Are LEAs required to publish SARCs by a specific date?
According to state and federal law, LEAs must annually update and disseminate SARCs to provide current information to parents and other members of the public. The CDE interprets “annually” to mean “once in each school year.” In most years, some of the required data may not be available until the end of October or later. Therefore, the preparation of report cards that comply with State Board of Education (SBE)-adopted requirements governing content and definitions may not be complete until November. Since SARCs must be prepared and disseminated before the end of the school year to comply with the law, LEAs must prepare and disseminate new SARCs sometime during the period of November through June of each year. As a result, the most current reports must continue to be available to the public until new reports are prepared during the next year’s publication cycle. Note: Beginning with the 2008-09 school year, the SARCs must be published by February 1.
According to state and federal law, LEAs must annually update and disseminate SARCs to provide current information to parents and other members of the public. The CDE interprets “annually” to mean “once in each school year.” In most years, some of the required data may not be available until the end of October or later. Therefore, the preparation of report cards that comply with State Board of Education (SBE)-adopted requirements governing content and definitions may not be complete until November. Since SARCs must be prepared and disseminated before the end of the school year to comply with the law, LEAs must prepare and disseminate new SARCs sometime during the period of November through June of each year. As a result, the most current reports must continue to be available to the public until new reports are prepared during the next year’s publication cycle. Note: Beginning with the 2008–09 school year, the SARCs must be published by February 1.
