public Instruction may adopt emergency
regulations in order to administer the Education Technology Grant
Program of 2002 and allocate program funds.
(d) This chapter shall be implemented only to the extent of the
amount of moneys from federal funds appropriated for the purposes of
this chapter in the annual Budget Act or other legislation.
52295.35. (a) Applicants within each of the 11 California
Technology Assistance Project regions shall compete against other
applicants from that region. The amount of funding for grants
available to each region shall be determined based upon the
proportionate enrollment of pupils in grades 4 to 8, inclusive, in
eligible schools from that region, but a region shall not be
allocated less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) or 2
percent of available grant funds, whichever amount is greater.
(b) If a region is allocated more funding than is needed for its
eligible applicants, the Superintendent may develop a policy to
ensure that all funding is distributed to other regions for their
eligible but unfunded applicants.
(c) Grants shall be awarded to an eligible school district for the
eligible school or schools specified in the program application. All
grant funds shall be spent in a manner consistent with the local
educational agency technology plan, pursuant to subdivision (a) of
Section 51871.5 and subdivision (a) of Section 2414 of Part D of
Title II of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-110), and
the program application and shall be used for the eligible school or
schools specified in the approved application.
(d) The initial one-time implementation grant for a school
selected to receive a grant shall be calculated based upon three
hundred dollars ($300) per pupil for pupils in grades 4 to 8,
inclusive. Upon recommendation from the department, the state board
may adopt criteria that establish fixed minimum grant levels for a
small school.
(e) Subject to availability of federal funding appropriated for
competitive grants under Part D of Title II of the federal No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-110), any grant recipient that
successfully completes the initial grant shall receive an additional
one-time grant of forty-five dollars ($45) per pupil in grades 4 to
8, inclusive, at the school or schools selected for funding. The
purpose of this funding shall be to continue implementation of the
grant recipients' approved technology plan in a manner consistent
with the requirements of Part D of Title II of the federal No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-110), including plans to sustain
the use of technology as a tool in improving teaching and pupil
academic achievement once the grant period ends.
52295.36. (a) The amount of a grant may not be less than
twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), nor more than sixty percent
of the funds available in the region.
(b) Subject to availability of federal funding appropriated for
competitive grants under Part D of Title II of the federal No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), the duration of the
grant shall be consistent with the federal requirements.
(c) This section is operative on July 1, 2005.
52295.40. Grant funds shall be expended by each school included in
the program application, as follows:
(a) A minimum of 25 percent of the total grant shall be spent on
high-quality professional development that provides school teachers,
principals, and administrators with the capacity to integrate
technology effectively into curricula and instruction that are
aligned with state academic content standards adopted by the State
Board of Education and the applicable curriculum framework content
standards adopted by the State Board of Education.
(b) Remaining funds, if any, shall be expended in a manner
consistent with the approved application.
52295.45. The grant application and criteria for scoring grants
shall address all of the following:
(a) Implementation and support of a comprehensive system based on
research that effectively uses technology to improve pupil academic
achievement in a manner consistent with other school district and
school efforts to improve pupil academic achievement.
(b) The acquisition, development, interconnection, implementation,
improvement, and maintenance of an effective educational technology
infrastructure in a manner that expands access to technology for
pupils, particularly for disadvantaged pupils, and teachers.
(c) The ongoing professional development of teachers, principals,
and administrators by providing ongoing access to training and
support, as well as updated research in teaching and learning through
electronic means.
(d) The utilization of electronic networks and other innovative
methods, including, but not limited to, distance learning, to deliver
specialized or rigorous academic courses and curricula for pupils in
areas that would not otherwise have access to those courses and
curricula, particularly in geographically isolated regions.
(e) The rigorous evaluation of grant activities, particularly
regarding the impact of the program on pupil academic achievement.
This evaluation process shall include a process and accountability
measures that will be used to evaluate the extent to which activities
funded under a grant are effective in all of the following areas:
(1) Integrating technology into teaching and learning.
(2) Increasing the ability of teachers to teach.
(3) Assisting pupils in meeting state academic content standards.
(f) The use of technology to extend learning beyond the
traditional schoolday.
(g) The use of technology to promote parent and family involvement
in education and communication among pupils, parents, teachers, and
administrators.
