State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces Assistance for Schools Closed Due to Earthquake

SACRAMENTO—Schools closed because of the earthquake in Napa over the weekend will still receive full state funding, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced today.

“Our thoughts and our prayers are with the people in Napa as they deal with the aftermath of the weekend’s earthquake,” Torlakson said. “While the California Department of Education has not received any reports of deaths, injuries, or serious damage on school property, I want to assure local educational agencies that they will not lose funding if their facilities are closed or used as emergency shelters during this disaster.”

Local educational agencies will not lose Average Daily Attendance (ADA) funding if their facilities are used as community shelters or forced to close because of a natural disaster. The California Education Code allows the State Superintendent to authorize ADA credit for the days that schools are closed.

via Earthquake Assistance for Schools – Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education).