September 2017 Waiver Item W-05 - Meeting Agendas (CA State Board of Education)

California Department of Education Executive Office SBE-007 Federal (REV. 02/2014) ITEM #W-05

CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

SEPTEMBER 2017 AGENDA

Federal Waiver SUBJECT

Request by Golden Valley Unified School District, for a waiver of Action Section 131(c)(1) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-270). Consent Waiver Number: Fed-13-2017

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, or is a public charter school operating secondary vocational and technical education programs, and is unable to join a consortium, 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 Golden Valley Unified School District cannot form or join a consortium that handles the Perkins Act funds. There are no other districts in the local area willing to join in a consortium. The Golden Valley Unified School District is located in Madera County and has a student population of 1,923. The Golden Valley Unified School District is seeking a waiver to function independently in order to meet the needs of the students in the district.

Local board approval date(s): April 25, 2017

Revised: 5/7/2018 7:29 AM Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 Page 2 of 2

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:

Golden Valley Unified School District has a student population of 1,923 and is located in a Rural: Fringe (41) area in Madera County.

FISCAL ANALYSIS (AS APPROPRIATE)

Approval will enable Golden Valley Unified School District to receive an annual Perkins Act allocation that is listed on Attachment 1. The waiver has no significant effect on the distribution of Perkins Act funds statewide.

ATTACHMENT(S)

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

Attachment 2: Golden Valley Unified School District Federal Waiver Request Fed-13-2017 (1 page) (Original waiver request is signed and on file in the Waiver Office.)

Revised: 5/7/2018 7:29 AM Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 Attachment 2 Page 1 of 1

Districts Requesting Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Waivers

NCES Waiver Local Board Demographic Perkins Act District Period of Request Locale Number Approval Date Information Allocation Code Requested: July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2021 Student population Fed-13- Golden Valley Unified April 25, 2017 41 of 1,923 located in $9,308.00 2017 School District Recommended: Madera County July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2021 Created by California Department of Education July 7, 2017 California Department of Education WAIVER SUBMISSION - Federal

CD Code: 2075580 Waiver Number: Fed-13-2017 Active Year: 2017

Date In: 5/16/2017 8:43:37 AM

Local Education Agency: Golden Valley Unified Address: 37479 Avenue 12 Madera, CA 93636

Start: 7/1/2017 End: 6/30/2021

Waiver Renewal: Y Previous Waiver Number: Fed-8-2013-W-01 Previous SBE Approval Date: 11-07-2013

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: PL109-270 Section 131(c) MINIMUM ALLOCATION -- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2),a local educational agency shall not receive an allocation under subsection (a) unless the amount allocated to such agency under subsection (a) is greater than $15,000. A local educational agency may enter into a consortium with other local educational agencies for purposes of meeting the minimum allocation requirement of this paragraph

Outcome Rationale: Golden Valley Unified School District is located in a rural area 10 miles from an urbanized area. Our estimated Perkins allocation is under $10,000 which would require us to be part of a consortium. The district is surrounded by larger districts who have no need for a consortium, and there are no consortiums in our area. We are requesting a waiver of PL 109- 270 Section 131(c)(1) to allow us to function independently in order to meet the needs of the students in our district.

Student Population: 569

Revised: 5/7/2018 7:29 AM Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 Attachment 2 Page 1 of 1

City Type: Rural

NCES Code: 42

Local Board Approval Date: 4/25/2017

Submitted by: Mr. Kevin Hatch Position: Assistant Superintendent E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: 559-645-3572 Fax: 559-645-7144

Revised: 5/7/2018 7:29 AM