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SDLA Compliance Resource

Submit Annual Attendance, Infant Funding, SELPA ADA Allocation, and AICF Data

A multi-owner PADC closeout for distinct annual funding datasets that must reconcile to attendance, special education, correctional-program, and fiscal records.

  • Principal Apportionment
  • PADC
  • Annual Data
Date(s)July 15, 2026
Applies toLEAs/SELPAs responsible for applicable 2025–26 Annual attendance, infant funding, SELPA ADA allocation, and AICF data

In Plain Language: Determine which screens apply, reconcile each to its own authoritative source, enter/certify in PADC, and preserve the final report and approvals.

Why this matters

These datasets share a deadline but not a definition or owner. Bundling them without a responsibility matrix invites omissions or double counting.

Primary ownership

Primary owner: principal-apportionment/PADC coordinator. Partners: attendance, COE/district/charter fiscal, SELPA, infant program, AICF program, and authorized certifiers.

From applicable screens to certified PADC annual data: the SDLA ITO workflow

Each dataset reconciles to its own authoritative source, so the first step is deciding which screens apply. This SDLA ITO (Input, Transformation, Output) graphic shows how the applicable PADC screens, and attendance, fiscal, and program source records become the applicability matrix, the PADC reports, and the approvals and submission confirmation.

SDLA ITO: eleven steps from the applicable PADC screens, and attendance, fiscal, and program source records, through the applicability inventory, source reconciliation, PADC entry, and approvals, to the applicability matrix, the PADC reports, and the approvals and submission confirmation.
Read down each column, then move to the next: Input identifies what to collect; Transformation covers the applicability inventory, source reconciliation, PADC entry, and approvals; Output covers the applicability matrix, the PADC reports, and the approvals and submission confirmation. Submit by July 15, 2026, and archive each final screen and report.

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Operational workflow

  1. Inventory applicable screens and owners.
  2. Reconcile each dataset to attendance/fiscal/program source records.
  3. Enter in PADC and compare system reports to control totals.
  4. Obtain required entity/SELPA approvals and certifications.
  5. Submit by July 15 and archive each final screen/report.

Implementation pathway

Applicability
Source reconcile
PADC entry
Approve/certify
Archive

Evidence to retain

  • Applicability matrix
  • Source calculations
  • PADC reports
  • Approvals/certifications
  • Submission confirmation

Official guidance and help

Source review completed August 30, 2026. Verify the live CDE calendar, current CALPADS/PADC instructions, local source records, required partner approvals, and final posted or certified state before acting.