Section 52064.4 - Instructions shall be updated(a) On or before January 31, 2025, the instructions developed by the state board pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 52064 shall specify that all funds received by the local educational agency pursuant to Section 32526 and subject to the requirements of paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 32526 shall be included in the local control and accountability plan, or the annual update to the plan, for the period of July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028, inclusive. The instructions shall be updated to address all of the following:(1) Require identification of all planned expenditures using the funds apportioned pursuant to Section 32526 in the local control and accountability plan within the description of the associated actions and analysis of the implementation of those planned expenditures in the annual update.(2) Require identification of at least one metric to monitor the impact of each identified action or service.(3) Require the local educational agency to articulate the rationale for selecting among the permissible use of funds based on the needs assessment required under subdivision (d) of Section 32526, including identification of how the selected actions are expected to address the identified areas of need, based on one or more metrics, and for pupils or schools in the greatest need, as identified by the metrics in the needs assessment.(4) Require the action description to explain how research supports each selected action or service based on the identified area or areas of need set forth in the needs assessment required under subdivision (d) of Section 32526.(5) Specify that the requirements in Section 52064 for school districts receiving technical assistance pursuant to Section 52071 include assistance provided pursuant to subdivision (b).(6) For the 2027-28 local control and accountability plan, or the annual update to the plan, require the local educational agency to review the rationale for selecting among the permissible use of funds included in the 2025-26 local control or accountability plan, or the annual update to the plan, pursuant to paragraph (3) in order to assess the overall effectiveness of the chosen strategy and whether adjustments to the chosen approach are warranted based on progress shown on the relevant metrics.(b) School districts receiving technical assistance pursuant to Section 52071 and county offices of education providing technical assistance are encouraged to use technical assistance to support the school district in conducting the needs assessment pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 32526 and a selection of actions funded by the Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant or evaluation of implementation of those actions, as applicable, pursuant to subdivision (a).(c) For purposes of this section, "local educational agency" means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.(d) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2028, and, as of January 1, 2029, is repealed.Added by Stats 2024 ch 38 (SB 153),s 72, eff. 6/29/2024.