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California Community Schools Partnership FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and answers regarding funding for California Community Schools Partnership Program (CCSPP) annual apportionment.

Funding Calculations and Apportionment of Funds

  1. How much is available for the California Community Schools Partnership Program annual apportionment?

    Item 6100-115-0001 of Budget Act of 2026, Assembly Bill (AB) 109 (Chapter 19, Statutes of 2026), as amended by Section 137 of Senate Bill (SB) 111 (Chapter 21, Statutes of 2026) and Section 185 of AB 113 (Chapter XX, Statutes of 2026), appropriated $1 billion to implement the California Community Schools Partnership Program annual apportionment in California Education Code Section 8903, added by Section 19 of Assembly Bill 126 (Chapter. 65, 2026), as amended by Section 6 of SB 133 (Chapter XX, Statutes of 2026).

  2. Who is eligible to receive a California Community Schools Partnership Program annual apportionment?

    As defined in California Education Code (EC) Section 8901(h)(1), an eligible school site means either of the following:

    A) An individual school within a local educational agency (LEA), excluding a charter school classified as a nonclassroom-based charter school, with an unduplicated pupil percentage of 65 percent or more and 10 or more pupils enrolled based on prior year Fall 1 census day pupil data submitted through the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System.

    B) An individual school within an LEA, including a charter school classified as a nonclassroom-based charter, that receives a California Community Schools Partnership Program Implementation Grant pursuant to EC Section 8902(h).

  3. How is the California Community Schools Partnership Program annual apportionment calculated?

    Pursuant to California Education Code (EC) Section 8903(c)(1)(B), funds are allocated to local educational agencies (LEAs) with eligible school sites based on the following computation for each eligible school site:

    Pupils Enrolled at the Eligible School Site Amount to be Computed per Eligible School Site
    10-24 $75,000
    25-150 $115,000
    151-400 $190,000
    401-1,000 $230,000
    1,001-2,000 $305,000
    2,000+ $400,000

    For LEAs with an eligible school site receiving a California Community Schools Partnership Program (CCSPP) Implementation Grant per EC Section 8902(h), funds are allocated to LEAs for each eligible school site based on the greater amount between the CCSPP Implementation Grant and the amount in EC Section 8903(c)(1)(B) for the number of pupils enrolled, as calculated pursuant to EC Section 8903(c)(1)(C).

    Allocations for LEAs with eligible school sites are available on the California Community Schools Partnership Program Funding Results web page.

  4. When can local educational agencies (LEAs) expect to receive their California Community Schools Partnership Program annual apportionment?

    The California Department of Education will release an apportionment of funds, reflecting 100 percent of the allocation for each LEA, in January 2027.

  5. What is the Standardized Account Code Structure (SACS) code for California Community Schools Partnership Program annual apportionment?

    The SACS Resource Code is 6335.

  6. How long do I have to spend the funds?

    California Education Code Section 8903, does not specify a deadline to expend or encumber the California Community Schools Partnership Program annual apportionment. Any unspent funds may be carried over into the next fiscal year.

  7. Where can I find more information on the California Community Schools Partnership Program annual apportionment?

    Language governing the allocation and use of funds may be found in California Education Code Section 8903.

    Additional information is available on the California Community Schools Partnership Program web page.

Contact Information

Program Questions: Community Schools Office, CCSPP@cde.ca.gov

Fiscal Questions: Categorical Allocations and Audit Resolution Office, CAAR@cde.ca.gov

Questions:   Categorical Allocations and Audit Resolution Office | CAAR@cde.ca.gov
Last Reviewed: Tuesday, September 29, 2026
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