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Searchable databases containing special education related information and directories specific to California.

Special Education Enrollment Data

  • Annual Performance Report Measures (Updated 09-Jun-2025)
    Short summaries of special education program and student outcome data for California Local Educational Agencies (LEAs).
  • DataQuest
    Reports for accountability, enrollment, graduates, dropouts, course enrollments, staffing, English Learners, and test data.
  • Special Education - CalEdFacts
    This content is part of California Department of Education's (CDE's) information about special education in the State of California.

Individualized Education Program Implementation Data Collection

Individualized Education Program Implementation Data Collection
Information about the Individualized Education Program (IEP) Implementation data collection, an annual collection of local educational agency (LEA) level data related to their performance of implementation of IEPs.

California Special Education Reference

Special Education Local Plans

  • Required components to comply with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as amended in 2004, accompanying regulations, and the California Education Code.

California Administrative Hearings Database

  • Office of Administrative Hearings, Special Education Unit External link opens in new window or tab.
  • Special Education Forms External link opens in new window or tab. Mediation ONLY Request Form, Mediation and Due Process Hearing Request Form including translations in Spanish, Tagalog, Hmong, and Vietnamese, and Transcript Request Form.
  • Notice of Resolution Session Outcome External link opens in new window or tab.
    Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) must convene a resolution session within 15 days of receiving a parents’ complaint unless the meeting is waived by both parties or the parent and the LEA agree to mediation [34 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 300.510(a)(3)(i-ii)]. The CDE monitors LEAs’ compliance with resolution period requirements as a part of the CDE’s general supervisory responsibilities. The CDE, in conjunction with the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH), is required to collect data on resolution session timelines and their outcomes. The Notice of Resolution Outcome Session form template, available at the above web page, may be used to report information on whether Resolution Sessions were held in a particular case.
  • Special Education Administrative Hearing Decisions (SEAHD) 1993-2005
    Contains the Special Education Hearing Offices (SEHO) administrative hearing decisions from 1993 to 2005.
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Last Reviewed: Wednesday, July 15, 2026
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  • Complaint Process (updated 17-Jul-2026)
    The special education complaint process with federal and state law resource links.
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  • Nonpublic Schools Certification Data (updated 17-Jul-2026)
    The Nonpublic Schools Certification Data contains information regarding those currently certified by the California Department of Education to serve students.
  • Equitable Services for Students with Disabilities (updated 17-Jul-2026)
    Equitable services provisions and proportionate share calculation are required for students aged 3-21, parentally placed in private school. Local Educational Agencies have an obligation to locate and evaluate all students within their boundaries.