04.21.09: CDE SFSF Fund Update
By David Walrath
CA Dept of Education Funding
Funding Name: State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
Eligible Applicants: institutions of higher education, local
educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria: School districts, county offices
of education, direct funded charter schools will receive SFSF
funding to offset reductions to state general purpose (e.g. revenue
limits) and categorical program funding reduced pursuant to Senate
Bill 4 (Chapter 12, Statutes 2009-10, Third Extraordinary
Session).
Public IHEs are eligible to receive funding to offset budget
reductions.
Funding Description: The State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF)
is intended to avert layoffs of teachers, professors, and other
personnel and to further education reform in the key areas of
teacher quality, standards and assessments, using longitudinal data
to improve instruction, and supporting struggling schools.
