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SDLA Compliance Resource

Notify Parents at Least 15 Calendar Days Before K–2 Reading Screening

A plain-language advance notice that gives the screening window, purpose, tool, result use, privacy information, accessibility, and a workable written opt-out route.

  • K–2 Reading
  • Parent Notice
  • 15 Days
Date(s)No later than 15 calendar days before screening
Applies toParents/guardians of pupils scheduled for the annual K–2 reading difficulties risk screener

In Plain Language: Tell families when screening will occur, what it does and does not do, and exactly how to submit a written opt-out. Provide the notice in the language and mode required for meaningful access.

Why this matters

The screener is a risk flag, not a diagnosis. Families should understand that results guide support and cannot be used as a high-stakes gate or to delay special education child-find duties.

Joint ownership

Owner: screening coordinator/principal. Partners: teacher, communications/translation staff, special education, records, and parent liaison.

From the screening date to a 15-day parent notice: the SDLA ITO workflow

Count back at least 15 calendar days from screening, and give families a workable way to opt out in writing. This SDLA ITO (Input, Transformation, Output) graphic shows how the screening dates, the adopted tool, and family language needs become the final notice and translations, the delivery roster, and the written opt-outs and final roster.

SDLA ITO: eleven steps from the screening dates, the adopted tool, and family language needs, through counting back, writing the notice, translation and access, and tracking opt-outs, to the final notice and translations, the delivery roster, and the written opt-outs and final roster.
Read down each column, then move to the next: Input identifies what to collect; Transformation covers counting back, writing the notice, translation and access, and tracking opt-outs; Output covers the final notice and translations, the delivery roster, and the written opt-outs and final roster. Send no later than 15 calendar days before screening.

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Operational workflow

  1. Set the screening dates and count back at least 15 calendar days.
  2. Describe purpose, adopted tool, administration, results timing, privacy, limits, and support process.
  3. Provide accessible translation/interpretation and a named contact for questions or disability access.
  4. Track delivery and written opt-outs; reconcile the final roster before administration.

Notice essentials

When
Why and which tool
What results mean
Written opt-out route
Language/access contact

Evidence to retain

  • Final notice and translations
  • Delivery roster/date/method
  • Questions and responses
  • Written opt-outs
  • Final administration roster

Official guidance and help

Source review completed August 30, 2026. Verify current federal and California law, CDE and test-contractor manuals, local board policy, adopted instruments, individual student circumstances, and live system status before acting.