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Novato Charter District: ADA Title II document accessibility deadline and status

Our September 30, 2026 crawl of novatocharterschool.org(opens in new tab) found 418 public documents, about 7,313 pages. 2 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks.

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documents found
418
estimated pages
7,313
checked files passed
2 / 50
crawl date
Sep 30, 2026

What our crawl found on novatocharterschool.org

Counts from our September 30, 2026 crawl, which visited 263 pages. Our crawler found 418 public documents on novatocharterschool.org — an estimated 7,313 pages your team would otherwise inventory by hand.

Documents by category

  • Agendas & minutes187 · 45%
  • Other137 · 33%
  • Policies44 · 11%
  • Reports34 · 8%
  • Forms16 · 4%

Meeting agendas and minutes dominate this inventory at 45% of all documents. Packets published from the compliance date on have to be accessible, as do older ones residents still use to take part in a meeting or a process; older packets kept only for reference may fall under the rule's exceptions.

By file format

  • PDF 417 · 100%
  • Word (DOCX) 1 · <1%

Checked sample

2 of 50 passed(4%)

  • Passed basic checks: 2
  • Did not pass: 48

Most checked files are missing basics such as tags, a document title, a declared language or labeled form fields. Files made without accessibility tooling usually look like this, and they need structural work, not touch-ups.

The rate covers the 50 files we checked, not all 418 documents. Checks cover tag structure, document language, title, image alt text and form-field labels.

Scanned share

6% scanned

Most of the collection is digital-native text, which keeps remediation at the lighter end: tagging and structure work rather than OCR.

Scanned images need text recognition (OCR) before they can be tagged.

Forms are a small part of this inventory (4%), but each one needs labeled fields and a working tab order before someone using a screen reader can fill it in.

Crawl scope

Crawl date
September 30, 2026
Pages visited
263
Documents in the inventory
418
Files checked
50
Limits hit
None reported

These are machine checks on a sample, not a compliance finding, and they say nothing about the people who publish Novato Charter District's documents. The results for the sampled files are public above. The full inventory of every document we found, with detailed per-file reports, is available to verified staff of Novato Charter District after claiming this page.

Files we checked on novatocharterschool.org

Links go to the files on novatocharterschool.org as we found them on September 30, 2026.

These are automated checks on a sample of files as published on September 30, 2026. They are not a legal compliance finding and don't cover reading order, alt-text quality or table structure. Something wrong? Ask for a correction or removal.

