California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS)

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What's New

Latest Information

• CALPADS Update Flash #272 (Dated 22-May-2024)
  Importance of the Initial US School Enrollment Data for English Learners
• CALPADS Update Flash #271 (Dated 09-May-2024)
  New Education Data Collection System to collect data for the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) and State Seal of Civic Engagement (SSCE).
• CALPADS Update Flash #270 (Dated 08-May-2024)
  2023-2024 End-of-Year 4, Special Education Revised Guidance, and Other Updates.
• California College Guidance Initiative and Annual Parent Notifications (Dated 22-Apr-2024)
  Letter sent to County and District Superintendents and Charter School Administrators.

CALPADS Updates

Regular CALPADS Updates (Flash memos) are located in CALPADS Communications.

Links and Resources

CALPADS Course Codes (formerly California Basic Educational Data System [CBEDS] Course Codes): Are you looking for CALPADS course codes? Refer to the CALPADS Code Sets document, which is located within the CALPADS System Documentation under the "CALPADS File Specifications" heading. The document is provided in Microsoft Excel format.

CALPADS Listservs
Subscription to one-way communication from the CALPADS team to local educational agencies.

CALPADS Background/History
CALPADS includes enrollment data, teacher assignment data, and other elements required to meet federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) reporting requirements.

CALPADS Legislation
Information on the Education Codes and their requirements within CALPADS.

California School Information Services (CSIS)
Information about the organization supporting CALPADS and local educational agencies (LEAs) in data submissions. CSIS Grants gives information about the funding available to CSIS for the support of state reporting and non-state reporting LEAs, and CSIS administration.

CALPADS Statewide Student Identifier (SSID)
An SSID is a unique student identifier that all K–12 public school students are required to have.

CALPADS/CBEDS Charter School Data Reporting Policy
Policy for reporting California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) and California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS) data for charter schools.