NPS/A Certification Applications

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Download and complete the Intent to Apply for NPS Certification (DOC).

Mail, Fax or e-mail the completed 'Intent to Apply for NPS Certification' form:

Mail: California Department of Education, Special Education Division
Interagency-Nonpublic Schools/Agencies Unit
1430 N Street, Suite 2401
Sacramento, CA 95814

E-mail: npsa@cde.ca.gov
Fax: 916-327-5233

Upon receipt of the Intent to Apply for NPS Certification form, the new NPS applicant will receive an e-mail from no-reply@www.cais.ca.gov with a link to access CAIS and complete the NPS Certification Application. This e-mail is sent to the NPS contact e-mail address specified on the Intent to Apply for NPS Certification form.

New NPS applicants are required by California Education Code (EC) Section 56366.1(b)(1) to provide the Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA), in which the NPS is located, with a written notification of intent to seek certification to provide related services for individuals with exceptional needs.

For initial (new) applications, the NPS must wait at least 60 days for the SELPA representative to respond prior to submitting the application to California Department of Education (CDE). If there is no response from the SELPA, the NPS may attach a copy of the certified mail receipt to the NPS certification application in CAIS as evidence it has met the requirements of the law.

Note: Fee requirements are listed on the NPS Request for Certification Application.

The NPS Certification Application will automatically be added to the CAIS profile of all renewing NPS applicants on August 1. This ensures that renewing NPS applicants can begin working on the NPS Certification Application at the start of the renewal period which begins August 1 and ends on October 31. Although the NPS Certification Application will be available for completion, renewing NPS applicants must pay their certification fee by October 31 or the NPS certification application cannot be accepted.

Upon entering CAIS the applicant should thoroughly review the NPS Certification Application Instructions, prior to completing the NPS Certification Application. These instructions are located in CAIS under the 'Application Instructions' section of the NPS Certification Application.

Renewing nonpublic, nonsectarian schools (NPS) are required by California Education Code (EC) Section 56366.1(b)(1) to provide the Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA), in which the NPS is located, with a written notification of intent to renew its certification to provide related services for individuals with exceptional needs.

The NPS must wait for the SELPA representative to respond, at least 30 days for renewal applications, prior to submitting the application to the California Department of Education (CDE). If there is no response from the SELPA, the NPS may attach a copy of the certified mail receipt to the NPS certification application in CAIS as evidence it has met the requirements of the law.

Note: Fee requirements are listed on the NPS Request for Certification Application.

New NPA applicants are required by California Education Code (EC) Section 56366.1(b)(1) to provide the Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA), in which the NPA is located, with a written notification of intent to seek certification to provide related services for individuals with exceptional needs.

For initial (new) applications, the NPA must wait at least 60 days for the SELPA representative to respond prior to submitting the application to the California Department of Education (CDE). If there is no response from the SELPA the NPA may attach a copy of the certified mail receipt to the NPA certification application in CAIS as evidence it has met the requirements of the law.

Print out the NPA Request for Certification Application form found under 'Category: Part 1. Application Information-Item: NPA01: Request for Certification' and mail with a check made payable to the California Department of Education, to cover the certification fee, to:

California Department of Education, Special Education Division
Interagency-Nonpublic Schools/Agencies Unit
1430 N Street, Suite 2401
Sacramento, CA 95814

Note: Fee requirements are listed on the NPA Request for Certification Application.

Renewing nonpublic, nonsectarian agencies (NPA) are required by California Education Code (EC) Section 56366.1(b)(1) to provide the Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA), in which the NPA is located, with a written notification of intent to renew its certification to provide related services for individuals with exceptional needs.

The NPA must wait for the SELPA representative to respond, at least 30 days for renewal applications, prior to submitting the application packet to the California Department of Education (CDE). If there is no response from the SELPA, the NPA may attach a copy of the certified mail receipt to the NPA certification application in CAIS as evidence it has met the requirements of the law

No later than October 31; print out the NPA Request for Certification Application form found under 'Category: Part 1. Application Information-Item: NPA01: Request for Certification' and mail with a check made payable to the California Department of Education, to cover the certification fee, to:

California Department of Education, Special Education Division
Interagency-Nonpublic Schools/Agencies Unit
1430 N Street, Suite 2401
Sacramento, CA 95814

Note: Fee requirements are listed on the NPA Request for Certification Application.

When the NPA Certification Application is complete and meets all of the requirements, the status of the NPA Certification Application will change to 'Accepted' and the CDE will issue and attach the NPA certification in CAIS under 'Category: Part 4: Certification-Item: NPA24: Certification- CDE Use Only'.