2024-2025 Program and Budget Handbook

instructional strategies that are based on evidence-based interventions to help participating children meet the state’s challenging academic standards. TAS should provide extended learning time, an accelerated, high quality curriculum, and minimize removing children from the regular classroom for supplemental instruction. State certificated State Identified Schools The California Department of Education (CDE) must identify schools for improvement efforts in an accountability model that is based on continuous improvement. CDE determines school identifications based on the California School Dashboard (visit caschooldashboard.org). Schools can be identified for Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) or for Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI). Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) CSI identification is based on schoolwide performance across multiple indicators on the California School Dashboard. For more information, review “school eligibility” in CDE’s technical guide at: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/cm/dashboardguid e23.asp Once identified as CSI, schools must complete the following mandates:

teachers in a TAS receive professional development on how to implement academic achievement standards in the classroom. TAS programs work collaboratively with parents and family members to increase parent and family engagement through services such as family literacy.

State to support CSI schools. The plan will be approved and monitored by the school, the district and the State. Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI) ATSI identification is based on student group performance across multiple indicators on the California School Dashboard. For more information, review “school eligibility” in CDE’s technical guide at: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/cm/dashboardguid e23.asp Once identified as ATSI, schools must complete the following mandates:

Write a plan with stakeholders that:

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is informed by all indicators

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is based on the findings of a comprehensive needs assessment

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identifies resource inequities

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Write a plan with stakeholders that:

o includes evidence-based interventions • Implement the plan The School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) includes the above plan requirements. For ATSI schools, the plan is approved by the school and district and monitored by the district. Exiting School Identifications Each year, the California Department of Education reviews school data on the California School

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is informed by all indicators

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is based on the findings of a comprehensive needs assessment

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identifies resource inequities

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o includes evidence-based interventions • Implement the plan The School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) includes the above plan requirements and describes the use of additional funds from the

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