Ltr-17: SFUSD

Dear San Francisco County Superintendent of Schools:

APPORTIONMENT TO THE
SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
FOR ONLINE K–12 CURRICULUM RESOURCES
FOR HISTORY-SOCIAL SCIENCE
FISCAL YEAR 2017–18

This apportionment, in the amount of $5,000,000, is made to the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) from funds provided in Section 82 of Assembly Bill (AB) 99 (Chapter 15, Statutes of 2017). These funds are apportioned to SFUSD to contract with the California Historical Society, in partnership with the California History-Social Science Project, to create a free online K–12 curriculum for History-Social Science that includes primary and secondary sources, lesson plans, and related instructional materials aligned to the History-Social Science Framework adopted by the State Board of Education in 2016. The materials shall utilize the archival and digital resources of the California Historical Society and other state and federal institutions and should include support for student literacy development, civic engagement, and be organized around an inquiry model of instruction. The amount apportioned is equal to 100 percent of the amount available.

Pursuant to Subdivision (b) of Section 82, the curriculum shall be made available to teachers by July 1, 2019, and the California Historical Society and the California History-Social Science Project shall work with the California Department of Education to make the online resources available and accessible to all teachers statewide.

The San Francisco County Superintendent of Schools was notified of this apportionment by e-mail, which was sent to its CDEfisc e-mail address. A warrant will be mailed to the San Francisco County Treasurer approximately four weeks from the date of this Notice. The San Francisco County Superintendent of Schools is requested to inform the SFUSD immediately regarding this apportionment. For standardized account code structure coding, use Resource Code 7810, Other Restricted State: Online K–12 Curriculum Resources for History-Social Science, and Revenue Object Code 8590, All Other State Revenue.

If you have programmatic questions related to the online K–12 curriculum for History-Social Science, please contact Stephanie Gregson, Director, Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division, by phone at 916-319-0881 or by e-mail at sgregson@cde.ca.gov [Note: the preceding contact information is no longer valid and has been replaced by Mike Torres, Director of Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division, by email at mtorres@cde.ca.gov]. For questions concerning this apportionment or the payment process, please contact Kathy Mathews, Education Fiscal Services Consultant, School Fiscal Services Division, by phone at 916-322-1647 or by e-mail at kmathews@cde.ca.gov [Note: the preceding contact information is no longer valid and has been replaced by Categorical Allocations & Audit Resolution Office, by email at CAAR@cde.ca.gov].

Sincerely,

Nick Schweizer, Deputy Superintendent
Systems Support Branch