Dear School Business Professionals,
Please see the email below from the CDE regarding: Revised Schedule Title I, Part A 2020-21 Allocation.
Regards, School Business Advisory Services Team Santa Barbara County Education Office
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__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ From: CDEfisc <CDEfisc@cde.ca.gov> Sent: Thursday, April 8, 2021 9:37 AM To: CDEfisc <CDEfisc@cde.ca.gov> Subject: Revised Schedule Title I, Part A 2020-21 Allocation
Please forward this email to the school districts and charter schools in your county.
The Title I, Part A appropriation in the 2020-21 California Budget Act is less than the fiscal year (FY) 2020-21 Title I, Part A Federal Grant Award resulting in local educational agency (LEA) allocations being understated. LEA allocations are based on the federal grant and represent a 6% increase from the current eligibility based on the state budget authority.
The California Department of Education is working with the appropriate entities on a legislative solution to correct the 2020-21 Budget Act shortfall and expects that to happen by the end of the fiscal year. In an effort to assist LEAs with planning for local carryover the CDE has posted a revised Schedule of Title I, Part A 2020-21 Allocations<www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/title1pa20result.asp> on the Title I, Part A FY 2020-21 Funding Results web page, to show both the Federal Grant Award and the state budget authority. Until the legislation is amended, LEA allocations and payments will be based on the state budget authority eligibility amount. However, LEAs should plan to meet Title I, Part A excess carryover limitations based on the higher LEA allocation amount that is aligned to the federal grant award.
Once the state budget authority has been adjusted to match the Federal Grant Award, the Title I, Part A final allocation amounts will reflect this adjustment plus redistributed funds from LEAs without a Consolidated Application and Reporting System Application and Local Control and Accounting Plan Federal Addendum as of April 16, 2021.
The Department of Education has not renewed the Federal Funding Flexibility waiver that was offered for FY 2019-2020, which approved to waive the 15 percent carry over limitation once every three years for FY 2019-20 funds.