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Assessment Apportionments for the CAASPP and ELPAC


Funding Description

Funding is provided to reimburse local educational agencies the cost associated with administering the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) and/or English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) for the 2021-22 and prior school/fiscal years. The amount apportioned per student per test is established by the State Board of Education.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria Local educational agencies that administered the CAASPP and/or ELPAC.
Other Eligibility Considerations Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s) Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s) Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority CAASPP: California Education Code (EC) Section 60640(l)(1) ELPAC: EC Section 60810(a)(3) State Budget Item Number: 6100-113-0001(4)
Source / Type State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year 2021-22
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes 0000 / 8590
Total Available $25,304,000
Recipient Amount Unavailable
Match Requirement No
Allocation Formula CAASPP: $4.00 per student tested with any Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments; $2.00 per student tested with any portion of the California Science Test (CAST); $5.00 per student with the California Alternate Assessments (CAA) and/or CAA for Science; $5.00 per student tested with the California Spanish Assessments (CSA); $2.52 per student tested with CDE-certified grade two diagnostic tests; and $1.00 per student not tested with any CAASPP test. ELPAC: $5.50 per student tested with the Initial (Grades K-2); $5.00 per student tested with the Initial (Grades 3-12); $5.50 per student tested with the Initial Alternate (Grades K-12); $0.50 per student tested with the Initial Rotating Score Validation Process (Grades K-12); $5.50 per student tested with the Summative (Grades K-2); and $5.00 per student tested with the Summative (Grades 3-12); $5.50 per student tested with the Summative Alternate (Grades K-12).

Important Dates

Date Application Available Unavailable
Due Date Unavailable
Expected Notification Date Unavailable

Additional Information

Application Unavailable
Background Assessment Apportionments [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/caasppapprtinfo.asp]
Fiscal Unavailable
Funding ResultsRecip-20: CAASPP and ELPAC [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r19/assmtapprt2122results.asp]
Other Unavailable

Contacts

Program CAASPP: 916-445-8765 or ELPAC: 916-319-0784
Fiscal Brandon Doan, 916-319-0333, ADADFiscalSupport@cde.ca.gov
Division Assessment Development & Administration Division, 916-319-0803 (phone), 916-319-0967 (fax)
Last Modified: September 20, 2024
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