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Literacy Professional Development Programs: Invitation to Submit Errata.

Invitation to Submit (ITS) Literacy Professional Development Programs 

To County Superintendents and Interested Parties: 

Please use this errata to update your copy of the Invitation to Submit. This errata hereby revises as follows: 

Invitation to Submit Literacy Professional Development Programs (p. 1) 

Delete:

Deadline for Intent to Submit:
Friday, January 12, 2026, 4 p.m.*

Replace with:

Deadline for Intent to Submit:
Monday, January 12, 2026, 4 p.m.* 

Questions:   Professional Learning Support Division | PD@cde.ca.gov
Last Reviewed: Friday, January 09, 2026
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