Special Education Performance Plan Sampling Pilots

Funding Description

Under the Special Education State Performance Plan, the California Department of Education (CDE) is required to develop sampling plans for two indicator areas: (1) Preschool Assessment, and (2) Parent Involvement. One key component of the federal sampling requirement is that school districts with over 50,000 average daily attendance (ADA) must submit data annually while all other districts can submit on a periodic schedule (e.g. every 4 years). The purpose of these grants is to enable those districts over 50,000 ADA to prepare for this annual data collection effort.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Districts that have over 50,000 ADA must participate in the sampling.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	3, 4, 5

Funding

Legal Authority	Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004 Section 619 Preschool Grant Part (f) Other State-Level Activities
Source / Type	Federal / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2005-06
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	5810 / 8182
Total Available	$90,000
Recipient Amount	Each of the 9 grantees will receive $10,000.
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Funding is calculated on the number of students to be assessed and the number of training days to be provided by the local educational agency to assist the CDE.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	May 15, 2006

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Meredith Cathcart, 916-327-0839, mcarthcart@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Beckie Robinson, 916-327-3530, brobinson@cde.ca.gov
Division	Special Education Division, 916-445-8512 (phone), 916-327-5233 (fax)