CALPADS and the California Dashboard
Updated February 8, 2024
Link to this page:
https://bit.ly/CALPADSdash 

New 2023 Technical Guide Information

CTE Course Code Definitions by Sector and Pathways 2024-2025 Users Guide***

CALPADs specific resources

California Department of Ed/CTC Links

SDCOE Supports

  • This handbook helps you identify which reports to run to see your data by indicator

*** NEW FOR 2023/2024 School Year***

Updates to AME reporting in Flash #260

CDE Links

CTC Links

CALPADS support: Erika Montgomery

College and Career Indicator Support:

Accountability and Assessment Team - Technical Questions

District and School Improvement:

  • Differentiated Assistance is aligned to your larger district accountability when it comes to your dashboard results. You already have a DA team if you are in DA.
  • Secondary Systems Analysis offers support for growth in a variety of areas related to the dashboard

State Indicator

Data Used to Determine “30 or More”

Data Source

Links within the

Dashboard Technical Guide Intro 2023

Links within

Connecting CALPADS to the Dashboard, 2022-23 Handbook

Other tools

Academic

(Grades 3 through 8 and Grade 11 in ELA and mathematics)

All students who take the Smarter Balanced Assessments or CAA in grades 3 through 8 and grade 11 who are continuously enrolled* (See Academic Indicator section or Appendix C for the complete inclusion and exclusion rules.)

CAASPP file from testing vendor

 Academic Indicator Guide 2023  

Connecting CALPADS To the Dashboard, 2022-2023 Handbook

Academic Indicator and ELPI info (page 60)

English Learner Progress (K12)

All grade 1 through 12 students taking the ELPAC Summative Assessment in the current year and having an overall performance level in both the current and prior year.

ELPAC Summative Assessment file from test vendor

English Learner Progress Indicator Guide 2023         The number

of K–12 EL students enrolled is derived from CALPADS.

Connecting CALPADS To Dashboard, 2022-2023 Handbook

Academic Indicator and ELPI info (page 60)

College/Career

&  WBL Measures

(9-12)

 All students in the combined four- and five-year graduation rate or the DASS graduation rate (or the combined graduation rate plus DASS graduation rate for LEAs).

CALPADS, College Board, IB, SBAC

 

*4 years of data are considered for this indicator

CCI Indicator Guide 2023

Additional WBL metrics are noted in CALPADS Flash CCI #229

Connecting CALPADS To Dashboard, 2022-2023 Handbook

CCI Indicator info (page 31)

Appendix A CALPADS codes aligned to CCI measures (page 61)

CALPADS Flash #229 Work-Based Learning (Replaces #184)

WBL Definitions

Other tools:

Guide to WBL Reporting

ICOE Document with reporting info and CALPADs codes for each WBL category

Chronic Absenteeism

(K-8)

Enrollment (All students who are eligible enrolled or the total number of students who were enrolled in a school for at least 31 instructional days and attended at least one day.)

CALPADS

Chronic Absenteeism Rate Indicator Guide 2023

Connecting CALPADS To Dashboard, 2022-2023 Handbook

Chronic Absenteeism Rate Indicator info (page 41)

Graduation Rate
(9-12)

 All students in the combined four- and five-year graduation rate or the DASS graduation rate (or combined graduation rate plus DASS graduation rate for LEAs).

CALPADS

*Depends on multiple years of data

Graduation Rate Indicator Guide 2023

Connecting CALPADS To Dashboard, 2022-2023 Handbook 

Graduation Rate Indicator info (page 10)

Suspension Rate (K12)

 All students enrolled for at least one day are included in the count to determine the N size. (This is the total count of unique [unduplicated] primary and short-term enrollments within the academic year.)

CALPADS

Suspension Rate Indicator Guide 2023

Connecting CALPADS To Dashboard, 2022-2023 Handbook

Suspension Rate Indicator info (page 49)

Strategies for Data Practice

Identify your data team - who is responsible for capturing, certifying and reporting each data set? What are your goals around data and how does data align to overall LEA goals?

Develop process maps for areas that need growth or have data errors to streamline the process

Train all stakeholders on good data practices and any annual updates or changes to data collection

Review your data before certifying, and compare to Dashboard and SOARs upon release to ensure a match!