Government Affairs Program Assignments

Debra Brown, Director, Government Affairs Division

dbrown@cde.ca.gov

Marguerite Ries, Federal Policy Liaison

mries@cde.ca.gov

• Federal Issues
  • No Child Left Behind (NCLB)/Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Reauthorization/Waivers
  • Farm Bill
  • Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
  • Title I, II and III
• Federal Legislation

Fiscal Policy Office

Amy Tang-Paterno: atangpaterno@cde.ca.gov

• Budget
• School Finance
• Proposition 98
• Mandates
• American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
• Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)

Alejandro Espinoza, Legislative Representative

aespinoza@cde.ca.gov

• Adult Education
• Career/Technical Education (CTE)
  •    Linked Learning
  •    Partnership Academies
  •    ROC/P
• Charter Schools
• Child Nutrition
• Civil Rights/Desegregation
• Education Options & At-Risk Youth
  • Before/After School & Summer School
  • 21st Century Learning Centers
  • Supplemental Instruction
• Facilities
  • Bonds
  • Developer Fees
  • Mello-Roos
  • Multi-Track Year-Round Education (MTYRE)
  • Playgrounds
  • Lead & Toxics
• Omnibus
• Public Employment (STRS/PERS)
• Safe Schools & School Climate
• Special Education
  • Early Start
  • Mental Health
  • State Special Schools
• State Special Schools
• Mental Health
• Transportation

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Sue Vang, Legislative Representative

svang@cde.ca.gov

• Assessments
  • California English Language Development Test (CELDT)
  • California Measurement for Academic Performance & Progress (CAASPP)
  • High School Exit Exam
  • Statewide Assessment (SBAC)
• Curriculum & Miscellaneous Curriculum
  • Civic Education
  • Community Service & Service Training
  • Drivers Training
  • Environmental Education
  • Health/Sexual Health Education
  • Physical Education
  • STEM
• Education Technology
• English Language Learners
  • Cross-Cultural Language and Academic Development (CLAD)/Bilingual Cross-Cultural Language and Academic Development (BCLAD)
  • Migrant Education
• Instructional Materials
• Standards, Frameworks, and Graduation Requirements
• Student Health
  • School Nurses
  • SMAA
  • Local Educational Agency billing

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Julian Cuevas, Legislative Representative

• Accountability & School Improvement
  • Academic Performance Index (API)
  • Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
  • Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP)
  • Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA)
  • School Accountability Report Card (SARC)
• Classified Employees
  • Paraprofessionals
• Data
  • California School Information Services (CSIS) &
    California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS)
  • Teacher Data
• Preschool/Child Care
  • California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs)
• Kindergarten & Transitional Kindergarten
• Educator Credentialing & Preparation
  • Credentialing & Learning
  • Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (BTSA)
  • California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST)/Assessments
  • Credential Issues
  • Merit Pay
  • Preparation
  • Professional Learning
  • Recruitment
  • Staff Development
  • Tenure
  • Collective Bargaining
  • State Teachers Retirement System (STRS)/Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
• Libraries
• School Choice
  • Open Enrollment
  • Districts of Choice
• Parental Involvement
  • Parent Trigger

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Megan Ellis, Legislative Analyst

mellis@cde.ca.gov

• Williams Settlement
• Counseling/Guidance
• American Indian Education
• Categorical Compliance
• Private Schools
• Athletics
  • California Interscholastic Federation (CIF)
• California Department of Education (CDE) Administration/Governance
• State Board of Education/Waivers
• General Government
  • Ballot Initiatives
  • Local Elections
  • Open Meeting
  • Political Reform
• Legislative Reports

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