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SDLA Compliance Resource

Publish, Disseminate, and Submit the Annual SARC

The school-by-school public disclosure that turns state-provided and local data into an accessible, current accountability report and active CDE link.

  • SARC
  • Public Accountability
  • School Reporting
Date(s)February 1, 2027
Applies toEvery public school/LEA required to issue an annual School Accountability Report Card

In Plain Language: Complete every required local field, reconcile CDE-populated data and explanatory narratives, make each SARC publicly available, notify families and provide hard copies on request, and submit or link the active report through the SARC Dashboard by February 1.

Why this matters

A posted PDF alone may not complete the requirement. Broken links, missing local fields, inaccessible documents, wrong school/year data, or failure to notify families can keep the public and CDE from receiving the required report.

Primary ownership

Primary owner: LEA SARC coordinator/Main Authorizer. Partners: principals, accountability/data, HR, facilities, curriculum/materials, fiscal, school safety, translators/accessibility, communications/web, IT, and superintendent/designee.

Operational workflow

  1. 1. Inventory all schools, authorizers, templates/URLs, data owners, and completion status.
  2. 2. Reconcile CDE-provided and local fields, narratives, Williams elements, school/year identifiers, and required definitions.
  3. 3. Perform program, privacy, translation, accessibility, and governing/administrative review.
  4. 4. Publish accessible reports and notify parents/guardians that hard copies are available on request.
  5. 5. Submit/link each active URL by February 1 and verify public access and Dashboard status.

Implementation pathway

Inventory
Complete/reconcile
Review
Publish/notify
Submit/verify

Evidence to retain

  • School-level control roster
  • Source-to-field review
  • Approved final SARC
  • Translation/accessibility checks
  • Family notice and hard-copy process
  • Public URL test and SARC Dashboard confirmation

Official guidance and help

Source review completed August 30, 2026. Verify current CDE, governing, Dashboard, school-plan, SARC, safety, instructional-materials, local-calendar, and legal instructions before acting.