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CALPADS error brief · SENR

SENR0676

Invalid Use of TK-12 Grade Levels in Preschool
Severity Fatal
Error type Input Validation
Record type SENR

Official CALPADS rule

What CALPADS is rejecting

If a Grade Level Code of TK-12 is submitted for a student, then the School of Attendance must not be a Preschool

Focus fields

Fields validated

1.05 - School of Attendance 1.24 - Grade Level Code

Recommended correction path

Suggested resolution

Rule and fields

Rule: If Grade Level is TK–12, School of Attendance must not be a Preschool.

Preschool context: Official guidance identifies IN or PS as the applicable early-childhood grades; use only a code valid for the academic year and program.

Severity: Fatal   Type: Input Validation

  • 1.05 School of Attendance
  • 1.24 Grade Level Code

A shared campus does not make the organizations interchangeable. A preschool program and an elementary/TK school may share an address or local name while retaining different CDS codes. Report the exact organization responsible for the student’s placement.

Minimal correction path

  1. 1

    Verify the student’s program and grade

    Use enrollment, attendance, and placement records.

  2. 2

    Verify the official school code

    Distinguish colocated preschool and TK–12 organizations.

  3. 3

    Correct school or grade

    Repair the factual source value and organization crosswalk.

  4. 4

    Resubmit and verify

    Confirm SENR0676 clears.

Official SENR0676 page  |  California School Directory