52295.50. Each school that receives funding from a grant awarded
pursuant to this chapter shall collect and provide evaluation data
and reports to the State Department of Education that are necessary
to satisfy state and United States Department of Education evaluation
and reporting requirements to ensure that grant recipients comply
with statutory requirements and to examine the extent to which they
have effectively expended funds to meet the goals of Part D of Title
II of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110).
52295.55. In consultation with the State Department of Education
and consistent with the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act
of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), the California Technology Assistance
Project shall provide assistance to school districts in the
application process and shall assist grant recipients with the
implementation and evaluation of their grants, subject to federal
funding being allocated in the state budget for this technical
assistance.
52295.10. (a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the
Education Technology Grant Act of 2002.
(b) For the purposes of this chapter, "school district" means a
school district, a county office of education, or a charter school.
52295.15. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) The federal Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of
2001, Part D of Title II of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
(Public Law 107-110), provides resources to California with the
primary goal to improve pupil academic achievement through the use of
technology in elementary schools and secondary schools.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that California use the
funding provided under the federal Enhancing Education Through
Technology Act in a manner consistent with federal law to improve
pupil academic achievement, with emphasis on using the funding to
prepare pupils to enter high school with the academic and technology
literacy skills to support success in high school, as well as to
assist in the acquisition, development, interconnection,
implementation, improvement, and maintenance of an effective
educational technology infrastructure in a manner that expands access
to technology for pupils, particularly for disadvantaged pupils, and
teachers.
52295.20. (a) The Education Technology Grant Program of 2002 is
hereby established to provide grants to eligible school districts,
county offices of education, or charter schools for purposes of
implementing and supporting a comprehensive system that effectively
uses technology to improve pupil academic achievement.
(b) As used in this chapter, "using technology to improve pupil
academic achievement" means using technology and technology-based
resources that are aligned with state adopted instructional
materials, curriculum frameworks, and academic content standards
adopted by the State Board of Education as a fundamental tool for
both teaching and learning throughout the curriculum to help pupils
meet or exceed the state academic content standards adopted by the
State Board of Education.
(c) For purposes of Part D of Title II of the federal No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), a formula grant of
insufficient size is a formula grant of six thousand dollars ($6,000)
or less in any fiscal year.
52295.25. (a) Eligibility for a grant pursuant to this chapter
shall be limited to a school district or a consortium of school
districts that meets all of the following criteria:
(1) The school district, or the school districts in the
consortium, are 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. The Superintendent of Public
Instruction shall seek a waiver to allow eligibility for small and
rural school districts to be based on income information used for
free and reduced cost meals and not on federal census data.
(2) The school district, consortium of school districts, county
office of education, or direct-funded charter school meets either of
the following criteria:
(A) The school district or consortium of school districts operates
one or more schools identified under Section 1116 of the federal No
Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110).
(B) The school district or consortium of school districts have a
substantial need for assistance in acquiring and using technology.
(b) The grant awarded may only be used to serve pupils in grades 4
to 8, inclusive.
(c) For purposes of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a),
"direct-funded charter school" means a charter school for which a
state warrant is drawn in favor of the county superintendent of
schools who has jurisdiction over the local educational agency that
granted the school's charter and deposited in the appropriate fund or
account of the charter school.
52295.30. (a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall
administer this program and the application process for the award of
grants. The Superintendent of Public Instruction, with the approval
of the State Board of Education, shall award grants on a competitive
basis. All grants funded pursuant to this chapter shall comply with
the requirements of Part D of Title II of the federal No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110). The amount of each grant
shall be calculated as described in Section 52295.35.
(b) The department shall develop a process to provide priority
scoring to small school districts in reviewing grant applications.
This process shall address unique issues related to small school
districts including, but not limited to, the size of the school
district, its current access to technology, and the pupil population
served by the district.
(c) The Superintendent of Public Instruction may adopt emergency
regulations in order to administer the Education Technology Grant
Program of 2002 and allocate program funds.
(d) This chapter shall be implemented only to the extent of the
amount of moneys from federal funds appropriated for the purposes of
this chapter in the annual Budget Act or other legislation.
