The Deaf and Hard of Hearing BCP Allocation, District Effort and You

1. The Deaf and Hard of Hearing BCP Allocation, District Effort and You 32nd Annual CAPED Convention October 22,2007 Making Waves ~ Changing Lives Marriot Ventura Beach Hotel Ventura Beach, California

2. Welcome and Introductions Speakers: Randy Fong, Jon James, Joe McLaughlin Facilitator: Bob Hughlett Workshop Rules!

3. Outline: DHH – BCP Background Budget Model Approach College Effort DHH Match Affects College Effort Budget Examples Questions & Answers

4. DHH-BCP Background History California Legislation (Title 5, Section 56026 Support Services) Budget Act Language (to support high-cost sign language interpreter services and real time captioning or other communication accommodations for Deaf/Hard of Hearing students based on a 4 to 1 state to local district match)

5. Budget Model approach D/HH Funds Distribution (80/20%) DHH allowable expenditures (List) DHH non-allowable expenditures (List) DSP&S responsibility (You) College/District Responsibility (District Effort) Chancellor’s Office Responsibility

6. The DHH-allowable expenditures are direct classroom and instruction-related interpreting and captioning costs. Here is the list: • Cued Speech • Real Time Captioning • Video Remote Interpreting and Captioning • Live Print Communication (e.g. C-Print and Typewell, AlphaSmart, laptop, Interpretive) • Tactile Interpreting • Interpreting during tutoring • Interpreting for athletes when they are part of a College class and team sport • Study abroad – will be reviewed on a case by case basis (DHH services should be contract-based) • Salaries/Benefits for Interpreters and Real Time Captioners • Salaries/Benefits for Interpreter Coordinators at the percent of interpreters if engaged less than full time in this activity

7. The list of non-DHH-allowable expenditures: • Notetakers • Closed Captioning • Counselor for DHH • Instructors for DHH • Prep Time • Travel Time • Non-Classroom-Required Extracurricular Interpreting or Real Time Captioning • Awards Ceremonies • Graduation

8. College Effort What is College Effort? Is my College/District required to provide College Support to DSPS? How can College Effort be used?

9. What are some potential sources of College Effort and how can I acquire funding through these sources? • Matriculation • VATEA • General Fund • CalWorks • Partnership for Excellence (PFE) • Other

10. DHH Match Affects College Effort • DSP&S Allocation Components • Base • WSC • College Effort (CE) • DHH • Access to Print • CE = Expenses minus Revenues • DHH Match reduces CE

11. Analysis of FY 2006-07 DHH • Did CCC have enough general CE? • Sufficient Match? • Spent all DHH funds? (using all sources)

12. Budget examples Examples of College’ FY 2006-07 DHH Activities

13. Example: College C

14. FY 2007-08 DHH Distribution • Round 1A: • Qualified = Lesser of: • Request • 4 x Pledge • Calculated = 80% of (All FY 2006-07 DHH Exp minus DSP&S allocation due to WSC) • Round 1A Distribution = Lesser of Qualified or Calculated Amounts

15. FY 2007-08 DHH Distribution • Round 1B: • $591K Remaining from Round 1A • For CCCs with Qualified > Calculated • Lesser of: • Qualified minus Calculated • $15,405 Max

16. Example: FY 2007-08 DHH (1A)

17. Example: FY 2007-08 DHH (1B)

18. Key Figures - DHH • Distributed DHH • FY 2006-07 $9.55M • FY 2007-08 $9.60M • FY 2006-07 • Unspent DHH = $1.16M 18 CCCs • Redistributed Max= $85.0K 34 CCCs

19. Key Figures – College Effort • College Effort Funding Rate • FY 2006-07 39.8% • FY 2007-08 45.4% • Allocation Funding Rate • FY 2006-07 95.0% - 104.3% • FY 2007-08 95.0% - 107.2%

20. Questions and answers

21. Example: College A

22. Example: College B

23. Example: College D