2024–25 Instructional Time Resources
Instructional Time and Attendance Accounting webinars presented in the 2024-25 school year.Fall Webinar
Fiscal Year 2024–25 Attendance Accounting and Instructional Time Requirements Presentation (PDF)
The School Fiscal Services Division hosted a webinar on August 14, 2024 to provide a general overview of instructional time requirements, the methods for claiming average daily attendance (ADA), the process an LEA should follow to recapture lost attendance or instructional time credit in the case of an emergency event, known as the Form J-13A, and the conditions of apportionment for programs such as independent study and transitional kindergarten.
This webinar also addresses additional changes from the 2024–25 Budget Act that are effective for the 2025–26 fiscal year that LEAs should begin planning for:
- Attendance Recovery - a new program to recoup lost attendance for apportionment and chronic absenteeism as an alternative to Saturday school.
- New requirements for instructional continuity to mitigate instructional disruption during an emergency event, and required modifications to the Comprehensive School Safety Plan.
Spring Webinar
Fiscal Year 2024–25 Attendance Accounting and Instructional Time Requirements Presentation(PDF)
Webinar Recording (Coming Soon)
To assist LEAs planning for the next school year, School Fiscal Services Division posted a webinar on attendance accounting and instructional time requirements in May 2025. The presentation reviews in detail:
traditional and course-based independent study, including changes from the 2024–25 Budget trailer bill,
Transitional Kindergarten staffing requirements under full implementation in 2025–26, and
the Form 13-A process, its funding impact on LEAs, and upcoming Instructional Continuity Plan requirements.
Attendance Recovery Webinar
Attendance Recovery Webinar(PDF)
The School Fiscal Services Division in collaboration with other California Department of Education (CDE) Divisions hosted a webinar on March 19, 2025 to inform local educational agencies of the requirements for operating compliant Attendance Recovery programs, starting in the 2025–26 school year.