52295.35. (a) Applicants within each of the 11 California
Technology Assistance Project regions shall compete against other
applicants from that region. The amount of funding for grants
available to each region shall be determined based upon the
proportionate enrollment of pupils in grades 4 to 8, inclusive, in
eligible schools from that region, but a region shall not be
allocated less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) or 2
percent of available grant funds, whichever amount is greater.
(b) If a region is allocated more funding than is needed for its
eligible applicants, the Superintendent may develop a policy to
ensure that all funding is distributed to other regions for their
eligible but unfunded applicants.
(c) Grants shall be awarded to an eligible school district for the
eligible school or schools specified in the program application. All
grant funds shall be spent in a manner consistent with the local
educational agency technology plan, pursuant to subdivision (a) of
Section 51871.5 and subdivision (a) of Section 2414 of Part D of
Title II of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-110), and
the program application and shall be used for the eligible school or
schools specified in the approved application.
(d) The initial one-time implementation grant for a school
selected to receive a grant shall be calculated based upon three
hundred dollars ($300) per pupil for pupils in grades 4 to 8,
inclusive. Upon recommendation from the department, the state board
may adopt criteria that establish fixed minimum grant levels for a
small school.
(e) Subject to availability of federal funding appropriated for
competitive grants under Part D of Title II of the federal No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-110), any grant recipient that
successfully completes the initial grant shall receive an additional
one-time grant of forty-five dollars ($45) per pupil in grades 4 to
8, inclusive, at the school or schools selected for funding. The
purpose of this funding shall be to continue implementation of the
grant recipients' approved technology plan in a manner consistent
with the requirements of Part D of Title II of the federal No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-110), including plans to sustain
the use of technology as a tool in improving teaching and pupil
academic achievement once the grant period ends.
52295.36. (a) The amount of a grant may not be less than
twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), nor more than sixty percent
of the funds available in the region.
(b) Subject to availability of federal funding appropriated for
competitive grants under Part D of Title II of the federal No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), the duration of the
grant shall be consistent with the federal requirements.
(c) This section is operative on July 1, 2005.
52295.40. Grant funds shall be expended by each school included in
the program application, as follows:
(a) A minimum of 25 percent of the total grant shall be spent on
high-quality professional development that provides school teachers,
principals, and administrators with the capacity to integrate
technology effectively into curricula and instruction that are
aligned with state academic content standards adopted by the State
Board of Education and the applicable curriculum framework content
standards adopted by the State Board of Education.
(b) Remaining funds, if any, shall be expended in a manner
consistent with the approved application.
52295.45. The grant application and criteria for scoring grants
shall address all of the following:
(a) Implementation and support of a comprehensive system based on
research that effectively uses technology to improve pupil academic
achievement in a manner consistent with other school district and
school efforts to improve pupil academic achievement.
(b) The acquisition, development, interconnection, implementation,
improvement, and maintenance of an effective educational technology
infrastructure in a manner that expands access to technology for
pupils, particularly for disadvantaged pupils, and teachers.
(c) The ongoing professional development of teachers, principals,
and administrators by providing ongoing access to training and
support, as well as updated research in teaching and learning through
electronic means.
(d) The utilization of electronic networks and other innovative
methods, including, but not limited to, distance learning, to deliver
specialized or rigorous academic courses and curricula for pupils in
areas that would not otherwise have access to those courses and
curricula, particularly in geographically isolated regions.
(e) The rigorous evaluation of grant activities, particularly
regarding the impact of the program on pupil academic achievement.
This evaluation process shall include a process and accountability
measures that will be used to evaluate the extent to which activities
funded under a grant are effective in all of the following areas:
(1) Integrating technology into teaching and learning.
(2) Increasing the ability of teachers to teach.
(3) Assisting pupils in meeting state academic content standards.
(f) The use of technology to extend learning beyond the
traditional schoolday.
(g) The use of technology to promote parent and family involvement
in education and communication among pupils, parents, teachers, and
administrators.
52295.50. Each school that receives funding from a grant awarded
pursuant to this chapter shall collect and provide evaluation data
and reports to the State Department of Education that are necessary
to satisfy state and United States Department of Education evaluation
and reporting requirements to ensure that grant recipients comply
with statutory requirements and to examine the extent to which they
have effectively expended funds to meet the goals of Part D of Title
II of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110).
