According to analysis from legislative staff, the state currently requires that a charter school must meet at least one of five criteria to receive renewal, including having
attained its
Academic Performance Index
growth target in the prior year or in two of the last three years or in the aggregate for the prior three years.
Induction programs have also been found to accelerate teachers» ability to drive student learning gains: In one study, new teachers who participated in high - quality mentoring and induction programs were able to lead their students to
academic gains equivalent to those of fourth - year teachers who did not receive such support as beginning teachers.63 Similarly, a study of the California Formative Assessment and Support System for Teachers, a statewide induction program, found that the induction program had a positive effect on both instructional practice and student learning, with students
attaining a half - year's additional
growth when they were taught by teachers who were highly engaged in the program.64