CALPADS error brief · MEET
MEET0601
Official CALPADS rule
What CALPADS is rejecting
Evaluation Outcome Code is required if Special Education Meeting Date is populated and Meeting Activity - Evaluation Type Code is Populated
Focus fields
Fields validated
24.13 - Special Education Meeting Date 24.16 - Meeting Activity - Evaluation Type Code 24.18 - Evaluation Outcome CodeRecommended correction path
Suggested resolution
Read the complete validation
CALPADS rule: Evaluation Outcome Code is required if Special Education Meeting Date is populated and Meeting Activity - Evaluation Type Code is Populated
Fields involved:
- 24.13 - Special Education Meeting Date
- 24.16 - Meeting Activity - Evaluation Type Code
- 24.18 - Evaluation Outcome Code
Read the event sequence
- IdentifyConfirm the student and exact event.
- DocumentLocate the authoritative record.
- ReconcileCompare every validated field.
- CorrectRepair the owning system.
- VerifyConfirm chronology and downstream meaning.
Primary participants for this error
- CALPADS coordinator
- Case manager
- School psychologist or assessment staff
- Special education teacher
- District special education administrator
- IEP/SEDS system owner
Start with the authoritative record
Confirm the meeting notice, assessment and eligibility documentation, signed IEP or IFSP materials, and the effective-dated IEP/SEDS event. 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: The system is validating that Evaluation Outcome Code is populated when Meeting Activity - Evaluation Type and Special Education Meeting Date are populated.
Suggested Resolution: Populate Evaluation Outcome Code if Meeting Activity - Evaluation Type and Special Education Meeting Date are populated.
Before closing the issue
- Confirm MEET0601 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 MEET0601 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