Education · California
Education · California
Harmony and Storyboard Pro are the pre-production and animation tools behind Netflix, Marvel, and Disney productions. Students earn Associate Certifications with skills that carry into broadcast, graphic design, and industries far beyond Hollywood — and most districts can fund it with CTEIG or Perkins V dollars already in their plan.
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Studios like Disney, Netflix, and Marvel use Toon Boom’s industry-standard Harmony and Storyboard Pro — the software behind the large majority of recent Emmy‑nominated animated programming.
Beyond Cartoons
A common misconception is that Toon Boom is only for 2D characters. Storyboard Pro and Harmony are universal pre-production, storyboarding, and compositing platforms — and most California districts already have the film, broadcast, or design pathways they plug into.
Funding You Already Have
For most districts this isn’t a new ask — it’s a line item inside CTE funds that are already approved.
Annual application rounds via CDE
CTEIG’s published allowable uses include standards-based CTE instructional curriculum and equipment/materials that maintain industry standards — both categories industry-standard animation software fits. If your district already runs CTEIG or Perkins dollars through an AME pathway, this is typically a redirection within approved funds, not a new ask to your board.
Applications submitted annually by LEAs through the CDE grants portal (PGMS). Eligibility varies by each district’s approved plan.
Federal CTE dollars, every year
Federal Perkins V funds support CTE program quality and industry-aligned equipment. Industry-standard software strengthens the case that your AME pathway leads to real, in-demand creative careers across industries — exactly what Perkins plans reward.
Allocated to districts and colleges through state Perkins plans.
$1B+ statewide in 2025–26
Every California public school receives an automatic annual allocation. Eligible uses explicitly include media arts, animation, and computer coding instruction — plus supplies and teacher training. A fit for high school sites with arts or media programs and unspent allocation.
Funds flow automatically to school sites based on enrollment; no grant application required.
Built alongside California’s AME standards
The Low-Risk Way In
You don’t have to commit your whole district to find out if this works. Most California programs start with a single-lab pilot that fits inside existing CTE funds.
Storyboard Pro and Harmony Premium licenses for a full classroom lab, priced per seat — not per student — and running on the PC and Mac labs you already have.
Turn-key entry-level courseware plus instructor onboarding and technical walkthroughs, so the pilot runs from day one.
Run it for a term, look at student output and enrollment interest, then decide about growing to more sites — with real results to show your grant application or business office.
Pilot pricing is scoped to your district on the consultation call.
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