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CALPADS error brief · SENR

SENR0184

Enrollment Start Date Is After School Closed Date
Severity Fatal
Error type Input Validation
Record type SENR

Official CALPADS rule

What CALPADS is rejecting

Enrollment Start Date Is After School Closed Date

Focus fields

Fields validated

1.05 - School of Attendance 1.22 - Enrollment Start Date

Recommended correction path

Suggested resolution

Read the complete validation

CALPADS rule: Enrollment Start Date must be before the official Closed Date of the School of Attendance.

Severity: Fatal   Type: Input Validation

Fields validated:

  • 1.05 School of Attendance
  • 1.22 Enrollment Start Date

Do not backdate the student to make the row pass. The mismatch may mean the Start Date is wrong, the wrong school/CDS code was used, a successor organization should be reported, or the official directory history needs review.

Choose the correction

Match the student’s attendance date to the organization active at that time
What you findCorrect responseCaution
Enrollment Start Date is wrongCorrect field 1.22 using attendance/enrollment evidence.Changing an existing Start Date requires deleting the old operational key and adding the corrected record.
School of Attendance is wrongUse the CDS code of the organization actually serving the student on that date.Do not continue using a closed predecessor’s code for a successor school.
School merged, reorganized, converted, or reopened under a new CDS codeIdentify the organization active on the Start Date.A similar name or location does not prove it is the same organization.
Directory Closed Date appears incorrectVerify official history and pursue the appropriate directory correction.Do not alter factual student history to compensate for an organization-data issue.

Quick date check

Start Date must precede the organization’s Closed Date
Closed DateEnrollment Start DateResult
June 30, 2024August 14, 2023Valid relationship.
June 30, 2024August 12, 2024Invalid; verify date and school identity.

Recommended correction path

  1. 1

    Preserve the row

    Capture SSID, School of Attendance, Start Date, and submission ID.

  2. 2

    Verify attendance

    Establish the student’s factual Start Date.

  3. 3

    Verify the CDS code

    Identify the organization serving the student on that date.

  4. 4

    Check the Closed Date

    Review the California School Directory and organizational history.

  5. 5

    Correct the wrong value

    Repair the supported date, school code, crosswalk, or directory issue.

  6. 6

    Use the correct transaction

    Apply old-key delete plus corrected add when Start Date changes.

  7. 7

    Repair the source

    Correct the SIS or migration mapping.

  8. 8

    Submit and verify

    Confirm the accepted historical school/date pair.

  9. 9

    Review similar records

    Find enrollments starting after the same organization closed.

Official SENR0184 page  |  California School Directory