- school district
- California · Los Angeles County
- 2027 cohort · 196 days left
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District: ADA Title II document accessibility deadline and status
Our September 26, 2026 crawl of smmusd.org(opens in new tab) found 348 public documents, about 12,388 pages. 19 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks.
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- documents found
- 348
- estimated pages
- 12,388
- checked files passed
- 19 / 50
- crawl date
- Sep 26, 2026
What our crawl found on smmusd.org
Counts from our September 26, 2026 crawl, which visited 40 pages. Our crawler found 348 public documents on smmusd.org — an estimated 12,388 pages your team would otherwise inventory by hand.
Documents by category
- Other290 · 83%
- Reports23 · 7%
- Agendas & minutes18 · 5%
- Forms8 · 2%
- Policies7 · 2%
- Newsletters2 · <1%
No single category dominates this inventory — the largest bucket is uncategorized material at 83% — so a short sampling pass is the fastest way to establish remediation priorities.
By file format
- PDF 348 · 100%
Checked sample
19 of 50 passed(38%)
- Passed basic checks: 19
- Did not pass: 31
The checked files are mixed: some pass the basics and some don't. Fixing the templates you publish from now, while working through older files in batches, usually saves the most time.
The rate covers the 50 files we checked, not all 348 documents. Checks cover tag structure, document language, title, image alt text and form-field labels.
Scanned share
0% 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 (2%), 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 26, 2026
- Pages visited
- 40
- Documents in the inventory
- 348
- Files checked
- 50
- Limits hit
- None reported
- Started from
- smmusd.org(opens in new tab)
These are machine checks on a sample, not a compliance finding, and they say nothing about the people who publish Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School 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 Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District after claiming this page.
Files we checked on smmusd.org
Links go to the files on smmusd.org as we found them on September 26, 2026.
These are automated checks on a sample of files as published on September 26, 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.
| File | Category | Result | Checks not passed |
|---|---|---|---|
| vPC-Agenda.071019 · PDF · 54 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| Personnel Commission Meeting Agenda 1/17/24PC-Agenda011724 · PDF · 41 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure |
| vPC-Agenda021220 · PDF · 57 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| PowerPoint PresentationPC-Agenda042220 · PDF · 42 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| Personnel Commission Meeting Agenda 10/11/23PC-Agenda101123 · PDF · 45 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure |
| Personnel Commission Meeting Agenda 12/13/23PC-Agenda121323 · PDF · 43 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Image alt text |
| SANTA MONICA-MALBU UNFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTPC-Minutes061020 · PDF · 7 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Document language |
| SANTA MONICA-MALBU UNFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTPC-Minutes061324 · PDF · 8 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Document language |
| Companion Care EnrollmentAnthemBlueCrossCompanionCareEnrollmentForm · PDF · 26 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Image alt text, Form field labels |
| MR15781_10-10 2011 MAPD Membership Enrollment Form – EnglishBlueShieldMedicareEnrollmentForm · PDF · 4 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Form field labels |
| 503-913.inddEFT-EnrollmentForm · PDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Form field labels |
| SISC Kaiser Enrollment FormKaiserEnrollmentForm · PDF · 3 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Form field labels |
| SISC PPO and HMO Enrollment FormSISC-PPO-HMOEnrollmentForm · PDF · 10 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Form field labels |
| UHCVisionEnrollmentFormRetireePDF · 1 page | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Form field labels |
| Microsoft Word - Document1BoardResolution-MeasureR · PDF · 11 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| HandbookSignatureSPPDF · 1 page | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| Policy Signature in SpanishpolicysignatureSP · PDF · 1 page | Policies | Did not pass | Form field labels |
| SELPA-TransitionHandbookSPSELPA-TransitionHandbookSP · PDF · 59 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure |
| APPENDIX_A 2/21/17APPENDIX A · PDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Image alt text |
| min010401PDF · 147 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| min021501PDF · 96 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| Microsoft Word - min031007workshop_FMP.docmin031007workshop · PDF · 3 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| min031501PDF · 88 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| min040501PDF · 159 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| min051701PDF · 102 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| min062701PDF · 118 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| Microsoft Word - min093006boeag.docmin093006 · PDF · 3 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| min100416PDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| min101900PDF · 98 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| min110200PDF · 139 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| min121400PDF · 146 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| PC Agenda 6/10/20PC-Agenda061020 · PDF · 44 pages | Agendas & minutes | Passed | None |
| SANTA MONICA-MALBU UNFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTpc-minutes071019 · PDF · 7 pages | Agendas & minutes | Passed | None |
| SANTA MONICA-MALBU UNFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTPC-minutes091119 · PDF · 7 pages | Agendas & minutes | Passed | None |
| Personnel Commission Meeting Minutes 9/13/23PC-Minutes091323 · PDF · 7 pages | Agendas & minutes | Passed | None |
| SANTA MONICA-MALBU UNFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTPC-minutes101019 · PDF · 9 pages | Agendas & minutes | Passed | None |
