Dear County Superintendents of Schools:

Second Apportionment for Title III, Part A
English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and
Academic Achievement for English Learner Students
Every Student Succeeds Act
Fiscal Year 2024–25

This apportionment, in the amount of $14,923,938, is made from federal funds provided to the state under Title III, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114–95). Title III, Part A English Learner funds are apportioned to local educational agencies (LEAs) to provide supplementary academic support and educational services to English learner students. Access additional information relating to the apportionment of Title III, Part A funds for fiscal year 2024–25 at https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/el24apptoverview.asp. Warrants will be mailed to each county treasurer approximately three weeks from the date of this letter.

Information about the program, allocation, apportionments, grant award identification, applicable federal rules and regulations, and the grant award period are posted on the California Department of Education (CDE) Funding Results page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/el24result.asp.

This apportionment provides payments to LEAs that reported their cash balance for the program in October 2024, via the Cash Management Data Collection system, and met other program requirements.

County superintendents were notified of this apportionment by email sent to their CDEfisc email addresses. The CDE requested that the email be forwarded to all school districts and charter schools in the county, and included the links to this letter and the accompanying apportionment schedule posted on the CDE web page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/.

If you have program-related questions regarding Title III, Part A, please contact Geoffrey Ndirangu, Education Programs Consultant, Language Policy and Leadership Office, by email at GNdirang@cde.ca.gov or visit the CDE web page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ml/t3el.asp. For questions concerning this apportionment or the Title III, Part A allocation amounts, please contact the Categorical Allocations and Audit Resolution Office, by email at CAAR@cde.ca.gov.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Dearstyne, Director
School Fiscal Services Division

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