Perkins

The Career Education and Workforce Development Department manages the SDCCD annual Perkins funds – the leading national funding available for career and technical education programs with the express goal of providing individuals with the academic and technical knowledge and skills they need to prepare for careers in current or emerging employment sectors.

This page provides resources for San Diego City, Mesa, Miramar, and Continuing Education regarding Perkins funding.

Contacts

City College: Dean Jesse Lopez
Mesa College: Dean Cassandra Storey
Miramar College: Dean Claudia Estrada Howell
San Diego College of Continuing Education: Dean Andrei Lucas

Annual Summary Reports

High level summaries of the use of Career Education designated Perkins Funds:

• Perkins Reports: 2018 - 2022

Perkins 1-C

• SDCCD Handbook for Perkins V - Last updated January 2024
• Reporting schedule
• Dashboards

Application Steps for 2024-25

(Application Components Summary)

• Step 1: Contacts
  • Please submit college specific contacts to District Educational Services. Submit the names of anyone locally that you want to have access to view and edit information in the NOVA application.
• Step 2: Metrics
  • Each institution will provide a list of the Student Success Metrics they plan to utilize within the application. District Educational Services will then enter this information districtwide. This ensures requested metrics are available within the application when entering program activity content.
    • Student Success Metrics Guidance
    • Archive of Past Student Success Metrics Aligned with Vision 2030 Goals
• Step 3: CLNA Narrative Responses
  • • Colleges to provide college-specific responses via the Local Application Narrative Worksheet. Combined responses are entered into NOVA by District Educational Services.
      • Local Application Narrative Responses Worksheet 
      • Program TOP Code Worksheet 
      • Across Program Worksheet 
      • Perkins V Required Uses Annual Worksheet
• References:
  • • New Perkins Criteria - CCCCO Memo (March 2024)
    • SDCCD Dashboard - provides insight into eligibility of SDCCD CTE TOP6 program areas, by college
    • Current Districtwide CLNA - all funding decisions must be tied to the current CLNA
    • District Re-Visualization of Core Indicators - Dashboard
    • Perkins V Required Uses Guidance

Quarterly Reporting

• Quarterly Reporting Worksheet (pdf) - Word Version - quarterly worksheet includes required narrative questions for NOVA reporting (progress on core indicators). In addition to the quarterly reporting worksheet, each institution provides quarterly activity notes for each program funded through perkins. These will be held on file for audit purposes. No required format.
• Final Report 

There are two parts to Perkins 1C Final Reporting

1. 1. Final Narrative Response for Accomplishments and Outcomes by Core Indicator (based on 2022 Final Report): Worksheet Word Version
   2. Program Activity Outcomes: Each program/across program funded by Perkins 1C must complete a final Program Activity Outcomes worksheet.

• Travel
  • Out of State Travel Request Form  - Revised form as of December 2023
  • See handbook for guidance on out-of-state travel

Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA) - Perkins 1-C

• 2024-2026 Districtwide CLNA

Resources for CLNA:

• Districtwide CLNA Reporting Guide
• Districtwide CLNA Worksheet Packet:
  • Word Version
  • PDF
• SDCCD Strategic Plan 2023-2030
• SDCCD Perkins Core Indicators Dashboard
• Comprehensive Regional Needs Assessment: 2023

Perkins Reserve Funds

Awards are project and college specific. Colleges are responsible for reporting and invoicing for reimbursement. Perkins Reserve funds cannot be used for out-of-state travel.

• CCCCO Reserve Funds Website
• 2024 Reporting:
  • Invoice Template
  • Narrative Questions
    • PDF
    • Word Version
  • 2024 Deadlines