CALPADS error brief · SENR
SENR0635F2
Official CALPADS rule
What CALPADS is rejecting
Recommended correction path
Suggested resolution
Fall 2 certification rule
Severity: Fatal Type: Certification Data Discrepancy
Parent/Guardian2 First and Last Name must both be populated or both left blank.
Records or fields compared
Transactional acceptance is not the same as certification coherence. The snapshot is testing whether related records, effective dates and populations form one defensible Fall 2 account.
Correction ownership
| Question | Answer | Safeguard |
|---|---|---|
| What did the snapshot expect? | Guardian 2 first and last names are not populated consistently. | Review the complete population |
| Where is the authoritative evidence? | Authorized enrollment and family-information records | Protect confidential records |
| What correction is supported? | Complete the supported Guardian 2 name or clear an optional partial block; never infer family relationships | Never add data merely to clear the error |
Labels are sequence positions—not family hierarchy
“Guardian 1” and “Guardian 2” do not establish gender, custody, legal authority, importance or family structure. Modern families include many valid combinations. An entirely blank optional guardian block may be acceptable; once a block is populated, its required components must be internally complete.
Use authorized family information and exercise intellectual humility. Never copy one adult into another position or infer a relationship to fill a blank.
Recommended correction path
- 1
Preserve the current snapshot
Capture revision, school, year, identifiers, counts and relevant detail rows.
- 2
Classify the discrepancy
Separate a true zero or legitimate exception from a missing, stale, duplicated, mis-keyed or out-of-period record.
- 3
Trace all companion records
Compare shared identifiers, effective dates, Census Day status and the complete history—not only the last upload.
- 4
Verify authoritative evidence
Use authorized enrollment and family-information records. Record what was checked and who confirmed it.
- 5
Apply only the supported correction
Complete the supported Guardian 2 name or clear an optional partial block; never infer family relationships. Repair repeatable source mappings where applicable.
- 6
Regenerate and reconcile
Wait for processing, rebuild the Fall 2 snapshot, confirm the error clears, and compare downstream counts and detail reports.
Retained official CALPADS guidance
Understanding the Error: Parent Guardian 2 First Name and Last Name must both be populated in the most recent SINF overlapping the SENR record for the student on Census with an Enrollment Status code = 10 or 30 and Exit Reason does not equal = N470 (NoShow). 1) Verify that data is provided in the submission for Guardian 2 First Name and Guardian 2 Last Name fields. OR 2) If the data for Guardian 2 First Name and Guardian 2 Last Name is unknown, do not submit any data for any of the two fields. All two fields must either be NULL or all must be populated.