Put AB 126 to work in your district
California's $2.4B special education investment, mapped to solutions your teams can deploy now .
$2.4B
new special ed funding, +43% over 2025
$1,340
per-student base rate, every LEA, FY 2026-27
$4.4B
discretionary student support & PD block grant
Every funding pool, matched to a RethinkEd solution
| FUNDING POOL | AMOUNT | ALIGNED RETHINKED SOLUTIONS |
|---|---|---|
| Special ed base rate increase | $1,340/unit | Special Education Success Suite — Vizzle® curriculum, Skills Suite, and progress monitoring for IEP implementation |
| Student support & PD block grant | $4.4B | Professional Learning Suite + Behavior Suite + SEL & Wellness Curriculum — the discretionary pool where districts have the most room to act |
| Supporting Inclusive Practices Project | $30M | Inclusive Learning Toolkit + MTSS & Behavior Suite — via Riverside & El Dorado COE subgrants and contracts |
| Inclusive college & alt. diploma pathways | ~$25M | Skills Suite (Transition/Vocational) + LifeEd — postsecondary readiness and independent living skills |
| Homeless youth supplement | $70M | SEL & Wellness Curriculum + MTSS & Behavior Suite — built-in progress data meets the grant's outcome-reporting requirement |
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Why districts choose RethinkEd
With the 30M awarded to Supporting Inclusive Project it should read alignment with SIP initiatives available to LEAs statewide and administered through Riverside and El Dorado County education agencies.
- Improve IEP implementation
- Monitor student progress
- Support inclusive classrooms
- Provide district-level visibility
- Increase instructional consistency
- Deliver professional learning at scale
Schedule a funding strategy conversation
We’ll map these pools to your budget cycle and your current special education, MTSS, behavior, wellness, and transition priorities.

Gayle Davies
Account Executive - West
602-559-1603
gayle.davies@rethinked.com