Exhibit A — CA and ED email chain, State of New York et al. v. U.S. Department of Education

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Exhibit A, Document 103-1 filed 06/02/25 in Case 1:25-cv-02990-ER, is an email chain between the ESSERF mailbox of the U.S. Department of Education and California Department of Education staff about EANS II draw requests. In a May 7, 2025 message, Perlita Pambid requests to draw $3,779,246.53 from the grant and attaches project-specific liquidation extension requests. In a May 15, 2025 reply, Danielle Smith asks whether this is a request to draw down funds or a request for a project-specific liquidation extension, and quotes a letter received on May 11, 2025 about liquidating obligations until May 25, 2025. In a message sent May 20, 2025, Bekka Meyer asks Yiping Hu to resend the email with the 1-2 set of invoices for a requested amount.

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From: ESSERF <ESSERF@ed.gov>

Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2025 5:56 AM

To: Yiping Hu <YHu@cde.ca.gov>; ESSERF <ESSERF@ed.gov>

Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: EANS II Draw Grant# $425V210048 for $5,312,537.53(2-2)

Good morning,

Thank you for submitting these invoices to the U.S. Department of Education. Can you resend the email that has
the 1-2 set of invoices for this requested amount? We were unable to locate it in the inbox.

Thank you,

Bekka Meyer

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

From: Yiping Hu <YHu@cde.ca.gov>

Sent: Friday, May 16, 2025 5:13 PM

To: ESSERF <ESSERF@ed.gov>

Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] RE: EANS II Draw Grant# $425V210048 for $5,312,537.53(2-2)

CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the
sender and know the content is safe.

Hi, Here are invoices for $5.3M draw (2-2).

2025040920110 04/09/2025 §5,312,537.52 Fedwire Payment Transmission Routed for Appro
Thanks.

Yiping Hu, Accounting Administrator III
Fiscal Accounting

Fiscal and Administrative Services Division
916-327-2697

YHu@cde.ca.gov

From: ESSERF <ESSERF@ed.gov>

Sent: Friday, May 16, 2025 8:07 AM

To: Yiping Hu <YHu@cde.ca.gov>

Cc: Monika Saputra <MSaputra@cde.ca.gov>; Demetri Williams <DeWilliams@cde.ca.gov>; Lo Saelee

<LoSaelee@cde.ca.gov>; Perlita Pambid <PPambid @cde.ca.gov>; Leisa Maestretti <LMaestretti@cde.ca.gov>; ESSERF
<ESSERF@ed.gov>

Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: EANS II Draw Grant# $425V210048 for $3,779,246.53

Good morning,

Thank you for clarifying that this is a liquidation route payment request. In order to process your payment, the
Department is requesting documentation of the specific expenses included (e.g. an invoice from a vendor showing the
amount requested) in each request to help us align the payment amount to your approved extension.
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Are you able to provide additional documentation to demonstrate the specific expenses included in each request?
Thank you,

Danielle Smith
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
U.S. Department of Education

From: Yiping Hu <YHu@cde.ca.gov>

Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2025 4:21 PM

To: ESSERF <ESSERF@ed.gov>

Cc: Monika Saputra <MSaputra@cde.ca.gov>; Demetri Williams <DeWilliams@cde.ca.gov>; Lo Saelee
<LoSaelee@cde.ca.gov>; Perlita Pambid <PPambid@cde.ca.gov>; Leisa Maestretti <LMaestretti@cde.ca.gov>
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: EANS || Draw Grant# S425V210048 for $3,779,246.53

CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the
sender and know the content is safe.

Good afternoon:

The $3,779,246.53 is draw down requests to liquidate obligations under CDE’s previously-approved
liquidation extension. We have total of five draws (highlighted in yellow) including this draw are the
same situation and still pending for approval. All of these draws are draw down request to liquidate
obligations under CDE’s previously-approved liquidation extension. Please let us know when we can
expect these get approved.

Control Number Deposit Date Total Payment Amount Transmission Method Status

2925951269761 05/13/2025 $1,896,881.90 Fedvire Payment Transmission Routed for Approval
05/12/2025 $18,517,209.26 Fedvire Payment Transmission Confirmed

2025050761957 05/08/2025 $3,779,246.53 - Fedwire Payment Transmission Routed for Approval
04/09/2025 $5,312,537.53 Fedwire Payment Transmission Routed for Appro
04/07/2025 $32,739,942.81 Fedvire Payment Transmission Confirmed
04/02/2025 $6,946,187.80 Fedwire Payment Transmission Routed for Appro
04/01/2025 $10,000,000.00 Fedvwire Payment Transmission Routed for Appre
04/01/2025 $115,922.75 Fedwire Payment Transmission Routed for Appra

Thanks.

Yiping Hu, Accounting Administrator III
Fiscal Accounting

Fiscal and Administrative Services Division
916-327-2697

YHu@cde.ca.gov
From: ESSERF <ESSERF@ed.gov>

Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2025 11:56 AM

To: Perlita Pambid <PPambid@cde.ca.gov>; ESSERF <ESSERF@ed.gov>

Cc: Monika Saputra <MSaputra@cde.ca.gov>; Demetri Williams <DeWilliams@cde.ca.gov>; Yiping Hu
<YHu@cde.ca.gov>; Lo Saelee <LoSaelee @cde.ca.gov>

Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: EANS II Draw Grant# $425V210048 for $3,779,246.53

CAUTION! This email originated from outside the California Department of Education. Be careful of links
and attachments.

Good afternoon,

Thank you for submitting your request. To clarify, is this a request to draw down funds, or is it a request for a project-
specific liquidation extension? | ask because we will process the request differently based on your intention.

Per the letter you received on May 11, 2025, “you may continue to liquidate obligations under your previously-approved
liquidation extension to the extent consistent with winding down your ESF obligations until May 25, 2025.”

If you would like to extend liquidation for these projects beyond May 25, 2025, we will process these as requests for the
project-specific liquidation extensions also described in the letter.

Thank you for clarifying and let us know if you have additional questions.

Danielle Smith
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
U.S. Department of Education

From: Perlita Pambid <PPambid @cde.ca.gov>

Sent: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 5:55 PM

To: ESSERF <ESSERF@ed.gov>

Cc: Monika Saputra <MSaputra@cde.ca.gov>; Demetri Williams <DeWilliams@cde.ca.gov>; Yiping Hu
<YHu@cde.ca.gov>; Lo Saelee <LoSaelee@cde.ca.gov>

Subject: EANS || Draw Grant# $425V210048 for $3,779,246.53

CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the
sender and know the content is safe.

Good afternoon,

We are requesting to draw $3,779,246.53 from grant S425V210048. The draw was routed for approval,
control #2025050761957. Attached are project-specific liquidation extension request.
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5/7'25, 9:44 AM Welcome to G5 - Department of Education

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| | Confirmation |
UEI HWECY7CDW9Y7 Institution Name DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CALIFORNIA

juest Successfully Completed

The payment request below was submitted,

Control Number Award No, Payment Amount Rergsit Date Bank Account
2025050761957 S425V210048 $3,779,246,53 05/08/2025 ****0005 R

Thank you,

Perlita Pambid, Analyst

Federal Reporting Unit

California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 2213
Sacramento, CA 95814

(916) 445-1065
ppambid@cde.ca.gov


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