Below is a list of proposed IT Projects that are currently in the PAL review and approval process with the California Department of Technology (CDT). For purposes of this list “PAL Stage” refers to the last document officially submitted to CDT.
Projects are removed from this list when they exit the PAL process because: 1) the Agency/state entity receives CDT’s approval to begin project implementation; 2) CDT approves a Project Delegation Request; 3) the Agency/state entity withdraws the project; or 4) the CDT denies the project approval.
The Early Education Act requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to administer all California state preschool programs, including, but not limited to, part-day and full-day age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate programs for 3- and 4-year-old children. Education Code (EC) Sections 48000(c)−(I) authorize a school district or charter school to maintain a transitional kindergarten program, defined as the first year of a 2-year kindergarten program that uses a modified kindergarten curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate. The law also requires a school district or charter school, as a condition of receipt of apportionment for pupils in a transitional kindergarten program, to admit children who meet certain age requirements, as provided.Assembly Bill (AB) 22 requires the California Department of Education (CDE), by July 1, 2024, to collect pupil data for each pupil enrolled in a California state preschool program operated by a local educational agency (LEA), including all applicable data elements that are collected for pupils in transitional kindergarten, as provided. The bill also requires the department, by July 1, 2024, to collect the same data for educators in a California state preschool program operated by a local educational agency that is collected for educators in the K–12 classroom setting, as provided.Currently, the CDE does not have the ability to effectively manage, monitor and report preschool information that would meet the objectives of this legislation. This is due primarily to the lack of unique identifiers for the principal data elements of the California State Preschool Program (CSPP), such as preschool children, teachers, families, classrooms, sites, and providers. The objective of the CAPSDAC project is to identify a solution that will enable the CDE to collect, organize, track, monitor, analyze, and aggregate the CSPP data and conduct business operations electronically and effectively to implement current and future statutory mandates. The application of unique identifiers will allow the CDE to link preschool data to the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS), California’s K−12 data system. This will enable CDE to provide early education data to the California Cradle-to-Career (C2C) Data System. The CAPSDAC will serve as a useful tool for contract agencies to identify needs and guide program improvement. The CAPSDAC will provide relevant and accurate data to inform education community partners and the public.
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