| FOC - BOC ApplicationPR-BOCapplicationSM · PDF · 1 page | Forms | Passed | None |
| FOC Application infoPR-FOCapplication · PDF · 1 page | Forms | Passed | None |
| AR 5141.52 Suicide PreventionAR5141.52 SuicidePrevention · PDF · 3 pages | Policies | Passed | None |
| BP 5141.52 Suicide PreventionBP5141.52 SuicidePrevention · PDF · 2 pages | Policies | Passed | None |
| GAMUT Online : Santa Monica-Malibu USD : Nondiscrimination In District Programs And Activities BP 0410NondiscriminationPolicy · PDF · 4 pages | Policies | Passed | None |
| Dr. Drati Message - Covid Update November 14, 2021Drati-CovidUpdate-Newsom-Vax101421 · PDF · 3 pages | Newsletters | Passed | None |
| Dr. Drati Vax letter in SpanishDrati-CovidUpdate-Newsom-Vax101421SP · PDF · 3 pages | Newsletters | Passed | None |
| Personnel Commission Annual Report 2020-21AnnualReport2020-21 · PDF · 2 pages | Reports | Passed | None |
| Personnel Commission Annual Report 2021-22AnnualReport2021-22 · PDF · 2 pages | Reports | Passed | None |
| Personnel Commission Annual Report 2022-23AnnualReport2022-23 · PDF · 2 pages | Reports | Passed | None |
| LACOE Report in SpanishDrati-LACOEReport091021SP · PDF · 2 pages | Reports | Passed | None |
| Independent Study Academic ProgramIndependentStudyProgramCommunication072721 · PDF · 3 pages | Reports | Passed | None |
| Independent Study Program in SpanishIndependentStudyProgramCommunication072721SP · PDF · 4 pages | Reports | Passed | None |
| Sample UCP Annual Notice - Uniform Complaint Procedures (CA Dept of Education)UCP-SampleAnnualNotice · PDF · 3 pages | Reports | Passed | None |
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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.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.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.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.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 26, 2026: we fetched 40 pages from https://www.smmusd.org/ and found 348 documents.
- The pass rate comes from machine checks on 50 of those documents, not from checking every file.
- Changelog: September 26, 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 Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School 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.
At this size several departments publish documents, so name one owner per department and track progress in one place.
Usually owned by the superintendent's office, communications and special education staff.
A timeline to April 26, 2027
Inventory and triage
by November 10, 2026
Fix the documents people use most
by February 7, 2027
Everything in use conforms
by April 26, 2027
A planning split of the time left, not a legal requirement.
Estimated cost with DocoMatic
$4,131 – $6,196
≈ 20,653 credits for 12,388 estimated pages
- 285 form pages at Level 3 (field labeling and tab order)
- 0 scanned pages (OCR plus Level 2 tagging)
- 12,103 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
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District beside the school districts in California closest to it in population that also have published reports.
| Organization | Population | Documents found | Estimated pages | Crawled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (this page) | 107,003 | 348 | 12,388 | September 26, 2026 |
| Pajaro Valley Joint Unified School District | 107,958 | 403+ | 4,591 | September 26, 2026 |
| Rowland Unified School District | 104,081 | 454 | 8,093 | September 26, 2026 |
| Porterville Unified School District | 103,967 | 291 | 4,626 | September 26, 2026 |
| Jurupa Unified School District | 110,094 | 1,470 | 32,326 | September 26, 2026 |
| Shasta Union High School District | 102,987 | 246+ | 2,099 | September 26, 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.
All organizations in California serving 50,000 to 249,999 people
Related organizations
School districts in California
- Pajaro Valley Joint Unified School District: ADA deadline report
403 documents · due April 26, 2027
- Rowland Unified School District: ADA deadline report
454 documents · due April 26, 2027
- Porterville Unified School District: ADA deadline report
291 documents · due April 26, 2027
- Jurupa Unified School District: ADA deadline report
1,470 documents · due April 26, 2027
Also due April 26, 2027 in California
- City of Burbank: ADA deadline report
city · 3,021 documents · due April 26, 2027
- City of Inglewood: ADA deadline report
city · 2,953 documents · due April 26, 2027
- City of Jurupa Valley: ADA deadline report
city · 828 documents · due April 26, 2027
- City of Daly City: ADA deadline report
city · 2,113 documents · due April 26, 2027
Frequently asked questions
When is Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District's ADA Title II deadline?
April 26, 2027. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School 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 Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District's deadline set?
For an independent school district the rule uses the Census Bureau's Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates for the district, not its enrollment. That figure is 107,003 (2024 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates), at or above 50,000, so the earlier compliance date applies.
How many public documents does Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District have?
Our crawl on September 26, 2026 fetched 40 pages from https://www.smmusd.org/ and found 348 documents, an estimated 12,388 pages. The full file-level list is available to verified staff after claiming the page.
How many of Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District's documents pass accessibility checks?
19 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks (38%). That is a sample of the 348 documents we found, and passing basic checks is not full WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.
How much would it cost to fix Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District's documents?
Our directional estimate is $4,131 to $6,196 with DocoMatic: about 20,653 credits for 12,388 estimated pages, based on this crawl. It is not a quote.
Which documents should Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School 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.