The Spring 2026 Early Childhood Collection opens Dec. 10.

Key Collection Dates:

• Nov. 1 through Feb. 18: Reporting Period
• The data in the MSDS Data Quality Report is refreshed every Thursday
• Feb. 25: Certification Deadline

New MSDS Feature: Data Quality Report

CEPI is excited to share that we are unveiling a new Data Quality Report feature in MSDS. Beginning this 2025-26 school year, your district will be able to run and view your own Early Childhood data quality reports in MSDS instead of receiving the reports via email. 

For more information, please view the Data Quality Report memo posted in the Oct. 15 CEPI Announcements.

Student Assessment Pre-Id using MSDS Data

The Office of Educational Assessment and Accountability (OEAA) will be pre-identifying students on the OEAA Secure Site for the Spring 2026 assessments using the Fall 2025 General Collection data and student record maintenance (SRM) files.

• Students in grades 3-11 and required grade 12 will be pre-identified to the SAT with Essay, WIN Work Readiness, PSAT 8/9, PSAT 10 and M-STEP based on their grade using the Fall 2025 General Collection and SRMS submitted through 5:00 PM on December 30, 2025.