CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS PROGRAM ASSIGNMENTS
Main Number: (916) 319-0821 Debra Brown, Director FAX Number: (916) 319-0156
Vacant
Legislative Policy Representative
/ FISCAL POLICY OFFICE
Direct: 916-319-0821 / MARGUERITE RIES
Federal Policy Liaison

Direct: 916-319-0650
Work Cell: N/A
Preschool/Childcare
CalWORKS
Kindergarten & Transitional Kindergarten
Educator Credentialing& Preparation
Credentialing &Learning
Beginning Teacher Support &
Assessment (BTSA)
CBEST/Assessments
Credential Issues
Merit Pay
Preparation
Professional Learning
Recruitment
Staff Development
Tenure
Collective Bargaining
STRS/PERS

Classified Employees

Paraprofessionals
Libraries
School Choice
Open Enrollment
Districts of Choice
Parental Involvement
Parent Trigger
/ Accountability School Improvement
High Priority Schools
Immediate Intervention/
Underperforming Schools Program Interventions
Low Performing Schools
School Accountability Report Card (SARC)
Pupil Promotion/Retention Rewards
Academic Performance Index (API)
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
Parent Empowerment
Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA)
Local Control Accountability Plans
Data
CSIS & CALPADS
Teacher Data
Student Wellness
AIDS Education
Drugs Education
Healthy Start
Proposition 99
Sex Education
Health Education
School Climate
Special Education
Early Start

Mental Health

State Special Schools / Budget

School Finance

Proposition 98
Mandates
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
(ARRA)
Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) / Federal Issues
NCLB/ESEA Reauthorization/Waivers
Farm Bill
Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
Title I, II and III
Federal Legislation

MEGANELLIS

Legislative Analyst


Direct: 916-319-0638/Work Cell: N/A
Williams Settlement
Counseling/Guidance

American Indian Education

Categorical Compliance
Private Schools

Physical Education

Fitnessgram

Athletics

California Interscholastic
Federation (CIF) /

Safe Schools

Gang Prevention

Law Enforcement

School Crime Report

School Safety Plans

CDE Admin Governance
State Board of Education/Waivers

General Government

Ballot Initiatives
Local Elections
Open Meeting
Political Reform
Legislative Reports
SUE VANG

Legislative Representative


Direct: 916-445-4291/Work Cell: 916-628-5080 / ALEJANDRO ESPINOZA
Legislative Representative

Direct: 916-319-0676/Work Cell: 916-261-9634

Standards/Common Core

Frameworks

Graduation Requirements

Reading & Math Standards

Science Standards

Instructional Materials

Curriculum
Misc. Curriculum Areas

Community Service

& Service Learning

Drivers Training
Environmental Education
Civic Education

STEM

Assessments

General Educational Development (GED)
High School Exit Exam
Statewide Assessment (STAR)
California English Language
Development Test (CELDT)
California Measurement for
Academic Performance & Progress (CalMAPP)

Education Technology

English Language Learners

CLAD/BCLAD

Economic Impact Aid

Migrant Education

Student Health

School Nurses / School Management
AB 1200
Fiscal Management
Audits
Business Services
FCMAT
Inter/Intra District
Local School Boards
District Reorganization
School Administrators

School Finance

Adequacy

Apportionments

Attendance

Instructional Time

Longer Day/Year

Lottery

Proposition 98

Property Taxes/ERAF

Vouchers

Class Size Reduction

Online ADA

/

Career/Technical Education

Linked Learning
Partnership Academies
ROC/Ps
Specialized Secondary
School-to-Career
Workforce Investment Act
(WIA)

Adult Education

CalWORKS

Citizenship/ESL

College Readiness

GATE
International Baccalaureate
(IB)
Advanced Placement (AP)
Concurrent Enrollment

Higher Education

Financial Aid
Intersegmental Programs
ScholarShare
AVID
Charters

Facilities

Bonds
Developer Fees
Mello-Roos
MTYRE
Playgrounds
Lead & Toxics
Transportation
Omnibus / Child Nutrition

Education Options At-Risk Youth

Expulsion Policies
SARB/Truancy
Foster Youth
Community Schools
Continuation Schools
Dropout Prevention
Independent Study
Juvenile Court Schools
Opportunity Schools
Parenting Education
Teenage Pregnancy
Prevention Grants

Desegregation

Affirmative Action

Anti-Discrimination

Student Rights

Title IX

Extended Learning/

Community Schools

Before/After School

Summer School

21st Century Learning Centers

SupplementalInstruction
Proposition 49