Waiver Contact Guide

Department contacts for waiver subject areas.

State Board of Education Waivers
State Superintendent Waivers

State Board of Education Waivers

Topic	Contact	Office
Bonded Indebtedness Limits Education Code (EC) § 15102 &15106	School District Organization Office SDO@cde.ca.gov	School Facilities & Transportation Services Division
Career and Technical Education for the 21^st Century Act (Perkins V)	Rose Robertson RRobertson@cde.ca.gov	Career & College Transition Division
Work Experience	Erle Hall EHall@cde.ca.gov	Career & College Transition Division
Charter Schools	Makenna Huey Charters@cde.ca.gov 916-322-6029	Charter Schools Division
Child Nutrition (State Meal Mandate)	Tara Masse 916-323-7177	Nutrition Services Division
Community Day Schools EC § 48660, 48916.1(d), 48661(b)	Dan Sackheim 916-445-5595	Educational Options Office
Continuation Education	Dan Sackheim ContinuationEduc@cde.ca.gov 916-445-5595	Educational Options Office
County Community Schools and Juvenile Court Schools	Nafeesah Mustafa 916-319-0455	Educational Options Office
District Reorganization; Board Elections; Lapsation	School District Organization Office SDO@cde.ca.gov	School Facilities & Transportation Services Division
Independent Study (regular schools)	Elvia González IndependentStudy@cde.ca.gov	Educational Options Office
Instructional Time Penalties	Ruthann Munsterman PASE@cde.ca.gov 916-323-1333	School Fiscal Services Division
Educational Interpreters	Nancy Hlibok Amann NHlibokAmann@cde.ca.gov	State Special Schools & Services Division
Legal Issues	Legal Office 916-319-0860	Executive - Legal Office
Petition to purchase Non Adopted Materials with Instructional Materials Funding Realignment Program (IMFRP) funds	David Almquist 916-319-0444	Curriculum Frameworks & Instructional Resources Division
Physical Education - Block Schedules	Professional Learning Support and Monitoring Office PLSMO@cde.ca.gov 916-323-5847	Educator Excellence & Equity Division
Physical Education - Fitness Testing	Stephanie Ireland 916-327-5866	Assessment Development & Administration Division
Resource Specialist Caseload	Statewide Policy and Implementation SEDINFO@cde.ca.gov 916-327-3731	Special Education Division
Schoolsite Councils	Jessica Costa LCFF@cde.ca.gov 916-319-0307	Student Achievement & Support Division
Sale or Lease of Real Property (limited to very specific education codes)	School District Organization Office SDO@cde.ca.gov	School Facilities & Transportation Services Division
Non Public School (NPS) or Agency (NPA) (in state and out of state)	Statewide Policy and Implementation SEDINFO@cde.ca.gov 916-327-3731	Special Education Division

State Superintendent Waivers

These waivers do not have to be approved by the State Board, so the process is simpler, and faster. Call the consultant directly about the specific procedures and forms to use.

Topic	Contact	Office
Agricultural Career Incentive Grant Program	Charles Parker 916-319-0673	Secondary, Postsecondary & Adult Leadership Division
Alternative Schools and Programs of Choice EC § 58509	Nafeesah Mustafa ALTSchoolsChoice@cde.ca.gov 916-319-0455	Educational Options Office
Community Day Schools EC § 48664 (d)	Dan Sackheim 916-445-5595	Educational Options Office
Form J-13A Request for Allowance of Attendance Due to Emergency Conditions	attendanceaccounting@cde.ca.gov 916-324-4541	Principal Apportionment Section
Special Education, State Superintendent may waive some EC.	916-445-4602	Special Education Division

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