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Submit the Adopted LCAP Package to the Reviewing Authority

An operational guide to the submission handoff step in the 2026–27 LCAP accountability cycle.

  • LCAP
  • Submission handoff
  • 2026–27
Date(s)Within five calendar days after board adoption
Applies toCalifornia school districts and the reviewing authorities or partners responsible for this step; confirm charter and COE pathways separately

In Plain Language: Transmit the complete, board-adopted LCAP package to the county superintendent or other applicable reviewing authority within the statutory window.

Why this matters

County review starts from the package actually received. Missing attachments, wrong versions, broken files, or an undocumented transmission can consume the clarification window and delay approval.

Primary ownership

Primary owner: LCAP lead/superintendent designee. Partners: board clerk, business services, records staff, IT, and county-review liaison.

From board adoption to a transmitted LCAP package: the SDLA ITO workflow

Files sent must be the board-adopted files, which makes the five-day clock the control. This SDLA ITO (Input, Transformation, Output) graphic shows how the recorded adoption date, the adopted package, and the submission checklist become the version record, the checklist, and the transmission receipt with a follow-up owner.

SDLA ITO: eleven steps from the recorded adoption date, the adopted package, and the submission checklist, through starting the clock, comparing files, final preparation, and transmission, to the version record, the checklist, and the transmission receipt with a follow-up owner.
Read down each column, then move to the next: Input identifies what to collect; Transformation covers starting the clock, comparing files, final preparation, and transmission; Output covers the version record, the checklist, and the transmission receipt with a follow-up owner. Transmit within five calendar days after board adoption.

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Operational workflow

  1. Start the five-day clock from the recorded adoption date.
  2. Compare every file with the board-adopted package and required submission checklist.
  3. Use accessible, clearly named final files and remove drafts.
  4. Transmit through the reviewing authority’s required channel and confirm receipt.
  5. Preserve the sent package, timestamp, receipt, and named follow-up owner.

Implementation pathway

Calendar
Reconcile
Review
Act
Retain

Evidence to retain

  • Adopted package checksum/version record
  • Submission checklist
  • Transmission timestamp and receipt
  • County contact and follow-up log
  • Any corrected resubmission and explanation

Official guidance and help

Source review completed August 30, 2026. Verify the current CDE template, instructions, statutory dates, reviewing-authority procedures, and local meeting calendar before acting.