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California Department of Education
Executive Office
SBE-007 Federal (REV. 02/2014) / ITEM #W-01

CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

March 2015 AGENDA
Federal Waiver
SUBJECT
Request by three school districts for a waiver of Section 131(c)(1) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-270).
Waiver Numbers: Chawanakee Unified School District Fed-14-2014
Fall River Joint Unified School District Fed-13-2014
Los Molinos Unified School District Fed-1-2015 /
Action

Consent

SUMMARY OF THE ISSUES

The California Department of Education recommends approval to waive the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 (Perkins Act), Public Law 109-270 Section 131(c)(1) which requires local educational agencies (LEAs) whose allocations are less than $15,000 to enter into a consortium with other agencies. If they are unable to do so, under Section 131(c)(2), they may waive the consortium requirement if the LEA is in a rural, sparsely populated area, thus allowing the districts to meet the needs of their students.

Authority for Waiver: Federal Waiver Authority (Public Law 109-270) Section 131(c)(2).

RECOMMENDATION

Approval Approval with conditions Denial

SUMMARY OF KEY ISSUES

The criterion for qualifying for this waiver is demonstration that the LEAs cannot form or join a consortium that handles the Perkins funds. There are no other districts in the local area willing to join in a consortium. Districts are located in various rural counties and have student populations ranging from 576 to 1,142. Districts are seeking waivers to function independently in order to meet the needs of the students in the district.

Local board approval date(s): Various

SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DISCUSSION AND ACTION

Section 131(c)(1) of the Perkins Act requires LEAs whose allocations are less than $15,000 to enter into a consortium with other LEAs for the purpose of meeting the $15,000 minimum grant requirement. Section 131(c)(2) of the Perkins Act permits states to waive the consortium agreement if the LEA is in a rural, sparsely populated area or is a public charter school operating secondary vocational and technical education programs, and is unable to join a consortium.

The State Board of Education (SBE) Waiver Policy #01-01: Carl D. Perkins Career and Technology Education Improvement Act: Consortium Requirement for Minimum Allocation, available at http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/lr/wr/documents/perkinspolicyr.doc, has criteria defining rural that are specifically tied to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Locale Codes numbers 23, 31, 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43.

The SBE has approved all waivers of this statute that have been presented to it to date.

Demographic Information:

Chawanakee Unified School District has a student population of 1,045 and is located in a Rural: Distant (42) area in Madera County.

Fall River Joint Unified School District has a student population of 1,142 and is located in a Town: Remote (33) area in Shasta County.

Los Molinos Unified School District has a student population of 576 and is located in a Rural: Fringe (41) area in Tehama County.

FISCAL ANALYSIS (AS APPROPRIATE)

Approval will enable these districts to receive an annual Perkins Act allocation that is listed on Attachment 1. The waivers have no significant effect on the distribution of Perkins Act funds statewide.

ATTACHMENT(S)

Attachment 1: Districts Requesting Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Waivers (1 page)

Attachment 2: Chawanakee Unified School District Federal Waiver Request

Fed-14-2014 for Minarets High School (1 page) (Original waiver request is signed and on file in the Waiver Office.)

Attachment 3: Fall River Joint Unified School District Federal Waiver Request

Fed-13-2014 for Burney and Fall River Junior-Senior High Schools

(1 page) (Original waiver request is signed and on file in the Waiver Office.)

Attachment 4: Los Molinos Unified School District Federal Waiver Request Fed-1-2015 for Los Molinos High School (1 page) (Original waiver request is signed and on file in the Waiver Office.)

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Attachment 1

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Districts Requesting Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Waivers
Waiver Number / District / Period of Request / Local Board Approval Date / NCES Locale Code / Demographic Information / Perkins Act Allocation
Fed-14-2014 / Chawanakee Unified School District for Minarets High School / Requested:
July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2018
Recommended:
July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2018 / November 18, 2014 / 42 / Student population of 1,045 located in Madera County / $7,896.00
Fed-13-2014 / Fall River Joint Unified School District for Burney and Fall River Junior-Senior High Schools / Requested:
July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2018
Recommended:
July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2018 / November 12, 2014 / 33 / Student population of 1,142 located in Shasta County / $6,408.00
Fed-01-2015 / Los Molinos Unified School District for Los Molinos High School / Requested:
July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2018
Recommended:
July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2018 / November 20, 2014 / 41 / Student population of 576 located in Tehama County / $6,418.00


