July 2021
K-12 Education
New Workload and Funding for the California Department of Education (CDE)
(In Thousands)
| Workload Change | Positions | Amount | Duration |
| Federal Funds | |||
| Fund state administrative costs related to providing federal reimbursements for child nutrition operating costs during the pandemic. | -- | $2,573 | One-time |
| Support monitoring and evaluation of districts' use of Title I funds under Every Student Succeeds Act. | -- | 1,195 | Ongoing |
| Extend spending authority to fund violence prevention and mental health training programs for students and staff, and to provide state-level support on school safety and suicide prevention. | -- | 420 | One-time |
| Support identification of schools eligible for comprehensive support and improvement under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. | 3 | 391 | Ongoing |
| Administer the Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant. | 1 | 292 | Ongoing |
| Conduct monitoring and provide technical assistance to schools receiving federal Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant. | 2 | 282 | Ongoing |
| Address special education complaints and perform court-ordered special education monitoring. | 6 | 215 | One-time |
| Enhance system compatibility between Migrant Student Information Network and the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System. | 1 | 136 | Ongoing |
| Collect annual school-level per-pupil expenditure data to meet new federal requirements. | 1 | 116 | Ongoing |
| Non-Proposition 98 General Fund | |||
| Backfill positions shifting to the Department of Social Services to ensure CDE has sufficient staff to administer remaining programs. | 83 | 12,598 | Ongoing |
| Fund existing authorized administrative positions. | -- | 6,363 | Ongoing |
| Contract to provide direct deposit to State Preschool contractors, beginning in January 1, 2022. | -- | 6,000 | One-time |
| Support workload associated with early learning programs. | 16.7 | 4,574a | Varies |
| Support comprehensive after school and expanded learning opportunities. | 14 | 1,653 | Ongoing |
| Support increased litigation costs related to COVID-19. | 1,200 | One-time | |
| Coordinate development and establish a central platform for model curricula related to the Vietnamese American refugee experience, Cambodian genocide, Hmong history, and Native American studies. | -- | 1,031 | One-time |
| Support School Fiscal Services Division workload related to school funding calculations, attendance waiver reviews, technical assistance, grant implementation, expanded learning program, and transitional kindergarten. | 8 | 1,028 | Ongoing |
| Establish new Office of School-Based Health. | 5 | 700 | Ongoing |
| Develop an online training platform to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning students. Establish advisory committee to inform development of training. | -- | 598 | One-time |
| Support statewide expansion of transitional kindergarten programs. | 3.5b | 530c | Varies |
| Implement new formula-driven programs. | 3 | 425 | Ongoing |
| Support increased workload in CDE Accounting Office. | 3 | 376 | Ongoing |
| Fund Instructional Quality Commission to complete the ethnic studies model curriculum and mathematics curriculum framework update. | -- | 294 | One-time |
| Support implementation of universal school meals program. | 2 | 286d | Ongoing |
| Support various educator professional development programs. | 2 | 286 | Ongoing |
| Support increased workload for California State Preschool Program. | 2 | 273 | Ongoing |
| Establish a state team to support emergency preparedness and response for schools. | -- | 264 | Ongoing |
| Provide statewide coordination to implement computer science content standards adopted in 2018. | 1 | 250 | Ongoing |
| Support Community Schools Partnership Grant Program. | 2 | 241 | Ongoing |
| Collect attendance for transitional kindergarten. | 1 | 155 | Ongoing |
| Support the California Healthy Kids Survey and social-emotional learning professional development. | 1 | 143 | Ongoing |
| Coordinate with various stakeholders to support the Medi-Cal Billing Option Program. | 1 | 143 | Ongoing |
| Develop a data collection system that tracks schools affected by emergencies. | 1 | 136 | Ongoing |
| Implement Standardized Account Code Structure web-based application. | 1 | 130 | Ongoing |
| Total | 164 | $45,297 | |
| a Funding reduced to $4.3 million starting in 2022-23. | |||
| b Positions reduced to 2.5 starting in 2024-25. | |||
| c Funding increases to $538,000 for 2022-23 and 2023-24. Funding reduced to $425,000 starting in 2024-25. | |||
| d For 2022-23 and 2023-24, $3.9 million and 29.5 positions are available, in addition to ongoing funding. | |||
| COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019. | |||