California Education Code (EC) Section 215, as added by Assembly Bill (AB) 2246 (Chapter 642, Statutes of 2016) mandates that the Governing Board of any local educational agency (LEA) that serves pupils in grades seven to twelve, inclusive, adopt a policy on pupil suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention. A local education agency is a school district or county office of education. The policy shall specifically address the needs of high-risk groups, including suicide awareness and prevention training for teachers, and ensure that a school employee acts within the authorization and scope of the employee’s credential or license. AB 1767 is an extension to AB 2246, which requires local educational agencies to add age groups from kindergarten through 6th grade. This effectively mandates that all educational agencies serving students from kindergarten through the 12th grade adopt a policy on suicide prevention that also addresses the needs of high risk groups.

For more information on AB 2246 Pupil Suicide Prevention Policies, go to the California Legislative Information Web page at https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB2246

Click here for Happy Valley's Suicide Prevention Plan.

California Education Code (EC) Section 32281(a) requires every kindergarten through grade twelve school, public and public charter, including community and court schools, to develop and maintain a CSSP designed to address campus risks, prepare for emergencies, and create a safe, secure learning environment for students and school personnel. In a school district with fewer than 2,501 units of average daily attendance, there may be one CSSP for all schools within the district.

The law requires designated stakeholders to annually engage in a systematic planning process to develop strategies and policies to prevent and respond to potential incidents involving emergencies, natural and other disasters, hate crimes, violence, active assailants/intruders, bullying and cyberbullying, discrimination and harassment, child abuse and neglect, discipline, suspension and expulsion, and other safety aspects.

Schools, districts, and COEs all play a role in effective school safety planning and are responsible for familiarity with, and fulfillment of, applicable requirements of EC sections 32280–32289.5. The CSSP requirements can be located on the California Legislative Information web page.

To view Happy Valley's Comprehensive School Safety Plan, click here.

A School Accoutability Report Card (SARC) is a yearly report that provides information about a California public school's performance. Information included in the SARC includes demographic information, school safety and climate for learning, academic data including test scores, class sizes, teacher and staff information and curriculum and instruction.

SARC's are intended to inform parents and the public about the school's performance and progress. They allow for public comparison of schools. 

The SARC is required by state las and is published by Feb. 1st of each year for the prior school year.

The Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) is a document that outlines a school's plan to improve student academic performance by detailing the actions they will take to mazimize available resources and achieve their educational goals, including strategies to address the needs of underserved students. 

The SPSA is a comprehensive strategy for continuous improvement at the school level, aligning with state and federal categorical programs and funding sources.

To view Happy Valley's Single Plan for Student Achievement, click here.

Existing law limits the use of restraint and seclusion by school personnel.  It also requires local educational agencies (LEAs) to annually collect data and report to the CDE specific information about the use of behavioral restraints and seclusion in schools.  California Education Code section 49006 requires that no later than three months after the end of a school year, LEAs must submit a report to CDE that includes:

1. The number of students subjected to mechanical restraint;
2. The number of students subjected to physical restraint;
3. The number of students subjected to seclusion;
4. The number of times mechanical restraint was used on students;
5. The number of times physical restraint was used on students; and
6. The number of times seclusion was used on students.

This information must be separated by race or ethnicity and gender, with separate counts for students with Section 504 plans and Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), and those without such plans.

AB 1466 amends section 49006(c) to now require that LEAs also annually post the data collected and reported to CDE, on their individual internet websites. LEAs remain obligated to make the data collected and reported available as a public record.

To view reported incidents, visit the California Department of Education website: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/ad/filesrsd.asp.

California's comprehensive plan for special education is the Master Plan for Special Education, which is implemented through Special Education Local Plan Areas (SELPAs). 

Each school district, charter school, and county superintendent of schools is part of a SELPA. SELPA's are responsible for developing Annual Service Plans that identify services for students with disablilities. The Master Plan's goals include:

• Correcting weaknesses in the special education system
• Ensuring that all children have access to education, regardless of differences in abilities
• Meeting the needs of all children with disabilities

Please click here to find out more about Shasta County's SELPA.

What is Proposition 28?

Approved by California voters on November 8, 2022, Proposition 28 (the Arts and Music in Schools Funding Guarantee and Accountability Act) mandates that 1% of the K–12 Proposition 98 funding be allocated annually to arts and music education in public K–12 schools.

Annual Reporting Requirements:

LEAs are required to submit a board-approved annual report to the California Department of Education and post it publicly. Reports must include:

•       Types of arts programs funded
•       FTEs – teachers, classified staff, and aides
•       Number of students served
•       Number of school sites with funded programs

Funds can rollover for up to three years if not spent. 

To see the annual report for Happy Valley, please click here.