Qualifying districts will have flexibility in the use of certain Federal formula grants. The Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP), originally enacted as part of the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriation Act for fiscal year 2001 and re-authorized under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), enables small rural school districts to transfer some federal program funds into other programs. The two REAP initiatives are: Small, Rural School Achievement Grant (SRSA) and the Rural and Low-Income School Grant. For more information on these grants link to the U.S. Department of Education web site: Rural Education Achievement Program (Outside Source)
Preliminary List of Eligible Districts for FY 2008-09
Letter dated April 18, 2008 to County and District Superintendents and Direct-Funded Charter School Administrators regarding preliminary eligibility for 2008-09.
- 2007-08 Annual Certification of Rural California School Districts (Posted 18-Apr-2008; DOC; 24KB; 1p.)
- Preliminary Eligibility Spreadsheet (posted 22-May-2008; XLS; 1.35MB; 1p.)
List of Eligible Districts for FY 2007-08
Small Rural Schools Achievement Program (SRSA) Link to U.S. Department of Education's SRSA data. (Outside Source)
Rural and Low-Income Schools Program (RLIS) (Posted 11-Aug-2006; XLS; 916KB; 1p.)
List of Eligible Districts for FY 2006-07
Small Rural Schools Achievement Program (SRSA) Link to U.S. Department of Education's SRSA data. (Outside Source)
Rural and Low-income Schools Program (RLIS) (Posted 11-Aug-2006; XLS; 916KB; 1p.)
List of Eligible Districts for FY 2005-06
Small Rural Schools Achievement Program (SRSA) Corrected data for FY 2005-06 (Updated 5-Apr-2006; XLS; 852KB; 16pp.)
Rural and Low-income Schools
Program (RLIS) (Posted 12-Apr-2006; XLS; 19KB; 1p.)
Correspondence
Letter dated April 2, 2007 to County and District Superintendents and Direct-Funded Charter School Administrators regarding preliminary eligibility for 2007-08.
- 2006-07 Annual Certification of Rural California School Districts (Posted10-Apr-2007; DOC; 28KB; 1p.)
Letter dated April 13, 2006, to County and District Superintendents and Direct-funded Charter School Administrators regarding corrected grants for 2005-06 and preliminary eligibility for 2006-07.
- 2005-06 Annual Certification of Rural California School Districts (Posted 24-Apr-2006; DOC; 29KB; 1p.)
Contacts and References
NCLB: Title VI, Part B - Rural Education Achievement
Finance and Grants RLIS Web page
Total district resident population data are available on the Census site (Outside source).
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) (Outside source) maintains a complete listing of school locale codes.
Under the Data Resources drop down menu, select School Locator:
County population density data are available on the Census site. (Outside source)
The U.S. Department of Education uses the most recent U.S. Census Bureau school district poverty estimates in determining district eligibility (Outside source) for the RLIS program.
To access SRSA grant funds, an Legal Education Agency must use the U.S. Department of Education's Grant Awards Payment System (GAPS) an electronic system that enables a specific, authorized LEA official to request a transfer of funds.
