Small Local Educational Agencies Monitoring
This is the home page for all monitoring activities for local educational agencies (LEAs) that have been designated as “small” LEAs.For monitoring purposes, small LEAs are defined as school districts and charter schools serving 100 or fewer students with disabilities on census day. Small LEAs are subject to monitoring by the California Department of Education (CDE), including Annual Monitoring, Cyclical Monitoring, and Compliance and Improvement Monitoring for Small LEAs.
Annual Monitoring for Small LEAs
Small LEAs will be monitored annually for disproportionality/significant disproportionality, restraint and seclusion, and timeline compliance. To determine if your LEA is required to participate in Annual Monitoring activities this year, please find your LEA on the Unified Annual Determination Letter (ADL) Data spreadsheet available on the California Special Education Technical Assistance Network (CalTAN), LEA Monitoring Status web page
. You can find more resources and information about required Annual Monitoring activities on the CalTAN website
.
Cyclical Monitoring for Small LEAs
If you have been selected for Special Education Cyclical Monitoring for Small LEAs via a Notification Letter, you are required to submit data about your LEA’s policies, practices, and procedures related to special education and report the results to the CDE.
Small LEAs will not be selected for monitoring based on State Performance Plan Indicators. Instead, all small LEAs will be monitored on a cyclical basis every six years:
- Cycle A 2022 selection and monitoring
- Cycle B 2024 selection and monitoring
- Cycle C 2026 selection and monitoring
Selected LEAs must complete three monitoring activities independently with support from the CDE.
- Policies and Procedures Review
- Student Record Review
- Assessment of Infrastructure
Additionally, small LEAs participating in Cyclical Monitoring are required to complete Individualized Education Program (IEP) Implementation Reporting during their cycle. (This year, small LEAs assigned to Cycle B 2024 will be participating in 2025 IEP Implementation Reporting.)
Compliance and Improvement Monitoring for Small LEAs (CIM-S)
During Cyclical Monitoring, some small LEAs will be identified as either Intensive-Small (Intensive-S) or Targeted-Small (Targeted-S). These LEAs will participate in the CIM-S process, culminating in the creation and implementation of a CIM-S plan. LEAs selected for the CIM-S process will be notified in their Annual Determination Letter the year following the completion of their Cyclical Monitoring process.
Your Support Team
The CDE’s Focused Monitoring and Technical Assistance for Small LEAs (FMTA-S) Consultants are available for support.
FMTA-S Consultants by Region
| California County Superintendents Educational Services Association Region | Counties | Consultant(s) | Telephone Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma | Carissa LaGasca | CLaGasca@cde.ca.gov | 916-327-3656 |
| 2 | Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity | Carissa LaGasca | CLaGasca@cde.ca.gov | 916-327-3656 |
| 3 | Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba | Carissa LaGasca | CLaGasca@cde.ca.gov | 916-327-3656 |
| 3 | El Dorado (El Dorado County Charter SELPA) | Carissa LaGasca | CLaGasca@cde.ca.gov | 916-327-3656 |
| 4 | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano | Carissa LaGasca | CLaGasca@cde.ca.gov | 916-327-3656 |
| 5 | Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | Melissa Goude | MGoude@cde.ca.gov | 916-319-0668 |
| 6 | Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne | Melissa Goude | MGoude@cde.ca.gov | 916-319-0668 |
| 7 | Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare | Melissa Goude | MGoude@cde.ca.gov | 916-319-0668 |
| 8 | Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | Melissa Goude | MGoude@cde.ca.gov | 916-319-0668 |
| 9 | Imperial, Orange, San Diego | Melissa Goude | MGoude@cde.ca.gov | 916-319-0668 |
| 10 | Inyo, Mono, Riverside, San Bernardino | Melissa Goude | MGoude@cde.ca.gov | 916-319-0668 |
| 11 | Los Angeles | Melissa Goude | MGoude@cde.ca.gov | 916-319-0668 |
All FMTA Consultant Assignments by Region
FMTA-S Manager: Carmen Barnhart, CBarnhart@cde.ca.gov