CALPADS File Types and Submissions

File Types

File Type	Description
SSID Enrollment	Basic information regarding a student but also contains entry/withdrawal data. This is also the file that districts will use to request State IDs.
Student Information	Demographic data about students.
Student Programs	Information about date-tracked programs that the district must track for students.
Student English Language Acquisition	Student's English Language Acquisition (ELA) proficiency information.
Student Courses	Schedule and grade information for a student. In the fall submission, this file will not contain grade information but will at the end of the year.
Student Discipline	Disciplinary details about students.
Student Absence	Student absence totals categorized by the type of absence.
Staff Demographics	Demographic information for staff including teachers and administrators.
Staff Assignment	Job class and FTE information for the staff at a district.
Course Section	Courses that are scheduled at a district.

Submissions

Submission	Student Files	Staff Files	Course File
SSID	SSID Enrollment* Student Information Student Programs Student ELA	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
Fall 2 Submission	SSID Enrollment Student Information Student Programs Student ELA Student Courses*	Staff Demographics* Staff Assignment*	Course Section*
End of Year 1	SSID Enrollment Student Information Student Programs Student Courses* Student Career Technical Education*	Staff Demographics	Course Section*
End of Year 2	SSID Enrollment Student Information Student Programs*	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
End of Year 3	SSID Enrollment Student Information Student Discipline* Student Absence Summary	Not Applicable	Not Applicable

*Required file type for submission. No asterisk means that the district should send updates to the file for the submission.

NOTE: For the Fall 2 submission, you may not need to send the SSID Enrollment, Student Information and Student Programs if you have been sending the SSID submission files regularly.