Adult Education

Funding Description

The California Adult Education program serves state and national interests by providing life-long educational opportunities and support services to all adults. The Adult Education programs address the unique and evolving needs of individuals and communities by providing adults with the knowledge and skills necessary to participate effectively as productive citizens, workers, and family members.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Local educational agency must offer educational programs for adults and have an established Adult Education Cap average daily attendance (ADA).
Other Eligibility Considerations	Includes school districts and county offices of education
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Adult, high school students
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Education Code sections 52616, 52616.16-52616.19, 52616.21, and 52617; Budget Item 6110-156-0001, and Chapter 174, Statutes of 2007.
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2007-08
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6390 / 8311
Total Available	$753,717,000
Recipient Amount	See Allocation Formula
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Funding for 2007-08 consists of several components: (1) Funding for Cap ADA is equal to the 2007-08 rate per ADA multiplied by the lesser of the 2007-08 Cap ADA or the 2007-08 Annual ADA reported through the Principal Apportionment software. The rate per ADA is the 2006-07 rate increased by the 2007-08 cost-of-living adjustment. Cap ADA is determined from the results in (a), (b), and (c): (a) 2006-07 Cap ADA plus two and a half percent for growth. (b) Districts that earn less than their Cap ADA in prior two years will have their Cap reduced by one-half of the lowest level of unearned Cap ADA for those two years. (c) The Cap ADA available from the adjustments made to those districts that did not reach their Cap in the (b) prior two years will be redistributed to districts that met or exceeded Cap ADA in two prior years. The 2007-08 Cap ADA is equal to the 2006-07 Cap ADA plus two and a half percent for growth and minus one-half of the unearned Cap ADA for districts that did not meet Cap ADA in two prior years or plus additional Cap ADA for districts that met and exceeded Cap ADA in two prior years, if requested by the district. (2) Funding for Excess ADA (ADA over Cap) is equal to the 2007-08 rate per excess ADA multiplied by Excess ADA. The rate per excess ADA is determined based on funding availability after allocating Cap ADA funding divided by the number of Excess ADA.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	February 20, 2008

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ae
Fiscal	Principal Apportionment [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/pa/index.asp]
Other	Of the $753,717,000 funding available, $707,821,000 is available for expenditure in 2007-08, and $45,896,000 is deferred for expenditure in 2008-09. If sufficient funding is not available, a proration factor will be applied. Funds are paid through the Principal Apportionment. Principal Apportionment amounts are calculated three times for each fiscal year: The First Principal Apportionment (P-1) is certified by February 20th, the Second Principal Apportionment (P-2) is certified by July 2nd, and the Annual calculation is certified by February 20th of the following year (at the same time as the following year's P-1 certification).

Contacts

Program	Richard Berry, 916-327-8648, RBerry@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Halena Le, 916-324-4535, HLe@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division, 916-324-4541 (phone), 916-324-7141 (fax)