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Educator Effectiveness Funds 2021−26 FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and answers regarding Educator Effectiveness.

Funding Calculations and Apportionment of Funds

  1. Who is eligible to receive Educator Effectiveness funds?
  2. How will the Educator Effectiveness funding be calculated?
  3. When can local educational agencies (LEAs) expect to receive the Educator Effectiveness funds?
  4. Where can I find more information on the Educator Effectiveness funds?

Use of Funds and Expenditure Reporting

  1. Are there conditions placed on local educational agencies receiving the Educator Effectiveness funds?
  2. Does a recipient of funds have to submit its local plan for the Educator Effectiveness Fund to the California Department of Education (CDE)?
  3. Is a template available for the plan LEAs are required to develop and adopt delineating how the Educator Effectiveness funds will be spent?
  4. How long do I have to spend the funds?
  5. What are the allowable uses of the Educator Effectiveness funds?
  6. Can funds be spent on paraprofessionals and/or classified staff?
  7. Where can I find information on the annual and final data and expenditure reports?
  8. Should a teacher be counted more than once if that teacher received training in more than one core area?
  9. Can funds be used to pay for a substitute so staff may attend professional development under California Education Code (EC) Section 41480?
  10. Can funds be used to pay for travel and food costs for professional development under California EC Section 41480?
  11. Can funds be used to provide additional compensation to attendees participating in professional development training as set forth in California EC Section 41480 (1)-(11)?
  12. Can funds be used to hire new staff for the purpose of achieving diversity in the workplace?
  13. Can funds be used to pay for credentialing, coursework, and costs associated with receiving additional authorizations (bilingual/supplemental)?
  14. Is there a supplement/supplant rule? Can the funds be used to supplant existing allowable professional learnings or does it need to be supplemental?

Annual Audit

  1. Will these funds be subject to a state audit?
Questions:   Teacher and Leader Policy Office | EEF2021@cde.ca.gov | 916-445-7331
Fiscal Questions: Categorical Allocations and Audit Resolution Office | CAAR@cde.ca.gov
Last Reviewed: Tuesday, August 13, 2024