California Transitional Kindergarten Stipend (CTKS) Program

Funding Description

This program allocates $15,000,000 for purposes of professional development and educational stipends to be administered by Local Planning Councils (LPCs) for teachers in Transitional Kindergarten (TK), and teachers in the California State Preschool Program (CSPP).

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Local Planning Councils in each California county administer the program. Transitional Kindergarten Teachers are the first priority, and California State Preschool Program teachers are the second priority.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Only Local Planning Councils may administer the CTKS program. All 58 California counties have Local Child Care and Development Planning Councils.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Pre-K, TK
Eligible Age Level(s)	3, 4, 5

Funding

Legal Authority	Chapter 687, Statutes of 2014, was signed by the Governor on September 27, 2014, Education Finance Trailer Bill of the 2014-2015 Budget Act.
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2014-15
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6126 / 8590
Total Available	$15,000,000
Recipient Amount	Variable
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Allocations are based on demographic data and comprise a projection of the actual numbers of eligible TK children in each county.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	Unavailable

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Virginia Early, 916-323-1317, vearly@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Virginia Early, 916-323-1317, vearly@cde.ca.gov
Division	Early Education Division, 916-322-6233 (phone), 916-445-4871 (fax)