This program provides funds to county offices of education, school districts, charter schools, and the state special schools for discretionary purposes, to use the grant to “address rising costs” and fund specified state priorities. 

The Student Support and Professional Development Discretionary Block Grant funds can be expended for discretionary purposes, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

1. Providing standards-aligned professional development for teachers on the English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework and the Literacy Roadmap, including strategies to support literacy for English learners.

2. Providing standards-aligned professional development for teachers on the Mathematics Framework for California Public Schools.

3. Developing and expanding teacher recruitment and retention strategies.

4. Expanding career pathways and dual enrollment efforts, consistent with the Master Plan for Career Education.

5. Addressing rising costs.

CDE Resource Page: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/pl/sspdgrant.asp