Regional Occupational Centers and Programs

Funding Description

Regional Occupational Centers and Programs (ROC/Ps) provide valuable career and technical education to high school students 16 years of age and older, and adult students so they can (1) enter the workforce with skills and competencies to be successful; (2) pursue advanced training in postsecondary educational institutions; or (3) upgrade existing skills and knowledge. ROC/P funds for local educational agencies (LEAs) are administered through the California Department of Education Principal Apportionment process.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	LEAs that participate in Regional Occupational Centers and Programs are eligible for funding.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	9, 10, 11, 12, Adult
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Education Code sections 52335 - 52335.6; Budget Item 6110-105-0001
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2007-08
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6350 / 8311
Total Available	$485,656,000
Recipient Amount	See Allocation Formula
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Funding for 2007-08 consists of several components: (1) Base funding is equal to the 2007-08 rate per average daily attendance (ADA) multiplied by the lesser of 2006-07 funded or the 2007-08 Annual ADA reported through the Principal Apportionment software. The rate per ADA is the 2006-07 average rate increased by the 2007-08 cost-of-living adjustment. The 2006-07 funded ADA is the base ADA plus the average growth and excess ADA; (2) Growth funding is equal to the 2007-08 statewide average rate per growth ADA multiplied by the lesser of 2007-08 share of growth ADA allowed or the actual growth ADA. The actual growth ADA is the difference between the reported 2007-08 ADA and 2006-07 funded ADA. The statewide average rate per growth ADA is the 2006-07 rate increased by the 2007-08 cost-of-living adjustment; and 3) Excess funding is equal to the 2007-08 rate per excess ADA multiplied by excess ADA. The rate per excess ADA is determined based on funding availability after allocating base and growth ADA funding divided by the number of excess ADA.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	February 20, 2008

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Regional Occupational Centers and Programs [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct/rp/]
Fiscal	Principal Apportionment [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/pa/index.asp]
Other	Of the $485,656,000 funding available, $446,026,000 is available for expenditure in 2007-08, and $39,630,000 is deferred for expenditure in 2008-09. If sufficient funding is not available, a proration factor will be applied. Funds are paid through the Principal Apportionment. Principal Apportionment amounts are calculated three times for each fiscal year: The First Principal Apportionment (P-1) is certified by February 20th, the Second Principal Apportionment (P-2) is certified by July 2nd, and the Annual calculation is certified by February 20th of the following year (at the same time as the following year's P-1 certification).

Contacts

Program	Julie Wible, 916-323-5759, jwible@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Halena Le, 916-324-4535, hle@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division, 916-324-4541 (phone), 916-324-7141 (fax)