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California Department of Education

WAIVER SUBMISSION - Federal

CD Code: 2075606 Waiver Number: Fed-14-2014 Active Year: 2014

Date In: 11/19/2014 9:03:06 AM

Local Education Agency: Chawanakee Unified School District

Address: 33030 Road 228

North Fork, CA 93643

Start: 7/1/2014 End: 6/30/2018

Waiver Renewal: N

Previous Waiver Number: Previous SBE Approval Date:

Waiver Topic: Federal Program Waiver

Ed Code Title: Carl D. Perkins Voc and Tech Ed Act

Ed Code Section: PL 109-270 Section 131(c)(1)

Ed Code Authority: PL 109-270 Section 131(c)(2)

Ed Code or CCR to Waive: [a local education agency shall not receive an allocation under subsection (a) unless the amount allocated to such agency under subsection (a) is greater than $15,000.]

Outcome Rationale: The waiver will allow Chawanakee Unified to improve our already robust CTE program at Minarets High School. These additional funds will allow much needed expansion of our regular CTE Agriculture Department in addition to welding and horticulture offerings.

Student Population: 1075

City Type: Rural

NCES Code: 23

Local Board Approval Date: 11/18/2014

Submitted by: Mr. Gabriel Halls

Position: Business Manager

E-mail:

Telephone: 559-877-6209 x211

Fax: 559-877-2065

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California Department of Education

WAIVER SUBMISSION - Federal

CD Code: 4569989 Waiver Number: Fed-13-2014 Active Year: 2014

Date In: 11/13/2014 10:12:35 AM

Local Education Agency: Fall River Joint Unified School District

Address: 20375 Tamarack Ave.

Burney, CA 96013

Start: 7/1/2014 End: 6/30/2018

Waiver Renewal: N

Previous Waiver Number: Previous SBE Approval Date:

Waiver Topic: Federal Program Waiver

Ed Code Title: Carl D. Perkins Voc and Tech Ed Act

Ed Code Section: PL 109-270 Section 131(c)(1)

Ed Code Authority: PL 109-270 Section 131(c)(2)

Ed Code or CCR to Waive: The District continues to meet the waiver criteria and requests a waiver in order to receive its allocated funds for the 2014-2015 through 2017-2018 program years.

Outcome Rationale: Requested by CDE for Carl D. Perkins Voc and Tech Ed Act

Student Population: 250

City Type: Rural

NCES Code: 43

Local Board Approval Date: 11/12/2014

Submitted by: Ms. Maggie Torres

Position: Administrative Secretary

E-mail:

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Telephone: 530-336-5515
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California Department of Education

WAIVER SUBMISSION - Federal

CD Code: 5271571 Waiver Number: Fed-1-2015 Active Year: 2015

Date In: 1/8/2015 3:24:50 PM

Local Education Agency: Los Molinos Unified School District

Address: 7851 Highway 99-E

Los Molinos, CA 96055

Start: 7/1/2014 End: 6/30/2018

Waiver Renewal: Y

Previous Waiver Number: Fed-2-2010-WC-13 Previous SBE Approval Date: 5/6/2010

Waiver Topic: Federal Program Waiver

Ed Code Title: Carl D. Perkins Voc and Tech Ed Act

Ed Code Section: PL 109-270 Section 131(c)(1)

Ed Code Authority: PL 109-270 Section 131(c)(2)

Ed Code or CCR to Waive: PL 109-270 Section 131(c)(1)

Outcome Rationale: Given the rural nature of our district, and the high needs students it serves, we are seeking a waiver as allowed under the listed sections.

"The eligible agency shall waive the application of paragraph (1) in any case in which the local educational agency --

(A)(i) is located in a rural, sparsely populated area,"

Student Population: 178

City Type: Rural

NCES Code: 41

Local Board Approval Date: 11/20/2014

Submitted by: Mr. Cliff Curry

Position: Principal

E-mail:

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Telephone: 530-384-7900

Fax:

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