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CALPADS Fall 1 Submission Window Opens / Census Day

A submission-opening control for establishing the Fall 1 source rosters, ownership, validation, and certification calendar.

  • CALPADS
  • Fall 1
  • Data Certification
Date(s)October 7, 2026
Applies toLEAs reporting Census Day enrollment, ELAS, unduplicated pupil count and meal eligibility, special education, and prior-year dropouts

In Plain Language: The official window is open. Freeze reproducible source rosters, post current records, establish partner signoffs, and begin report-level reconciliation for Census Day enrollment, ELAS, unduplicated pupil count and meal eligibility, special education, and prior-year dropouts.

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. Confirm calendar, roles, access, extracts, local freeze/reproducibility, and partner deadlines.
  2. 2. Post current files and resolve fatal input errors at the authoritative source.
  3. 3. Run certification reports early and distribute pupil-level detail to program owners.
  4. 4. Maintain a variance log with owner, source correction, resubmission, and verification.
  5. 5. Schedule certification, amendment, and backup coverage before local staff availability declines.

Implementation pathway

Source systems
Post
Validate
Reconcile
Certify/amend

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.