Legislation
AB 1114, Chapter 52 Statutes of 1999
Amount of Funds Appropriated
For 2001-02: Not funded
For 2000-01: $100 million
For 1999-00: $100 million
Group Receiving Awards
School certificated staff (all site positions requiring certificated staff)
Eligibility
For 2000-01: Open to schools with APIs in Deciles 1-5 in 2000
For 1999-00: Open to schools with APIs in Deciles 1-5 in 1999
Conditions
For 2000-01:
- API awards eligible in 2000
- 2001 API must show at least 2 times annual growth target
- All subgroups must make 80% of 2 times the school target
- Elementary and middle schools must have 95% Stanford 9 participation rate
- High schools must have 90% Stanford 9 participation rate
For 1999-00:
- 98-99 SAT9 growth must be demonstrated
- 2000 API must show at least 2 times annual growth target (minimum of 10% of annual growth target)
- All subgroups must make 80% of school target
- K-8 schools must have 95% SAT9 participation rate
- 9-12 schools must have 90% SAT9 participation rate
Distribution Setup
- Largest gains receive the largest awards, based on growth (number of API points increased over 2 times the school's target)
- 1000 certificated staff (on FTE basis) in schools with largest growth get $25,000 each
- 3750 certificated staff (on FTE basis) get $10,000 each
- 7500 certificated staff (on FTE basis) get $5,000 each
Distribution Decision
Inclusion of certificated personnel receiving funds decided by local district in negotiation with teachers' union
Proposed Notification Timeline
For 2000-01: January 2002
For 1999-00: January 2001, after state API data have been published on CDE Web site
