Literacy Coaches and Reading Specialists Grant Program, FY 2023-24

Funding Description

Funding for county offices of education, school districts, and charter schools to develop school literacy programs, employ and train literacy coaches and reading and literacy specialists, and develop and implement interventions for pupils in need of targeted literacy support. For purposes of allocations and apportionments, a locally funded charter school is included with the chartering authority.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	To be eligible for funding an elementary schoolsite, operated by a local educational agency, must have an unduplicated pupil percentage of 95 percent or greater for kindergarten and grades 1 to 3 as of the 2022-23 California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) Fall 1 Certification.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Local Education Agency (LEA)s have a deadline of September 30, 2023, to opt out of the program for one or more eligible school sites. Participating LEAs are required to submit an interim report by June 30, 2025 and final report by June 30, 2028 to California Department of Education (CDE) on how funds were used. The existing report template is available for LEAs on the CDE web page.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	K, 1, 2, 3
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Section 115 of Senate Bill 114 (Ch. 48, 2023)
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2023-24
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6211 / 8590
Total Available	$248,000,000
Recipient Amount	See Allocation Formula
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Funds are allocated on a per pupil basis using schoolsite enrollment as of the 2022-23 CALPADS Fall 1 Certification for kindergarten and grades 1 to 3; a local educational agency shall receive no less than $450,000 per eligible schoolsite.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	September 1, 2023
Due Date	September 30, 2023
Expected Notification Date	September 1, 2023

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Literacy Coaches and Reading Specialists 2022-27 [http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ps/lcrsprogram.asp]
Fiscal	Literacy Coaches and Reading Specialists Grant [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/literacycoaches.asp]
Funding Results	Res-23: Literacy Coaches [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/litcoaches23result.asp]
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Professional Learning Innovations Office, PLIO@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Categorical Allocations and Audit Resolution Office, 916-327-0538, CAAR@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division