CD Code
District Name
CDS Coordinator Name

Dear CDS Coordinator:

The California Department of Education (CDE) is responsible for maintaining and updating the County-District-School (CDS) data which is used by both public and private entities in a variety of ways. It is very important that local educational agencies (LEAs) periodically review and update the data particularly with regard to school closures, charter status, and changes to school names, addresses, phone numbers, administrators, and other contact information. In addition, the CDE now requires that all school and district administrators contained in the CDS database have an e-mail address. Failure to update the status and contact information of schools within your LEA may significantly impact subsequent data collections (California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS), Academic Performance Index (API), etc.) which could in turn affect program participation and funding.

Please review the data of each school, including any charter schools authorized by your agency, and submit the changes during the month of April and periodically throughout the school year. You may review the data and submit any necessary changes via the Online Public Update for Schools (OPUS)–CDS Web application at http://www3.cde.ca.gov/opuscds/. For additional information about OPUS–CDS visit the OPUS-CDS Appliction and Resources Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/si/ds/opuscds.asp.

Your user name, and password are listed below.

District User Name:

District Password:

The CDS coordinator’s role is essential to maintaining accurate data. To change the CDS coordinator information, logon to the OPUS-CDS application and enter the User Name and Password listed above. Click on the second link in the Main Menu, entitled, “CDS Coordinator Update”. It is important to keep the CDS coordinator information current as they are the point of contact should we have questions about the information submitted. 

We appreciate your ongoing support in helping us maintain current contact information for all of California’s LEAs. If you have any questions regarding this request or the OPUS-CDS application, please contact the CDS Administrator at
916-327-4014, or by e-mail at cdsadmin@cde.ca.gov.

Sincerely,

Keric Ashley, Director
Data Management Division

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