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.
The deadline has now passed to apply for the eighth cohort (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
| Information for Participants |
Information for Mentors |
NEW! Applications and Brochure for the NinthCohort (2012-13)
Microsoft Word versions of the applications may be downloaded and completed electronically.
Mentor Application 2012-13 (pdf)
Mentor Application 2012-13 - Word (Word file)
Participant Application 2012-13 (pdf)
Participant Application 2012-13 - Word (Word file)
CBO Mentor Project Brochure, 2012-13 (pdf)
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 Executive Reports
CBO Mentor Project Executive Report, 2008-2009
CBO Mentor Project Executive Report 2007-08
CBO Mentor Project Executive Report, 2006-2007
