The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - The LCFF includes a per ‑student base grant that varies by grade level. In 2024 ‑25, the base grant for students in TK through third grade is $10,025 per average daily attendance (ADA). The LCFF also includes a grade span adjustment for students in TK through third grade that is equal to 10.4  percent of the base grant ($1,043 per ADA in 2024 ‑25).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - Although the state collects and publishes chronic absenteeism data for all students, the chronic absenteeism rates reported on the dashboard only include data for students in grades TK  through  8. Dashboard Assigns Performance Levels for Statewide Indicators.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 10, 2025 - Funds will be allocated to LEAs based on the number of full-time equivalent certificated teachers in grades TK-5. Trailer legislation requires the State Board of Education (SBE) to approve a list of professional development programs for English language arts (ELA) and English language development (E LD) training by September 30, 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - Most notably, it establishes the SPI and the SBE, makes the SPI a statewide elected position, requires the SBE to adopt textbooks for grades one through eight, and requires the SBE to approve the SPI ’s senior deputies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - School districts, charter schools, COEs, and ROCPs that serve students in grades 7 ‑12 may apply for funding from either program. Applicants may partner with other entities, and may apply every year for funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - The key limitations of the proposed structure ar e: Funding would be available for schools at any grade level, rather than targeted to earlier grades. The research suggesting math coaches are an effective strategy is specific to the elementary grades.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - The ELPAC assesses English proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in line with the English language development standards for each grade level adopted by the State Board of Education (SBE).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - Specifically, these programs must offer the program to all TK through grade 6 students in classroom ‑based settings and provide access to  all students whose parent or guardian requests their placement in a program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

May 11, 2022 - Early Grades Experienced Largest Attendance and Enrollment Declines. As Figure  2 shows, the largest attendance declines during the pandemic were in the kindergarten through grade 3 (K ‑3) grade span.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4595

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Sep 16, 2024 - Funding will be allocated to LEAs based on their share of statewide enrollment in kindergarten through second grade. (The allocation formula and the requirement to administer screenings excludes TK students).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929