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California Department of Education News Release
Release: #08-135
September 30, 2008
Contact: Tina Jung
E-mail: communications@cde.ca.gov
Phone: 916-319-0818

State Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Announces Intervention
Funds Available for Districts in Program Improvement

Urges districts to meet deadline or funds may be returned to federal government

SACRAMENTO — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell today announced 92 local educational agencies will receive nearly $80.9 million in Title I Program Improvement Corrective Action grants following the enactment of the state budget. The list of grantees is attached.

"Now that the long state budget stalemate has passed, we can focus our efforts on ensuring districts receive this funding for intervention services," said O'Connell. "Because of the budget delay, about $20 million is still at risk of reversion to the federal government. I have instructed staff at the California Department of Education to do everything possible to assist local educational agencies to properly account for expenditures made for intervention services, for which this federal money was intended."

O'Connell recommended corrective actions to the State Board of Education in March for local educational agencies (school districts and county offices of education) that were identified as being in the third year of Program Improvement under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The corrective action included instituting and fully implementing curriculum based on state academic content standards and achievement standards. In addition, O'Connell recommended differentiated technical assistance. Certain local educational agencies will work with District Assistance and Intervention Teams to analyze data, make recommendations to improve student achievement, and provide the grantee with technical assistance to fully implement the corrective action and any recommendations made by their District Assistance and Intervention Team.

Originally, 97 local educational agencies were recommended for corrective action. However, two school districts merged into one and the funding formula approved by the state Legislature in the education budget trailer bill allocated the funding based on the number of schools a local educational agency had in Program Improvement. Four districts identified for corrective action did not have any schools in Program Improvement and, therefore, were not eligible to receive this funding.

Funding for grantees was allocated based on enactment of the 2008 education trailer bill, Assembly Bill 519 that amended California Education Code Section 52055.57. Because the state budget was enacted 85 days late, O'Connell sent letters to the grantees' district superintendents with added urgency last week to advise them to file the appropriate paperwork by November 15, or this one-time funding may have to be returned to the federal government.

For more information on the corrective actions, please visit Item 21 (DOC; 155KB; 19pp.).

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Attachment

Program Improvement Local Educational Agencies
Year 3 in Corrective Action
Fiscal Year 2008-09

