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CALPADS error brief · PLAN

PLAN0609

Invalid General Education Participation Percentage
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

General Education Participation Percentage Cannot Exceed 100 Percent

Focus fields

Fields validated

23.23 - General Education Participation Percentage

Recommended correction path

Suggested resolution

PLAN validation

Severity: Fatal   Type: Input Validation

Fields validated

  • 23.23 General Education Participation Percentage

FRMT0011 checks the literal numeric format; PLAN0609 checks the range. A value can pass formatting and still fail because it exceeds 100.

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.

Format and range are separate tests

ValueFormatRange
85Valid whole numberValid range; verify the educational value.
85.0Fails FRMT0011Numerically within range, but decimals are not submitted.
8500Numerals onlyFails PLAN0609; likely double-converted from 0.85.
101Numerals onlyFails PLAN0609 because it exceeds 100.

Concrete checks

  • Inspect the raw whole-number value.
  • Confirm a decimal was rounded rather than multiplied again.
  • Check whether 0.85 became 85 and then was multiplied to 8500.
  • Verify the percentage from the governing plan and calculation method.

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 the supported participation percentage or the conversion formula. Submit only the whole number 0–100 without a percent sign. 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