Section 8484.

(a) As required by the department, programs established pursuant to this article shall submit annual outcome-based data for evaluation, including research-based indicators and measurable pupil outcomes for academic performance, attendance, and positive behavioral changes. The department may consider these outcomes when determining eligibility for grant renewal.

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

(A) Schoolday attendance on an annual basis.

(B) Program attendance.

(2) To demonstrate program effectiveness based upon individual program focus, programs shall submit one or more of the following measures annually:

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

(B) Pupil Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program test scores.

(C) Homework completion rates as reported by schoolday teachers or after school staff who directly supervise pupils.

(D) Skill development as reported by schoolday teachers or after school staff who directly supervise pupils.

(E) The department may develop additional measures for this paragraph. Any additions shall be developed in consultation with the evaluation committee of the advisory committee.

(3) Programs shall submit information adopted through the process outlined in subdivision (c).

(b) (1) If a program consistently fails to demonstrate measurable program outcomes for three consecutive years, the department may terminate the program as described in subdivision (a) of Section 8483.7. The department shall consider multiple outcomes and not rely on one outcome in isolation.

(2) For purposes of this section, "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 paragraph.

(4) For purposes of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), program effectiveness may be demonstrated using performance levels from the STAR Program by any of the following:

(A) The grantee documents that the percentage of pupils performing at the far below basic level declined.

(B) The grantee documents that the percentage of pupils performing above the far below basic and below basic levels increased.

(C) The grantee documents that the percentage of pupils who performed at or above the basic level increased.

(D) The grantee documents that pupils participating in the program performed better in a year-to-year comparison of the results of the STAR Program than their peers who were not participating in the program.

(c) The department shall develop standardized procedures and tools to collect the indicators in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a). The department shall consult with the evaluation committee of the Advisory Committee on Before and After School Programs pursuant to Section 8484.9.

(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 179, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2009.)