Targeted/Additional Targeted Support & Improvement

1. Which schools are eligible for ATSI?

   All schools (traditional, charter, Dashboard Alternative School Status, Title I, and non-Title I) with two years of California School Dashboard (Dashboard) outcomes that meet the ATSI criteria are eligible for support from the local educational agency. It is important to note that schools must be active in the year that eligibility is determined for ATSI. Results from the 2022 and 2023 Dashboard will be used to make 2023–24 ATSI determinations.

2. How will the CDE determine school eligibility and exit for ATSI?

   The CDE will use the California School Dashboard (Dashboard) state indicators to determine school eligibility and exit for ATSI. Schools with one or more student group/s/ that meet the same criteria used to determine CSI Low Performing will be eligible for ATSI.
   
   Local educational agencies, county offices of education, and charter schools can find information about their ATSI eligibility status on the most recent ESSA Assistance Status Data File.

   For more specific ATSI eligibility and exit criteria, please reference the 2023 California School Dashboard Technical Guide: ESSA School Support (DOCX).
   
   Note: The 2022, 2020, and 2019 California School Dashboard Technical Guides can be viewed on the CSI LEA Archives.
   

3. Can schools be eligible for more than one ESSA school support category at a time?

   Support categories are hierarchical; therefore, schools can only be eligible for one support category at a time.

   • For example, a school that meets the criteria for ATSI would not be eligible for CSI Low Graduation Rate or CSI Low Performing at the same time.
     
     

4. How often is school eligibility determined for ATSI?

   The CDE first determined school eligibility for ATSI in the 2018–19 school year using the 2017 and 2018 California School Dashboards (Dashboard). School eligibility was then determined in the 2019–20 school year using the 2018 and 2019 Dashboards. School eligibility for the 2022–23 school year was based on only one year of Dashboard results (i.e., 2022 Dashboard) per California’s COVID-19 Addendum, however, it is returning to being based on two years of Dashboard results in the 2023–24 school year (i.e., 2022 Dashboard and 2023 Dashboard).

   As the timeline to determine school eligibility for ATSI evolves, additional information will be provided.
   
   

5. Which student groups and indicators will the CDE use to determine school eligibility for ATSI?

   The following student groups will be used to determine school eligibility for ATSI based on student group performance:

   • Black/African American
     
     
   • American Indian/Alaska Native
     
     
   • Asian American
     
     
   • English Learner Students
     
     
   • Filipino
     
     
   • Foster Youth Students
     
     
   • Hispanic
     
     
   • Homeless Students
     
     
   • Two or More Races
     
     
   • Pacific Islander
     
     
   • Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Students
     
     
   • Students with Disabilities
     
     
   • White

   
   State indicators from the California School Dashboard are used to determine school assistance eligibility and exit determinations. Refer to the 2023 Dashboard Technical Guide: ESSA School Support (DOCX) to identify the current indicators.
   
   Note: The 2022, 2020, and 2019 California School Dashboard Technical Guides can be viewed on the CSI LEA Archives.
   

ATSI Planning Questions

1. How will a school be notified that it is eligible for ATSI?

   California will notify each local educational agency (LEA) in the State of any school served by the LEA, in which any student group, on its own, would lead to identification for CSI Low Performing status.

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

   • Provide notification to such school, in which any student group, on its own, would lead to identification for CSI.
     
     

2. What requirements apply to local educational agencies (LEAs) with schools eligible for ATSI?

   Upon receiving notification from the CDE, the LEA shall, for each school eligible for ATSI, provide notification to such school with respect to which student group/s/ in such school are consistently underperforming.
   
   Each school receiving a notification of eligibility for ATSI shall develop and implement a plan to improve student outcomes for each student group that was the subject of notification. For more information, please see the Planning Requirements tab on this web page.

3. What planning options are available to ATSI-eligible Special Education programs/schools that do not use a School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) or LCAP?

   Special Education programs/schools have the flexibility to meet the ATSI federal planning requirements using one of three options. Options for addressing the ATSI planning requirements include:

   • Option 1: Use the CDE’s SPSA template and instructions to address ATSI planning requirements. If the SPSA template is completed according to the provided instructions, and the SPSA is implemented with fidelity, ATSI planning requirements would be met, as applicable.
     
     

   • Option 2: Review the Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) to see if the plan addresses any of the ATSI planning requirements. If there are areas the SELPA does not address, additional information regarding the ATSI planning requirements can be provided.
     
     

   • Option 3: Develop an ATSI plan using a format of choice to address the ATSI planning requirements. If a school elects to use its own template to document its school improvement efforts, then it must ensure that its template/process addresses all federal school improvement planning requirements for ATSI, as applicable.
     
     

4. Are Dashboard Alternative School Status (DASS) schools with less than 100 students enrolled exempted from implementation of ATSI activities?

   DASS schools with less than 100 students enrolled are not exempted from implementation of ATSI activities.
   

5. How do eligible single school districts and charter schools integrate the ATSI plan into the LCAP?

   The ATSI Planning Summary may serve as a resource for single school districts and charter schools using the LCAP as their ATSI plan.

6. When must the ATSI plan be approved?

   There is no statutory requirement for approval/implementation of the ATSI plan or the School Plan for Student Achievement, however, the U.S. Department of Education has set the expectation for ATSI plans to be developed and approved at the local level (school and local educational agency [LEA]) by the start of the school year. This is to ensure that students and the school receive a full year of intervention and support consistent with the LEA’s ATSI plan for that school.

7. Are ESSA, Section 1003 funds available to support schools eligible for ATSI?

   ESSA, Section 1003 funds are not available to support ATSI activities.