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SARC Preparation Guide

A SARC Coordinator's guide for preparing and publishing a School Accountability Report Card (SARC).
   
  1. Read and become thoroughly familiar with the content found at the SARC Web page on the California Department of Education (CDE) Web site. In particular, the following links should provide useful background about the SARC:
  2. Provide current contact information at Update Your SARC Coordinator to ensure timely receipt of important messages sent to all SARC coordinators.

  3. Prepare a SARC for each school annually by using the template with data and the instructions provided by the CDE at 2006-07 SARC. After the SARC template with data has been downloaded, be sure to save it to a local workstation and then reopen it using Web-authoring software that will allow the template to be edited. For further information, see Instructions for Creating a SARC Template.

  4. After SARCs have been prepared, notify the CDE at Update Your SARC Web Site Link about the Web site address where the SARCs have been posted. The completed SARC does not need to be sent to the CDE.

  5. Ensure that all parents are notified about the availability of the SARC and provided with instructions about how the SARC can be obtained both through the Internet (if feasible) and on paper (by request). Encourage schools to have copies of the SARC available in the school office and at public forums such as parent information events.
       
Questions:   SARC Team | sarc@cde.ca.gov | 916-319-0875
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