Curriculum and Categorical Programs

• Dr. Cynthia White
• Director of Curriculum and Categorical Programs
• (805) 963-4338, extension 221
• e-mail

Essential Responsibilities:

• Local Education Agency plans development and implementation, K–12
• Single Plan for Student Achievement and use of categorical funds
• Career Technical Education
• Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program in schools, grades 4–12
• Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) procedures
• Common assessments and Edusoft implementation in secondary schools
• Work Experience Education program, grades 9–12
• Cal Pass curriculum
• Textbook adoptions
• Assist sites in preparing for the Categorical Program Monitoring review
• Elementary report card implementation
• Elementary writing curriculum
• Virtual library of online instructional strategies and resources
• Online education opportunities
• Cal-SOAP
• University of California, Santa Barbara pathway programs (ENLACE, EAOPS, MESA)
• Santa Barbara City College dual enrollment courses
• SB 472 coordination
• Title II professional development needs assessment survey, Highly Qualified Teacher
• Assist principals in professional learning communities
• Pyramid of interventions for at-risk students
• Assist in monitoring site categorical budgets
• Coordination of CBEDS data with fiscal services and research and evaluation departments
• Assist with Consolidated Application with fiscal services and research and evaluation departments
• Coordination of English learner programs, K–12 and teachers on special assignment
• Assist sites in Advanced Placement and University of California a-g course adoptions
• Assist in training fiscal services accountant in categorical fiscal compliance
• Assist research and evaluation in CBEDS course information
• Work with teachers on special assignment reading language arts/English language development implementation
• Read 180 implementation
• Supervision of GATE coordinators
• Supervision AVID coordinators
• Supervision of teachers on special assignment