Quality Education Investment Act

(QEIA)

County Superintendent’s

Oversight Responsibilities

CCSESA – May 7 & 9, 2007

QEIA – County Superintendent QEIA – County Superintendent Oversight Responsibilities…Oversight Responsibilities…

Beginning in 2008-09, county Beginning in 2008-09, county superintendents are required to annually superintendents are required to annually monitor the implementation of QEIA in funded monitor the implementation of QEIA in funded schoolsschools

QEIA provides $2 million annually to county QEIA provides $2 million annually to county superintendents in counties with participating superintendents in counties with participating schools to conduct monitoring activitiesschools to conduct monitoring activities

Funds allocated based on “Williams” site visit Funds allocated based on “Williams” site visit formulaformula

C C S E S AC C S E S A

QEIA – County Superintendent QEIA – County Superintendent Oversight Responsibilities Oversight Responsibilities (cont.)(cont.)……

Monitoring areas include:Monitoring areas include:

Class size reductionClass size reduction

Student-to-counselor ratiosStudent-to-counselor ratios

Teacher and counselor qualificationsTeacher and counselor qualifications

Average teaching experienceAverage teaching experience

Success in meeting API growth targetsSuccess in meeting API growth targets

C C S E S AC C S E S A

QEIA – County Superintendent QEIA – County Superintendent Oversight Responsibilities Oversight Responsibilities (cont.)(cont.)……

Monitoring areas include:Monitoring areas include:

Professional Development RequirementsProfessional Development Requirements

Williams v. CA requirementsWilliams v. CA requirements

Meeting requirements within statutory Meeting requirements within statutory timelinestimelines

School-specific measures for schools School-specific measures for schools participating under the alternative optionparticipating under the alternative option

C C S E S AC C S E S A

QEIA – County Superintendent QEIA – County Superintendent Oversight Responsibilities Oversight Responsibilities (cont.)(cont.)……

If the county superintendent determines If the county superintendent determines that a funded school has not met the that a funded school has not met the implementation targets after the first or implementation targets after the first or second year of funding, he/she must second year of funding, he/she must notify the SPI.notify the SPI.

C C S E S AC C S E S A

QEIA – County Superintendent QEIA – County Superintendent Oversight Responsibilities Oversight Responsibilities (cont.)(cont.)……

If all of the interim and final targets are not If all of the interim and final targets are not met by the end of the subsequent year, met by the end of the subsequent year, the SPI is required to terminate funding for the SPI is required to terminate funding for the programthe program

The SPI is required to provide advance The SPI is required to provide advance notice of funding termination and to notice of funding termination and to provide sufficient funds needed to make provide sufficient funds needed to make staff and cost adjustmentsstaff and cost adjustments

C C S E S AC C S E S A

Timeline for Accountability Timeline for Accountability Measures …Measures … Timelines for the program – partial Timelines for the program – partial

funding begins in 2007-08, but funding begins in 2007-08, but accountability measures don’t begin accountability measures don’t begin until 2008-09until 2008-09

See attached chart for specific See attached chart for specific monitoring timelinesmonitoring timelines

C C S E S AC C S E S A