Source: https://development.code.dccouncil.us/dc/council/code/titles/38/chapters/7B/
Timestamp: 2019-04-23 08:20:56+00:00

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D.C. Law Library - Chapter 7B. Education Preparedness.
Subchapter I. Early Warning and Support System.
Subchapter II. Post-Secondary Preparation Plan.
Subchapter III. Highly Effective Teacher Incentive.
Subchapter IV. Community Schools Incentive.
Subchapter V. Early Childhood Education.
Subchapter VII. Applicability of Chapter.
This subchapter may be cited as the “Early Warning and Support System Act of 2012”.
(1) “DC-BAS” means the DC Benchmark System.
(2) “DC-CAS” means the District of Columbia Comprehensive Assessment System examination.
(C) One school that serves students in grades 4 through 9.
(4) “Low-performing school” means a public school or public charter school in which fewer than 40% of students performed proficient or higher on the 2011 DC-CAS.
(5) “Mid-high-performing school” means a public school or public charter school in which 40% or more of students performed proficient or higher on the 2011 DC-CAS.
§ 38–751.03. Pilot early warning and support system.
(2) Two feeder school groups shall be comprised of mid-high-performing schools and 2 feeder school groups shall be comprised of low-performing schools.
(3) Performance measures for math and English courses, including, at a minimum, mid-year and end-of-course grades.
(c) The Mayor shall implement the early warning and support system in 4 feeder school groups and may give priority to schools in which high school and college readiness initiatives developed pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this section are in place.
(d)(1) Schools within each feeder school group are required to collaborate with each other and with the Mayor’s office to ensure alignment of data collection.
(2) Individual student data collected through the early warning and support system shall be shared with participating feeder school groups and summarized data shall be shared with the public.
(e) The participating feeder school groups shall have access to additional funding that shall support new and existing initiatives to increase high school and college readiness and to increase high school graduation rates.
(f) Funding shall be prioritized for low-performing schools.
The Mayor shall survey a sample of schools to identify existing initiatives used to support high school and college readiness and increase graduation rates. Results of the survey shall be submitted to the Council within 90 days of June 19, 2012.
(3) A plan to expand the early warning and support system to all schools within 3 years of June 19, 2012.
(b) The report shall be submitted to the Council one year after implementation of this subchapter.
This subchapter may be cited as the “Post-Secondary Preparation Plan Act of 2012”.
(2) “Public high school” means a public school or public charter school that provides instruction for students in the 9th through 12th grades.
§ 38–752.03. Post-secondary preparation plan.
(a)(1) Beginning with the graduating class of 2014, the Mayor shall ensure that each public high school student applies to at least one post-secondary institution before graduation.
(2) The Mayor shall ensure that each public high school student participates in a program designed to provide students with information on applying to an appropriate post-secondary institution, including information on financial aid and other resources necessary to streamline a transition to a post-secondary institution. The program may include school-based and non-school-based resources.
(c) Beginning with the graduating class of 2014, the Mayor shall require that each student attending public high school takes the SAT or the American College Testing program before graduation.
(d) The Mayor may exempt a student from the requirements of subsections (a)(1) and (c) of this section, if the Mayor determines that it would constitute an undue hardship on the student.
This subchapter shall expire 3 years from June 19, 2012.
This subchapter may be cited as the “Community Schools Incentive Act of 2012”.
(1) “Community partner” means a provider of one or more eligible services.
(2) “Community school” means a public and private partnership to coordinate educational, developmental, family, health, and after-school-care programs during school and non-school hours for students, families, and local communities at a public school or public charter school with the objectives of improving academic achievement, reducing absenteeism, building stronger relationships between students, parents, and communities, and improving the skills, capacity, and well-being of the surrounding community residents.
(3) “Eligible consortium” means a partnership established between a local education agency and one or more community partners for purposes of establishing, operating, and sustaining a community school.
(M) Programs that provide remedial education and enrichment activities.
This section is referenced in § 38-754.03.
§ 38–754.03. Administration of Community Schools Incentive Initiative.
(3) A focus on improving academic outcomes for students.
(b) The Mayor shall promote and encourage the use of public school and public charter school facilities by community and neighborhood groups.
(12) The directors of 2 public charter schools.
(6) Meet at least annually to review and evaluate the annual progress of the Incentive Initiative and to make recommendations, if any, to the Mayor and the Council for improvement of the Incentive Initiative.
(7) A plan for quarterly qualitative and quantitative program evaluation, including measurable indicators of success in areas such as student academic achievement; graduation and attendance rate; and improvement in student health and socio-emotional well-being.
(4) Identify best practices and lessons learned for the purpose of informing the District-wide community school policy.
The 2015 amendment by D.C. Law 21-36 rewrote (a)(1) and (2); added (a)(3); added (d)(6) and made related changes; rewrote (e)(1); and added (e)(6) and (7) and made related changes.
For temporary (90 days) addition of this section, see § 4192 of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-127, July 27, 2015, 62 DCR 10201).
§ 38–754.04. Establishment of Community School Fund.
(a) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the Community Schools Fund (“Fund”). All funds deposited into the Fund, and any interest earned on those funds, shall not revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time, but shall be continually available for the uses and purposes set forth in subsection (b) of this section without regard to fiscal year limitation, subject to authorization by Congress.
(b)(1) The Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of supporting schools designated as community schools.
(3) The Fund shall be used to fund the planning and implementation of the Incentive Initiative grant program.
(4) Payments from public or private sources.
This subchapter may be cited as the “Early Childhood Education Act of 2012”.
(1) “Chancellor” means the chief executive officer of the District of Columbia Public Schools appointed pursuant to § 38-174.
(2) “DCPS” means the District of Columbia Public Schools established by § 38-171.
(B) A DCPS annual report for the preceding academic year delineating the progress and readiness of all students.
(a) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.
(b) Each local education agency may advise the Mayor with respect to all proposed matters or rules issued pursuant to this chapter.
The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-168 added the subsection (a) designation; substituted “through September 30, 2013” for “upon the inclusion of its fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan” in (a); and added (b).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section 701 of D.C. Law 19-345, see § 7009 of Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19-383, June 19, 2012, 59 DCR 7764).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 7009 of Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19-413, July 25, 2012, 59 DCR 9290).
For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 19-142, § 701, see § 7010b of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-449, October 10, 2014, 61 DCR 10915, 20 STAT 4188).
For temporary (90 days) addition of D.C. Law 20-155, § 7010b, repealing D.C. Law 19-142, § 701, see § 2(k) of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Clarification Emergency Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-461, November 6, 2014, 61 DCR 11784, 20 STAT 4368).
For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 19-142, § 701, see § 7010b of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Second Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-566, January 9, 2015, 62 DCR 884, 21 STAT 541).
For temporary (90 days) addition of D.C. Law 20-155, § 7010b, repealing D.C. Law 19-142, § 701, see § 2(k) of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-587, January 13, 2015, 62 DCR 1294, 21 STAT 758).
For temporary (225 days) addition of D.C. Law 20-155, § 7010b, see § 2(j) of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2014 (D.C. Law 20-179, March 7, 2015, 62 DCR 424).

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