Class Size Reduction - K-3

NOTE: The application due date for this program has passed.

The K-3 CSR Program provides funds to school districts and charter schools that reduce one or more classes to 20 pupils or fewer per certificated teacher. Classes must be reduced based on the following grade-level priority: first grade, second grade, then third grade or kindergarten or both.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Not applicable
Other Eligibility Considerations	The following do not qualify for funding: county offices of education (except county-operated charter schools), home schools, distance learning programs, and independent study programs/pupils.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	K, 1, 2, 3
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Education Code sections 52120-52128.5; Budget Item 6110-234-0001
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2008-09
SACS Resource/ Revenue Codes	1300 / 8434
Total Available	$1,815,453,000
Recipient Amount	See Allocation Formula
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	School districts and charter schools (applying independent of their sponsoring entities) are paid per participating pupil in K-3 CSR eligible classes ($1,071 per pupil in Option 1; $535 per pupil in Option 2).

Important Dates

Date Application Available	October 17, 2008
Due Date	December 22, 2008
Expected Notification Date	March 16, 2009

Additional Information

Application	http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/k3csr08rfa.asp
Background	http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/cs/k3/
Fiscal	http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/k3csr.asp
Funding Results	http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/k3csr08result.asp
Other	Participants must reapply each year. The statutory deadline to submit an application is 90 days after the Budget Act is chaptered. Class sizes are computed based on the average daily enrollment in each class, and with the exception of small school districts, as defined in Education Code Section 52122(h), cannot exceed 20.44 pupils. Staff development training is required. This program is included in the annual independent audit, which is required of all local educational agencies.

Contacts

Program	Rebecca Lee Phone : 916-324-4533 E-mail : ReLee@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Rebecca Lee Phone : 916-324-4533 E-mail : ReLee@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division Phone : 916-327-0538 Fax : 916-327-4873