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LEA Criteria for Differentiated Assistance

LEA eligibility criteria for 2024 differentiated assistance.

For districts and county offices of education (COEs) to be eligible for differentiated assistance, the same student group must meet the criteria in two different State Priority Areas.

For 2024 differentiated assistance determinations, districts and COEs will become eligible based on:

  • Student group performance in two or more Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) state priority areas, or
  • Performance on local indicators in two or more priority areas, or
  • A combination of student group performance in one state priority area and local indicator performance in one different priority area; or
  • Failing to submit CALPADS data on time per Education Code (EC) Section 60900 (only applicable to districts and COEs).

The eligibility criteria for charter schools are the same as for districts and COEs except charter schools must meet them for two years. Results from the 2023 and 2024 Dashboards are used in differentiated assistance determinations for charter schools.

Please note that for the College/Career Indicator a "Very Low" Status level was used as a proxy for Red on the 2023 Dashboard.

For more information on the 2024 differentiated assistance criteria, please see the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) Assistance flyer (PDF).

LCFF State Priority Areas 1–5 LCFF State Priority Areas 6–10

Basic (Priority 1)

  • Not Met for Two or More Years on Local Performance Indicator

School Climate (Priority 6)

  • Red on the Suspension Rate Indicator
  • Not Met for Two or More Years on Local Performance Indicator

Implementation of State Academic Standards (Priority 2)

  • Not Met for Two or More Years on Local Performance Indicator

Access to a Broad Course of Study (Priority 7)

  • Not Met for Two or More Years on Local Performance Indicator

Parent Engagement (Priority 3)

  • Not Met for Two or More Years on Local Performance Indicator

Outcomes in a Broad Course of Study (Priority 8)

  • Red on the College/Career Indicator

Pupil Achievement (Priority 4)

  • Red on both the Academic - English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA) and Academic - Mathematics Indicators; or
  • Red on the ELA or Math Indicator and Orange on the other indicator, or
  • Red on the English Learner Progress Indicator

Coordination of Services for Expelled Pupils – COEs Only (Priority 9)

  • Not Met for Two or More Years on Local Performance Indicator

Pupil Engagement (Priority 5)

  • Red on the Graduation Rate Indicator; or
  • Red on the Chronic Absenteeism Indicator

Coordination of Services for Foster Youth – COEs Only (Priority 10)

  • Not Met for Two or More Years on Local Performance Indicator
Questions:   Analysis Measurement & Accountability Reporting Division | Dashboard@cde.ca.gov
Last Reviewed: Tuesday, December 10, 2024