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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 Educational 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, a 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 California Education Code (ECs), sections 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 Prior year recipients will continue to participate in the grant and will receive further funding.
Other Eligibility Considerations Each SELPA Lead is selected for a term ending no later than June 30, 2023.
Eligible Grade Level(s) Not Applicable
Eligible Age Level(s) Not Applicable

Funding

Legal Authority Budget Item 6100-161-0001, Schedule 1, Provision 20; EC 52073.2, 2018 Statutes, Chapter 32, Section 75
Source / Type State / Grant
State Fiscal Year 2022-23
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes 6545 / 8590
Total Available $4,000,000
Recipient Amount The amount each SELPA receives varies on the approved five-year projected budget.
Match Requirement No
Allocation Formula Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available Unavailable
Due Date Unavailable
Expected Notification Date August 15, 2022

Additional Information

Application Unavailable
Background Unavailable
Fiscal Unavailable
Funding ResultsSELPA Content Leads Funding Result [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r18/scl22result.asp]
Other Unavailable

Contacts

Program John Burch, Education Administrator I, 916-445-4891, JBurch@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal Julie Toy, Associate Governmental Program Analyst, 916-322-1767, JToy@cde.ca.gov
Division Special Education Division, 916-323-2409 (phone), 916-445-6803 (fax)
Last Modified: October 26, 2022
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