Priority Assistance Index Rank

CDS Code

District Name

Number of PI Schools

$150K per PI School

$100K Per PI School

$50K Per PI School

1

27660350000000

Greenfield Union Elementary

4

$600,000

--

--

2

15633130000000

Arvin Union Elementary

3

450,000

--

--

3

10621740000000

West Fresno Elementary

2

300,000

--

--

4

41689990000000

Ravenswood City Elementary

6

900,000

--

--

5

19646420000000

Keppel Union Elementary

6

900,000

--

--

6

15634610000000

Fairfax Elementary

3

450,000

--

--

7

33736760000000

Coachella Valley Unified

19

2,850,000

--

--

8

54719020000000

Earlimart Elementary

3

--

$300,000

--

9

15635780000000

Richland Union Elementary

4

--

400,000

--

10

15638340000000

Vineland Elementary

2

--

200,000

--

11

16739320000000

Reef-Sunset Unified

6

--

600,000

--

12

36678760000000

San Bernardino City Unified

48

--

4,800,000

--

13

49753900000000

Healdsburg Unified

1

--

100,000

--

14

15638420000000

Wasco Union Elementary

4

--

400,000

--

15

44697990000000

Pajaro Valley Unified

20

--

2,000,000

--

16

19646670000000

Lancaster Elementary

14

--

1,400,000

--

17

33671990000000

Perris Elementary

6

--

600,000

--

18

50711750000000

Modesto City High

2

--

200,000

--

19

19648570000000

Palmdale Elementary

19

--

1,900,000

--

20

36676860000000

Colton Joint Unified

9

--

900,000

--

21

15633210000000

Bakersfield City

21

--

2,100,000

--

22

27661420000000

Salinas City Elementary

6

--

600,000

--

23

27660500000000

King City Union

3

--

300,000

--

24

56725610000000

Rio Elementary

4

--

400,000

--

25

36679340000000

Victor Valley Union High

6

--

600,000

--

26

19734370000000

Compton Unified

26

--

2,600,000

--

27

19651510000000

Wilsona Elementary

2

--

200,000

--

28

15739080000000

McFarland Unified

4

--

400,000

--

29

37683950000000

South Bay Union Elementary

9

--

900,000

--

30

56724620000000

Hueneme Elementary

7

--

700,000

--

31

30666700000000

Santa Ana Unified

39

--

3,900,000

--

32

19642460000000

Antelope Valley Union High

7

--

700,000

--

33

36678500000000

Rialto Unified

16

--

1,600,000

--

34

27659610000000

Alisal Union

8

--

800,000

--

35

33671730000000

Palm Springs Unified

15

--

1,500,000

--

36

49709530000000

Sonoma Valley Unified

4

--

400,000

--

37

42691200000000

Santa Maria-Bonita Elementary

14

--

1,400,000

--

38

39686760000000

Stockton Unified

27

--

2,700,000

--

39

24658210000000

Planada Elementary

2

--

200,000

--

40

19647090000000

Lennox Elementary

5

--

500,000

--

41

27660920000000

Monterey Peninsula Unified

7

--

700,000

--

42

15638000000000

Taft City

2

--

200,000

--

43

48705810000000

Vallejo City Unified

6

--

600,000

--

44

56725380000000

Oxnard Elementary

16

--

1,600,000

--

45

19647330000000

Los Angeles Unified

302

--

--

$15,100,000

46

37683790000000

San Ysidro Elementary

5

--

--

250,000

47

16639170000000

Hanford Elementary

6

--

--

300,000

48

33672490000000

San Jacinto Unified

6

--

--

300,000

49

01612590000000

Oakland Unified

57

--

--

2,850,000

50

10621660000000

Fresno Unified

57

--

--

2,850,000

51

27661590000000

Salinas Union High

4

--

--

200,000

52

33669850000000

Banning Unified

4

--

--

200,000

53

54722720000000

Woodlake Union Elementary

2

--

--

100,000

54

57727020000000

Winters Joint Unified

2

--

--

100,000

55

36678190000000

Ontario-Montclair Elementary

23

--

--

1,150,000

56

33672310000000

Romoland Elementary

2

--

--

100,000

57

33671240000000

Moreno Valley Unified

9

--

--

450,000

58

04615490000000

Thermalito Union Elementary

3

--

--

150,000

59

37680980000000

Escondido Union Elementary

6

--

--

300,000

60

39685850000000

Lodi Unified

11

--

--

550,000

61

42692780000000

Santa Barbara Elementary

3

--

--

150,000

62

04615070000000

Oroville City Elementary

3

--

--

150,000

63

50711670000000

Modesto City Elementary

15

--

--

750,000

64

19648080000000

Montebello Unified

13

--

--

650,000

65

43694270000000

East Side Union High

4

--

--

200,000

66

19644770000000

Eastside Union Elementary

3

--

--

150,000

67

19649070000000

Pomona Unified

14

--

--

700,000

68

35674700000000

Hollister

5

--

--

250,000

69

15634040000000

Delano Union Elementary

6

--

--

300,000

70

04614240000000

Chico Unified

7

--

--

350,000

71

33670820000000

Hemet Unified

11

--

--

550,000

72

24657710000000

Merced City Elementary

11

--

--

550,000

73

54722560000000

Visalia Unified

14

--

--

700,000

74

01613090000000

San Lorenzo Unified

3

--

--

150,000

75

15635290000000

Kern Union High

4

--

--

200,000

76

15635030000000

Greenfield Union Elementary

5

--

--

250,000

77

20652430000000

Madera Unified

14

--

--

700,000

78

37681300000000

Grossmont Union High

2

--

--

100,000

79

58727360000000

Marysville Joint Unified

6

--

--

300,000

80

33670900000000

Jurupa Unified

9

--

--

450,000

81

36676520000000

Chaffey Joint Union High

3

--

--

150,000

82

31669440000000

Tahoe-Truckee Joint Unified

3

--

--

150,000

83

54718370000000

Burton Elementary

2

--

--

100,000

84

19648160000000

Mountain View Elementary

6

--

--

300,000

85

48705730000000

Vacaville Unified

3

--

--

150,000

86

54722310000000

Tulare City Elementary

4

--

--

200,000

87

24656310000000

Atwater Elementary

2

--

--

100,000

88 & 89

3476505000000

Twin Rivers Unified

10

--

--

500,000

90

40688090000000

San Luis Coastal Unified

1

--

--

50,000

91

21653590000000

Lagunitas Elementary

2

--

--

100,000

92

39754990000000

Tracy Joint Unified

5

--

--

250,000

94
01611430000000 Berkeley Unified
8
-- --
400,000

Subtotals

 

 

 

$6,450,000

$39,400,000

$35,000,000

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Jack O'Connell — State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Communications Division, Room 5206, 916-319-0818, Fax 916-319-0100

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