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Waiver Contact Guide

Department contacts for waiver subject areas.
State Board of Education Waivers

Topic

Contact

Office

Alternative Education Schools/Programs

Mary Jones,
323-5034

Learning Support & Partnerships Division

Academic Performance Index (API)

Rachel Perry,
319-0634

Policy and Evaluation Division

Bonded Indebtedness Limits
Education Code (EC) § 15102 &15106

Stel Cordano,
327-0378

School Fiscal Services Division

Career-Vocational Education
Carl Perkins

Julie Parr ,
323-2469

Secondary, Postsecondary & Adult Leadership Division

Work Experience

Patrick Ainsworth,
445-2652

Secondary, Postsecondary & Adult Leadership Division

Charter Schools

Julie Baltazar,
322-6029

Charter Schools Division

Child Development

Marcia Smith ,
319-0274

Child Development Division

Child Nutrition (state meal mandate)

Donna Reedy ,
327-5866

Nutrition Services Division

Community Day School
EC § 48916.1(d), 48661(b)

Dan Sackheim,
445-5595

Learning Support & Partnerships Division

Continuation Education

Dan Sackheim,
445-5595

Learning Support & Partnerships Division

County Court and Community Schools

Dan Sackheim,
445-5595

Learning Support & Partnerships Division

Consolidated Programs

Keric Ashley,
323-5007

Data Management Division

Digital High School

Alicia Stampfli,
323-5263

Data Management Division

District Reorganization; Board Elections; Lapsation

Larry Shirey,
322-1468

School Fiscal Services Division

Equity Length of Time

Christine Gordon,
319-0823

Executive - Waiver Office

Independent Study (regular schools)

Carol Abbott ,
319-0943

Learning Support & Partnerships Division

Instructional Time Penalties

Arlene Matsuura ,
322-1471

Executive - Waiver Office

Educational Interpreters

Nancy Sager,
327-3868

Special Education Division

Interventions/Sanctions

Laura Wagner,
319-0599

School Improvement Division

Legal Issues

Legal Office,
319-0860

Executive - Legal Office

9th Grade Class Size Reduction
(Morgan-Hart)

Jerry Winthrop,
319-0457

Secondary, Postsecondary & Adult Leadership Division

Petition to purchase Non Adopted Materials with IMFRP funds

David Almquist,
319-0444

Curriculum Frameworks & Instructional Resources Division

Non-standard school year

Kim Clement, 
327-0857

School Fiscal Services Division

Opportunity Program

Jacie Ragland,
323-2568

Learning Support & Partnerships Division

Physical Education

Doug Jann,
323-5798

Professional Development & Curriculum Support Division

Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA) Bob Storelli,
319-0482
District & School Improvement Division

School Safety

Jennifer Rousseve,  
319-0724

Learning Support & Partnerships Division

Schoolsite Councils

Karen Neilsen, 
319-0946

School and District Accountability Division

Sale or Lease of Real Property
(limited to very specific education codes)

Shannon Farrell-Hart,  
323-3923

School Facilities Planning Division

Resource Specialist Caseload

Fred Balcom,  
319-0926

Special Education Division

NPS/A (in state)

Fred Balcom,  
319-0926

Special Education Division

NPS/A (out of state)

Gerald Elmore, 
327-4216

Special Education Division

STATE SUPERINTENDENT WAIVERS

These waivers do not have to be approved by the State Board, so the process is simpler, and faster. Call the consultant directly about the specific procedures and forms to use.

Topic

Contact

Office

Agricultural Career Incentive Grant Program

Bob Heuvel, 
319-0673

Secondary, Postsecondary & Adult Leadership Division

Alternative Schools and Programs
EC § 58509

Dan Sackheim, 
445-5595

Learning Support & Partnerships Division

Bilingual Tester/Alternative Instrument
EC § 52164.1

Paula Jacobs,
319-0270

Professional Development & Curriculum Support Division

Community Day School
EC § 48664 (d)

Dan Sackheim,
445-5595

Learning Support & Partnerships Division

Special Education some EC State Supt. may waive

Fred Balcom,  
319-0926

Special Education Division

Teacher Salary Exemption

Caryn Moore, 
322-1770

School Fiscal Services Division

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Questions:   Joann Bonillas | 916-319-0824
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