CALPADS error brief · MEET
MEET0598
Official CALPADS rule
What CALPADS is rejecting
Referring Party Code must only be populated when Special Education Referral Date is populated
Focus fields
Fields validated
24.10 - Special Education Referral Date 24.11 - Referring Party CodeRecommended correction path
Suggested resolution
Read the complete validation
CALPADS rule: Referring Party Code must only be populated when Special Education Referral Date is populated
Fields involved:
- 24.10 - Special Education Referral Date
- 24.11 - Referring Party Code
Read the event sequence
- ReferralConfirm when the evaluation pathway began.
- ConsentVerify documented parental consent.
- EvaluationConfirm activity and elapsed time.
- Meeting or pendingReport the event’s actual state.
- 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
- IEP/SEDS system owner
Start with the authoritative record
Confirm the referral, intake documentation, consent history, assessment record, and authoritative IEP/SEDS event history. Establish what occurred before deciding which system value should change.
Recommended correction path
Identify the exact event
Match SSID, Reporting LEA, Reporting SELPA, academic year, evaluation type, plan-review indicator, and Meeting or Pending As Of Date.
Reconstruct the chronology
Compare referral, consent, pending, meeting, and outcome information as applicable; include prior and subsequent MEET records.
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.
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.
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.
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: Referring Party Code must be populated if Special Education Referral Date is populated.
Suggested Resolution: Do not populate Referring Party Code, or populate Special Education Referral Date.
Before closing the issue
- Confirm MEET0598 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 MEET0598 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


































































