Local control and accountability plans: California School Dashboard: school climate: California Healthy Kids Survey: School Climate Improvement Report.
- Requires schools serving grades 5-12 to conduct student wellness surveys every two years starting 2026.
- Mandates schools to create improvement plans if survey results show poor climate or safety metrics.
- Requires public presentation of improvement plans at board meetings and online posting within 30 days.
- Adds student survey results as a required measure of school climate in accountability plans.
Assembly Member Pellerin's school accountability legislation mandates biennial administration of the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) by local educational agencies serving grades 5-12, establishing new requirements for monitoring and addressing school climate concerns. Beginning in the 2026-27 school year, the bill requires schools to conduct the survey every two years and develop School Climate Improvement Reports when results indicate persistent challenges.
Local educational agencies must create these improvement reports if survey results show concerning patterns across two consecutive administrations - either falling below 70% in positive indicators like school connectedness and academic motivation, or exceeding 70% in negative measures such as bullying, substance use, and safety concerns. The reports must detail key areas requiring attention, outline existing intervention strategies, and specify new measures to address identified issues. Agencies must present the reports at public board meetings and post them online within 30 days.
The legislation amends existing local control and accountability requirements to incorporate CHKS results as an official metric for evaluating school climate, alongside current measures like suspension and expulsion rates. County offices of education must also integrate survey data into their accountability frameworks and support school districts in implementing the new requirements. The bill provides for state reimbursement of local costs associated with these mandates through established Government Code procedures.
This expansion of school climate monitoring adds structured data collection and response protocols to California's educational accountability system while maintaining local control over specific improvement strategies. The phased implementation timeline gives agencies time to prepare for the new survey administration and reporting requirements before they take effect.
 Al MuratsuchiD Assembly Member | Committee Member |  Not Contacted | |
 Mia BontaD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 David AlvarezD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Dawn AddisD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Josh HooverR Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted |
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- Requires schools serving grades 5-12 to conduct student wellness surveys every two years starting 2026.
- Mandates schools to create improvement plans if survey results show poor climate or safety metrics.
- Requires public presentation of improvement plans at board meetings and online posting within 30 days.
- Adds student survey results as a required measure of school climate in accountability plans.
Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.
Introduced By
Assembly Member Pellerin's school accountability legislation mandates biennial administration of the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) by local educational agencies serving grades 5-12, establishing new requirements for monitoring and addressing school climate concerns. Beginning in the 2026-27 school year, the bill requires schools to conduct the survey every two years and develop School Climate Improvement Reports when results indicate persistent challenges.
Local educational agencies must create these improvement reports if survey results show concerning patterns across two consecutive administrations - either falling below 70% in positive indicators like school connectedness and academic motivation, or exceeding 70% in negative measures such as bullying, substance use, and safety concerns. The reports must detail key areas requiring attention, outline existing intervention strategies, and specify new measures to address identified issues. Agencies must present the reports at public board meetings and post them online within 30 days.
The legislation amends existing local control and accountability requirements to incorporate CHKS results as an official metric for evaluating school climate, alongside current measures like suspension and expulsion rates. County offices of education must also integrate survey data into their accountability frameworks and support school districts in implementing the new requirements. The bill provides for state reimbursement of local costs associated with these mandates through established Government Code procedures.
This expansion of school climate monitoring adds structured data collection and response protocols to California's educational accountability system while maintaining local control over specific improvement strategies. The phased implementation timeline gives agencies time to prepare for the new survey administration and reporting requirements before they take effect.
Al MuratsuchiD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Mia BontaD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
David AlvarezD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Dawn AddisD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Josh HooverR Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted |