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Assistance Listing Numbers and Titles: 84.425 ‐ Education Stabilization Fund Discretionary Grants: Elementary, Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund
Federal Grantor Name: U.S. Department of Education; Passed through California Department of Education
Criteria: The equitable services provision of the Education Stabilization statute requires that local educational agencies (LEAs) provide eligible private school children with Education Stabilization educational services or other benefits that are equitable to those provided to eligible public school children. Education Stabilization services for eligible private school children must be developed in consultation with private school officials. Eligible students enrolled in private schools receive Education Stabilization; private schools do not receive Education Stabilization funds. The public school district, where the students reside, is responsible for making these services available for students in private schools.
Condition: The District did not have documentation to demonstrate that it sent out the letters for the Education Stabilization program in FY 2022-23.
Context: Not applicable.
Cause: Due to staffing turnover and shortages, as well as the impact of Covid-19 and employees working remotely, the District Office was unaware that the correspondence with private schools was not done.
Effect: Private school pupils were not given the opportunity to receive these services.
Question Cost: None
Repeat Finding: This is a repeat finding see prior year Finding #2022-005.
Recommendation: Consultation with private school participants should begin early enough so that teachers can be hired, and materials ordered in order to start at the beginning of each school year. Consequently, the District should consult with the private schools on an annual basis, allowing the schools to respond and make any necessary purchases or hiring decisions prior to this date.
Views of Responsible Officials: The District has not prepared a response as of the date of this report.