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SDLA Compliance Resource

CALPADS Fall 2 Final Certification Deadline

The final certification and data-freeze checkpoint for Fall 2.

  • CALPADS
  • Fall 2
  • Data Certification
Date(s)February 26, 2027
Applies toLEAs reporting course enrollment, staff assignments/FTE, English learner education services, and prior-year CTE completer postsecondary outcomes

In Plain Language: Resolve every error and variance and complete final certification by the deadline. There is no amendment window.

Why this matters

Course, staff, and service records must join across systems and schools; a clean upload can still produce inaccurate certification reports.

Primary ownership

Primary owner: CALPADS administrator with HR, course scheduling, EL program, CTE, school sites, and credential/staff data owners. Certification owner: authorized LEA certifier.

Operational workflow

  1. 1. Run final eligibility, completion, error, warning, and certification reports.
  2. 2. Reconcile all pupil-level exceptions with source owners.
  3. 3. Post authorized corrections and verify results before the deadline.
  4. 4. Obtain final program-owner and certifier signoff.
  5. 5. Certify and archive final status and reports.

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.