Southern California Wildfires 2007
Assistance to schools affected by the
wildfires.
The following codes may allow districts to award construction
and other bids without the normal bid provisions:
See also the California Emergency
Services Act.(Outside Source)
All Local Educational Agencies are advised to consult with legal
counsel prior to applying these Code Sections.
Information on the Availability of Emergency Portables
The Office of Public School Construction
(OPSC) (Outside Source) has State Relocatable Classrooms
that are available for emergency housing for school districts that
have lost classrooms due to the fires in Southern California.
Career Technical Education Facilities Program - Second
Round
Proposition 1D provides $500 million for the construction of new
career technical education (CTE) facilities and the modernization
of existing career technical education facilities.
Local educational agencies interested in obtaining second round
CTE funding must submit a
Revised Career Technical Education Application (DOC;
839KB; 20pp.) to the California Department of Education (CDE) by
February 1, 2008. The applications will be reviewed and scored
based on the requirements contained in the application guidelines.
Applications meeting the minimum score requirement, as outlined in
the Career Technical Education Rubrics, will be forwarded to the
Office of Public School Construction (OPSC) for priority and
ranking.
Statewide workshops are scheduled for November and December. The
dates for the workshops are as follows:
Sacramento Region
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
9:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
East End Complex Auditorium
1500 Capitol Avenue
Sacramento, CA
Los Angeles Region
Monday, December 3, 2007
9:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Los Angeles County Office of Education
Board Room
9300 Imperial Highway
Downey, CA
Central California Region
Monday, December 10, 2007
9:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Fresno County Office of Education
Board Room
1111 Van Ness Avenue
Fresno, CA
Northern California Region
Thursday, December 13, 2007
9:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Butte County Office of Education
Board Room
1859 Bird Street
Oroville, CA
If you plan to attend a workshop, please RSVP by contacting Dana
Neaubauer at dneubauer@cde.ca.gov or 916-322-2470. Please
include your contact information as well as the date of the
workshop you plan to attend.
Districts may download the
Career Technical Educational Model Curriculum Standards
(PDF; 1.5MB; 441pp.) and the recently
adopted Career Technical Education Framework (PDF;
1.6MB; 484pp.). The Standards, which are written fro grades seven
through twelve, specify learning goals in 58 career pathways
organized around 15 industry sectors. The Framework is designed to
guide curriculum discussions at the local level and the development
of a rigorous and relevant career technical education curriculum
that increases student achievement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Career Technical Education
Career Technical Education Application Scoring
Results
Proposed Emergency
Regulations to Implement and Administer the Career Technical
Education Facilities Program (PDF; Outside
Source)
The Impact of School Facilities on Student Performance and
Retention of Teachers
Power Point Presentation: The Impact of School Facilities on
Student Performance and Retention of Teachers (PPT;
54.6MB; 84pp.)
This Power Point Presentation was presented by Victoria Bergagel,
Mary Filardo, and Kathleen J. Moore on November 14, 2007 at the
Achievement Gap Summit.
Accessible version to the Power Point Presentation The
Impact of School Facilities on Student Performance and Retention of
Teachers.
Complete Schools
A Complete Schools Report was submitted by the
California Department of Education to the State Allocation Board on
May 23, 2007. The purpose of the report is to provide information
requested by the State Allocation Board on the components of a
complete school consistent with the California Code of Regulations,
Title 5 and a representative sample of such schools.
Complete School Report (DOC; 188KB; 24pp.)
Sixty Recently Approved Projects (XLS; 49KB; 4pp.)
Proposed Regulations for Facilities for Charter Schools,
Proposition 39
The proposed amendments to existing regulations will clarify and
expand provisions with regards to facilities and the operation and
maintenance of charter schools and add content to the section
pertaining to procedures and timelines for dispute resolution.
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Comment Period (DOC;
63KB; 5pp.)
California Department of Education staff (CDE), on behalf of the
State Board of Education (SBE), will hold a public hearing
beginning at 1:00 p.m. on March 5, 2007, at 1430 N Street, Room
1101, Sacramento. At the hearing, any person may present statements
or arguments, orally or in writing, relevant to the proposed action
described in the Informative Digest. The SBE requests that any
person desiring to present statements or arguments orally notify
the Regulations Coordinator of such intent. The SBE requests, but
does not require, that persons who make oral comments at the
hearing also submit a written summary of their statements. No oral
statements will be accepted subsequent to this public meeting.
Proposed Regulations (DOC; 83KB; 18pp.)
Initial Statement of Reasons (DOC; 88KB; 12pp.)
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