2025-2026 Program and Budget Handbook

applicable programs approved as a Single Cost Objective. Please note per BUL-4814.2, Multiple Assignments: “Classified employees who work 1000 hours or more in a fiscal year are permanently enrolled into the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), thereby causing both the District and the individual to contribute to the retirement system”. The school is required to budget for these expenses. Contact your fiscal specialist for more information on the additional cost. Note: Community Representative Z-Time is not allowable in Title I. If you currently fund a Community Rep who is organizing family engagement calendars, workshops and programs consider promoting them to a Parent Resource Assistant or Parent Resource Liaison. You may also consider continuing with a Community Rep and funding one of these positions which are assigned in the job description. 4. Parent Resource Liaison…assists in maintaining a program or a parent center or community center of a local school by providing various resources and information to parents through workshops, orientations, and training programs. Note: Parent Resource Liaison and Parent Resource Assistant Z-Time is not allowable in Title I. 5. Parent Resource Assistant...positions in Parent Resource Assistant, Parent Resource Assistant (Armenian Language), Parent Resource Assistant (Korean Language), and Parent Resource Assistant (Spanish Language) will be located in parent centers and will assist in providing direct support to

parents disseminating information, maintaining parent-school communication, and assisting in programs and outreach activities for parents. Schools can multi-fund these positions with federal and general funds in 5% increments.. Please note per BUL-4814.2, Multiple Assignments: “Classified employees who work 1000 hours or more in a fiscal year are permanently enrolled into the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), thereby causing both the District and the individual to contribute to the retirement system”. The school is required to budget for these expenses. Contact your fiscal specialist for more information on the additional cost. C. Paraprofessional 1. Counselor Aide…provides paraprofessional services in support of participating student counseling activities. Positions are filled from a district-wide eligibility list. Because this position works directly with students, only 3- or 6-hour per day positions will be allowed. 2. Education Aide II…works under the immediate supervision of a teacher or other certificated employee; performs classroom-related routine manual and clerical tasks, and classroom monitoring; assists in communication with parents. May not provide direct teaching assistance to students. In addition, may not perform the responsibilities of any classified clerical position nor be used for supervision tasks. Schools may purchase no more than four positions from Title I resources. No new positions can be created. 3. Education Aide III (Regular, Spanish Speaking, and Other Language)… provides

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