The department shall administer this program as a competitive grant program. An applicant shall demonstrate all of the following to be considered for a grant award:
(a)
(1)A proportional dollar-for-dollar match as follows for any funding received from this program:
(A)
For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, one dollar ($1) for every one dollar ($1) received from this program.
(B)
For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) for every one dollar ($1) received from this program.
(C)
For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, two dollars ($2) for every one dollar ($1) received from this program.
(2)
That local match may include funding from school district and charter school local control funding formula apportionments pursuant to Section 42238.02, the federal Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006, the California Partnership Academies, the Agricultural Career Technical Education Incentive Grant, or any other source except as provided in paragraph (3).
(3)
That local match shall not include funding from the California Career Pathways Trust established pursuant to Section 53010.
(b)
At least a three-year plan for continued support of career technical education programs after grant funding expires. The plan, at a minimum, shall include the
identification of available funding within an applicant’s current or projected budget to continue to support career technical education programs and a written commitment to do so. If an applicant consisting of more than one school district, county office of education, charter school, or regional occupational center or program operated by a joint powers authority, or any combination of these entities, is applying for grant funding from this program, identification of available funding and a written commitment must be demonstrated by each participating constituent entity.
(c)
The applicant, or the applicant’s career technical education program, as applicable, meets all of the following minimum eligibility standards:
(1)
Offers high quality curriculum and instruction aligned with the California Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards, including, but not limited to,
providing a coherent sequence of career technical education courses that enable pupils to transition to postsecondary education programs that lead to a career pathway or attain employment upon graduation from high school.
(2)
Provides pupils with quality career exploration and guidance.
(3)
Provides pupil support services, including counseling and leadership development.
(4)
Provides for system alignment, coherence, and articulation, including ongoing and structural regional or local partnerships with postsecondary educational institutions, documented through formal written agreements.
(5)
Forms ongoing and structural industry and labor partnerships, documented through formal written agreements and through participation on advisory committees.
(6)
Provides opportunities for pupils to participate in after school, extended day, and out-of-school internships, competitions, and other work-based learning opportunities.
(7)
Reflects regional or local labor market demands and focuses on current or emerging high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand occupations.
(8)
Leads to an industry-recognized credential or certificate, or appropriate postsecondary training or employment.
(9)
Is staffed by skilled teachers or faculty and provides professional development opportunities for those teachers or faculty members.
(10)
(A)Reports data, as a program participation requirement, to allow for an evaluation of the program.
(B)
Data reported pursuant to this paragraph shall include, but not be limited to, metrics aligned with the core metrics required by the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and the quality indicators described in the California State Plan for Career Technical Education required by the federal Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006, and the following metrics:
(i)
The number of pupils completing high school.
(ii)
The number of pupils completing career technical education coursework.
(iii)The number of pupils obtaining an industry-recognized credential, certificate, license, or other measure of technical skill attainment.
(iv)
The number of former
pupils employed and the types of businesses in which they are employed.
(v)
The number of former pupils enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution, a state apprenticeship program, or another form of job training.