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High-quality services aligned to equity multiplier goals that all include rigorous reporting and turnkey implementation support

Our comprehensive suite of evidence-based services includes student resilience programming, professional development, and supplemental counseling, all designed to foster academic success and personal growth. With a proven track record and rigorous reporting aligned with Equity Multiplier guidelines, we ensure that your school maximizes its unique funding to enhance student engagement, improve teacher retention, and meet specific educational goals. Partner with us for measurable outcomes and strategic support.

Resiliency Programs and Student Counseling

Increase Motivation, Well-being & Success

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Unlock learning and student well-being with the resilience to overcome non-academic barriers to success. For schools aiming to increase student motivation, EmpowerU resilience programs foster confidence and well-being, driving academic excellence and personal growth. After completing EmpowerU, 93% of students experience increased well-being, positively impacting their attendance, behavior, and academic success.

Additionally, our credentialed, master’s level counselors provide essential support for students facing behavioral, academic, social, and emotional challenges. By working collaboratively with school staff, parents, and the community, we create a nurturing environment where students become healthy, competent, and confident learners.

Climate and Culture Professional Development

Increase Educator Retention

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Our Transforming Climate & Culture professional development program strengthens the whole school through an intentional focus on developing executive function and resiliency skills. The development of these critical skills is essential to engaging and inspiring students, while also helping staff become more aware of their own competencies so they can evaluate their own approach to their students and work.

Whether you are looking to increase student performance or increase teacher retention, our program is the perfect fit for your entire school.

Reasons to Believe in Catapult Learning

At Catapult Learning, we understand the crucial role schools play in leveraging their funding sources efficiently and effectively. Our expertise ensures your school maximizes its unique funding allocations, aligning our services with your specific goals, whether it’s enhancing student engagement, attendance, motivation, or supporting teacher retention and well-being. Our evidence-based, measurable outcomes support reporting cycles that meet Equity Multiplier requirements, reinforcing our proven track record in California. Trust in Catapult Learning to provide targeted solutions that enhance educational outcomes and support your school’s staff and students effectively.

Supporting LCAP and Equity Multiplier Initiatives

Catapult Learning is dedicated to supporting California schools with navigating the complexities of the Equity Multiplier initiative. With $300 million allocated annually to eligible schools, this statewide endeavor aims to bolster educational equity for economically disadvantaged students. Equity Multiplier funds must be used to supplement, not supplant, supports already in place. Catapult Learning has a team of experts ready and available to help you track and strategically utilize your Equity Multiplier apportionment.

Catapult Learning offers a suite of evidence-based services and supports to improve outcomes for socioeconomically disadvantaged students who are struggling with non-academic barriers to success including EmpowerU Student Resilience Programming, student counseling, and educator professional development and coaching. Each of our programs provide quarterly reports and measurements as required under Equity Multiplier guidelines.

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We understand the pivotal role schools play in maximizing the benefits of the Equity Multiplier program. We can help your school maximize their unique funding allocations. Whether your focus goals target student engagement, attendance, and motivation, or you are seeking support for teacher retention and well-being, Catapult Learning can help with services aligned with your focus goals. Our services are measurable and support reporting cycles that meet the Equity Multiplier requirements.

Frequently Asked Questions in California (FAQ):

Documenting efforts to improve student outcomes at Equity Multiplier school sites is required and included in the LCAP template and instructions.  There are several sections in the LCAP that LEAs with Equity Multiplier school sites must address:

  1. General Information.  Identify all schools within LEA receiving Equity Multiplier funding.
  2. Engaging Educational Partners. School sites must consult their educational partners to develop the required Focus goals.
  3. Goals and Actions. Develop Focus goals that are specific, measurable, and time-bound for all student groups with the lowest performance level on one or more state indicators on the California Dashboard and any underlying issues in the credentialing, subject matter preparation, and retention of the school’s educators.
  4. Total Planned Expenditure Table.  Enter the total amount of “Other State Funds’ utilized to implement the actions for the Equity Multiplier sites. Equity Multiplier funds must be used to supplement, not supplant.

School sites with prior-year non-stability rates greater than 25 percent and prior-year socioeconomically disadvantaged pupil rates greater than 70 percent, as reported in the California Department of Education’s Stability Rate Data file. 

Based on the statutory formula, funding will automatically be calculated for each eligible school site and allocated to LEAs through the Principal Apportionment. There is no application process for LCFF Equity Multiplier funding.

The LCFF Equity Multiplier is a school site funding calculation. For each eligible school site, a calculated statewide Equity Multiplier rate ($1,052.6) will be multiplied by each school site’s adjusted cumulative enrollment for the prior year, as identified in the Stability Rate Data file. The school will receive the product of this calculation or $50,000, whichever is greater.

In 2023–24, the total amount of LCFF Equity Multiplier funding to be apportioned is $300 million.  Commencing in 2024–25, t