The budget identifies a dedicated "Literacy Screenings Professional Development" one-time grant of $25,635 expiring June 30, 2026, to assess kindergarten through second-grade students for potential reading difficulties. In the Operations & Accountability budget, a corresponding line funds "Dyslexia Initiative Grant (Literacy Screening PD)" at $35,200, indicating both assessment tools and staff training elements. While some of this funding appears in 2025-26 estimated actuals, the July 2026 narrative and department allocations show ongoing emphasis on K-2 literacy screening and PD. This presents a near-term opportunity for vendors of early literacy screeners, dyslexia tools, and training programs to help refine and extend the implementation, potentially transitioning from one-time grant support into ongoing services funded out of growing LCFF and other state revenues. A focused discussion should explore what platform Sage Oak is using today, screening coverage rates, and PD gaps before the June 2026 expiration.
The presence of i-Ready and NWEA assessment contracts suggests they may be leveraged for literacy sc...
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The FY 2026-27 budget for the Esparto Fire Protection District includes a 15,000 appropriation under the Training line item. This suggests planned spending on firefighter and staff training such as certifications, specialized courses, or hosted training programs over the fiscal year. With no training vendors or programs specified, there is room for training providers in fire, EMS, safety, and leadership development to propose offerings that match the district’s objectives and schedule. Vendors can help the district translate this line item into concrete training plans, including bundled courses, online/hybrid options, or on-site delivery tailored to a small district’s staffing model.
Training is part of the services and supplies category totaling 317,671, indicating ongoing operatio...
The Secondary department’s 2026-27 budget outlines a robust suite of online and blended secondary offerings, including CTE pathways, AP content, and electives. Specific vendors and products funded with Instructional Funds include StrongMind, eDynamics, Edmentum’s Exact Path, eScience forensic kits, Mr. D OPS math, Avant Testing Services, and an "Online AP Curriculum" line, plus budget for CTE pathway capstone materials and trips. Although incumbents are named, the spread of smaller contracts and emphasis on CTE pathways suggest ongoing program development and potential to add or replace courses, pathways, and assessment tools. Vendors offering CTE-aligned content, AP/dual-enrollment curricula, world languages, and career exploration tools can connect with secondary leadership to identify where additional options or higher-quality content are needed, especially as enrollment and CTE capstone activities scale in the 2027-29 projections.
The budget also funds graduation facilities, PE activities, and field trips, reinforcing the scale o...
Sage Oak Charter Schools’ 2026-27 July Budget programs an initial $655,000 of a $789,000 Proposition 28 arts education entitlement, with funding projected to remain at comparable levels through 2028-29. At least 80% of these funds must support arts education staffing, and the remaining portion is earmarked for training, supplies, curriculum, professional learning, materials, and arts education partnership programs across TK-12, including specific allocations for arts curriculum, field trips, and activities in the PLA department budget. The budget narrative frames this as a sustained, multi-year investment rather than a one-time purchase, with significant room to use remaining Prop 28 funds and future-year allocations for program build-out. This is a live planning window for curriculum providers, arts PD organizations, staffing partners, and enrichment vendors to help Sage Oak expand classes, adopt new digital or print arts curriculum, and design student experiences. A pragmatic next conversation is with curriculum/PLA leadership about their three-year plan for arts courses, staffing models, and desired vendor-supported programming under Prop 28.
PLA budget lines explicitly reference Prop 28 curriculum, materials, events, and field trips, indica...
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