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a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall, with the approval of the State Board of Education, award a grant to any eligible applicant school district, county office of education, or charter school, for the purpose of providing necessary administrator training pursuant to this article. The grant shall consist of an amount not to exceed four hundred dollars ($400) per administrator scheduled to receive training as set forth in this article. (

b) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall administer this

article and shall, where necessary, implement actions of the State Board of Education governing the implementation of this article. (c)

(1) Programs funded pursuant to this

section shall include all of the following: (

A) Techniques and strategies for successful supervision, observation, diagnosis, and conferencing with teachers that support instructional improvement. (

B) Documentation and writing techniques necessary for effective written evaluations. (

C) A knowledge of evaluation, assessment, and dismissal procedures pursuant to

Article 11 (commencing with

Section 44660) of

Chapter and

Article 3 (commencing with

Section 44930) of

Chapter 4.

(2) The programs shall provide sufficient flexibility to meet the needs of the state’s diverse school districts.

(3) The programs shall set forth the sources for appropriate professional development, including, but not limited to, the Governor’s Principal Leadership Institute pursuant to

Chapter 12 (commencing with

Section 92855) of

Part 57, onsite training offered by practitioners and consulting experts, and academies offered by professional associations. (

d) This

article shall not be implemented during any fiscal year for which funds have not been appropriated for these purposes.