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PSTS0481E1

SPED student must be older than 16 and have an exited SENR record
Severity Fatal
Error type CDD
Record type PSTS

Official CALPADS rule

What CALPADS is rejecting

If Education Program Participation Type Code = 30 (SPED), then the student must be older than 16 and have a SENR record with a valid Student School Completion Status or Student Exit Category.

Focus fields

Fields validated

SENR Data 1.22 - Student Enrollment Start Date 1.25 Student Enrollment Exit Date 1.26 - Student Exit Reason Code 1.27 - Student School Completion Status SINF Data 2.18 - Student Birth Date PSTS Data 17.07 - Academic Year ID 17.08 - SSID 17.11 - Education Program Participation Type Code

Recommended correction path

Suggested resolution

CALPADS EOY 4 certification correction guide - Fatal CDD validation

PSTS0481E1: SPED student must be older than 16 and have an exited SENR record

If Education Program Participation Type Code = 30 (SPED), then the student must be older than 16 and have a SENR record with a valid Student School Completion Status or Student Exit Category.

Official Version 18 validation

Severity: Fatal   Type: CDD

For Participation Type 30, the student must be older than 16 at the qualifying SENR exit and have an exit/completion combination within the prior-year August 16–August 15 window described by the validation.

Fields validated: SENR Data

Recommended correction path

  1. 1

    Save the PSTS and full SENR history

    Capture academic year, SSID, participation type, birth date, every enrollment segment, completion status, exit reason, and exit date.

  2. 2

    Identify the prior-year window

    Derive the applicable August 16–August 15 window from the PSTS Academic Year and confirm the baseline rule is applied to the correct year.

  3. 3

    Find the qualifying exit

    Verify an actual SENR exit within the window and the supported completion-status or exit-category combination.

  4. 4

    Calculate age precisely

    Use the effective SINF birth date and qualifying SENR exit date; account for whether the birthday had occurred.

  5. 5

    Check later enrollment

    For completion statuses subject to the no-subsequent-enrollment condition, review all SENR records after the window.

  6. 6

    Correct the authoritative source

    Repair the SIS exit/completion record, identity/year mapping, or PSTS cohort only when evidence supports the change.

  7. 7

    Regenerate and reconcile

    Confirm the PSTS cohort matches the approved exit population and the fatal error clears.

Before closing the correction

  • The correct prior-year window was used.
  • The qualifying exit and completion/exit code are documented.
  • Age at exit is calculated correctly.
  • Later enrollment and PSTS cohort inclusion are reconciled.

Official references