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California Department of Education
Official Letter
California Department of Education
Official Letter
March 29, 2019

Dear County Office of Education Chief Business Officials:

2018–19 Second Quarter Lottery Apportionment

The State Controller’s Office (SCO) distributed the 2018–19 second quarter lottery apportionment on March 29, 2019. The total apportioned to county offices of education, school districts, and charter schools is $448,547,341.15. Local educational agencies (LEAs) will receive $378,411,622.59 or $61.26 ($61.260144850) per unit of average daily attendance (ADA) for the unrestricted lottery apportionment and $70,135,718.56 or  $11.35 ($11.354103733) per unit of average daily attendance (ADA) for the Proposition 20 lottery apportionment.

To view a copy of the Master Register that lists the ADA, apportionment, adjustments, and net amount actually paid (Remittance Advice) to each county office, school district, charter school, and community college district on a quarterly and year-to-date basis, visit the SCO’s web site at https://www.sco.ca.gov/ard_payments_lottery.html.

The California Department of Education requests that county superintendents of schools inform LEAs immediately of this apportionment. If you have any questions regarding the lottery apportionment, please contact Janet Finley, Fiscal Consultant, by phone at 916-323-5091 or by email at jfinley@cde.ca.gov [Note: The preceding contact, phone, and email information is no longer valid. Please contact the Categorical Allocations and Audit Resolution Office at CAAR@cde.ca.gov.].

Sincerely,

Caryn Moore, Director
School Fiscal Services Division

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