CAEP
CFAD

Produced: Aug 7, 2025, 06:28 PM UTC - By James Barnes

53 San Mateo County Consortium for Adult & Career Education
CERTIFIED

Allocation Amendment: 2025-26

Allocation Amendment Summary

Fiscal Declaration

The Fiscal Declaration information in this section has been provided as a courtesy. It has not been changed since CFAD has been approved by the Member Representatives.

Consortium Name
53 San Mateo County Consortium for Adult & Career Education
Funding Channel
Direct Funded
Narrative
ACCEL San Mateo County is committed to ensuring that our funding allocation aligns with our 3-Year Strategic Plan for the program year 2025-26. Our strategic plan focuses on enhancing educational opportunities, improving student outcomes, and fostering community partnerships. The following outlines how our funding allocation supports these goals: Enhancing Educational Opportunities: Adult Basic Education (ABE) and Adult Secondary Education (ASE): We are working on implementing regional strategies for our ABE and ASE programs, ensuring that adult learners have access to high-quality education that prepares them for further education and employment opportunities. English as a Second Language (ESL): ACCEL members are utilizing innovative learning techniques and engaging in best practices in our ESL classes to support non-native English speakers in achieving language proficiency, which is essential for their integration into the workforce and community. Improving Student Outcomes: Career Technical Education (CTE): We have prioritized working closely with our workforce development board, NovaWorks, as well as our member community college strategic workforce directors to establish and guide the direction of our CTE programs so that ACCEL s programs provide students with the skills and certifications needed to secure employment in high-demand industries. This includes partnerships with local businesses and industries to ensure that our programs are aligned with current workforce needs. Support Services: Recognizing the importance of comprehensive support services, ACCEL plans to survey our student populations to ascertain the support services our students need and work to develop relationships with community based organizations that may help to meet the identified needs. Fostering Community Partnerships: Collaborative Initiatives: Our goal is to continue to foster and develop partnerships with community organizations, local businesses, and other educational institutions. These partnerships are crucial for creating a seamless educational pathway for adult learners and ensuring that our programs are responsive to community needs. By aligning our funding allocation with our 3-Year Strategic Plan, we are confident that we will achieve our mission of providing high-quality adult education that empowers individuals to achieve their educational and career goals. ACCEL remains committed to continuous improvement and will regularly assess our progress to ensure that our funding is effectively supporting our strategic priorities.
Changes
Changes: ACCEL funded members each contribute to the ACCEL General Fund (the general fund in included in the allocation distribution). ACCEL's General Fund covers operating expenses of the consortium, including salary and benefits for the consortium's executive director and administrative assistant. The Consortium's executive director is hired by the San Mateo Adult School; as a result, ACCEL's General Fund is managed by the same. Therefore, San Mateo Adult School's allocation as reflected in NOVA consists of: $5,550,488, and ACCEL's General Fund allocation: $392,368 for a combined total of $5,942,856. ACCEL funded members will vote on the preliminary funding allocations in their meeting set for Thursday, March 20, 2025. ACCEL's Steering Committe meeting is set for Thursday, April 24th; the preliminary funding allcations will be discussed and voted upon.

Amended Member Allocations for 2025-26

Type of allocation amendment

May revise

The Governor's final budget granted Adult Education a 2.3% COLA, a reduction of the preliminary COLA 2.43%.  As a result of this change, funding allocations were modified.

Please be advised that funding allocation for San Mateo Adult includes the consortium budget; SMACE serves as the consortium's fiscal agent. SMACE's funding allocation for program year 25/26: $5,543,445 [adjustment: $7,043] the consortium budget: $391,870 adjustment [$498.00].  

Member AgencyAmended AllocationAdjustment Made
Cabrillo Unified$428,130-$544
Jefferson Union High$1,826,186-$2,320
San Mateo Co. Office of Education$0
San Mateo County CCD$634,956-$807
San Mateo Union High$5,935,315-$7,542
Sequoia Union High$1,964,713-$2,496
South San Francisco Unified$1,388,948-$1,765
Total Allocated to Members$12,178,248
Total CAEP Funds$12,178,248
Total Remaining (Must be $0) $0

Member Agencies

Member AgencyMember TypeContactPhone
Cabrillo UnifiedUnified School DistrictJames Barnes(650) 712-7140
Jefferson Union HighHigh School DistrictMark Beshirs(650) 550-7874
San Mateo County CCDDistrictNereida Angulo
San Mateo Union HighHigh School DistrictAngela Taylor(650) 558-2120
Sequoia Union HighHigh School DistrictTatiana Roganova(650) 306-8866 ext: 77902
South San Francisco UnifiedUnified School DistrictSeemaa Prasad(650) 827-8455 ext: 2701
La Honda-Pescadero UnifiedUnified School Districtn/a
San Mateo Co. Office of EducationCounty Office of Education (COE)Katia Sturtevant

Certification & Assurances

By clicking "Approve" on the approval cards below, you are certifying the CFAD as well as confirming that you and ALL consortium members agree to the Assurances listed below.

