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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

CALPADS SELA correction guide

SELA0524: Invalid Adult English Learner (ADEL) Status

CALPADS permits ADEL only for a student who is at least 22 years old and enrolled in TK–12. This error means the student’s age, grade, or ELAS code conflicts with that rule.

Focus fields: Birth Date (2.18), Grade Level (1.24), ELAS Code (12.13), and ELAS Start Date (12.14)

Recommended correction path

  1. 1

    Verify identity and birth date

    Confirm the SSID and compare the SIS birth date with authoritative enrollment documentation. Do not change a birth date merely to satisfy the ADEL rule.

  2. 2

    Verify the overlapping enrollment grade

    Confirm that the student is enrolled in TK–12 for the relevant date. Check for stale, adult-education, or incorrectly mapped grade values.

  3. 3

    Determine the correct language status

    If the student is younger than 22 and the demographic/enrollment data are correct, ADEL is not appropriate. Establish the supported ELAS from the student’s statewide history and evidence.

  4. 4

    Correct the authoritative source

    Repair the SIS demographic, enrollment, or ELAS value that is actually wrong; then regenerate the dependent CALPADS records in the proper order.

  5. 5

    Verify the complete result

    Confirm the SENR and SELA records agree in CALPADS and that the student’s services and any applicable assessment eligibility remain correct.

Before closing the ticket

  • Preserve the evidence and approval supporting the correction.
  • Verify the result in CALPADS, not only the SIS.
  • When testing or RFEP is affected, reconcile TOMS and the assessment team’s roster.

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