Order of Operation

To help avoid errors and issues, CALPADS extract and submission tasks should be performed in the following order.

The Submission report mode is only available for extracts that use Transaction or Effective Date processing. These extracts must only include updated records.

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Update data in PowerSchool.

The data is stored in the PowerSchool database.

Run a CALPADS extract using the Submission report mode.

Updated records are extracted for review in a text file.

Correct any invalid data and run the extract as many times as necessary.

Finalize data to be submitted to CALPADS.

Submit data to CALPADS.

Submit the data to be saved to the CALPADS Submission History in PowerSchool.