CALIFORNIA BASIC EDUCATIONAL DATA SYSTEM FALL 2017 SIGNIFICANT DATES, COORDINATOR RESPONSIBILITIES, AND CONTACT UPDATES
The California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS) data collection is a required data collection administered in order to meet federal and state reporting mandates. The purpose of this letter is to notify local educational agencies (LEAs) of the significant dates for the fall 2017 CBEDS data collection, to inform LEAs of their CBEDS data reporting responsibilities, and to request any necessary updates to CBEDS Coordinators’ contact information.
Significant Dates
Information Day is Wednesday, October 4, 2017. On this day, each LEA is responsible for collecting aggregate classified staff, school, and district demographic data. The deadline to submit these data is October 31, 2017. Data must be submitted through the CBEDS Online Reporting Application (ORA; CBEDS-ORA). If data are not received by the October 31 deadline, superintendents and charter school administrators will be notified of their late (or non-submission) status via an e-mail notification on November 1, 2017.
CBEDS Coordinator Responsibilities
It is the CBEDS Coordinator’s responsibility to ensure that its LEA is prepared to meet the CBEDS data reporting requirements. It is also the Coordinator’s responsibility to hold training sessions for LEA staff, to verify data, and to ensure that data for every school in the LEA (including charter schools reporting through their authorizing agencies) are electronically submitted to the California Department of Education (CDE) by the October 31 deadline.
Charter schools that elect to report their data independently will be responsible for submitting all data for their charter school directly to the CDE. For more information on policy related to charter schools’ reporting status, please visit the CDE CALPADS Charter Schools Web page at
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sp/cl/charterschools.asp.
CBEDS Coordinator Contact Information, User Name, and Password
Each LEA must designate a CBEDS Coordinator, who will be the CDE’s point of contact for any questions about the data submitted by the LEA. It is important to keep your CBEDS Coordinator information current, as it will be used to disseminate notifications and updates related to the CBEDS data collection. The CDE currently has the following contact information for your LEA CBEDS Coordinator. Please review the information, and make any appropriate updates through CBEDS-ORA on or before Friday, August 4, 2017.
To update your contact information:
- 1. Go to the CDE CBEDS-ORA Web site at:
- http://www3.cde.ca.gov/opuscbeds/login.aspx
- 2. Enter your user name and password and select the “Logon” button. User names and passwords will be provided in separate e-mails shortly after the sending of this letter. (Note: User names and passwords are case sensitive.)
- 3. Select the “Update User Information” option from the Main Menu.
- 4. Make the appropriate updates and submit the information.
Please note: An e-mail address is required in order to receive notifications regarding updates and certification of CBEDS data. If you oversee more than one district or independently reporting charter school, note that only one e-mail will be sent. If you need information for other entities, please contact the CBEDS/CDS Support office for assistance.
We look forward to working with your LEA as you prepare for the 2017–18 CBEDS data collection. Should you have any questions regarding the content of this letter, please contact the CBEDS/CDS Support Office by phone at
916-324-6738 or by e-mail at
cbeds@cde.ca.gov.
