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The California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS) is an annual data collection administered in October. The purpose of CBEDS is to collect information on student and staff demographics. There are three separate forms used to collect this data. The County/District Information Form is used to collect data specific to district and county offices on the number of classified staff, gifted and talented education, estimated number of teacher hires, high school graduation requirements, and student interdistrict transfers. The School Information Form is used to collect data specific to schools on the number of classified staff, high school graduates, enrollment in selected high school courses, career-technical education enrollment, dropouts, educational options, technology, education calendars, and No Child Left Behind (NCLB) reporting requirements. The Professional Assignment Information Form is used to collect data on certificated staff specific to district and county offices on their highest education level, racial ethnic designation, gender, birth year, educational service, course assignment, position, teaching credentials, and NCLB reporting requirements.

Important Dates

October 3, 2007: CBEDS Information Day.
October 31, 2007: CBEDS data are due.

Coordinators/Contacts

  • CBEDS Coordinator Login Page
    Allows you to update your contact information, view a list of schools expected to submit CBEDS data, and view precertified CBEDS data. Note, not all options are available throughout the year.

CBEDS Software

  • CBEDS Software News
    Get updates, patches, and instructional materials for use of the CBEDS software.

Instructional Materials

Forms

CBEDS Training Materials/Information

The California Department of Education (CDE) will be providing a conference in Sacramento and online presentations similar to PowerPoint with audio narration. These trainings should be used as a guide when completing 2007 CBEDS data. The trainings are geared toward new CBEDS coordinators and are intended for districts that submit their CBEDS data to the CDE. Districts that report their CBEDS data through the California School Information Services (CSIS) state reporting system may benefit from the general information or may find the training useful in reporting data for charter schools that are not participating with the district in the CSIS state reporting system. CSIS state reporting should not be confused with the CSIS Statewide Student Identifier (SSID) project (Outside Source) which is another program conducted by CSIS in which all districts participate.

Sacramento Conference

  • Date: August 15, 2007
  • Time: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (optional software training from 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.)
  • Location: CDE Headquarters - 1430 N Street, Room 1101, Sacramento, CA, 95814
  • Directions to the Sacramento conference

Online Training

Letters


Information on California School Information Services (CSIS) State Reporting

CSIS is designed to help schools and districts establish student-level databases and electronically transfer, aggregate, and report student and staff data.

It is very important for CBEDS and CSIS coordinators to work closely together. If you do not know who the CBEDS coordinator for your district is, please contact the Educational Demographics Office at 916-327-0219 for assistance. If you do not know who the CSIS coordinator for your district is, please contact the CSIS-CALPADS Office at 916-324-6738 for assistance.

For information and documentation on the CSIS project, please visit the following Web sites:
       
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