Section 11991.1 - Defining Significant Progress/Continuance of Reading First Funding(a) In order to continue to receive Reading First Funding, a local educational agency (LEA) must achieve "significant progress" which is defined as having at least half of the LEA's Reading First schools, which have an RFAI, achieve an RFAI that is above one standard deviation below the mean on the RFAI for the LEA's cohort.(b) A cohort is made up of all the LEAs that were funded in the same round of subgrant competition.(c) Cohort One is defined as all of the LEAs in the round of subgrant competition that was funded commencing November 13, 2002.(d) For Cohort One, if a LEA fails to make significant progress after the fifth year of implementation, the California Department of Education (CDE) shall notify the LEA that it will not be funded for the next year of implementation.(e) For all other cohorts, if a LEA fails to make significant progress after the fourth year of implementation, CDE shall notify the LEA that it will not be funded for the next year of implementation.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 11991.1
1. New section filed 10-23-2006; operative 11-22-2006 (Register 2006, No. 43). Note: Authority cited: Sections 12001, 12032 and 33031, Education Code. Reference: Section 51700, Education Code; and 20 USC 6362 (Title I, Part B, federal No Child Left Behind Act).
1. New section filed 10-23-2006; operative 11-22-2006 (Register 2006, No. 43).