California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS)
A longitudinal data system used to maintain individual-level data including student demographics, course data, discipline, assessments, staff assignments, and other data for state and federal reporting.CALPADS Home | Communications | Webinars | Training
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2018–19 CALPADS County-Level Certification Report
What's New
Spring 2019 Training Offered
- CALPADS Course Codes, Assignment Monitoring and LCAP Federal Addendum Equity Data Training
Beginning in March 2019, California Department of Education (CDE) and Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) staff will be conducting training sessions at county offices of education (COEs) throughout California. The training sessions will cover:- The new State Assignment Accountability System (CalSAAS)
- Changes in the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS)
- Changes to the state course codes and descriptions
- For training dates, COE locations, and registration information, see CALPADS Training.
Latest Information
- CALPADS Release Update v1.2.47 (XLSX; Dated 05-Apr-2019)
- CALPADS Known Issues v1.5.24 (XLSX; Dated 29-Mar-2019)
- CALPADS Update FLASH #154 (Dated 26-Mar-2019)
Topics include: CALPADS Information Meeting (CIM) is April 9, 2019. Information and agenda for attendees. - CALPADS Update FLASH #153 (Dated 11-Mar-2019)
Topics include: End-of-Year 3: CERT125 will be disabled; CERT127 will become fatal. Review CERT071 warnings. Applying and reporting disciplinary actions. - CALPADS Update FLASH #152 (Dated 07-Mar-2019)
Topics include: Postsecondary/Transition Students, Adult-age Students Attending a Charter School in an Exclusive Partnership, and Adult-age Students Enrolled in an Adult Education Program. - CALPADS Update FLASH #151 (Dated 06-Mar-2019)
Topics include: Attorney General's Model Policies for K–12 Schools and CALPADS data submission.
CALPADS Updates
The CALPADS Updates (Flash memos) are located in CALPADS Communications.
Useful Information and Links
CALPADS Course Codes (formerly CBEDS Course Codes)
Are you looking for CALPADS course codes? Refer to the CALPADS Code Sets document, which is located within the CALPADS System Documentation under the "CALPADS File Specifications" heading. The document is provided in Microsoft Excel format.
CALPADS AYP Reports: Guidance Documents
The CDE has produced guidance documents to help LEAs navigate through the CALPADS AYP reports and assist LEAs in identifying whether corrections are needed to their CALPADS data. These guidance documents are now posted on the CDE Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Web page under the heading entitled “CALPADS AYP Reports: Instructions and Guidance.”
Other Links and Resources
CALPADS Background/History
CALPADS includes statewide assessment data, enrollment data, teacher assignment data, and other elements required to meet federal NCLB reporting requirements.
CALPADS Legislation
This Web page provides information on the Education Codes and their requirements within CALPADS.
CALPADS Statewide Student Identifier (SSID)
An SSID is a unique, non-personally identifiable student identifier that all K–12 public school students are required to have.
National School Lunch Program Data Exchange
Information for point-of-sale vendors and student information system vendors. The purpose of the National School Lunch Program Data Exchange Project is to provide these vendors with a common file layout in an effort to improve data quality.
