Targeted/Additional Targeted Support & Improvement

School Eligibility and Exit

The CDE will use the Dashboard to determine school eligibility and exit from ATSI and eligibility for TSI. Title I and non-Title I schools are eligible for TSI and ATSI.

Eligibility Cycle

CSI and ATSI determinations are made on a three-year cycle, that is, once every three years that began with the 2023 Dashboard. The next CSI and ATSI determinations will be made based on the results of the 2026 Dashboard.

TSI determinations are made in non-CSI and non-ATSI entry years. The first TSI determinations were made based on the results of the 2024 Dashboard. 

For more information about the ESSA school support eligibility cycle, please visit the CDE Every Student Succeeds Act web page and/or contact the Dashboard team at Dashboard@cde.ca.gov.

ATSI Eligibility and Exit Criteria

ATSI eligibility is based on school-level student group performance. In an ATSI entry year, schools that are not eligible for CSI and have one or more student group(s) that meet(s) any of the criteria used to determine CSI-Low Performing, will be eligible for ATSI. Two years of Dashboard results are used to make ATSI determinations.

ATSI-eligible schools have the opportunity to exit annually if exit criteria are met. To exit, an ATSI-eligible school must no longer meet ATSI entry criteria and meet specific improvement conditions.

For specific ATSI eligibility and exit criteria, please reference the Dashboard Technical Guide web page.

Note: The California School Dashboard Technical Guides for previous school years can be viewed on the CSI LEA Archives web page.

TSI Eligibility

TSI eligibility is based on school-level student group performance. In a TSI entry year, schools that are not eligible for CSI and have one or more student group(s) that meet(s) any of the criteria used to determine CSI-Low Performing, will be eligible for TSI. Two years of Dashboard results are used to make TSI determinations.

TSI is an annual determination and does not have exit criteria. As such, if a TSI-eligible school no longer meets the TSI entry criteria, the school will no longer be eligible for TSI.

For specific TSI eligibility criteria, please reference the Dashboard Technical Guide web page.

School Eligibility Data Files

ESSA school support determinations are available on the ESSA Assistance Status Data Files web page.

Senate Bill 101 (2025 Budget Act), consistent with the ESSA State Plan approved by the State Board of Education, requires that funding eligibility determinations be made on a formula basis, with no provision for discretion or exception. Therefore, there is no appeal process for eligibility determinations. LEAs who fail to submit and certify accurate data will be provided with technical assistance focused on the LEA’s data management process pursuant to California Education Code Section 60900(f).

For additional questions, please contact the Accountability Development and Policy Analysis Unit by email at Dashboard@cde.ca.gov.

For information related to the CSI Program, please visit the CDE Comprehensive Support and Improvement web page.

Planning Requirements

School Plans

Assembly Bill 716 , signed by the Governor on September 18, 2018, and codified in the California Education Code (EC) sections 64001–65001, streamlines and aligns state and federal planning processes. Effective January 1, 2019, this law renames the Single Plan for Student Achievement to the School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA). Additionally, the law contains the following key provisions:

• Allows the SPSA to meet ESSA requirements for CSI, TSI, or ATSI planning.
  
  
• Allows single school districts and charter schools to utilize the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) to serve as the SPSA, provided that the LCAP meets the ESSA school planning requirements and the educational partner requirements established in subdivision (a) of Section 52062 .

Federal planning requirements are established in the EC Section 64001 .

TSI/ATSI

California will notify each local educational agency (LEA) in the State of any school served by the LEA, in which any student group is consistently underperforming.

Upon notification by the State, the LEA is required to:

• Provide notification to such school with respect to which student group or student groups in such school are consistently underperforming.
  
  
• Approve and monitor implementation of each school plan.
  
  
• Take additional action following unsuccessful implementation of such school plan after a number of years determined by the LEA.

Upon notification by the LEA, the school is required to collaborate with educational partners to:

• Develop and implement a school-level targeted support and improvement plan to improve student outcomes.
  
  The school plan, inclusive of all student groups that were the subject of notification, must:
  
  
  • be based on indicators in the statewide accountability system and be informed by all indicators, including student performance against long-term goals; and
  • include evidence-based interventions.

  
  For ATSI-eligible schools only, the school plan must also:

  • identify resource inequities, which may include a review of LEA- and school-level budgeting, to be addressed through implementation of the school improvement plan.

Addressing TSI/ATSI Planning Requirements through the SPSA

To support schools in meeting federal school improvement requirements through the SPSA, the CDE developed a SPSA Planning Summary for CSI, TSI, and ATSI that explains how to use the SPSA to meet ESSA school improvement planning requirements.

