California Code, Education Code - EDC § 8804.5

(1) To avoid the duplication of efforts among agencies that administer the grants.

(2) To develop linkages between several school districts, individual county agencies, statewide organizations, or nonprofit organizations.

(3) To disseminate training and technical assistance materials developed by the department and other involved organizations.

(4) To plan for, and ensure, the continued ability of local educational agencies or consortia to provide support services with an operational grant, including planning and supporting the funding of those services beyond the three-year grant period through such means as Medi-Cal.

(5) To plan for, and ensure, the expansion of support services provided with an operational grant through creative refinancing options and the provision of comprehensive, integrated school-linked services to sites that do not receive planning or operational grants.

(1) An established capacity for leadership in the community and an ability to engage in local problem solving and to creatively approach the restructuring of service delivery methods.

(2) A demonstrated ability to work with and among service delivery agencies and systems, including county mental health, health, probation, and social service systems.

(3) The capacity to support county and regional planning and coordination efforts to be more responsive to the needs of children and their families in providing support services.

(4) Knowledge of the most effective strategies for refinancing grants and for integrating services between and among agencies.