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Pupil Accounting
Department Overview
Forms & Reference
Active Enrollment Reports
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Related Links
School Registration for Enrollment
Contact Information


Department Overview
Primary functions of the Pupil Accounting Department:
Calculate and report Average Daily Attendance (ADA) for San Diego Unified School District to the state of California.
Publish the monthly Active Enrollment by Grade report for the district.
Provide training in attendance and enrollment procedures for all school levels, including Elementary, Middle, Senior, Atypical and Charter Schools.
Conduct school site audits to ensure the accuracy of ADA reporting to the State of California.
Collects and ensures state and district compliance for Annual Instructional Minutes and length of school year.
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Forms & Reference
Absence Codes
Absence Verification Log
Agreement for Pupil to Continue in Kindergarten (English) | Spanish
Attendance & Enrollment Audit Process
Attendance & Enrollment Handbook
Enrollment Procedures
•  Attendance Procedures 2007
Attendance Calendar
•  2007-08: Traditional | Single Track
Caregiver's Enrollment and Medical Care Authorization Affidavit
Enrollment Forms and Instructions
Enter/Leave Log
Independent Study - Administrative Procedure 4316
•  Att 1 - Master Agreement
Att 2 - Subsidiary Agreement
•  Att 3 - Master List of Students on Independent Study
Intersession
Saturday School
•  Information & Procedures
•  Reimbursement Form
•  Attendance Roster PDFAdobe PDF| Excel
•  Sample Parent Letter: PDFAdobe PDF| RTF/Word
Summer School End of Session Report (see page 130)
Extended Day End of Session Report (see page 59)
Tardy Log
Temporary Residency Affidavit
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Zangle Track Editor Changes
Zangle Track Editor Procedure Changes Adobe PDF
Bell Times Instructional Minutes Change Application 


Active Enrollment Reports
 • 2007-2008
 
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Official Active Enrollment - September 28, 2007
 
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Active Enrollment - October 26, 2007
 
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Active Enrollment - November 16, 2007
 
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Active Enrollment - December 21, 2007
 
Active Enrollment - January 25, 2008
 
Active Enrollment - February 22, 2008
 
Active Enrollment - March 21, 2008
  Active Enrollment - April 18, 2008
 
Active Enrollment - May 16, 2008
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Summary of Attendance by Area: (requires Microsoft Excel)
  
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Attendance
When reporting attendance, should the "W" code be used both in the morning and in the afternoon?
Can the "W" code be used for tardies over 30 minutes in the morning or for students leaving with unexcused reasons over 30 minutes in the afternoon? (Secondary only)
What is ADA (Average Daily Attendance)?
What is the cut-off date for students going to Saturday School?
How many absences can a student have before he/she fails the grade and is retained?

CIS
Do I need to use a log to track CIS contracts?
Do we get funding for CIS contracts of any length?

Enrollment
Can I drop an 'early out' student?
Are Enrollment cards permanent records?
Do I need to put an enter date on the enrollment card for returning students?

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Attendance FAQ
When reporting attendance, should the "W" code be used both in the morning and in the afternoon?
Yes, this is true at both elementary and secondary levels.

Can the "W" code be used for tardies over 30 minutes in the morning or for students leaving with unexcused reasons over 30 minutes in the afternoon? (Secondary only)
Yes. The "W" code can be used in any period absence and should be posted in the all day field.

What is ADA (Average Daily Attendance)?
ADA (Average Daily Attendance) is best explained this way:

All students attending negative attendance sites earn daily ADA for every day
they are in attendance. Schools are in session for 180 days.

The State basic revenue limit for 2007-08 is $5,786.66. That means that if a
student was in attendance every single day for 180 days, they would earn 1.00
ADA, which equals $5,786.66 for the total year. Most schools in the district are
negative attendance schools.

For a daily rate, take the revenue limit and divide it by 180, and you get $32.15
per student per day.

Students who are in positive attendance programs, such as Continuation
schools, earn ADA based on the hours they are in attendance at the site. In this
case, if a student was in class for weekly required hours for all 180 days, they
would earn 1.00 ADA. It is never possible to earn more that 1.00 ADA per
student.

Students who are in Hourly programs, such as Summer School, or Intersession,
earn an hourly rate of $4.08/hour for each hour they are in attendance. The rate
is the same for all hourly programs such as Focus, CAHSEE, or EDRP. This rate
does not translate into ADA as these programs are not held during regular
school.

Additional funding may be earned for students who are designated as Special
Education students. However, their base ADA rate is the same as other students.


What is the cutoff date for students going to Saturday School?
The date for the 2007-2008 school year is 3/14/2008. Absences past this date can still be made up in Saturday school, but ADA will not be recouped for them. Remember that Saturday school can be held all the way to the end of the year.

How many absences can a student have before failing the grade?
There is no set number of days. The decision to retain the student is made at the site. The number of days missed may be considered as part of the decision to retain.


CIS FAQ
Do I need to use a log to track CIS contracts?
Yes. This is a state requirement and is necessary at both elementary and secondary levels.

Do we get funding for CIS contracts of any length?
No. We don't get funding for any contracts that are less than 5 days. We also don't receive funding for contracts that are missing any signatures, that are dated after the fact, and do not have a sample of the student's work attached.


Enrollment FAQ
Can I drop an 'early out' student?
There is no early out option. If the student plans to continue at your school or the feeder school in the next year, you must carry the student through the end of the year with an "E" code.

Are Enrollment cards permanent records?
YES! Enrollment cards are permanent records and must be kept indefinitely. Box and store the enrollment cards each year. Do not destroy enrollment cards. EVER! You can contact Student Records Dept. at 858-496-8201 for information on when to send in your records. They also send a bulletin out every year regarding record retention. You can also refer to the Administrative Procedures regarding Student Records.

Do I need to put an enter date on the enrollment card for returning students?
Yes. This was an exception item on the district audit. Even if the student is a returning student and starting school on the first day, an enter date must be documented on the card. Use a date stamp to save time.

Related Links
District Policy Manual and Administrative Procedures
Technical Training


Contact Information

Pupil Accounting Department
Finance Division
Office of Resource Development
4100 Normal Street, Room 3202
San Diego, CA 92103-2682

Phone: (619) 725-7575
Fax: (619) 725-7580

Key Contacts
Personnel
Phone
Dee Slieff
Charter Schools
Annual Instructional Minutes
Pupil Accounting Specialist II
(619) 725-7576
Kathleen Formanek
Monthly Attendance by Site
Extended Day
Pupil Accounting Specialist II
(619) 725-7575

Isela Young
Intersession
Pupil Accounting Specialist II

(619) 725-7577
Mila Usherenko
Saturday School
Monthly Reports
Pupil Accounting Specialist I
(619) 725-7578
 

 

 

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