California Association of Student Councils
Attn: Kelly Wachowicz
3130 Alpine Road, Suite 288
Portola Valley, CA 94028

Dear Ms. Wachowicz:

Apportionment for the California Association of Student Councils, Fiscal Year 2025–26

This apportionment, in the amount of $500,000, is made to the California Association of Student Councils with funds provided in Item 6100-243-0001 of the Budget Act of 2025 (Chapter 4, Statutes of 2025). These funds shall be apportioned to the California Association of Student Councils to support targeted outreach efforts to recruit participants in programs that reflect a broader geographic and socioeconomic representation of California’s kindergarten through grade twelve public school students. Funds appropriated in this item are available for encumbrance or expenditure through June 30, 2028, and may not be used to recover indirect costs. This apportionment provides 100 percent of funds available in fiscal year 2025–26.

Pursuant to Provision 3 of Item 6100-243-0001, the California Association of Student Councils shall report to the California Department of Education (CDE) by July 1 of 2026, 2027, and 2028 regarding the purpose and deliverables of each event. The report shall include, at minimum, the number and location of statewide events, regional events, and local events supported with these funds in each fiscal year, the number of students who participated in each event; the demographic information of the schools and districts represented, including the percentage of socioeconomically disadvantaged students within those schools and districts; and the types of financial support offered to participating students, per event.

A warrant will be mailed to the California Association of Student Councils approximately three weeks from the date of this letter. For more information about this apportionment, please visit the CDE’s California Association of Student Councils web page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/casc.asp, where the letter and schedule for this apportionment are posted.

If you have any questions regarding this apportionment, please contact the Categorical Allocations and Audit Resolution Office by email at CAAR@cde.ca.gov.

Sincerely,

Tami Pierson, Director
School Fiscal Services Division

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