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Special Education Local Plan Area Content Leads


Funding Description

The California Department of Education, working in collaboration with the California Collaborative for Education Excellence, is authorized to establish a process to select, subject to the approval of the Executive Director of the State Board of Education and in consultation with the Department of Finance, Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) or consortia of SELPAs to serve as Special Education Content Leads to work with lead agencies selected pursuant to Education Code Section (ECS) 52073 and 52073.1, and other county offices of education to improve pupil outcomes as part of the statewide system of support.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants Other organizations or agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria Applicants must be a SELPA.
Other Eligibility Considerations Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s) Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s) Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority Budget Item 6100-161-0001, Schedule 1, Provision 20; ECS 52073.2, 2018 Statutes, Chapter 32, Section75
Source / Type State / Grant
State Fiscal Year 2019-20
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes 6545 / 8590
Total Available $3,532,951
Recipient Amount Varies per SELPA.
Match Requirement No
Allocation Formula Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available Unavailable
Due Date Unavailable
Expected Notification Date September 30, 2019

Additional Information

Application Unavailable
Background Unavailable
Fiscal Unavailable
Funding ResultsSELP Content Leads Grant FY2019/20 [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r18/conleads19result.asp]
Other Unavailable

Contacts

Program Monica L. Pecarovich, Education Programs Consultant, 916-327-3535, mpecarovich@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal Liem Vo, Associate Governmental Program Analyst, 916-327-3676, SEDgrants@cde.ca.gov
Division Special Education Division, 916-445-4602 (phone), 916-327-3706 (fax)
Last Modified: June 1, 2020
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