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Making It Work: The CALPADS Handbook and Attendance Recovery Playbook

Making It Work: The CALPADS Handbook and Attendance Recovery Playbook

Making It Work is your practical guide to navigating CALPADS compliance and building effective attendance recovery programs in California K-12 districts. From understanding LEAP file formats to converting recovered hours into ADA funding, this handbook covers the technical, operational, and strategic aspects of two interconnected challenges facing district administrators today.

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Table of Contents

  1. 1 The Email That Changed Everything
  2. 2 Understanding CALPADS and Why It Matters Now
  3. 3 The LEAP File Format – What You Need to Report
  4. 4 The STAS File and Attendance Recovery Integration
  5. 5 SIS Integration Challenges and Solutions
  6. 6 Building Your Compliance Workflow
  7. 7 The Intersection with Attendance Recovery Programs
  8. 8 Common Technical Hurdles and How to Address Them
  9. 9 Looking Ahead – CALPADS as an Ongoing Compliance Partner
  10. 10 The Spreadsheet That Revealed the Opportunity
  11. 11 Understanding Attendance Recovery – What It Is and Why It Matters
  12. 12 Program Requirements and Eligibility
  13. 13 The Mathematics of Recovery – Converting Hours to ADA
  14. 14 The "Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?" Analysis
  15. 15 Implementation Models That Work
  16. 16 Parent Engagement and Student Recruitment
  17. 17 Learning Recovery – The Missing Piece
  18. 18 Data Systems and Operational Workflows
  19. 19 CALPADS Reporting and Audit Compliance
  20. 20 Common Implementation Challenges and Solutions
  21. 21 Looking Ahead – Building Sustainable AR Programs