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Report Reclassification by June 30 for the Current-Year RFEP Count

A reclassification-to-CALPADS control that preserves the genuine decision date, enrollment overlap, four-criteria evidence, and inclusion in the July 1–June 30 count.

  • RFEP
  • CALPADS
  • English Learners
Date(s)June 30, 2027, for inclusion in the 2026–27 RFEP count; certify through the applicable EOY 1 schedule
Applies toLEAs reclassifying English learners as fluent English proficient during 2026–27

In Plain Language: Complete the locally approved four-criteria process when the pupil qualifies, record an accurate RFEP ELAS start date, post the SELA record, and reconcile the pupil to the current-year RFEP report before EOY certification.

Why this matters

A reclassification decision affects services, annual ELP assessment, public counts, and four-year monitoring. Backdating for convenience or missing the enrollment relationship can misattribute or exclude the pupil.

Primary ownership

Primary owner: EL program administrator. Handoff partners: teacher, parent, assessment, CALPADS/SIS, special education, registrar, and EOY certifier.

From four-criteria evidence to a posted RFEP record: the SDLA ITO workflow

The reclassification date, enrollment overlap, and criteria evidence must all be accurate in CALPADS. This SDLA ITO (Input, Transformation, Output) graphic shows how the four-criteria packet, parent consultation, and the pupil's ELAS record become the decision and ELAS date, the CALPADS posting reconciliation, and the monitoring start record.

SDLA ITO: eleven steps from the four-criteria packet, parent consultation, and the pupil's ELAS record, through verifying criteria, dating the decision, posting the SELA record, and EOY reconciliation, to the decision and ELAS date, the CALPADS posting reconciliation, and the monitoring start record.
Read down each column, then move to the next: Input identifies what to collect; Transformation covers verifying criteria, dating the decision, posting the SELA record, and EOY reconciliation; Output covers the decision and ELAS date, the CALPADS posting reconciliation, and the monitoring start record. Report by June 30, 2027 for the 2026–27 RFEP count.

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Operational workflow

  1. Verify all four locally approved criteria, including parent consultation and disability considerations.
  2. Approve and date the decision; update program/service instructions.
  3. Enter the RFEP SELA record with an authorized date and confirm successful CALPADS posting.
  4. Reconcile pupil-level RFEP results in the current EOY 1 environment and retain certification evidence.
  5. Open the four-year monitoring record and notify receiving staff if the student transfers.

Implementation pathway

Four criteria
Decision/date
SELA posting
EOY reconciliation
Four-year monitoring

Evidence to retain

  • Four-criteria packet
  • Parent consultation
  • RFEP decision and ELAS date
  • CALPADS posting/report reconciliation
  • Monitoring start record

Official guidance and help

Source review completed August 30, 2026. Verify current federal and California requirements, CDE instructions, local policy, pupil-level records, and live reporting-system status before acting.