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CALPADS error brief · PLAN

PLAN0372

Invalid Special Education Plan Type and Special Education Program Setting Combo
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

Special Education Plan Type Code and Special Education Program Setting Code combination must be a valid combination per the CALPADS Valid Code Combinations document.

Focus fields

Fields validated

23.11 - Special Education Plan Type Code 23.20 - Special Education Program Setting Code

Recommended correction path

Suggested resolution

PLAN validation

Severity: Fatal   Type: Input Validation

Fields validated

  • 23.11 Special Education Plan Type Code
  • 23.20 Special Education Program Setting Code

Plan type describes the governing plan; setting describes where the student receives most special education and related services. Technical compatibility does not establish factual accuracy.

Eligibility and plan evidenceTeam determinations establish plan, disability, support, and setting.
Current PLAN versionReport the facts effective for this plan segment.
Valid combinationCodes must be both technically compatible and factually supported.

Current Version 18 plan-type and setting combinations

Plan TypeAllowed setting codesSetting names
100 IEP200, 201, 203, 204, 300, 301, 400, 401, 402, 403, 500Home; regular early childhood/kindergarten; separate class; provider location; separate school; residential; regular classroom/public day; homebound/hospital; correctional; parentally placed private; independent study/virtual charter.
150 IFSP103, 104, 200 Community-based setting; other setting; home.
200 ISP104, 201, 203, 204, 300, 301, 400, 401, 402, 403Other; regular early childhood/kindergarten; separate class; provider location; separate school; residential; regular classroom/public day; homebound/hospital; correctional; parentally placed private.

Concrete checks

  • Verify the effective IEP, IFSP, or ISP.
  • Identify the setting in which most services are delivered.
  • Compare the exact pair with the current matrix.
  • Check copied-forward settings after a plan-type or age transition.

Recommended correction path

  1. 1

    Preserve the rejected version

    Capture SSID, LEA/SELPA, effective date, plan type, disability, support, setting, participation, and current PLAN history.

  2. 2

    Verify student and plan

    Confirm the record belongs to the intended student and governing IEP, IFSP, or ISP.

  3. 3

    Review authoritative determinations

    Use eligibility, plan, placement, participation, and program documentation—not assumptions based on services or classroom.

  4. 4

    Check the current matrix

    Validate each code individually, then verify the required combination and effective period.

  5. 5

    Correct the owning source

    Correct whichever value conflicts with the governing plan and placement evidence. Do not change an accurate plan type merely to preserve an old setting code. Repair crosswalks, defaults, or copied-forward values.

  6. 6

    Resubmit and reconcile

    Confirm acceptance and review connected SWDS, MEET, PLAN, SERV, and reporting results.

Official references