Uniform Complaint Procedures Monitoring
Information and resources to assist local educational agencies (LEAs) with Federal Program Monitoring (FPM) of the Uniform Complaint Procedures (UCP).Local educational agencies (LEAs), such as county offices of education, school districts, and direct-funded charter schools, that receive state and/or federal funding for certain categorical programs may be chosen for a Uniform Complaint Procedures (UCP) evaluation during a Federal Programs Monitoring (FPM) review by the California Department of Education (CDE).
LEAs are responsible for creating and maintaining documents for the UCP process. The documents are to be adopted by their governing board or authorized designee and must follow specifications as required by law, particularly the California Code of Regulations, Title 5 (5 CCR) sections 4600–4694, revised and published July 1, 2020. These regulations are compiled in the UCP Instrument which is annually reviewed.
The purpose of the UCP review is to ensure that LEAs are meeting the minimum requirements of these UCP process specifications according to the current UCP Instrument. The CDE Categorical Programs Complaints Management (CPCM) Office monitors the UCP process and provides a coordinated and transparent course of action for monitoring the UCP process.
In the 2025–26 school year, specific programs and activities are subject to the UCP scope.
Resources
General information regarding compliance monitoring, including Correspondence, Program Instruments, Reviews, Training, CDE Monitoring Tool (CMT), Additional Federal and State Monitoring, and Contact Information is available on the CDE Compliance Monitoring web page.