Policies & Programs

CCEE and Statewide Initiatives

We are involved in several projects that support professional learning among educators across California

CCEE’s Involvement in Statewide Initiatives

The 2021-2022 budget package that includes early investments through the COVID-19 Relief and School Reopening Grants, in addition to the Education Omnibus Budget Trailer Bills (e.g., Assembly Bills 130 and 167), authorize the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE) to support new statewide policies and programs.

Statewide initiatives in which CCEE is involved include:

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Statewide Initiatives

Learning Acceleration System

In partnership with county offices of education (COEs), CCEE is authorized to administer the Learning Acceleration System (LAS) Grant. The goal of the LAS Grant is to develop a statewide professional learning infrastructure to ensure educators have access to multi-tiered evidence-based strategies that support learning acceleration, particularly in mathematics, literacy, and language development.

WHAT WE DO:

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including in some cases extended periods of remote instruction, contributed to lost instructional time for California students. Section 152 of the 2021-22 Education Omnibus Trailer Bill (Assembly Bill 130) appropriates funding to the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE) to administer, in partnership with one or more county offices of education, “…evidenced-based professional education for educators that can support learning acceleration, particularly in mathematics, literacy, and language development.”

Professional Learning to Support Literacy

The California Department of Education (CDE), in consultation with the CCEE, will select, subject to the approval of the Executive Director of the State Board of Education (SBE), one or more local educational agencies to generate and disseminate professional learning opportunities for educators across the state in the areas of evidence-based literacy, intensive literacy interventions, and student executive functioning skills.

WHAT WE DO:

The CDE and the CCEE facilitate coordination among grantees and other statewide literacy initiatives.

High-Quality Online Instructional Materials Initiative

The California Department of Education (CDE) and CCEE, with approval of the Executive Director of the State Board of Education (SBE), designated the Kern County Superintendent of Schools (KCSOS) to identify and curate a repository of high-quality open educational resources.

WHAT WE DO:

The California Department of Education (CDE) and CCEE, with approval of the Executive Director of the State Board of Education (SBE), designated the Kern County Superintendent of Schools (KCSOS) to identify and curate a repository of high-quality open educational resources.

COVID-19 Response and School Reopening Grants

At the beginning of the 2021-2022 budget cycle, the California Legislature authorized $6.6 billion in the COVID-19 relief package, including $2 billion for In-Person Instruction (IPI) Grants and $4.6 billion for Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELO) Grants. Governor Newsom signed this legislation on March 5, 2021, and on or before May 1, 2021, CCEE was required to provide professional learning opportunities.

WHAT WE DO:

At the beginning of the 2021-2022 budget cycle, the California Legislature authorized $6.6 billion in the COVID-19 relief package, including $2 billion for In-Person Instruction (IPI) Grants and $4.6 billion for Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELO) Grants. Governor Newsom signed this legislation on March 5, 2021, and on or before May 1, 2021, CCEE was required to provide professional learning opportunities.