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MEET0608

Invalid Academic Year based on Pending Meeting Date or Special Education Meeting Date
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

Academic Year ID must be the academic school Year associated with the Pending Meeting Date or Special Education Meeting Date

Focus fields

Fields validated

24.05 - Academic Year ID 24.13 - Special Education Meeting Date 24.14 - Pending As of Date

Recommended correction path

Suggested resolution

Read the complete validation

CALPADS rule: Academic Year ID must be the academic school Year associated with the Pending Meeting Date or Special Education Meeting Date

Fields involved:

  • 24.05 - Academic Year ID
  • 24.13 - Special Education Meeting Date
  • 24.14 - Pending As of Date

Read the event sequence

  1. Activity beginsIdentify the evaluation or review.
  2. Pending snapshotUse only while activity is incomplete.
  3. Meeting occursDocument the actual event date.
  4. Record transitionReconcile pending and completed history.
  5. Downstream reviewVerify PLAN, SWDS, and reporting.

Primary participants for this error

  • CALPADS coordinator
  • Case manager
  • District special education administrator
  • IEP/SEDS system owner
  • SIS, extract, integration, or vendor support

Start with the authoritative record

Confirm meeting notices, attendance and completion documentation, the local pending history, and CALPADS MEET 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 system is validating that Special Education Meeting Date or Pending As of Date falls within July 1 through June 30 of the Academic Year in the Academic Year ID field within the MEET file.

Suggested Resolution: Verify that Special Education Meeting Date or Pending As of Date is correct.

Before closing the issue

  • Confirm MEET0608 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 MEET0608 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