Dear County Superintendents of Schools:

First Apportionment for Title II, Part A,
Supporting Effective Instruction,
Every Student Succeeds Act,
Fiscal Year 2025–26

This apportionment, in the amount of $13,189,051, is made from federal funds provided to the state under Title II, Part A, Supporting Effective Instruction, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114–95). Title II, Part A funds are apportioned to local educational agencies (LEAs) to increase student academic achievement through strategies focused on preparing, training, and recruiting high-quality teachers, principals, or other school leaders. Access additional information relating to the apportionment of Title II, Part A funds for fiscal year 2025–26 at https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/title2pa25apptoverview.asp. Warrants will be mailed to each county treasurer approximately three weeks from the date of this letter.

Information about the program, allocation, apportionments, grant award identification, applicable federal rules and regulations, and the grant award period are posted on the California Department of Education (CDE) Funding Results page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/title2pa25result.asp.

This apportionment provides payments to LEAs that reported their cash balance for the program in July 2025, via the Cash Management Data Collection system, and met other program requirements.

County superintendents were notified of this apportionment by email sent to their CDEfisc email addresses. The CDE requested that the email be forwarded to all school districts and charter schools in the county, and included the links to this letter and the accompanying apportionment schedule posted on the CDE web page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/.

If you have program-related questions regarding Title II, Part A, please contact the Title II Office by email at LFassett@cde.ca.gov or visit the CDE web page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/pl/title2parta.asp. For questions concerning this apportionment or the Title II, Part A allocation amounts, 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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