52295.55. In consultation with the State Department of Education
and consistent with the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act
of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), the California Technology Assistance
Project shall provide assistance to school districts in the
application process and shall assist grant recipients with the
implementation and evaluation of their grants, subject to federal
funding being allocated in the state budget for this technical
assistance.
52295.10. (a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the
Education Technology Grant Act of 2002.
(b) For the purposes of this chapter, "school district" means a
school district, a county office of education, or a charter school.
52295.15. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) The federal Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of
2001, Part D of Title II of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
(Public Law 107-110), provides resources to California with the
primary goal to improve pupil academic achievement through the use of
technology in elementary schools and secondary schools.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that California use the
funding provided under the federal Enhancing Education Through
Technology Act in a manner consistent with federal law to improve
pupil academic achievement, with emphasis on using the funding to
prepare pupils to enter high school with the academic and technology
literacy skills to support success in high school, as well as to
assist in the acquisition, development, interconnection,
implementation, improvement, and maintenance of an effective
educational technology infrastructure in a manner that expands access
to technology for pupils, particularly for disadvantaged pupils, and
teachers.
52295.20. (a) The Education Technology Grant Program of 2002 is
hereby established to provide grants to eligible school districts,
county offices of education, or charter schools for purposes of
implementing and supporting a comprehensive system that effectively
uses technology to improve pupil academic achievement.
(b) As used in this chapter, "using technology to improve pupil
academic achievement" means using technology and technology-based
resources that are aligned with state adopted instructional
materials, curriculum frameworks, and academic content standards
adopted by the State Board of Education as a fundamental tool for
both teaching and learning throughout the curriculum to help pupils
meet or exceed the state academic content standards adopted by the
State Board of Education.
(c) For purposes of Part D of Title II of the federal No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), a formula grant of
insufficient size is a formula grant of six thousand dollars ($6,000)
or less in any fiscal year.
52295.25. (a) Eligibility for a grant pursuant to this chapter
shall be limited to a school district or a consortium of school
districts that meets all of the following criteria:
(1) The school district, or the school districts in the
consortium, are 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. The Superintendent of Public
Instruction shall seek a waiver to allow eligibility for small and
rural school districts to be based on income information used for
free and reduced cost meals and not on federal census data.
(2) The school district, consortium of school districts, county
office of education, or direct-funded charter school meets either of
the following criteria:
(A) The school district or consortium of school districts operates
one or more schools identified under Section 1116 of the federal No
Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110).
(B) The school district or consortium of school districts have a
substantial need for assistance in acquiring and using technology.
(b) The grant awarded may only be used to serve pupils in grades 4
to 8, inclusive.
(c) For purposes of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a),
"direct-funded charter school" means a charter school for which a
state warrant is drawn in favor of the county superintendent of
schools who has jurisdiction over the local educational agency that
granted the school's charter and deposited in the appropriate fund or
account of the charter school.
52295.30. (a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall
administer this program and the application process for the award of
grants. The Superintendent of Public Instruction, with the approval
of the State Board of Education, shall award grants on a competitive
basis. All grants funded pursuant to this chapter shall comply with
the requirements of Part D of Title II of the federal No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110). The amount of each grant
shall be calculated as described in Section 52295.35.
(b) The department shall develop a process to provide priority
scoring to small school districts in reviewing grant applications.
This process shall address unique issues related to small school
districts including, but not limited to, the size of the school
district, its current access to technology, and the pupil population
served by the district.
(c) The Superintendent of Public Instruction may adopt emergency
regulations in order to administer the Education Technology Grant
Program of 2002 and allocate program funds.
(d) This chapter shall be implemented only to the extent of the
amount of moneys from federal funds appropriated for the purposes of
this chapter in the annual Budget Act or other legislation.
52295.35. (a) Applicants within each of the 11 California
Technology Assistance Project regions shall compete against other
applicants from that region. The amount of funding for grants
available to each region shall be determined based upon the
proportionate enrollment of pupils in grades 4 to 8, inclusive, in
eligible schools from that region, but a region shall not be
allocated less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) or 2
percent of available grant funds, whichever amount is greater.
