Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA)

Overview
The Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA) or SB 1133 is legislation brought about by the CTA lawsuit against Governor Schwarzenegger and will provide $3 billion over seven years to assist low performing California schools in closing the achievement gap by reducing class size, improving teacher and principal training, and adding counselors to high schools.

QEIA FORMS AND MATERIALS FOR SANTA CLARA COUNTY DISTRICTS
The staff conducts the required oversight and monitoring of the forms and materials submitted by QEIA schools. If you have questions about the forms and materials to be reviewed, please contact:

Gina Liebig, Research and Evaluation Manager
Santa Clara County Office of Education
(408) 453-6878

QEIA Review Process

• School/District Checklist 2008 (.doc)

Academic Performance Index (API) Growth

• API Growth Target Summary Sample School Data (.pdf)

Average Teacher Experience Calculation Worksheet

• Average Teacher Experience Index (TEI) Requirements (Revised 5/6/09) (.pdf)
• TEI Calculated Targets (Revised 8/28/09) (.xls)
• Revised TEI Worksheet 2008-2009 (.xls)

Class Size Reduction (CSR)

• District Summary CSR Template (.pdf)
• Class Size Reduction Worksheets (.xls)
• QEIA CSR Summary Report 2008-2009 (Revised 6/09) (.xls)
• QEIA CSR Summary Report Instructions K-6 (.doc)
• QEIA CSR Summary Report Instructions 6-12 (.doc)
• CSR Summary Report Sample 1 (.xls)
• CSR Summary Report Sample 2 (.xls)
• CSR Summary Report Sample 3 (.xls)
• CSR Summary Report Sample 4 (.xls)

Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT) Samples

• CSIS Report Sample (.pdf)
• PAIF-12 Report Sample (.pdf)

Professional Development

• Professional Development Calculation Spreadsheet (.xls)

If you have questions about the Santa Clara County Office of Education monitoring of the Quality Education Investment Act, please contact:

Mary Ann Burke, Categorical and Special Projects Director
Santa Clara County Office of Education
408-453-6522

Technical Assistance (QEIA)
Technical assistance is provided by the QEIA Northern Technical Assistance Center on all QEIA requirements, and functions through a network of service areas and partners in seven regions. Santa Clara County belongs to QEIA Service Area 6. The technical assistance contact is:

Rick Bartkowski, District and School Support Director
Stanislaus County Office of Education
209-238-1304 

RELATED WEBSITES:

• Official QEIA Web Site
• California Department of Education (CDE) QEIA Web Site - Official CDE information site for QEIA schools
• California County Superintendents Education Services Association (CCSESA) - Official CCSESA information site for QEIA schools

Date last updated: September 23, 2009