California English Language Development Test (CELDT) Apportionment

Funding Description

Funding is provided to reimburse districts and charter schools the costs associated with administering the California English Language Development Test (CELDT). The CELDT is a criterion-referenced examination and is aligned to the California academic content standards in English-language development adopted by the State Board of Education. Approximately 1,060 local educational agencies (LEAs) administer the CELDT during various testing periods.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Local educational agencies that administer the CELDT.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Education Code sections 313, 60810, 60811, and 60812; Budget Item 6110-113-0001, Schedule 3, Provision 3.
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2005-06
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	0000 / 8590
Total Available	$9,679,084
Recipient Amount	Unavailable
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	$5.00 per student tested.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	April 1, 2007

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	California English Language Development Test  [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/el/]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	The apportionment payment includes district and/or charter schools that have signed and submitted an apportionment report and certification postmarked by December 31. The CELDT Apportionment Report and Certification is mailed to school districts/charter schools by November 15 each year with a deadline to be returned to CDE by December 31.

Contacts

Program	Lily Roberts, 916-319-0569, lroberts@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Kerri Wong, 916-319-0333, kewong@cde.ca.gov
Division	Assessment Development & Administration Division, 916-319-0784 (phone), 916-319-0967 (fax)