CA FY 2025-26 Budget Updates & Impacts, Interview with FUSD
Fireside Chat: September 26, 2025
Join us for the 63rd Fireside Chat!
We’re back! Join us for the latest fireside chat! In this chat, Heather Williams from the California AfterSchool Network is joined by Michael Funk, Director of the Expanded Learning Division of the California Department of Education (EXLD). They provide updates on the adopted FY 25-26 budget including the K-12 Education Trailer Bill and their impacts on Expanded Learning, as well as Legislative Updates related to Expanded Learning.
They are also joined by Connie Cha, Director of Expanded Learning, from Fresno Unified School District (FUSD) to discuss how they have been leveraging ELO-P dollars to ensure all of their students have equitable access to high-quality Expanded Learning opportunities.
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