Chief Business Officer Training

NOTE: The application due date for this program has passed.

School districts, county offices of education, and direct-funded charter schools are eligible to receive incentive funding to send their chief business officers (CBOs) or CBO candidates to training given by state-qualified training providers.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Priority is given to eligible CBOs and CBO training candidates from local educational agencies (LEAs) that are currently operating with a state-appointed administrator or trustee, or from LEAs that have received a negative or qualified budget certification within the past five fiscal years.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Applicants must provide a provision of assurance by the LEA that the eligible training candidate has committed to provide no less than two years of continuous service to a state public school following completion of the training. Funding may be insufficient to accommodate all interested applicants.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	N/A
Eligible Age Level(s)	N/A

Funding

Legal Authority	Budget Item 6110-144-0001(1)
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2008-09
SACS Resource/ Revenue Codes	7810 / 8590
Total Available	$1,000,000
Recipient Amount	$3,000
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Funds provide $3,000 per eligible training candidate for up to 333 candidates. The first 50 percent will be allocated upon approval of the application and submission of enrollment verification; the second 50 percent will be allocated upon completion of the training.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	February 20, 2009
Expected Notification Date	Unavailable

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ai/cb/
Fiscal	Unavailable
Funding Results	http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/cbot08result.asp
Other	Funding is limited and may be insufficient to fund all eligible applicants. A large portion of the 2008-09 budget appropriation has already been obligated to existing candidates on the waiting list that was previously established during the 2006-07 fiscal year.

Contacts

Program	Kathy Mathews Phone : 916-322-1647 E-mail : KMathews@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Kathy Mathews Phone : 916-322-1647 E-mail : KMathews@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division Phone : 916-322-3024 Fax : 916-323-0614