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The 50 files checked in the sample, with each file's result
FileCategoryResultChecks not passed
Agenda-April-24.2019-FinalPDF · 3 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
Agenda-December-12-FinalPDF · 3 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
Agenda-February-13.2019PDF · 3 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
Agenda-January-16-FinalPDF · 4 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
Agenda-June-12.2019PDF · 3 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
Agenda-June-17.2019-FINALPDF · 2 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
Agenda-March-13.2019-FinalPDF · 3 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
Board Agenda 2026.06.10Board-Agenda-2026.06.10 · PDF · 3 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument language
Board Agenda 2026.09.02Board-Agenda-2026.09.02- · PDF · 4 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument language
Board-Packet-for-May-8th-2024PDF · 20 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text, Form field labels
Admission and Enrollment Policy and Procedures - BP 12-11-2024Admission-and-Enrollment-Policy-and-Procedures-BP-12-11-2024 · PDF · 7 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Client-NCS-06.30.2025-Form-990-199-Draft-03.03.26-1PDF · 55 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
Field-Trip-Request-Form-6th-7th-8th-22 23-SY-1PDF · 3 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
IRS-Form-990-and-FTB-Form-199PDF · 53 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
Section 504 Referral FormSection-504-Referral-Form · PDF · 3 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language
TB-Risk-Assessment-FormPDF · 2 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
VOLUNTEER APPLICATION.docxVolunteer-Application · PDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Volunteer Application Requirements.docxVolunteer-Application-Requirements-1-2-2023 · PDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Academic Integrity Policy - BP 2-7-2024Academic-Integrity-Policy-BP-2-7-2024 · PDF · 1 pagePoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Anti-Harassment, Discrimination, and Retaliation Policy (for students) - BP 5-6-2026Anti-Harassment-Discrimination-and-Retaliation-Policy-for-students-BP-5-6-2026 · PDF · 6 pagesPoliciesDid not passImage alt text
Attendance Policy - BP 12-13-23Attendance-Policy-BP-12-13-23 · PDF · 4 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Board Election Policy – BP 4-5-2023Board-Election-Policy-–-BP-4-5-2023 · PDF · 2 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Involuntary Removal Policy - BP CLEAN DRAFT 12-13-23Involuntary-Removal-Policy-BP-CLEAN-DRAFT-12-13-23 · PDF · 2 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
NCS Board of Directors Public Communications PolicyNCS-Board-of-Directors-Public-Communications-Policy · PDF · 2 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language
NCS-Bylaws-DRAFT-2020PDF · 17 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
Res.-35-2020-2021-Novato-Charter-School-Renewal-5.18.21PDF · 2 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
SDI Resolution Novato Charter SchoolSDI-Resolution-Novato-Charter-School · PDF · 1 pagePoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Student Internet Use Policy and Agreement - BP DRAFTStudent-Internet-Use-Policy-and-Agreement-BP-DRAFT · PDF · 6 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
LCAP 2025-2026 Report to NCS Board (6-3-26)5.-LCAP-2025-2026-Report-to-NCS-Board-6-3-26 · PDF · 8 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
9.B-25-26.NCS .Prop28.AnnualCertificationPDF · 1 pageReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Budget Overview for Parents_2020-21_NCS.xlsxBudget-Overview-for-Parents 2020-21 NCS · PDF · 3 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language
Microsoft Word - {2948C689-3F0F-4890-AC2D-4B751DC51A60}Final-Draft-Novato-Audit-Report-2020-12 1-Version · PDF · 28 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
NCS-Charter-Renewal-20-21 Budget-ExhibitPDF · 27 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
NCS-Foundation-Fundraising-Report-through-January-2022PDF · 1 pageReportsDid not passDocument title
NCS-Learning-Continuity-and-Attendance-Plan-PDF · 22 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
0100.10 - Signed Final Report and Financial Statements (Novato Charter School AUD 2023A [6/30/2023] (In Process))Novato-Signed-Final-Report-and-Financial-Statements-Revised-2023 · PDF · 35 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Student Assessment System and FastBridge Report for NCS BoardStudent-Assessment-System-and-FastBridge-Report-for-NCS-Board · PDF · 16 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
2nd-Interim-2021-22 Board-Pkt-2023-03-09 rev00 ppPDF · 20 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
0114.10 - Final Signed Governance Communication (Novato Charter School AUD 2025 [6/30/2025] (In Process))4.B-Novato-Charter-School-2025-Signed-Final-Governance-Communication · PDF · 3 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Chris Shortall - 2022 Novato Charter School Board Candidate StatementChris-Shortall-2022-Novato-Charter-School-Board-Candidate-Statement · PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language
Novato-Charter 2nd-Interim-2022-23 Board-Pkt-2023-03-08PDF · 22 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
0114.10 - Final Signed Governance Communication (Novato Charter School AUD 2022 [6/30/2022] (In Process))Novato-Charter-Governance-Letter-2021-22 Final · PDF · 3 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
0114.10 - Signed Governance Communication (Novato Charter School AUD 2023 [6/30/2023] (In Process))Novato-Charter-School-2023-Signed-Final-Governance-Communication-1-1 · PDF · 4 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Microsoft Word - {8A6B5B90-8F3F-482F-AA23-4566BDCC4FAB}Novato-Governance-v12-08 JA-Markup · PDF · 3 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language
Microsoft Word - {2948C689-3F0F-4890-AC2D-4B751DC51A60}NovatoCharterSchoolRpt20-1 · PDF · 29 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Robin Lee - 2022 Novato Charter School Board Candidate StatementRobin-Lee-2022-Novato-Charter-School-Board-Candidate-Statement · PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language
Why do we teach DramaWhy-do-we-teach-Drama2 · PDF · 3 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Application for Elective Coverage of State Disability Insurance Onlyde1378n-Novato-EDD-Application-for-Elective-Coverage-of-State-Disability · PDF · 2 pagesFormsPassedNone
2026 Deck Digital4.B-FY27-NCS-EPA-Budget-5.28.26 · PDF · 3 pagesReportsPassedNone
Show all 49 files

1 more checked file is counted above but not linked here: it is on another site or its name looks like a personal record.

What each check looks for

Tagged structure
The file has a tag tree, so assistive technology can tell headings, lists and paragraphs apart.
Document language
The file declares its language, so screen readers pronounce it correctly.
Document title
The file has a document title, shown instead of the file name.
Image alt text
Every image in a tagged file carries alternative text, or the file has no untagged images.
Form field labels
Every fillable form field has a label a screen reader can announce.

How we measured this

  1. 1.Crawl

    We start at the organization's website and follow its sitemaps and links on the same site. We respect robots.txt and crawl delays, and skip login areas.

  2. 2.Classify

    Each document is sorted by file format and, from its link text and file name, into a category such as forms or agendas. Page counts are estimated, often without downloading the whole file.

  3. 3.Check a sample

    We open up to 50 PDFs and run basic machine checks: tags, document title, language, image alt text and form-field labels.

