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Classified School Employee Summer Assistance Program Fiscal Year 2025-26


Projected Funding Profile: No due date information is available.

The Classified School Employee Summer Assistance Program (CSESAP) provides up to a dollar for dollar match on amounts withheld from a participating local educational agency's (LEA's) classified school employees' monthly paychecks during the 2026-27 school year. The classified employees' pay withheld and the state match funds will be paid by LEAs to the LEA's eligible employees in the summer months following the 2026-27 school year.

Program Questions: Categorical Allocations and Audit Resolution Office, email: CAAR@cde.ca.gov

Downloading Questions: Categorical Allocations and Audit Resolutions Office, email: csesap@cde.ca.gov

2026–27 School Year

Document Description
CSESAP Reporting Requirements Information on the CSESAP web applications for the 2026-27 School Year.
Application
Due April 1, 2026
Web application for school districts, county offices of education, and joint powers authorities to notify California Department of Education (CDE) of election to participate for the 2026-27 School Year.
Request for Payment
Due August 2, 2027*
Available to LEAs by June 2027
Web application for school districts, county offices of education, and joint powers authorities to request state match funds from CDE for the amounts withheld from participating classified school employees' paychecks made during the 2026-27 School Year.

*In accordance with Government Code sections 6700, 6701, and 6707, because the due date falls Saturday, July 31, 2027, the reporting deadline shall be Monday, August 2, 2027.

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Last Reviewed: Monday, June 22, 2026
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