The Tier 2 Annual Progress Report Template (2020-23) is designed to serve as a local program self-monitoring and self-assessment tool for continuous program improvement. This year (2022-23) grantees will need to provide an end of grant summary, which includes student tobacco use monitoring trends. The report submission is usually due by the end of September of each grant year, via TUPE GEMS.

It also serves as a foundational tool for the state TUPE Office to efficiently identify local program needs and in turn provides targeted technical assistances to grantees.

The Tier 2 Annual Progress Report Template (2020-23) is designed to serve as a local program self-monitoring and self-assessment tool for continuous program improvement. Grantees are encouraged to use it as a general guidance for program self-monitoring, starting at an earlier stage of their program implementation. The report submission is usually due by the end of September of each grant year, via TUPE GEMS.

It also serves as a foundational tool for the state TUPE Office to efficiently identify local program needs and in turn provides targeted technical assistances to grantees.

The CDE TUPE Office has prepared a guidance Power Point, with details on updates to the Tier 2, Year 2 Progress Report Template.

Have questions about the Progress Report?  

The CDE TUPE Office has prepared a guidance document with Q&A, compiled from the August 31, 2021 webinar. 

Webinar recording from December 7, 2020 training on budget revisions and expenditure reporting in TUPE GEMS. [Important note: This training is for grantees within the Tier 2 (2020-2023) group only.]

• CDE guidelines on budget revisions and expenditure reports, timelines and submission deadlines

• How to submit budget revisions and expenditure reports using TUPE GEMS.

• Questions and answers

Webinar recording from March 12, 2021 training on annual budget proposals in TUPE GEMS. [Important note: This training is for grantees within the Tier 2 (2020-2023) group only.]

• CDE guidelines on annual budget proposals, timelines and submission deadlines

• How to submit annual budget proposals using TUPE GEMS.

• Questions and answers

This webinar will provide strategies to build quality improvement in the evaluation of your TUPE program. Topics covered include SMART measurable objectives, process tracking & accountability, and preparing for the Annual Progress Report. The UCSD Tracking Tool and related resources will also be discussed.

This webinar is designed to guide applicants through the process of creating an evaluation plan for their TUPE project. It will review aspects of program monitoring, including measurement tools and sampling strategies that can be used to assess program activities. Applicants will be introduced to templates that may be useful for their program monitoring plan and help inform the evaluation process.

The Legislature requires that the funds allocated under this Tier 2 RFA must be used to develop anti-tobacco education programs and tobacco use intervention and cessation activities in order to reduce the number of students in California who begin to use tobacco, continue to use tobacco, or both (HSC 104420(k)(1)).

Program Questions: Lisa McClung, email: LMcClung@cde.ca.gov, phone: 916-319-0202

Downloading Questions: Tobacco-Use Prevention Education Office email: tupe@cde.ca.gov, phone: 916-323-1540