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Grants to Create Advanced Learning Opportunities - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)

Grants to Create Advanced Learning Opportunities - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education):

State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces Grants
to Create Advanced Learning Opportunities for Students


SACRAMENTO—Sixty-seven California school districts will receive more than $3.3 million in Specialized Secondary Programs (SSP) grants to help them develop innovative programs to help high school students learn, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced today. The list of grantees is attached.
"This grant has a long history of helping support innovative high school programs that help students develop real-world 21st century skills," Torlakson said. "Now that these funds are available again, California will carry on its work of developing cutting-edge programs so students can explore areas of study in a deeper way while developing their talents and skills for college or career."
Funds for the SSP, which is authorized by the California Education Code, were "flexed" in 2009 during the state budget crisis, meaning the funds could have been used for any general educational purpose instead of just for creating advanced programs. However, flexibility for SSP expired at the beginning of this month.
The 67 grantees may use the funds for programs that provide high school students with advanced learning opportunities in a variety of subjects. These subjects include English-language arts, mathematics, science, history and social science, foreign language, and visual performing arts, among other subjects. These programs may include Linked Learning pathways, career academies, and arts-integrated models. The programs must be rich in content, models for providing instruction based on California’s standards, and use varied instructional methods.
The grants range between $20,000 and $50,000 for one year and must be used for initial planning. Schools may apply for an implementation grant as funding becomes available. Since its inception in 1984-85, the SSP has funded more than 200 programs.
For more information, please visit the funding profile for the Specialized Secondary Programs Web page.
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Attachment

Specialized Secondary Programs Grantees
Fiscal Year 2013-14

County Treasure
Local Educational Agency
Grant Amount
Alameda
Berkeley Unified School District
$50,000
Alameda
Oakland Unified School District
$50,000
Butte
Chico Unified School District
$50,000
Butte
Chico Unified School District
$50,000
Contra Costa
John Swett Unified School District
$50,000
Contra Costa
Liberty Union High School District
$50,000
Contra Costa
West Contra Costa Unified School District
$50,000
Fresno
Fresno Unified School District
$50,000
Fresno
Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District
$50,000
Fresno
Parlier Unified School District
$50,000
Humboldt
Northern Humboldt Union High School District
$50,000
Imperial
Calexico Unified School District
$50,000
Kern
Tehachapi Unified School District
$50,000
Lake
Konocti Unified School District
$50,000
Lake
Middletown Unified School District
$50,000
Los Angeles
Centinela Valley Union High School District
$50,000
Los Angeles
Glendale Unified School District
$50,000
Los Angeles
Las Virgenes Unified School District
$50,000
Los Angeles
Long Beach Unified School District
$50,000
Los Angeles
Long Beach Unified School District
$50,000
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Unified School District
$50,000
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Unified School District
$50,000
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Unified School District
$50,000
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Unified School District
$50,000
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Unified School District
$50,000
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Unified School District
$50,000
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Unified School District
$50,000
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Unified School District
$50,000
Los Angeles
Pasadena Unified School District
$50,000
Los Angeles
Pasadena Unified School District
$50,000
Merced
Hilmar Unified School District
$31,000
Monterey
Soledad Unified School District
$50,000
Nevada
Nevada Joint Union High School District
$50,000
Orange
Anaheim Union High School District
$50,000
Orange
Huntington Beach Union High School District
$50,000
Orange
Irvine Unified School District
$50,000
Orange
Orange County Department of Education
$50,000
Orange
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
$50,000
Orange
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
$50,000
Placer
Western Placer Unified School District
$50,000
Riverside
Riverside County Office of Education
$50,000
Riverside
Riverside Unified School District
$50,000
Sacramento
Elk Grove Unified School District
$50,000
Sacramento
Folsom-Cordova Unified School District
$50,000
Sacramento
Folsom-Cordova Unified School District
$20,000
Sacramento
Twin Rivers Unified School District
$50,000
San Bernardino
Chino Valley Unified School District
$50,000
San Bernardino
San Bernardino City Unified School District
$50,000
San Bernardino
Apple Valley Unified School District
$50,000
San Bernardino
Apple Valley Unified School District
$50,000
San Diego
Coronado Unified School District
$50,000
San Diego
Grossmont Union High School District
$50,000
San Diego
Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District
$50,000
San Joaquin
Manteca Unified School District
$50,000
San Joaquin
Manteca Unified School District
$50,000
San Mateo
Cabrillo Unified School District
$50,000
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Unified School District
$50,000
Santa Clara
East Side Union High School District
$50,000
Santa Clara
East Side Union High School District
$50,000
Santa Clara
East Side Union High School District
$50,000
Shasta
Anderson Union High School District
$50,000
Sonoma
Sonoma Valley Unified School District
$50,000
Sonoma
Windsor Unified School District
$50,000
Tulare
Porterville Unified School District
$50,000
Tulare
Tulare Joint Union High School District
$50,000
Ventura
Simi Valley Unified School District
$50,000
Ventura
Ventura County Office of Education
$50,000
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Tom Torlakson — State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Communications Division, Room 5206, 916-319-0818, Fax 916-319-0100