California Department of Education
1430 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
The Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) demonstration project will provide $20,000 in funding to train Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) staff on the use of the CANS framework. The CANS is a communimetric tool meant to facilitate the understanding of the needs and strengths of an individual. The CANS is used by mental health clinicians and county mental health and social services agencies. Training local educational agency staff in the use of the CANS will lead to greater communication between local agencies providing mental health services to students.
| Eligible Applicants |
Local educational agencies |
|---|---|
| Required Eligibility Criteria |
The Santa Clarita Valley SELPA has already developed plans for training staff on the use of the CANS. This SELPA volunteered to run a demonstration project for the use of the CANS through work done as a member of the Assembly Bill 114 Transition Work Group. |
| Other Eligibility Considerations |
Implementation of the CANS framework. |
| Eligible Grade Level(s) |
Not applicable |
| Eligible Age Level(s) |
Five to twenty–two. |
| Legal Authority |
Budget Item 6110-161-0890 Schedule 6 |
|---|---|
| Source / Type | Federal / Grant |
| State Fiscal Year | 2012-13 |
| SACS Resource/ Revenue Codes |
3372 / 8182 |
| Total Available | $20,000 |
| Recipient Amount |
$20,000 |
| Match Requirement |
No |
| Allocation Formula | Santa Clarita Valley SELPA will receive $20,000 to implement a CANS demonstration project. |
| Date Application Available |
Unavailable |
|---|---|
| Due Date | Unavailable |
| Expected Notification Date |
February 18, 2013 |
| Application | Unavailable |
|---|---|
| Background | Unavailable |
| Fiscal | Unavailable |
| Funding Results | http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r18/cans12result.asp |
| Other | Unavailable |
| Program | Renzo Bernales, Education Programs Consultant Phone : 916-327-3637 E-mail : rbernales@cde.ca.gov |
|---|---|
| Fiscal | Beckie Robinson, Associate Governmental Program Analyst Phone : 916-327-3530 E-mail : brobinson@cde.ca.gov |
| Division | Special Education Division Phone : 916-445-4613 Fax : 916-445-4108 |
Last Modified: March 8, 2013
California Department of Education
1430 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814