International Baccalaureate

Funding Description

International Baccalaureate (IB) provides funding to participating public high schools and middle schools that offer the IB Program. Funding can be used to cover ongoing costs of professional development required by the program and subsidize fees for exams for eligible students.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Public high schools and middle schools that offer the IB Diploma Program and the IB Middle Years Program are eligible. High schools that have the highest level of students from low-income families and high schools that are authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB) are given priority.
Other Eligibility Considerations	If funds are insufficient to fully fund all grants authorized, annual grants must first be allocated to those schools that were funded in the prior year and in the amount of the prior year's grant.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	California Education Code sections 52920-52922
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2010-11
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	7286 / 8590
Total Available	$1,017,000
Recipient Amount	Up to $51 per exam.
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	For fiscal year 2010-11, these funds are now flexible. From fiscal years 2008-09 through 2012-13, funding for the flexible programs will be based on base year 2007-08 or 2008-09 funding levels as specified in Education Code Section 42605. In the current state fiscal year, each LEA will receive the same percentage of the available funding as it received in the base year.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	October 1, 2010
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	November 1, 2010

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	International Baccalaureate Program [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/ps/ibgen.asp]
Fiscal	http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg//fr/eb/yr09budgetacts.asp
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Marjorie McConnell, 916-323-5830, mmconne@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Maria Romo, 916-324-5634, mromo@cde.ca.gov
Division	Career & College Transition Division, 916-323-6398 (phone), 916-323-2817 (fax)