California Education Code § 8901

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Adjacent location” means an alternative location for services for pupils pursuant to this section that is within a one-half mile of the qualifying entity’s schoolsite. (b) “Community school” means a public school serving preschool, transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, with strong and intentional community partnerships ensuring pupil learning and whole child and family development, and specifically includes the following: (1) Integrated supports services, including the coordination of trauma-informed health, mental health, and social services that ensure coordination and support with county and local educational agency resources and nongovernmental organizations, and early screening and intervention for learning and other needs. (2) Family, pupil, schoolsite staff, and community engagement, which may include home visits, home-school collaboration, culturally responsive community partnerships to strengthen family well-being and stability, and school climate surveys. (3) Collaborative leadership and practices for educators and administrators, including professional development to transform school culture and climate, that centers on pupil learning and supports mental and behavioral health, trauma-informed care, social-emotional learning, restorative justice, and other key areas relating to pupil learning and whole child and family development. (4) Extended learning time and opportunities, including before and after school care and summer programs. (c) “Consortium” means either of the following: (1) Two or more local educational agencies. (2) One or more local educational agencies, one of whom shall serve as the fiscal agent, and one or more cooperating agencies providing services pursuant to this section at a schoolsite or adjacent location. (d) “Cooperating agency” means a federal, state, or local agency or public or private nonprofit entity that agrees to offer support services at a schoolsite, an adjacent location, or virtually through a program implemented under this chapter. Cooperating agencies include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (1) A county behavioral health agency that will operate the program in partnership with at least one local educational agency that is a qualifying entity. (2) A federal Head Start or Early Head Start program or other government-funded early childhood program or agency that will operate the program in partnership with at least one local educational agency that is a qualifying entity. (3) A childcare program or agency within a public institution of higher education that will operate the program in partnership with at least one local educational agency that is a qualifying entity. (e) “Dream Resource Center” means a public high school initiative to provide pupils, including undocumented pupils, in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, with resources that include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (1) Postsecondary financial aid support, such as assistance with the completion of the California Dream Act Application. (2) Social services support. (3) State-funded immigration legal services. (4) Academic advising and referrals to academic support and enrichment opportunities. (5) Parent and family workshops. (f) “Lead agency” means the department. (g) “Local educational agency” means a school district, charter school, or county office of education. (h) “Network” means a group of schools that function as a learning community and are supported by a local educational agency that coordinates services and resources for their pupils, families, and staff. Participation in a network is at the discretion of a school’s local educational agency governing board. (i) “Partner” means a private business, nonprofit, public or nonprofit institutions of higher education, or foundation that provides financial assistance or otherwise assists a program operati

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