Who Owns a Special Education Correction?

CALPADS compliance guide Who Owns a Special Education Correction? Reporting LEA, School of Attendance, DSEA, SELPA, and service provider describe different organizational relationships. A valid...

Event, Status, Plan, and Service Records Are Different

CALPADS compliance guide Event, Status, Plan, and Service Records Are Different Many special education errors begin when four different kinds of information are treated as if they were...

How CALPADS Special Education Records Work Together

CALPADS compliance guide How CALPADS Special Education Records Work Together A student’s special education history is not stored in one record. CALPADS assembles enrollment, status, meetings,...

Conduct/review FBA and implement or revise BIP after applicable placement change

SDLA Compliance Resource Print Page Conduct or Review the FBA and Implement or Revise the BIP After an Applicable Placement Change A function-based workflow for turning a disciplinary determination...

List of the 132 California SELPA Districts

Search California SELPAs and their member LEAs This combined reference joins CDE’s statewide SELPA directory with its 2025–26 SELPA Memberships workbook. Search by four-digit SELPA code, SELPA...

Technology Project Manager

Example Job Description Technology Project Manager A district professional who brings disciplined technology projects, inclusive service, clear stewardship, and continuous improvement to a complex...

Systems Automation Engineer

Example Job Description Systems Automation Engineer A district professional who brings disciplined workflow automation, inclusive service, clear stewardship, and continuous improvement to a complex...

Strategic Planning and Analytics Manager

Example Job Description Strategic Planning and Analytics Manager A district professional who brings disciplined strategy, inclusive service, clear stewardship, and continuous improvement to a...

Records and Information Governance Manager

Example Job Description Records and Information Governance Manager A district professional who brings disciplined records classification, inclusive service, clear stewardship, and continuous...

Program Evaluation Specialist

Example Job Description Program Evaluation Specialist A district professional who brings disciplined implementation evaluation, inclusive service, clear stewardship, and continuous improvement to a...

Data Standards and Metadata Management Specialist

Example Job Description Data Standards and Metadata Management Specialist A district professional who brings disciplined definitions, inclusive service, clear stewardship, and continuous...

Community Facing Data Coordinator

Example Job Description Community-Facing Data Coordinator A district professional who brings disciplined community partnership, inclusive service, clear stewardship, and continuous improvement to a...

Accessibility and User Experience Specialist

Example Job Description Accessibility and User Experience Specialist A district professional who brings disciplined digital accessibility, inclusive service, clear stewardship, and continuous...

Apply year-end referral rollover rule

SDLA Compliance Resource Print Page Apply the Year-End Special Education Referral Rollover Rule An implementation guide for identifying referrals received during the final 30 days of a pupil’s...

Complete eligibility reevaluation

SDLA Compliance Resource Print Page Complete the Eligibility Reevaluation An implementation guide for reviewing current information, obtaining additional assessment data when needed, determining...

Notify court of surrogate appointment for dependent or ward

SDLA Compliance Resource Print Page Notify the Juvenile Court About a Surrogate Parent Appointment or Change A court-response control for tracking JV-535 referrals, making reasonable appointment...

Appoint a qualified surrogate parent when required

SDLA Compliance Resource Print Page Appoint a Qualified Surrogate Parent When Required An implementation guide for recognizing when a pupil needs special education representation, documenting the...

Provide summary of academic achievement and functional performance

SDLA Compliance Resource Print Page Give the Student a Useful Summary of Performance at Graduation or Age Exit An exit document that translates assessment and IEP history into current academic...

Report qualifying severance or removal of pupil with exceptional needs or Section 504 plan

SDLA Compliance Resource Print Page Report a Qualifying Severance or Extended Removal of a Student With Exceptional Needs A county-notification control for identifying expulsion, exclusion,...

Include measurable postsecondary goals and transition services in IEP

SDLA Compliance Resource Print Page Build a Results-Oriented Secondary Transition Plan Into the IEP A student-centered planning cycle that turns age-appropriate assessment into measurable...