California has updated its approach to CALPADS technical assistance under Assembly Bill 126. The change puts a stronger focus on data-management practices, timely certification, and accurate reporting. For districts and county offices of education, this means CALPADS data quality is now part of the broader statewide system of support. The goal is not simply to […]
Arizona public education agencies (PEAs) now have a new process for submitting AzEDS relationship requests for certain special education entities and programs. Effective immediately, PEAs must use the new ESS ADE Help Desk Ticket template. The ESS Data Management team will no longer accept these requests by email. This change matters because an AzEDS reporting
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Fall 1 data population starts with accurate and timely student records. Therefore, Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) should prepare their data before the CALPADS submission window opens. The California School Information Services (CSIS) Fall 1 Data Population training explains the records that LEAs need to maintain. It also explains the best submission order and the errors
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Arizona Public Education Agencies have two weeks to prepare for the Arizona October 1 data collection. The Arizona Department of Education’s Exceptional Student Services team will open Phase I on Friday, October 2, 2026, by 5:00 p.m. This phase collects each PEA’s special education child count and special education personnel full-time equivalency data. The work
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Fall 1 data population starts with accurate and timely student records. Therefore, Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) should prepare their data before the CALPADS submission window opens. The California School Information Services (CSIS) Fall 1 Data Population training explains the records that LEAs need to maintain. It also explains the best submission order and the errors
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The California Department of Education (CDE) released CALPADS Update Flash #312 with major CALPADS EOY changes for the 2025–26 school year. First, CALPADS will combine four End-of-Year submissions into two. Next, the new timeline will align data review, certification, and the California School Dashboard release more closely. These changes aim to give Local Educational Agencies
The California Department of Education (CDE) has released CALPADS Update Flash #314, outlining important changes to special education data reporting for the 2025–26 school year. These updates include new data fields, revised codes, validation changes, reporting deadlines, and best practices that help Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) submit accurate and compliant CALPADS data. Fall 1 Certification
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The California Department of Education (CDE) issued CCGI Flash #4 on September 29, 2025. The update explains the California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI) requirements for Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) that serve students in grades 9–12. First, the flash outlines key deadlines under state law. Next, it introduces a resource that helps LEAs check their Student
The Vermont Agency of Education (AOE) has opened sign-offs for the SY25–26 End-of-Year Data Collection. The deadlines are: Signer Deadline Data Manager September 11, 2026 Superintendent September 15, 2026 Both signatures must be completed within two business days after the DocuSign envelope is issued. Locate the Sign-Off Report The sign-off report is available on the
The September 2026 CALPADS Regional Update Meetings focused on preparing Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) for the 2026–27 Fall 1 and Fall 2 reporting cycle. Along with submission preparation, the CDE and California School Information Services highlighted several operational changes requiring coordination among CALPADS administrators, student information system teams, special education staff, multilingual program staff, nutrition
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