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CALPADS error brief · SELA

SELA0524

Invalid Adult English Learner Code (ADEL) English Language Acquisition Status Code
Severity Fatal
Error type Input Validation
Record type SELA

Official CALPADS rule

What CALPADS is rejecting

Students who are designated Adult English Learners (ADEL) must be aged 22 years or older and enrolled in Grades TK through 12

Focus fields

Fields validated

1.24 Grade Level Code 2.18 Student Birth Date 12.13 English Language Acquisition Status Code 12.14 English Language Acquisition Status Start Date

Recommended correction path

Suggested resolution

Fields validated

  • 1.24 Grade Level Code
  • 2.18 Student Birth Date
  • 12.13 ELAS Code
  • 12.14 ELAS Start Date

ADEL requires age 22 or older and enrollment in TK–12.

ADEL decision boundary

Student contextADEL?Reason
Age 21, grade 12NoStudent has not reached age 22
Age 22+, grade ADNo new ADEL record under this ruleAD is outside the required TK–12 grade context
Age 22+, still enrolled in grade 12PotentiallyVerify the student’s language history and current ADEL definition
Age 22+ enrolled after birthday in TK–12 contextPotentiallyStart-date guidance may use first expected attendance in the academic year

ADEL is not produced merely by turning 22. Verify the grade, enrollment, prior ELAS, local determination, and the date rule applicable to the student’s circumstances.

Recommended correction path

  1. 1

    Verify identity and birth date

    Compare the SSID and SINF birth date with authoritative enrollment documentation.

  2. 2

    Verify overlapping grade

    Confirm the actual SENR grade on the proposed ADEL effective date.

  3. 3

    Read the language history

    Determine whether ADEL is the supported current status rather than an automatic age conversion.

  4. 4

    Establish the correct start date

    Apply current guidance for students turning 22 while enrolled versus enrolling after their twenty-second birthday.

  5. 5

    Correct in dependency order

    Repair SINF or SENR first when wrong, then submit the supported SELA record and verify services/reporting.

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