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SDLA Compliance Resource

CALPADS Fall 1 Certification Deadline

A formal certification checkpoint for approving reconciled Fall 1 reports while preserving the amendment-period correction plan.

  • CALPADS
  • Fall 1
  • Data Certification
Date(s)December 11, 2026
Applies toLEAs reporting Census Day enrollment, ELAS, unduplicated pupil count and meal eligibility, special education, and prior-year dropouts

In Plain Language: Certify only after authorized program owners reconcile pupil-level detail and totals. Preserve an amendment log for corrections between certification and final close.

Why this matters

Report 1.17 approval drives the unduplicated pupil count used for LCFF supplemental and concentration funding.

Primary ownership

Primary owner: CALPADS administrator with enrollment, LCFF/FRPM, EL, special education/SELPA, and dropout owners. Certification owner: authorized LEA certifier with SELPA review/approval at the required stage.

Operational workflow

  1. 1. Freeze dated certification reports and source control totals.
  2. 2. Obtain documented signoff from each data/program owner.
  3. 3. Resolve or explicitly log every material variance and correction plan.
  4. 4. Authorize and complete LEA certification; confirm system status.
  5. 5. Continue amendment monitoring and coordinate SELPA review where applicable.

Implementation pathway

Reports
Owner signoff
Certification
Final evidence

Evidence to retain

  • Dated source/control rosters
  • Error and variance-resolution log
  • Pupil-level and certification reports
  • Program-owner signoffs
  • System certification/approval evidence

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.