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The Compliance Gap

What California districts can’t see is costing them millions

By Vikrant Duggal

After 3 years, 1,000+ conversations, reviewing 1,000 districts — the most data-dense book ever written about California expanded learning.

Coming January 2027
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The Gap Nobody Named

$29.5M

Taken back from California districts in 2025

966,454

Students chronically absent last year

$697M

In funding going to districts above 25% chronic absenteeism

Between what the state requires and what districts can actually see in real time, there’s a gap. That gap is where funding, students, and staff get lost. This book names it, measures it, and shows what closing it looks like.

“Most districts we review cannot answer whether a site is below its ASES attendance threshold without asking someone to pull a report. That visibility gap is where the clawbacks start.”

From 1,000+ district conversations across California — the research behind Attendly and this book.

What’s Inside

Part 1: The Gap

4 chapters

What California districts can't see, and what it costs them.

Funding clawbacks, invisible attendance drift, and the ASSIST surprises that show up after the money is gone.

Part 2: Why It's This Bad

3 chapters

The structural forces that created the gap.

Dual-funded sites, disconnected systems, and the compliance work split across four people with no single owner.

Part 3: How the Best Districts See

3 chapters

What changes when you close the gap.

Real-time thresholds, student-level triggers, and the documentation habits that survive a Fiscal Crisis review.

Plus: Epilogue with 5 actionable steps + Data Methodology appendix

About the Author

Vikrant Duggal is the founder and CEO of Attendly, a compliance intelligence platform built exclusively for California K-12 districts. After 3 years, 1,000+ conversations, and reviewing 1,000 districts, he has built the most detailed map of California’s expanded learning compliance landscape. This is his third book.

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Who This Is For

  • Superintendents who feel the cost but can’t quantify it
  • CBOs and Finance Directors facing $29.5M in clawbacks
  • Ed Services Directors bridging LCAP goals and operational reality
  • Expanded Learning Coordinators who finally feel understood
  • Board Members asking “where are we on this?”

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