Are districts eligible to receive funding through the Pupil Retention Block Grant if they did not receive funding for Opportunity Education in the 2003-04 base-year?
Yes. Recently enacted legislation, Assembly Bill 1136, amends the provisions guiding the Pupil Retention Block Grant funding allocation and requires adjustments to each district’s funding based on changes in program participation (see FAQ 8) in 2004-05. Hence, if a district received funding for Opportunity Education programs in 2004-05, but received no funds in 2003-04, it will receive Pupil Retention Block Grant funds based on the Opportunity Education funding the district received in 2004-05.
