(a) It is the intent of the state that school districts, community college districts, the California State University, and the University of California coordinate their efforts to provide instruction in basic skills in an efficient and effective way. (b) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall solicit applications from community college districts seeking funding for plans to provide instruction in basic skills to students enrolled, or who will enroll, at California State University campuses. As used in this section, âchancellorâ means the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. (c) A community college district that chooses to apply for a grant under this section shall include the following components of its plan in its application: (1) A list of the community colleges and the California State University campuses that will work jointly to develop effective instruction in basic skills and provide instruction to focus on students enrolled, or who will enroll, at California State University campuses. (2) A commitment from the California State University campuses listed in paragraph (1) that these campuses will direct students to instruction at community colleges. (3) A narrative explaining the strategy for directing students to instruction at community colleges and integrating this instruction with programs at California State University campuses. (4) A letter from each of the presidents of the California State University campuses listed in the application pursuant to paragraph (1) indicating support for the plan and identifying the fiscal impact for his or her particular campus. (5) A narrative describing any effective evidence-based instructional strategies and practices the community colleges have implemented for the delivery of basic skills instruction and any efforts the community colleges have made to incorporate effective evidence-based instructional strategies and practices within the delivery of their basic skills instruction. (6) A narrative describing how faculty was involved in the development of the plan. (7) A narrative describing if and how the community college district intends to incorporate the use of student success data to inform the delivery of its basic skills instruction. (8) A narrative describing the measures the community colleges listed pursuant to paragraph (1) will undertake to collaborate with local school districts serving kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, to better articulate English and mathematics instruction between high schools located in the community college district and the community colleges and the California State University campuses listed pursuant to paragraph (1). (d) (1) The chancellor, in consultation with the Chancellor of the California State University, shall award grants of two million dollars ($2,000,000) each to five of the applicant community college districts. (2) The grants shall be awarded based on the projected success of the applicant districts in maximizing the following factors, which are listed below in order of decreasing priority: (A) The number of students enrolled, or who will enroll, at California State University campuses and who would benefit from access to instruction in basic skills at the community colleges participating in the plan. (B) The number of California State University campuses participating in the plan. (C) The number of community college campuses participating in the plan. (D) The likelihood that the plan would be implemented effectively. (E) The use of effective evidence-based instructional strategies and practices the community colleges have implemented for the delivery of basic skills instruction. Community college districts are encouraged to align the delivery of basic skills instruction with California State University campus programs that will accelerate the progress of underprepared students toward college completion. (e) (1) Upon awarding the grants, the chancellor shall allocate one million dollars
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