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AB-164 Principal Training Program.(2003-2004)

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Assembly Bill No. 164
CHAPTER 673

An act to amend Section 44512 of the Education Code, relating to teachers.

[ Filed with Secretary of State  September 22, 2004. Approved by Governor  September 22, 2004. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 164, Wolk. Principal Training Program.
Existing law establishes the Principal Training Program administered by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with the approval of the State Board of Education. Existing law requires the superintendent to award incentive funding to local educational agencies to provide schoolsite administrators with instruction and training in specified areas. Existing law requires an applicant local educational agency to submit a program proposal to the State Board of Education that includes specified information, including training program goals.
This bill would authorize the training plans for high schools to include professional development activities that include coaching, mentorship, assistance, and intensive support customized to meet the individual needs of high school administrators.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 44512 of the Education Code is amended to read:

44512.
 (a) To receive incentive funding for the purpose of this article, a local education agency, individually or in partnership with one or more institutions of higher education or other education entities, shall submit a program proposal to the State Board of Education. The program proposal shall contain an expenditure plan and shall specify how the training program for which funding is being requested addresses the program goals specified in paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section 44511 and how the local education agency plans to continue ongoing schoolsite administrator professional development.
(b) The State Board of Education shall approve or disapprove a local education agency’s plan.
(c) Training programs offered pursuant to this article shall have a duration of no fewer than 80 hours and shall involve a minimum of 80 hours of intensive individualized support and professional development in the areas specified in subdivision (a) of Section 44511. The additional 80 hours of intensive individualized support and professional development may be completed over a period of up to two years once the initial 80 hours of training commences.
(d) For high schools, training plans may include professional development activities that include coaching, mentorship, assistance, and intensive support customized to meet the individual needs of high school administrators. This subdivision does not preclude elementary or middle schools from including these types of activities in their training plans.