Economic Impact Aid EIA District Allocation Plan

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Economic Impact Aid (EIA)District Allocation Plan

• September 26, 2007
• California Coop Directors conference
• South Lake Tahoe

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Background

• Each district applying for EIA funding is
  required to adopt an intra-district allocation
  policy to determine school allocations for LEP
  and SCE
• (EC 54004.5 5CCR 4320, 4400)

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Forms and Instructions

• Are provided for the voluntary use of school
  districts to meet the requirements of EC 54004.5
  and 5CCR 4320 and 4400

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SCE Ranking Choices

• Districts choose the methods to determine
  eligibility and rank of schools for EIA/SCE
• Rank by low-income data (column F or G) or by
  total need (column J or K)
• Rank K-12 or by grade span
• See page 5

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A school is eligible for SCE if

• 25 or more of the students are LEP (Column E)
• 25 or more of the students are from low-income
  families (Column G)
• 50 or more of the students are EDY (Col I)
• The number or percent of students in need (Col J
  or K) is at or above the district average

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Defining Educationally Disadvantaged Students
(EDY)

• are not proficient in English
• are proficient in English, but are not meeting
  state academic standards
• scored below proficient on the STAR Test
• scored below 50ile on a nationally normed test
• perform in English below the level appropriate
  for their age, based upon objective evidence
• are academically disadvantaged by other factors
  used by the district to measure educational needs

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Computing Total School Allocations

• 2007-08 entitlement
• Carryover
• Transferred in from other programs
• Reserved for indirect costs
• Reserved for administration and evaluation
• Direct services operated by the district
• EIA security
• EIA alternative programs
• Adjusted total allocation

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Computing Carryover

• 2006-07 adjusted allocation
• 2006-07 augmentation
• 2006-07 expenditures
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• 2006-07 carryover into 2007-08

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Standard Per-pupil LEP Amount

• Divide the EIA adjusted allocation by the number
  of LEP at all schools plus the number of EDY at
  schools eligible for SCE
• Districts may increase the LEP per-pupil amount
  with the approval of CDE

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Per-pupil EIA-SCE amount

• Determined by the district, and
• Must ensure a program of sufficient size, scope
  and quality
• Must not exceed the need of students

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Allocations of EIA Funds to Schools

• Number of LEP students X LEP per pupil amount
  EIA-LEP school allocation
• Number of EDY X SCE per pupil amount EIA-SCE
  School Allocation

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For further information

• Bill Waroff
• School and District Accountability Division
• California Department of Education
• 916-319-0304
• bwaroff_at_cde.ca.gov