Addressing TSI/ATSI Planning Requirements through the LCAP

To support single school districts and charter schools with TSI and ATSI planning efforts, the CDE developed an LCAP Planning Summary for CSI, TSI, and ATSI that explains how to use the LCAP to meet TSI and ATSI planning requirements.

Additional Information

LCAP and SPSA instructions for TSI and ATSI are located on the LCAP web page.

ESSA school improvement funding is not available for LEAs that serve schools that meet the criteria for TSI or ATSI.

Monitoring

The CDE is responsible for conducting compliance monitoring for local educational agencies (LEAs) with schools eligible for improvement under the ESSA through the Federal Program Monitoring (FPM) process. Such compliance monitoring is conducted by the Title I, Part A Monitoring and Support Office and the Professional Learning Support and Monitoring Office using the School Support and Improvement (SSI) Program Instrument and the Supporting Effective Instruction (SEI) Program Instrument, respectively. Additionally, the CDE provides focused compliance monitoring technical assistance and support for LEAs selected for FPM reviews.

Title I, Part A Monitoring and Support

Provides compliance monitoring technical assistance and support for LEAs with Title I, Part A programs and offers information to prepare for reviews, with links to training materials and other relevant topics.

Title I, Part A Monitoring and Support

SSI Program Instrument (DOCX)

SSI Program Instrument Checklist (DOCX)

For questions related to compliance monitoring, please contact the Title I Monitoring and Support Office at TIMSO@cde.ca.gov.

Title II, Part A Monitoring and Support

The SEI Program Monitoring Instrument is inclusive of Title II, Part A federal and state legal requirements organized into statutory core items and supporting items arranged under seven general CDE dimensions. During monitoring reviews, the SEI Program Instrument is used to determine whether an LEA is meeting the requirements of program items during the CDE FPM process.

Title II, Part A funds must be prioritized to CSI and TSI-eligible schools and to those schools that have the highest percentage of children counted under Title I, Part A (20 U.S.C.Section 6612[b][2][C]). Please note, ATSI-eligible schools are not included in the federal requirement for LEAs to prioritize Title II, Part A funds.

Title II, Part A – Supporting Effective Instruction

SEI Program Instrument 2026–27 (Coming Soon)

Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) Federal Addendum – Title II, Part A – Prioritizing Funding
Provides guidance and criteria for LEAs to address the LCAP Federal Addendum provision related to Title II funding being prioritized to CSI and TSI-eligible schools.

SEI 02 FPM Presentation (PPTX)
Webinar resource with instructions, criteria, and guidance for LEAs to meet federal program requirements.

For questions related to SEI compliance monitoring, please contact the Professional Learning Support and Monitoring Office at TitleII@cde.ca.gov.

Technical Assistance

Program Contacts

• ESSA School Support Eligibility
  Please contact the Accountability Development and Policy Analysis Unit by email at Dashboard@cde.ca.gov
  
  
• ESSA School Improvement Programs
  Please visit the ESSA School Support FAQs web page or contact the School Improvement and Support Office (SISO) by email at SISO@cde.ca.gov.
  
  
• Local Control and Accountability Plan and School Plan for Student Achievement
  Please contact the Local Agency Systems Support Office by email at LCFF@cde.ca.gov
  
  
• Compliance Monitoring
  For Title I, please contact the Title I Monitoring and Support Office by email at TIMSO@cde.ca.gov
  
  For Title II, please contact the Professional Learning Support and Monitoring Office by email at TitleII@cde.ca.gov

Webinar Resources

Webinar resources related to the ESSA for CSI, TSI, and ATSI for LEAs and county offices of education are available on the ESSA School Support Webinar Resources web page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Please visit the TSI/ATSI tab of the ESSA School Support FAQs web page for Frequently Asked Questions and technical assistance related to TSI and ATSI.

Program Resources

• Assembly Bill 716 —School Plan for Student Achievement
• California School Dashboard
• Continuous Improvement Resources
• CSI LEA Archives
• Dashboard Technical Guide
• Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 as amended by ESSA in 2015 (PDF; 3MB)
• ESSA
• ESSA Assistance Status Data Files
• LCAP Planning Summary for CSI, TSI, and ATSI
• Local Control and Accountability Plan
• School Dashboard Additional Reports and Data
• SPSA Planning Summary for CSI, TSI, and ATSI
  
• Ways 2 Equity Playbook
  

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