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CALPADS error brief · SELA

SELA0322

Primary Language must equal English (00, eng) or American Sign Language (ase) when English Language Acquisition Status Code equals EO
Severity Fatal
Error type Input Validation
Record type SELA

Official CALPADS rule

What CALPADS is rejecting

Primary Language must equal English (00, eng) or American Sign Language (ase) when English Language Acquisition Status Code equals EO

Focus fields

Fields validated

12.13 English Language Acquisition Status Code 12.15 Primary Language Code

Recommended correction path

Suggested resolution

CALPADS SELA correction guide

SELA0322: EO Requires English or American Sign Language

A student reported as English Only (EO) must have a primary language of English (00 or eng) or American Sign Language (ase) under the current CALPADS rule.

Focus fields: ELAS Code (12.13) and Primary Language Code (12.15)

Recommended correction path

  1. 1

    Verify the current code—not the label

    Inspect the exported value and the SIS-to-CALPADS crosswalk. The current ASL code is ase; older references to sgn or numeric-only mappings may be stale.

  2. 2

    Review the original Home Language Survey

    Determine whether EO is supported. If a non-English language was reported, follow the required identification process rather than forcing EO.

  3. 3

    Confirm the ELAS history

    Check whether CALPADS already holds TBD, EL, IFEP, or RFEP. A local EO default must not overwrite a valid statewide status.

  4. 4

    Correct the source and mapping

    Update either the primary-language code or the ELAS value based on evidence, and repair any outdated export crosswalk that affects other students.

  5. 5

    Resubmit and sample-check

    Confirm this student posts successfully, then query other EO records from the same source system to detect a broader mapping problem.

Before closing the ticket

  • Save the rejected-record details and the evidence used for the correction.
  • Confirm the fix in CALPADS—not only in the SIS export preview.
  • When ELPAC eligibility is affected, coordinate directly with the LEA ELPAC coordinator and verify TOMS after the normal data exchange.

Official references

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