CALPADS error brief · IVR
IVR0006
Invalid Academic Year
Severity
FATAL error — Must be corrected to post the record or certify the data.
Error type
SERV — Student Services
Record type
IVR
Official CALPADS rule
What CALPADS is rejecting
Academic Year ID must be a valid academic school year combination and no more than one year in the future
Focus fields
Fields validated
25.06 - Academic Year IDRecommended correction path
Suggested resolution
Valid versus invalid examples
| Value | Format result | Reason |
|---|---|---|
2026-2027 | Valid format | Four-digit beginning and ending years separated by a hyphen. |
2026-27 | Invalid | The ending year is incomplete. |
26-27 | Invalid | Both years are abbreviated. |
2026/2027 | Invalid | The separator must be a hyphen. |
2027-2026 | Invalid | The years are reversed. |
A correctly formatted year can still be wrong. The Plan Effective Start Date must fall between July 1 and June 30 of the stated academic year; otherwise SERV0610 may follow.
Recommended correction path
- 1
Check the literal value
Confirm nine characters, four-digit years, and one standard hyphen.
- 2
Check 25.17
Match the academic year to the Plan Effective Start Date—not the upload date or today’s school year.
- 3
Verify the PLAN relationship
The SERV record must associate with the corresponding student, Reporting LEA, and PLAN effective date.
- 4
Correct the source mapping
Regenerate the record and inspect adjacent school-year boundary cases.