NOTE:  Beginning in 2025/26, students who turn 4 on or before September 1st are eligible to start Transitional Kindergarten (TK) and generate ADA starting at the beginning of the school year. Since the Attendance Audit TK non-ADA option was developed to help identify students that did not meet the requirements for generating ADA, this option may no longer be necessary. A current workaround is to populate the option with a 'blank' instead of the non-ADA code, then re-run the report. This will properly identify students who are TK eligible to not display the Non-ADA message.


If districts elect to enroll students with a birthday after September 1st into the TK program, the Attendance Audit Listing Report has a feature that assists with proper ADA reporting for the 2024/2025 school year.


When running the Attendance Audit Listing Report, enter the non-ADA code used in student program (STU.SP) that students are assigned if their birthday is after September 1st. In the example below, N = non-ADA code.  



The report validates birthdays for students participating in a TK program.

  • If a student is 5 years old and has a non-ADA code in STU.SP, the student will be listed on the report so that the non-ADA code can be removed.
  • If a student is not 5 years old by September 1st and does not have the non-ADA code in STU.SP, the student will be listed on the report so that the code can be applied.



Running the Attendance Audit Listing Report before submitting attendance data to the district office for each attendance month insures that errors are resolved and ADA is accurate. Click Attendance Audit Listing Report for further information.


Note:  Please refer to CDE documentation on ADA procedures for TK and all students. CALPADS Update Flash #228 has more information.  According to the CDE's Transitional Kindergarten FAQ, TK students who turn 5 years old on or before June 2nd can be reported for ADA starting on the first day of the school year. TK students who turn 5 years old after June 2nd should not be reported for ADA until they turn 5.