Assurances

Membership & Decision-Making
  • I certify that any community college district, school district, or county office of education, or any joint powers authority consisting of community college districts, school districts, county offices of education, or a combination of these, located within the boundaries of the adult education region shall be permitted to join the consortium as a member (EC 84905 (a)(b). (See Membership Box above).
  • I certify that only members as described above (and in EC 84905) are allowed to join my consortium as members and participate in decision making and approvals whether in a public meeting, or via the NOVA planning, budgeting & expense reporting system.
  • I certify that as a condition of joining a consortium, as a member, I shall commit to reporting any funds (as described in EC 84916) available to that member for the purposes of education and workforce services for adults and the uses of those funds through the annual Program Area exercise in NOVA for reporting leveraged funds, and instructional hours.
  • I certify that as a member of the consortium my district shall be represented only by an official designated by the governing board of the member (EC 84905 (c)).
  • I certify that as a member of the consortium, I shall participate in any decision made by the consortium (EC 84905 (d)(1)(A)).
  • I certify that all decision made by the consortium and its members is final (EC 84905 (d)(1)(F)).
  • I certify that I will adhere to the consortium rules and procedures and, as agreed upon by the consortium members, to any additional by-laws, charters, etc.
Public Meetings
  • I certify that a proposed decision is considered at an open, properly noticed public meeting of the consortium at which members of the public may comment (EC 84905 (d)(1)(B)).
  • I certify that the consortium has provided the public with adequate notice of a proposed decision and considered any comments submitted by members of the public, and any comments submitted by members of the public have been distributed publicly (EC 84905 (d)(1)(C)).
  • I certify that the consortium has requested comments regarding a proposed decision from other entities located in the adult education region that provide education and workforce services for adults (EC 84905 (d)(1)(D)(i)).
  • I certify that the consortium has requested comments regarding a proposed decision from other entities located in the adult education region that provide education and workforce services for adults (EC 84905 (d)(1)(D)(i)).
  • I certify that the consortium has considered input provided by pupils, teachers employed by local educational agencies, community college faculty, principals, administrators, classified staff, and the local bargaining units of the school districts and community college districts before it makes a decision (EC 84905 (d)(1)(E)).
  • I certify that in addition to the meeting requirements listed in EC 84905, and as agreed upon by the consortium members, that I will follow the public meeting requirements listed in the Ralph M. Brown Act as the Brown Act applies to the governing body of any “local body created by state or federal statute.” (Ed. Code, section 54952.)
Reporting Requirements
  • I certify that I will participate in completing and updating any consortium long range and/or short range planning efforts and/or budget work plans (EC 84906, 84914(a)).
  • I certify that all CAEP expenses have been expended in the CAEP seven program areas, and services provided are consistent with the 3-year plan, the annual plan, and my district’s work plan & budget as submitted in NOVA (EC 84913 (1-7), 84906, 8914(a)).
  • I certify that my expenditures of CAEP funds match the objectives/activities included in the annual plan and the member work plan (EC 84906, 84914(a)).
  • I certify that my expenditures of CAEP funds adhere to the allowable uses of funds as identified in the CAEP Fiscal Management Guide.
  • I certify that I will report student level enrollment data and outcomes as prescribed by the State CAEP Office (EC 84920).
  • I certify that I will share financial expenditure and progress reports with the members of my regional consortium.
  • I certify that I understand that as a member if I do not meet any of these items I have certified, I will be deemed an ineffective member which may result in a loss or reduction of CAEP funding (EC 84914(b)).
  • I certify that all CAEP expenses have been expended only for the education of persons 18 years of age or older (EC 84901(a)).

Certification

San Mateo County CCD - Member Representative

  • Strategic Partnerships & Workforce Development
  • fordla@smccd.edu
  • (650) 738-7124
Approved by Alex Kramer MPA

07/29/2025 10:49 AM PDT

San Mateo Co. Office of Education - Member Representative

  • Execitive Director College, Career, and Community Partnerships
  • mmiranda@smcoe.org
  • (408) 386-1948
Approved by Marcela Miranda

08/07/2025 09:55 AM PDT

Cabrillo Unified - Member Representative

Approved by James Barnes

08/07/2025 11:28 AM PDT

Jefferson Union High - Member Representative

Approved by Mark Beshirs

07/29/2025 10:22 AM PDT

San Mateo Union High - Member Representative

Approved by Angela Taylor

07/29/2025 09:52 AM PDT

Sequoia Union High - Member Representative

Approved by Tatiana Roganova

07/29/2025 09:49 AM PDT

South San Francisco Unified - Member Representative

Approved by Seemaa Prasad

07/29/2025 04:05 PM PDT