Literacy Screenings Professional Development FAQs

Section 117 of Senate Bill 153 (Chapter 38, Statutes of 2024) appropriated $25 million to train educators to administer literacy screenings to pupils in kindergarten and grades one and two, but excluding transitional kindergarten, for risk of reading difficulties.

School districts, county offices of education, and charter schools with 2023–24 enrollment data for kindergarten and grades 1 and 2, as reported in the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System Fall 1 Certification.

Funds are allocated on a per-pupil basis using each eligible local education agency’s 2023–24 enrollment data for kindergarten and grades 1 and 2, as reported in the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System Fall 1 Certification. The per-pupil rate is approximately $21.17 ($21. 16855504).

The California Department of Education (CDE) released an apportionment of funds reflecting 100 percent of the allocation for each LEA in January 2025.

SACS Resource Code 7810: Other Restricted State: Literacy Screenings.

Statute does not specify a deadline to expend or encumber funds.

Language governing the allocation and use of funds may be found in Section 117 of Senate Bill 153 (Chapter 38, Statutes of 2024) .