Prop 49 Oakland Implementation – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

How will Prop 49 funds be used in Oakland?

What should CBOs be doing to access Prop 49 funds?

Will there be OFCY funds to help support Prop 49?

Do CBOs apply (or appear on) the state application for Prop 49 funds?

Where is there additional information?

How will Prop 49 funds be used in Oakland? In the Oakland model, individual school principals will be the the first decision-makers regarding use of their school’s Prop 49 funds. At this point, it is unclear whether an individual principal will designate someone on their staff as the point person, whether they will choose to employ OUSD staff to provide services, whether they will select CBO lead agencies to oversee Prop 49 implementation and/or contract with individual CBOs and other agencies for specific afterschool service provision. The OUSD SUCCESS office is led a series of 3 “boot camps” in October and November to help principals understand and determine how they would like to address Prop 49 implementation. On December 11, the California Department of Education is to post initial notification of schools approved for Prop 49 funding on their website. Our hunch is that a great deal of local activity will occur in December and early January as principals reach out and establish partnerships with community organizations to implement Prop 49 services in late January or February (start of 2^nd semester). OCASA is considering holding a meeting in mid-December for community based organizations to provide a check in and planning time for Prop 49 implementation. More details soon…

What should CBOs be doing to access Prop 49 funds?

• Network. Talk with schools and other organizations with whom you might be interested in partnering. If possible, as new partnership emerge, please share that information with OCASA so that we can help identify which schools may be falling through the cracks and dedicate energy towards those school communities.
• Provide information about your organization and interests. OCASA has developed an Afterschool Directory to share information about organizations, as well as a supplemental survey to capture interest in specific schools that do not now have major sources of public funding. Please visit the afterschool match page and make sure your organization has completed the “Organizational Profile” and “Supplemental Survey.” If you have already completed these surveys, but would like to update your information, please complete a new survey. There are also surveys on your school and community programs which we encourage you to complete, but they are not as critical. (Please note, it takes a few days to update information as the system is not automated at this point).
• Special Note: Follow Up from School Community Partnership Luncheon October 27. Over 200 principals, community based organization representatives, community and agency leaders attended this successful luncheon to hear examples of school-community partnerships, learn about different after school models, get information about the OFCY special grants for new programs, and network with each other to help Oakland prepare for Prop 49 implementation. Information about that meeting, including a timeline with next step suggestions, links to additional resources, and contact information is online. Click here to go directly to that page. As part of the follow up, organizations have been sharing the school locations and communities where they work. A draft version of that information is available here.

Will there be OFCY funds to help support Prop 49?

Yes, the Oakland Fund for Children and Youth has released a Request for Proposals for After School Enrichment Services (due January 30, 2006) that could provide up to $50,000 per school site for enrichment services at 30-40 schools in the 2007-2008 school year that are not currently receiving OFCY funds. Please note that organizations must partners with schools. (We expect that only those proposals supported by schools will be considered, with at most one proposal per school. Proposals may include multiple organizations and up to 4 school sites.) Also, the December 5 Letter of Intent Due date is optional. Information can be downloaded directly from the OFCY website and by clicking here on the RFP, coversheet, and attachments.

Do CBOs apply (or appear on) the state application for Prop 49 funds? No! In Oakland, all public elementary and middle schools have applied for funding and the application did not require lists of community partners. That deadline is not relavant to community based organizations (CBOs). (At this moment, OCASA does not have complete details about what charter schools have done regarding Prop 49, but they were also eligible to apply.)

Where is there additional information?

• The Bay Area Partnership has been key in promoting legislation that improved Prop 49 implementation and in providing information about Prop 49. See their website at http://www.bayareapartnership.org/ .
• As reference material, the California Department of Education website has application forms and FAQs for Prop 49. See http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r8/ases06rfa.asp . These forms have already been submitted for Oakland. Note, Prop 49 is rolled out under the “ASES” name.

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last updated November 26, 2006