California did not make the cut in Phase 1 of the program, but could still qualify for the funds in Phase 2.

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However, the cost of the phase 3 program is on the order of a half a billion dollars.

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Also, since the district know how important it is to provide professional learning for school leaders they are in the initial phase of designing a program for transformation at the school level.

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