Significant Disproportionality
Required Training Events and Recordings
Welcome! This page provides information on documents and resources, as well as required events, for Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) identified as Significantly Disproportionate in March 2024 by the California Department of Education (CDE). Please refer to this page regularly to access registration for required events, recorded materials and archived recordings of previous workshops.
To view documents and resources for previous years of identification, click on the tab below to switch to the appropriate year.
Compliance and Improvement Monitoring for Significant Disproportionality (CIM for Sig Dis)
On this page you will find all the key information for the Compliance and Improvement Monitoring for Significant Disproportionality (CIM for Sig Dis) including links to
- the 2024 CIM for Sig Dis Materials Page,
- the Introduction to Significant Disproportionality Recorded Series,
- registrations for upcoming events,
- recordings of previous events,
- due dates for CIM for Sig Dis Plan for Improvement development (Newly Identified LEAs only), the Addendum and Budget Form (Continuing LEAs only) and Quarterly Progress and Expenditure Reports.
2024 CIM for Sig Dis Materials Page
Guidance documents, required forms, required tools, and additional tools can be accessed from the 2024 CIM for Sig Dis Materials Page. Please contact Susan Stewart if you have questions.
Continuing LEAs: Continuing LEAs were identified as Sig Dis in both 2023 and 2024. Please look for light grey boxes like this for information specific to you.
Introduction to Significant Disproportionality Recorded Series
This series of recordings is foundational to understanding what significant disproportionality is, why your LEA has been identified as significantly disproportionate, and why it is important work. The content of this recording is particularly relevant for LEAs who are newly identified as significantly disproportionate in 2024 and do not have a CIM for CCEIS plan.
- Recording #1: Federal Requirements and California Implementation (16 minutes – opens in new tab)
- Recording #2: Identification Methodology (9 minutes – opens in new tab)
- Recording #3: Technical Assistance Support: State Performance Plan Technical Assistance Project (SPP-TAP) (26 minutes – opens in new tab)
- Recording #4: Past, Present, and Future of Comprehensive Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CCEIS) (33 minutes – opens in new tab)
Register and Pre-Work for Upcoming Events for Newly Identified LEAs
New events will appear below.
Register for Upcoming Events for Continuing LEAs
New events will appear below.
Previous Events
Please contact Susan Stewart if you’d like to view the recording of a meeting.
CIM for Sig Dis Virtual Meeting was held April 2. If you would like to access the recording, please contact Susan Stewart.
- PDF handout of the PowerPoint slides: Dropbox | Google Drive
Continuing CIM for Sig Dis Virtual Meeting was held April 8. If you would like to access the recording, please contact Susan Stewart.
- PDF handout of the PowerPoint slides: Dropbox | Google Drive
Step 1 In-person Workshops (no recordings available)
- April 11: Red Bluff
- April 16: Concord
- April 18: Sunnyvale
- April 19: Fresno
- April 24: El Monte
- April 25: Orange
- Pre-work for Step 1 Workshop: CIM for CCEIS Programmatic Self-Assessment Tools video (27 minutes)
Step 2 Virtual Workshop: June 11, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. If you would like to access the recording, please contact Susan Stewart.
- Pre-work for Step 2 Virtual Workshop:
- Policies, Practices, and Procedures Review Matrix video (23 minutes – opens in a new tab)
- Target Population video (27 minutes – opens in a new tab)
- Target Population Flow Chart (opens in new tab)
- PDF handout of the PowerPoint slides: Dropbox | Google Drive
Due Dates
CIM for Sig Dis Plan Due Dates
- Step One: July 10, 2024
- Step Two: October 10, 2024
- Step Three: December 6, 2024
Continuing CIM for Sig Dis Plan Due Date: October 10, 2024
Quarterly Progress and Expenditure Report Due Dates (for newly identified AND continuing LEAs):
- April 10, 2025 (covers initial nine-month period)
- July 10, 2025
- October 10, 2025
- January 10, 2026
- April 10, 2026
- July 10, 2026
- October 10, 2026 (final budget report)
- January 10, 2027 (final report)
The State Performance Plan Technical Assistance Project is a program of the Napa County Office of Education.
Funding Information
California Department of Education, Special Education Division’s special project, State Performance Plan Technical Assistance Project (SPP-TAP) is funded through a contract with the Napa County Office of Education. SPP-TAP is funded from federal funds, (State Grants #H027A080116) provided from the U.S. Department of Education Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the position of the U.S. Department of Education.
