The CBO Mentor Project is a one-year program designed to produce qualified district CBOs. It consists of classroom training taking place in ten one-and-a-half-day sessions. In addition, each participant will be assigned a Mentor, who is an experienced CBO and will be availble to assist the participant as needed.
Candidates for the fifth cohort have been selected. Applications for the sixth cohort are now available (please see the links below).
This project is a partnership of the California Association of School Business Officials (CASBO); School Services of California (SSC); the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA) sub-committee: Business and Administration Steering Committee (BASC); and the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team (FCMAT). FCMAT is underwriting the project and it is free to participants.
Information for Current Participants and Mentors
Curriculum materials, presentations, letters and more
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Information for Mentors |
Applications and Brochure for the Seventh Cohort (2010-11)
Microsoft Word versions of the applications may be downloaded and completed electronically.
Mentor Application 2010-11 (pdf)
Mentor Application 2010-11 - MS Word version
Participant Application 2010-11 (pdf)
Participant Application 2010-11 - MS Word version
CBO Mentor Brochure for 2010-11 - 7th cohort (pdf)
Sixth Cohort (2009-10) Information
Training Schedule for the Sixth Cohort, 2009-2010
Program Schedule for the Sixth Cohort, 2009-10 (pdf)
CBO Mentor Sixth Cohort Participants
CBO Mentor Sixth Cohort Mentors
General Program Information
Click on the links below for more information, or call the FCMAT office at 661-636-4308.
To view a brief video about the CBO Mentor Program, please click here
What makes this program different?
CBO Mentor Project Photos - 2008
CBO Mentor Project Executive Reports
CBO Mentor Project Executive Report, 2005-2006
CBO Mentor Project Executive Report, 2006-2007
CBO Mentor Project Executive Report 2007-08
