Join us for Fireside Chat #68!

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 Governor’s newly proposed budget for FY 26-27 and its impact on Expanded Learning They are also joined by two of this year’s California Teachers of the Year who discuss their passion for Expanded Learning:

• April Raguindin – a first-grade teacher at Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary School in the Bakersfield City School District
• Corina Martinez – a kindergarten teacher at Pioneer Elementary School in the Escondido Union School District Resources:

Resources

• Governor’s Proposed FY 26-27 Budget Summary
• CA Teachers of the Year Press Release

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