Compliance

School districts throughout California are mandated by the state to publish annual School Accountability Report Cards. To date, more than fifty facts and figures about students, teachers, test scores, resources, and school facilities are required. Is your staff knowledgeable of all the data that must be incorporated into a SARC to satisfy all of the applicable state and federal laws? Do you have the resources and assistance necessary to ensure your SARCs are fully compliant?

Academia Publishing understands that producing compliant SARCs can be a difficult and time-consuming task. This is where we can help. Our SARCs satisfy all state and federal laws ranging from the original 1988 passing of Proposition 98 to the most recent, AB 1061. Also, under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) enacted in 1965, both federal and state laws require Title I designated schools to inform parents and the community how well the school is performing. As stated by the California Department of Education, the school must "Indicate whether a school is designated as a Title I Distinguished / Achieving School, whether the school has been identified for the Title I program improvement (PI), and whether the school has met the criteria for exiting Title I PI." Furthermore, on January 8, 2002, the president signed into law the
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), a reauthorization of the ESEA. This law has placed an ever-increasing emphasis on school accountability and reporting for every school in the nation.

There is a long timeline of relevant SARC laws. Through the course of this timeline, compliance has been formed to include many facets. In sum, compliance requires the following:

1. Each SARC must provide numerous sets of data, many of which span over a three-year period.
   
2. The data must be effectively explained so that it is understandable and easy to read.
   
3. Principals must provide descriptions concerning many aspects of their school.
   
4. Schools must distribute their SARCs to ensure that each parent receives a copy. Distribution must be in both printed form and online for those schools with Internet capabilities. Moreover, the SARCs must be distributed in all applicable languages.
   

Academia Publishing can help you successfully address each of these compliance requirements in the easiest and most effective manner possible.