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ELPAC Assessment Annual Checklist

ELPAC Assessment Annual Checklist A month-by-month planning guide for local educational agency ELPAC coordinators. Use it to organize local work for the Initial, Summative, and Alternate ELPAC...

Summative ELPAC Performance Level Descriptors

Summative ELPAC Performance Level Descriptors The Summative English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) measure how well English learners use English to listen, speak, read, and...

Expiration Rules for CAASPP/ELPAC Assessments

Expiration Rules for CAASPP and ELPAC Once a student first logs on to an assessment, test, performance task, computer adaptive test, or ELPAC domain, a calendar-day countdown begins. Planning...

CAASPP State Averages 2023-24-25

California Statewide CAASPP Results: 2023–2025 Percentage of students who met or exceeded the standard on the Smarter Balanced English language arts/literacy and mathematics assessments. How to...

Unduplicated Student Count Explained

Unduplicated Student Count How California identifies students for Local Control Funding Formula supplemental and concentration grant calculations. Under California's Local Control Funding Formula...

CALPADS Code Sets V.18 July 1, 2026

SDLA Reference Tool CALPADS Code Explorer Search current and historical coded values used in the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System. CDE Code Sets v18.0 Effective July 1, 2026...

CAASPP/ELPAC Testing Incidents

Testing Incident Types Recognize the severity of a testing incident, contain it promptly, and follow the correct reporting path for California’s statewide assessments. Three levels of severity: A...

Types of Student Assessment

Assessment at a glance Types of Student Assessment What is the difference between formative and interim assessments? This chart provides a guide for distinguishing different kinds of student...

Job Description Builder

SDLA Professional Tool Job Description Skill Builder Explore a K-12 skill library built from education job descriptions, select the responsibilities that fit a position, and export a working list...

Accessibility Resources for CAASPP/ELPAC

CAASPP and ELPAC accessibility Universal Tools and Designated Supports Explore accessibility resources that can help students interact with California assessments. Search by resource name or...

Non-Sectarian Public Schools

California school directory Nonpublic, Nonsectarian Schools (NPS) Search this directory by school, district, county, school type, or 14-digit County-District-School (CDS) code. Find a school Search...

Ed-Fi Alliance

Education data interoperability The Ed-Fi Alliance The Ed-Fi Alliance is a nonprofit organization that helps education organizations and technology providers exchange data through a shared data...

Project Unicorn

Education data interoperability Project Unicorn Project Unicorn is an education technology initiative focused on improving data interoperability—the ability of different applications and systems to...

Learning and Employment Records

Learning and Employment Records Learning and Employment Records (LERs) are digital records that help people capture, verify, and share educational achievements, work experience, skills, and...

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SDLA Branding

SDLA Colors and GUI Guide A practical reference for creating clear, friendly, and consistent School Data Leadership Association pages. SDLA color palette Select a swatch to copy its hexadecimal...

Are Ads OK To Show in Your Classroom?

Are Ads OK to Show in Your Classroom? Teachers often use YouTube and other streaming services to bring timely, engaging content into the classroom. But what happens when an advertisement plays...