Significant Disproportionality
Local educational agencies that have been identified as Significantly Disproportionate are required to participate in all four steps of the Compliance and Improvement Monitoring (CIM) for Significant Disproportionality (Sig Dis) process.If your local educational agency (LEA) was identified as Significantly Disproportionate in the Annual Determination Letter, your LEA has overidentified a specific race and/or ethnicity in one or more of the following special education categories:
- Disciplinary Action (Suspension and Expulsion)
- Placement: More Restrictive Environments
- Indicator 9: Special Education in General
- Indicator 10: Special Education within a Specific Disability Category
Once identified as Significantly Disproportionate, the LEA is required to take mandatory actions including, but not limited to, reserving 15 percent of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) funds to develop and implement a CIM for Sig Dis action plan and provide Comprehensive Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CCEIS) services to the identified target population.
Your Support Team
Your support teams will include California Department of Education (CDE) Intensive Monitoring Staff and the State Performance Plan Technical Assistance Project (SPP-TAP) Technical Assistance Facilitator. Listed below is a link and contact information to your support team.
Technical Assistance Facilitator
Technical Assistance (TA) Facilitator: State Performance Plan Technical Assistance Project website
CDE Staff
| Intensive Monitoring Unit | Contact Information |
|---|---|
| Focused Monitoring and Technical Assistance (FMTA) I | Manager: Barbara Gaskin-Wintle Direct Telephone Number: 916-327-0865 Unit Telephone Number: 916-324-8898 Email: BGaskin@cde.ca.gov |
| FMTA IV | Manager: Jack Brimhall Direct Telephone Number: 916-445-1056 Unit Telephone Number: 916-445-9772 Email: JBrimhall@cde.ca.gov |
For general questions about Significant Disproportionality, please visit the or email SigDisp@cde.ca.gov to be directed to the assigned FMTA Consultant.
Visit the California Special Education Technical Assistance Network (CALTAN) website
for more information related to the requirements of Significant Disproportionality.
2021 Significantly Disproportionate LEAs
A list of the LEAs identified as significantly disproportionate for the 2021 fiscal year.
2022 Significantly Disproportionate LEAs
A list of the LEAs identified as significantly disproportionate for the 2022 fiscal year.
2023 Significantly Disproportionate LEAs
A list of the LEAs identified as significantly disproportionate for the 2023 fiscal year.
2024 Significantly Disproportionate LEAs
A list of the LEAs identified as significantly disproportionate for the 2024 fiscal year.
More information and recorded webinars can be found on the SPP-TAP Webinars web page
.