Specialized Secondary Program Demonstration

Funding Description

Funding supports model Specialized Secondary Programs (SSP) at selected high schools. These SSPs have developed programs that offer challenging curriculum and innovative strategies or operating structures in the high school setting. The funding provides staffs from the demonstration sites time to plan programs and host educators from other high schools interested in implementing similar programs/strategies. Visitors receive technical assistance via products, on-site visitations, and other resources.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Previously funded Specialized Secondary Program (SSP) grantees that have completed their grant cycle or are in the final year of implementation and have met and exceeded the California Education Code Section 58800 requirement of developing both model curriculum and innovative strategies and operating structures in the high school setting.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Participation in this grant opportunity is limited to high schools that used Specialized Secondary Program (SSP) funds to create a new advanced learning opportunity and a viable program based on that funding remains evident even if it has been years since SSP funding ended.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	9, 10, 11, 12
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Education Code Section 58800
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2004-05
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	7370 / 8590
Total Available	$5,310,000
Recipient Amount	$10,000 per program
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available	April 27, 2005
Due Date	May 15, 2005
Expected Notification Date	June 15, 2005

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/hs/sspgen.asp
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Barbara Weiss, 916-319-0893, bweiss@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Jeanne Geiser, 916-319-0893, jgeiser@cde.ca.gov
Division	Career & College Transition Division, 916-319-0893 (phone), 916-319-0163 (fax)