The 2016-17 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 22, 2016 - In 2003-04, the Legislature approved $214  million in lease revenue bond funds to replace the state ’s 1960s-era Central Plant in Sacramento with a larger, more modern, and more efficient facility. The project also included the construction of a new thermal energy storage tank, new cooling towers, and a new steam turbine distributed generation system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3362

^[PDF] Integration of State and Federal Accountability Programs

LAO 60 YEARS OF SERVICE 5L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E April 21, 2003 Problems With Existing Two Accountability Systems ! The Academic Performance Index (API) and the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) measure different goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/Education/2003/Accountability_Senate_042103.pdf

LAO 2003-04 Budget Analysis: Education, Accountability

Chapter  1035 (SB  1310,  Alpert), became effective on January 1, 2003, which requires SBE to determine whether a school made significant growth within 30 days of public release of a school's growth in API results.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2003/education/ed_11_accountability_anl03.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Student Aid Commission (7980)

At the end of FFY 2002-03 (September 30, 2003), the cumulative surplus was $267  million. For FFY 2003-04, EdFund expects an annual operating surplus of $31  million, which means its cumulative surplus will reach almost $300  million by year end.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/education/highered_10_7980_SAC_anl04.htm

^[PDF] LAO 2002 Budget Analysis: Education Chapter

We recommend the Legislature amend statute to extend by one year the statutory deadline for the evaluation such that preliminary findings are due March 31, 2003, and the final report is due June 30, 2003.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2002/education/ed_anl02.pdf

^[PDF] LAO 2003 Budget Analysis: Education Chapter

Chap- ter 1035 (SB 1310, Alpert), became effective on January 1, 2003, which requires SBE to determine whether a school made significant growth within 30 days of public release of a school’s growth in API results.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2003/education/ed_anl03.pdf

2001 Budget Analysis: School Accountability

Potentially, SDE could include the results from the spring 2002 and spring 2003 administrations in the 2003 API. Graduation Rate, Student and Teacher Attendance Rate. The Public Schools Accountability Act required the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) to report by September 1999 on the accuracy of the measures to be included in the
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/education/ed_10_sch_acct_anl01.htm

^[PDF] Integration of State and Federal Accountability Programs

LAO 60 YEARS OF SERVICE 5L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E May 6, 2003 Problems With Existing Two Accountability Systems ! The Academic Performance Index (API) and the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) measure different goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/Education/2003/Accountability_050603.pdf

LAO 2003-04 Budget Analysis: Education, Assessments

LAO 2003-04 Budget Analysis: Education, Assessments 73% 15% a API = Academic Performance Index. The norm-reference test (NRT) for 2001 and 2002 was the Stanford 9. The NRT for 2003 is the CAT/6. CST = California Standards Test and CAHSEE = California High School Exit Exam. b Test not available for particular subject or not included in API.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2003/education/ed_10_assessments_anl03.htm

^[PDF] Next Steps for Improving State Accountability for Alternative Schools

From 2003 to 2009, the state used the Alternative Schools Accountability Model (ASAM) in lieu of the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure progress at alternative schools. Rather than receiving an API score, alternative schools generally could choose any 3 of 14 performance indicators (shown below) to report to the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2015/edu/alt-ed/improving-accountability-051615.pdf