Literacy Screenings Professional Development, Fiscal Year 2024-25

Funding Description

Funding is allocated to local educational agencies to train educators to administer literacy screenings to pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 and 2 for risk of reading difficulties using approved screening instruments, pursuant to California Education Code Section 53008.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Only county offices of education, school districts, charter schools, and state special schools with full-time equivalent (FTE) certificated staff who provide literacy instruction to pupils in transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, or any of grades 1 to 5, inclusive, as reported in the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) as of October 2025.
Other Eligibility Considerations	On or before September 1, 2029, local educational agencies (LEAs) receiving an allocation must report to the department the number of teachers that received professional development and which professional development program was used at the LEA and school site level, pursuant to EC Section 33319.6(d)(3).
Eligible Grade Level(s)	K, 1, 2
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Section 117 of Senate Bill 153 (Chapter 38, Statutes of 2024); California Education Code Section 53008
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2024-25
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	7810 / 8590
Total Available	$25,000,000
Recipient Amount	$25,000,000
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Funds are allocated on an equal amount per FTE certificated staff who teach literacy instruction to pupils in transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, or any of grades 1 to 5, inclusive, as reported in CALPADS as of October 2025.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	Unavailable

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Literacy Professional Development Programs [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/pl/literacypd.asp]
Fiscal	Literacy Instruction Professional Development [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/lipd.asp]
Funding Results	Res-24: LSPD [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/lspd24result.asp]
Other	LEAs may expend the funds received from fiscal year (FY) 2026-27 to FY 2029-30, inclusive, as specified in EC Section 33319.6(d)(1)(B).

Contacts

Program	Professional Learning Support Division, PD@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Categorical Allocations and Audit Resolution Office, CAAR@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division, 916-322-3024 (phone), 916-323-0614 (fax)