  4. 4.Publish only with evidence

    Figures appear only when a crawl finds at least 25 documents and checks at least 20 of them.

Limits of this method

  • We only see public pages we can reach through links or sitemaps. Documents behind logins or on other services may be missed.
  • Crawls stop at page, document and time limits. When one is hit, the counts are minimums.
  • Categories and page counts are estimates from links, file names and file metadata.
  • Machine checks can't judge reading order, alt text quality or table structure. Passing them is not WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.
  • Figures describe the site on the crawl date, not today.

This page's evidence

  • Crawled September 30, 2026: we fetched 263 pages from https://www.novatocharterschool.org/ and found 419 documents.
  • The pass rate comes from machine checks on 50 of those documents, not from checking every file.
  • Changelog: September 30, 2026 — inventory refreshed from the latest crawl.
  • How we crawl, classify and check documents

Plan the work before April 26, 2027

With 196 days left, start with the documents people use most and fix the rest in batches.

Where Novato Charter District should start

Start with board minutes, enrollment and special-education forms: the documents families rely on.

Families need these files to enroll, request services and follow board decisions.

Usually owned by the superintendent's office, communications and special education staff.

A timeline to April 26, 2027

  1. Inventory and triage

    by November 10, 2026

  2. Fix the documents people use most

    by February 7, 2027

  3. Everything in use conforms

    by April 26, 2027

A planning split of the time left, not a legal requirement.

Estimated cost with DocoMatic

$3,509 – $5,263

≈ 17,543 credits for 7,313 estimated pages

  • 280 form pages at Level 3 (field labeling and tab order)
  • 422 scanned pages (OCR plus Level 2 tagging)
  • 6,611 standard pages at Level 1

This is a directional estimate from crawler statistics, not a quote. Run the remediation cost calculator with your own page counts for a tailored figure.

What DocoMatic does

  • Finds the PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel files on your website and estimates the backlog.
  • Fixes documents at three levels, from basic tagging to complex forms.
  • Checks every fixed file, with veraPDF PDF/UA-1 validation from Level 2 up.
  • Human review: turn it on when you request a fix, or arrange it with our team.
  • Monitors your site so new documents don't rebuild the backlog.

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Compare with similar organizations

Novato Charter District beside the school districts in California closest to it in population that also have published reports.

OrganizationPopulationDocuments foundEstimated pagesCrawled
Novato Charter District (this page)—4187,313September 30, 2026
Accelerated Charter Elementary District—1,184+5,154September 28, 2026
Accelerated District—1,184+7,264September 28, 2026
AeroSTEM Academy District—74+2,154September 28, 2026
Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy District—200+14,769September 28, 2026
Albert Einstein Academies District—201+4,926September 28, 2026

Each figure comes from that organization’s own crawl; a + marks a crawl that stopped at a limit, so its count is a minimum. The table compares document inventories, not accessibility.

Related organizations

School districts in California

Also due April 26, 2027 in California

Frequently asked questions

When is Novato Charter District's ADA Title II deadline?

April 26, 2027. Novato Charter District is in the 2027 cohort under the Department of Justice's rule on web and mobile accessibility for state and local governments, with compliance dates as set by the Department's interim final rule of April 20, 2026 (91 FR 20902).

How was Novato Charter District's deadline set?

We could not confirm which population figure the rule gives Novato Charter District. The Census Bureau counts a community college district as an independent school district government, and the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates publish no figure for one — so we show the earlier date as the safer planning assumption. Confirm your cohort before you plan around it.

How many public documents does Novato Charter District have?

Our crawl on September 30, 2026 fetched 263 pages from https://www.novatocharterschool.org/ and found 418 documents, an estimated 7,313 pages. The full file-level list is available to verified staff after claiming the page.

How many of Novato Charter District's documents pass accessibility checks?

2 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks (4%). That is a sample of the 418 documents we found, and passing basic checks is not full WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.

How much would it cost to fix Novato Charter District's documents?

Our directional estimate is $3,509 to $5,263 with DocoMatic: about 17,543 credits for 7,313 estimated pages, based on this crawl. It is not a quote.

Which documents should Novato Charter District fix first?

Start with board minutes, enrollment and special-education forms: the documents families rely on.

Do older PDFs have to be made accessible too?

Not all of them. Documents already posted before the compliance date are excepted unless they are currently used to apply for, gain access to, or participate in the organization's services, programs or activities (28 CFR 35.201(b)). Genuinely archived content is excepted too, but only while it is kept solely for reference, research or recordkeeping, sits in a clearly identified archive area and is not changed. Everything published from the compliance date on is covered, and so is any older file people still use to reach a service.