The Educational Servies Department provides assistance related to state and federal programs:

• Alerting staff to categorical reform movements prior to their being legislated, 
• Updating staff on recently passed federal and state rules, regulations, and legislation affecting categorical programs, 
• Advising and assisting in maintaining districts' compliance with federal and state program and funding requirements, 
• Coordinating instructional improvement efforts between federal and state categorically funded programs, and 
• Providing responses to members' questions.

 These service goals are achieved by providing:

• Professional development training and resource assistance
• Assessments (STAR, CST, CELDT, CAHSEE...) and Accountability 
• Consolidated Application, Part I and Part II, (Con App) including maintenance of compliance for funds received  
• Categorical Program Monitoring (CPM): Self Study and Notification of Findings  
• Development, monitoring, and evaluation of:

                Local Education Agency Plan (LEAP),  

               Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)  

               English Language Learner Master Plan 

• No Child Left Behind, Titles I, II, III, IV, V, and VI legislation, implementation strategies and resources 
• Evaluation of state and federal programs' effectiveness 
• School Site Council Governance 
• Other related and/or required categorical program reports and services 
• Peer networking and collaboration opportunities,