2005 California Education Code Sections 52059 Article 4.2. Statewide System of School Support

52059.  (a) For purposes of complying with the federal No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.), a Statewide System
of School Support shall be established by the department to provide
a statewide system of intensive and sustained support and technical
assistance for school districts, county offices of education, and
schools in need of improvement. The system shall consist of regional
consortia, which may include county offices of education and school
districts, that work collaboratively with school districts and county
offices of education to meet the needs of school districts and
schools in need of improvement.
   (b) The system shall provide assistance to school districts and
schools in need of improvement by:
   (1) Reviewing and analyzing all facets of the operation of a
school, including the following:
   (A) The design and operation of the instructional program offered
by the school.
   (B) The recruitment, hiring, and retention of principals,
teachers, and other staff, including vacancy issues.  The system may
request the assistance of the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance
Team to review school district or school recruitment, hiring, and
retention practices.
   (C) The roles and responsibilities of district and school
management personnel.
   (2) Assisting the school in developing recommendations for
improving pupil performance and school operations.
   (3) Assisting schools and school districts in efforts to eliminate
misassignments of certificated personnel.
   (c) In carrying out this article, the department shall ensure that
support is provided in the following order of priority:
   (1) To school districts or county offices of education with
schools that are subject to corrective action under paragraph (7) of
subsection (b) of Section 6316 of Title 20 of the United States Code.
   (2) To school districts or county offices of education with
schools that are identified as being in need of improvement pursuant
to subsection (b) of Section 6316 of Title 20 of the United States
Code.
   (3) To provide support and assistance to school districts and
county offices of education with schools participating under the No
Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.) that need
support and assistance to achieve the purposes of that act.
   (4) To provide support and assistance to other school districts
and county offices of education with schools participating in a
program carried out under this chapter.
   (d) For purposes of this article, all references to schools shall
include charter schools.
   (e) Funds shall be distributed under this article based on the
number of schools, the pupil enrollment in those schools, and the
number of school districts in each region that have been identified
as being in need of improvement pursuant to Section 6316 of Title 20
of the United States Code, or are participating in the programs
conducted under this chapter.