(b) If a region is allocated more funding than is needed for its
eligible applicants, the Superintendent may develop a policy to
ensure that all funding is distributed to other regions for their
eligible but unfunded applicants.
(c) Grants shall be awarded to an eligible school district for the
eligible school or schools specified in the program application. All
grant funds shall be spent in a manner consistent with the local
educational agency technology plan, pursuant to subdivision (a) of
Section 51871.5 and subdivision (a) of Section 2414 of Part D of
Title II of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-110), and
the program application and shall be used for the eligible school or
schools specified in the approved application.
(d) The initial one-time implementation grant for a school
selected to receive a grant shall be calculated based upon three
hundred dollars ($300) per pupil for pupils in grades 4 to 8,
inclusive. Upon recommendation from the department, the state board
may adopt criteria that establish fixed minimum grant levels for a
small school.
(e) Subject to availability of federal funding appropriated for
competitive grants under Part D of Title II of the federal No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-110), any grant recipient that
successfully completes the initial grant shall receive an additional
one-time grant of forty-five dollars ($45) per pupil in grades 4 to
8, inclusive, at the school or schools selected for funding. The
purpose of this funding shall be to continue implementation of the
grant recipients' approved technology plan in a manner consistent
with the requirements of Part D of Title II of the federal No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-110), including plans to sustain
the use of technology as a tool in improving teaching and pupil
academic achievement once the grant period ends.
52295.36. (a) The amount of a grant may not be less than
twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), nor more than sixty percent
of the funds available in the region.
(b) Subject to availability of federal funding appropriated for
competitive grants under Part D of Title II of the federal No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), the duration of the
grant shall be consistent with the federal requirements.
(c) This section is operative on July 1, 2005.
52295.40. Grant funds shall be expended by each school included in
the program application, as follows:
(a) A minimum of 25 percent of the total grant shall be spent on
high-quality professional development that provides school teachers,
principals, and administrators with the capacity to integrate
technology effectively into curricula and instruction that are
aligned with state academic content standards adopted by the State
Board of Education and the applicable curriculum framework content
standards adopted by the State Board of Education.
(b) Remaining funds, if any, shall be expended in a manner
consistent with the approved application.
52295.45. The grant application and criteria for scoring grants
shall address all of the following:
(a) Implementation and support of a comprehensive system based on
research that effectively uses technology to improve pupil academic
achievement in a manner consistent with other school district and
school efforts to improve pupil academic achievement.
(b) The acquisition, development, interconnection, implementation,
improvement, and maintenance of an effective educational technology
infrastructure in a manner that expands access to technology for
pupils, particularly for disadvantaged pupils, and teachers.
(c) The ongoing professional development of teachers, principals,
and administrators by providing ongoing access to training and
support, as well as updated research in teaching and learning through
electronic means.
(d) The utilization of electronic networks and other innovative
methods, including, but not limited to, distance learning, to deliver
specialized or rigorous academic courses and curricula for pupils in
areas that would not otherwise have access to those courses and
curricula, particularly in geographically isolated regions.
(e) The rigorous evaluation of grant activities, particularly
regarding the impact of the program on pupil academic achievement.
This evaluation process shall include a process and accountability
measures that will be used to evaluate the extent to which activities
funded under a grant are effective in all of the following areas:
(1) Integrating technology into teaching and learning.
(2) Increasing the ability of teachers to teach.
(3) Assisting pupils in meeting state academic content standards.
(f) The use of technology to extend learning beyond the
traditional schoolday.
(g) The use of technology to promote parent and family involvement
in education and communication among pupils, parents, teachers, and
administrators.
52295.50. Each school that receives funding from a grant awarded
pursuant to this chapter shall collect and provide evaluation data
and reports to the State Department of Education that are necessary
to satisfy state and United States Department of Education evaluation
and reporting requirements to ensure that grant recipients comply
with statutory requirements and to examine the extent to which they
have effectively expended funds to meet the goals of Part D of Title
II of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110).
52295.55. In consultation with the State Department of Education
and consistent with the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act
of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), the California Technology Assistance
Project shall provide assistance to school districts in the
application process and shall assist grant recipients with the
implementation and evaluation of their grants, subject to federal
funding being allocated in the state budget for this technical
assistance.
