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CALPADS error brief ยท PLAN

PLAN0335

Invalid Special Education Plan Type Code for Transition Services in IEP Indicator
Severity
FATAL error - Must be corrected in order to post the record and/or certify the data.
Error type PLAN - Special Education Plan
Record type PLAN

Official CALPADS rule

What CALPADS is rejecting

If Transition Services in IEP Indicator is populated, then Special Education Plan Type Code must be 100 (IEP).

Focus fields

Fields validated

23.11 - Special Education Plan Type Code 23.28 - Transition Services in IEP Indicator

Recommended correction path

Suggested resolution

PLAN validation

Severity: Fatal   Type: Input Validation

Fields validated

  • 23.11 Special Education Plan Type Code
  • 23.28 Transition Services in IEP Indicator

Field 23.28 reports whether transition services are documented that can reasonably enable the student to meet the postsecondary goals. Transition services may include instruction, related services, community experiences, employment/adult-living development, independent-living skills, or functional vocational evaluation as applicable.

Plan type controls which fields belong

Plan TypeMeaningConditional-field principle
100 Individualized Education Program (IEP)IEP transition indicators and Special Transportation may apply.
150Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)Infant Program Type and specified Part C fields may apply.
200Individual Service Plan (ISP)Do not carry IEP- or IFSP-only fields into the record.

Concrete checks

  • Confirm the governing plan is an IEP (100).
  • Review the exact evidence represented by 23.28.
  • Do not infer Y, N, or another code from a neighboring field.
  • Check whether an old transition value was copied into an IFSP or ISP record.

Recommended correction path

  1. 1

    Preserve the rejected PLAN row

    Capture SSID, Reporting LEA/SELPA, effective date, Plan Type, the failed conditional field, and current PLAN history.

  2. 2

    Verify the governing plan type

    Determine whether this record represents an IEP, IFSP, or ISP. Do not choose a plan type merely to accommodate another field.

  3. 3

    Review the governing documentation

    Use the signed/effective plan, transition documentation, eligibility evidence, and team determinations applicable to this field.

  4. 4

    Determine whether the field belongs

    When the plan type supports the field, verify its evidence-backed value. When it does not, trace why the field was populated.

  5. 5

    Correct the source and mapping

    If this is an IEP, correct Plan Type to 100 only when the governing plan supports it. If it is not an IEP, clear 23.28 from this PLAN record while preserving any legitimate historical value. Repair copied-forward defaults and export logic.

  6. 6

    Resubmit and reconcile history

    Confirm acceptance and review connected MEET, SWDS, PLAN, and SERV records for the same effective period.

Official references