Edit the "Has this student previously attended a public school in California?" so that parents are aware Headstart and PreK not included
During the Language questionnaire portion of Online Enrollment, we noticed that parents of TK/K students would answer yes to "Has this student previously attended a public school in California" because the student attended HeadStart or PreK. That means they are not filling out the HLS and now we have to reach out to get them to fill it out. We could turn the feature off as a district, but we were hoping to utilize it for all other grade levels.
Viridiana Herrera Solis
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Hello, this work item has been completed and was released on 8/12/25. Here are the relevant revision notes:
- Online Enrollment > Prior Public School Enrollment Question: The question regarding prior public school enrollment previously lacked clarity and did not specify the grade range. This could lead to inconsistent data entry and confusion for users completing the form. The question has now been updated to explicitly reference the TK–12 grade range, ensuring better alignment with reporting requirements and user expectations.
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Reina Rice
commented
Any updates on this? We have a lot of families who answer this question incorrectly. They are selecting yes thinking Preschool meets the criteria.
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Reina Rice
commented
Updating this language is critical for compliance. LEAs are given 30 days to determine if the newly enrolled student truly attended a CA TK-12 public school. If not, the staff must then convince the parent to complete the HLS as soon as possible. Let's face it, once the student is enrolled, this is not an urgency for the parent. If the student is not properly identified within 30 days we are out of compliance and if the student is test without language accommodation, a STAIRS report is required. Too many of these STAIRS is also a red flag and out of compliance for districts.
Please, Please update the language, not the logic or redirecting just the text in the box/question. Thank you.
