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MEET0426

Missing Meeting Delay Code for Part B or Part C Initial Evaluation
Severity
FATAL error - Must be corrected in order to post the record and/or certify the data.
Error type MEET - Special Education Meetings
Record type MEET

Official CALPADS rule

What CALPADS is rejecting

If Meeting Activity - Evaluation Type Code = 15 or 10 AND Special Education Meeting Date is greater than 60 days from the Initial Evaluation Parental Consent Date THEN the Meeting Delay Code must be populated.

Focus fields

Fields validated

24.12 - Initial Evaluation Parental Consent Date 24.13 - Special Education Meeting Date 24.16 - Meeting Activity - Evaluation Type Code 24.15 - Meeting Delay Code

Recommended correction path

Suggested resolution

Read the complete validation

CALPADS rule: If Meeting Activity - Evaluation Type Code = 15 or 10 AND Special Education Meeting Date is greater than 60 days from the Initial Evaluation Parental Consent Date THEN the Meeting Delay Code must be populated.

Fields involved:

  • 24.12 - Initial Evaluation Parental Consent Date
  • 24.13 - Special Education Meeting Date
  • 24.16 - Meeting Activity - Evaluation Type Code
  • 24.15 - Meeting Delay Code

Read the event sequence

  1. ReferralConfirm when the evaluation pathway began.
  2. ConsentVerify documented parental consent.
  3. EvaluationConfirm activity and elapsed time.
  4. Meeting or pendingReport the event’s actual state.
  5. OutcomeVerify the decision and connected records.

Primary participants for this error

  • CALPADS coordinator
  • Case manager
  • School psychologist or assessment staff
  • Parent-engagement or procedural-support staff
  • District special education administrator
  • IEP/SEDS system owner

Start with the authoritative record

Confirm signed consent, assessment records, meeting notices, documented delay circumstances, and the effective-dated IEP/SEDS history. Establish what occurred before deciding which system value should change.

Recommended correction path

  1. Identify the exact event

    Match SSID, Reporting LEA, Reporting SELPA, academic year, evaluation type, plan-review indicator, and Meeting or Pending As Of Date.

  2. Reconstruct the chronology

    Compare referral, consent, pending, meeting, and outcome information as applicable; include prior and subsequent MEET records.

  3. Confirm the documented meaning

    Use authoritative program documentation and current CALPADS rules. Do not infer a date, outcome, review status, or delay reason solely from the error.

  4. Locate the true failure point

    Determine whether the issue belongs to documentation, IEP/SEDS entry, enrollment context, code mapping, extract logic, or an existing CALPADS record.

  5. Correct the owning system

    Use the authorized local process, regenerate the MEET record, and avoid a CALPADS-only edit that will be overwritten or misstate the event.

  6. Verify acceptance and meaning

    Confirm the complete MEET history, connected records, relevant monitoring reports, and whether the same workflow affected other students.

Official CALPADS guidance

Understanding the Error: The Meeting Delay Code must be populated for Initials (Meeting Activity - Evaluation Type Code = 10 or 15) where the Special Education Meeting Date is greater than 60 days from the Initial Evaluation Parental Consent Date.

Suggested Resolution: Populate Meeting Delay Code field or validate that Special Education Meeting Date or Initial Evaluation Parental Consent Date fields are correct.

Before closing the issue

  • Confirm MEET0426 no longer appears for the intended student and event.
  • Verify the accepted MEET values and chronology under the intended academic year.
  • Document the source evidence, responsible owner, correction location, and broader extract impact.
  • Confirm that the result is procedurally accurate—not merely technically accepted.

Official MEET0426 troubleshooting page  |  MEET online-maintenance guidance  |  Report 16.24 — Meetings Student List

MEET cross-team participant directory

Engage the roles needed for the specific student, event, ownership question, or system issue.

  • CALPADS coordinator
  • Case manager
  • School psychologist or assessment staff
  • Special education teacher
  • School-site administrator
  • Parent-engagement or procedural-support staff
  • District special education administrator
  • SELPA data or compliance staff
  • Registrar or enrollment staff
  • IEP/SEDS system owner
  • SIS, extract, integration, or vendor support