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SDLA Compliance Resource

Approve, Post and Review the ELO-P Program Plan

Maintain a board-approved ELO-P plan, publish the approved version and schedule the next review from the LEA’s actual approval history.

  • Student Support
  • Fiscal & Budget
  • Governance & Board Approval
TimingInitial approval and a local three-year review cycle; amend sooner when needed
Applies toLEAs operating a funded Expanded Learning Opportunities Program
Authority and scopeState program-plan and periodic-review condition; local approval history determines the next review date

Operating conditions: access, hours, staffing and transport

Apply these state funding conditions throughout the 2026–27 program; they are not additional dated plan filings.

  • Rate 1 must offer all classroom-based TK–6 pupils and provide access to those requesting enrollment; Rate 2 applies to unduplicated TK–6 pupils. Check the actual funding rate, prior-year UPP and statutory guarantee/transition rules before changing access. Exactly 55% is Rate 1; do not confuse the access rule with a site’s local enrollment count.
  • Normally offer nine combined hours of instruction, recess/meals and ELO-P on schooldays, plus at least thirty nonschooldays with nine hours. The qualifying frontier designation permits eight hours and still thirty nonschooldays; verify the statutory geographic designation rather than assuming all rural sites qualify. Apply the specific ESY combination rule when relevant.
  • Maximum pupil/staff ratios are 10:1 for TK/K and 20:1 otherwise. Direct supervisors must meet district instructional-aide minimum qualifications; site-supervisor selection requires principal approval. Apply health screening and fingerprint clearances for staff/volunteers, and the third-party incident-notice/report conditions.
  • Fees must follow EC 8482.6: sliding scale based on income/ability to pay and waivers for free/reduced-price-meal-eligible pupils, homeless youth and known foster youth. Optional pupil participation does not waive an LEA’s required offer/access duties.
  • Where a pupil’s school does not operate the program, the LEA must arrange the required transportation to the program site and return to the originating or LEA-established location. A voluntary documented parent transport-reimbursement arrangement does not relieve the LEA when a family declines or cannot transport. Retain offer, enrollment, schedule, transport and staffing evidence.
  • If Attendance Recovery runs alongside ELO-P, preserve the full ELO-P offering and separately satisfy the certificated-teacher and accounting conditions of Attendance Recovery.

Authority: EC 46120 · EC 8482.6 · EC 8483.4 · CDE ELO-P FAQs. Reviewed October 21, 2026.

Exactly 55 percent UPP is Rate 1

Effective from fiscal year 2025–26, CDE defines ELO-P Rate 1 as prior-year UPP greater than or equal to 55 percent, and Rate 2 as less than or equal to 54.99 percent. Exactly 55.00 percent belongs to Rate 1; the county reference’s overlapping boundary must not be copied. Check the statutory Rate 1 multiyear guarantee and the actual CDE funding exhibits before reclassifying an LEA solely from one year’s UPP. Funding status and program-plan compliance are separate controls. CDE funding threshold and guarantee FAQ.

Targeted conflict review completed October 21, 2026. Earlier source stamps describe the earlier review scope.

In Plain Language: Maintain a board-approved ELO-P plan, publish the approved version and schedule the next review from the LEA’s actual approval history.

Why this matters

Operational-intent reporting is a separate funding-participation task. It does not approve or publish the program plan.

Primary ownership

Expanded-learning lead, governing-board office, fiscal services and participating partners

Required distinctions and controls

  • CDE identifies governing-board review and approval every three years. Do not assign one statewide 2026–27 review deadline to all LEAs.
  • CDE recommends public approval before the first program day and website posting within 30 days of approval. Treat the 30-day posting guidance as CDE’s recommended administrative timing rather than an independently verified statewide statutory due date.
  • Use the current CDE plan guide, program conditions and local needs assessment. Consider earlier amendments when operations, partners, services or planned expenditures change; CDE describes revision for Attendance Recovery as a best practice.

Recommended LEA workflow

  1. Locate the latest approved plan and board minutes and establish the review history.
  2. Record the next three-year review date and identify operational changes requiring earlier revision.
  3. Review the current plan guide with program, site, fiscal and partner owners.
  4. Bring the reviewed plan through public board approval and publish the approved version.
  5. Test its public URL and retain the plan, minutes, revision log and next review date.

Evidence to retain

  • Current approved plan
  • Approval minutes and review history
  • Needs and program review evidence
  • Public URL
  • Next review date and revision log

Official guidance and help

Return to the Annual Compliance Calendar

Reviewed October 21, 2026. Confirm the current agency instructions, applicable funding year, recipient scope, local policy and final submitted or approved state before acting. Recommended preparation steps support the named requirement and do not create an additional statewide filing deadline.