Dear County and District Superintendents and Charter School Administrators:

Schools Eligible for Support and Improvement in 2024–25

As a follow up to the release of the California School Dashboard (Dashboard) in November 2024, the California Department of Education (CDE) is required under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to determine schools eligible to exit Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) and Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI). Additionally, as this is the second year of a three-year eligibility cycle for schools in CSI and ATSI, this is also the first time schools may be eligible for Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI). The 2024–25 data file for schools that meet the criteria is now available on the CSI web page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/sw/t1/csi.asp and the TSI/ATSI web page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/sw/t1/tsi.asp.

Information on the selection, eligibility and exit criteria, program requirements, and support for CSI, ATSI, and TSI can be accessed from the School Support web page found at https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/sw/t1/schoolsupport.asp. These criteria, including examples, are also available in the 2024 ESSA School Support mini-guide, which is available on the 2024 Dashboard Technical Guide web page found at https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/cm/dashboardguide24.asp.

Comprehensive Support and Improvement Applications for Funding

Reference-Only versions of the 2024–25 ESSA CSI Local Educational Agency (LEA) and County Office of Education (COE) Applications for Funding will be posted in early 2025 under the Funding Tab on the CSI web page found at https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/sw/t1/csi.asp. The Grant Management and Reporting Tool will open in early 2025 for LEAs and COEs to complete and submit applications.

ESSA School Support Webinar Series

The CDE is hosting the following upcoming webinars to support the release of the new 2024–25 ESSA Assistance Status Data File. Eligible LEA and COE teams that will be responsible for the CSI LEA and COE subgrants and those supporting schools eligible for TSI or ATSI are encouraged to attend.

• 2024–25 Dashboard Alternatives School Status Flexibilities for CSI
  February 10, 2025, at 10 a.m.
  
  
• 2024–25 CSI LEA Application for Funding
  February 11, 2025, at 10 a.m.
  
  
• 2024–25 CSI COE Plan Development and Implementation Support Application for Funding
  February 12, 2025, at 10 a.m.
  
  
• 2024–25 CSI COE Plan Approval Application for Funding
  February 13, 2025, at 10 a.m.
  
  
• TSI/ATSI Planning and Support
  March 4, 2025, at 10 a.m.

Registration for these webinars is required. To register, please visit the ESSA School Support Webinar Resources web page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/sw/t1/essawebinars.asp.

Planning Requirements

LEAs with schools eligible for CSI, and schools eligible for ATSI or TSI are required to develop school plans to improve student outcomes. LEAs may use the School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) template which meets the federal planning requirements for those schools operating a Title I, Part A, Schoolwide Program or that are eligible for ESSA support and improvement.

Single school districts and charter schools eligible for CSI, ATSI, or TSI may use the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) to serve as the school plan. The LCAP and SPSA templates and instructions for completion are available on the LCAP web page found at https://www.cde.ca.gov/re/lc/.

Resources and Contact Information

Frequently Asked Questions about school eligibility are addressed under the Technical Assistance tabs on the CSI web page found at https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/sw/t1/csi.asp and on the TSI/ATSI web page found at https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/sw/t1/tsi.asp.

For questions regarding the eligibility and exit criteria for CSI, ATSI, or TSI, please contact the Accountability Development and Policy Development Unit by email at Dashboard@cde.ca.gov.

For questions regarding the CSI funding application process, please contact the School Improvement and Support Office by phone at 916-319-0833 or by email at SISO@cde.ca.gov.

For information regarding the CSI planning process, please contact the Local Agency Systems Support Office by phone at 916-323-LCFF (5233) or by email at LCFF@cde.ca.gov.

Sincerely,

/s/

Cindy Kazanis, Director
Analysis, Measurement, and Accountability Reporting Division

William McGee, Director
Student Achievement and Support Division

cc: Dashboard Coordinators