Section 8427.

(a) A high school after school program established pursuant to this article shall submit to the department annual outcome-based data for evaluation, including research-based indicators and measurable pupil outcomes, including, but not limited to, academic performance, school attendance, positive behavioral changes, and, to the extent possible, performance on the high school exit examination and graduation rates.

(1) To demonstrate program effectiveness, grantees shall submit all of the following:

(A) Participating pupil schoolday attendance on an annual basis.

(B) Program attendance on a semi-annual basis.

(2) To demonstrate program effectiveness based upon individual program focus, programs shall select one or more of the following measures to be used for at least three consecutive years and submitted annually:

(A) Positive behavioral changes, as reported by schoolday teachers or after school staff who directly supervise pupils.

(B) Pupil performance on the high school exit examination and graduation rates.

(C) Pupil performance on the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program test.

(D) Homework completion rates.

(E) Skill development consistent with the program elements, as reported by schoolday teachers or after school staff who directly supervise pupils.

(F) The department may develop additional measures to demonstrate program effectiveness. Any additions shall be developed in consultation with the advisory committee pursuant to Section 8484.9.

(3) Programs shall submit information adopted through the process outlined in subdivision (b) of Section 8421.5.

(b) (1) If a program consistently fails to demonstrate measurable program outcomes for three consecutive years, the department may terminate the program pursuant to the process in subdivision (e) of Section 8426. The department shall consider multiple outcomes and not rely on one outcome in isolation.

(2) For purposes of this subdivision, "consistently fails to demonstrate measurable program outcomes" means failure to meet program effectiveness requirements pursuant to the criteria in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a).

(3) Measurable program outcomes may be demonstrated by, but are not limited to, the following methods:

(A) Comparing pupils participating in the program to nonparticipating pupils at the same schoolsite.

(B) Pupils participating in the program demonstrate improvement on one or more indicators collected by the program pursuant to this section.

(c) The department shall identify or develop standardized procedures and tools to collect the indicators in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) in accordance with the process outlined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (h) of Section 8484.9.

(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 22, Sec. 1. Effective June 28, 2007.)