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CALPADS error brief · CRSE

CRSE0458

Missing Middle School Core Setting Indicator
Severity Fatal
Error type Input Validation
Record type CRSE

Official CALPADS rule

What CALPADS is rejecting

If Departmentalized Course Standards Grade Level Range = MID (Middle Grades 5-8), then Middle School Core Setting Indicator must equal Y or N.

Focus fields

Fields validated

9.29 CRS-Departmentalized Course Standards Grade Level Range Code 9.34 Middle School Core Setting Indicator

Recommended correction path

Suggested resolution

Why this matters

MID identifies middle-grades standards; the indicator separately tells CALPADS whether the section operates in a middle-school core setting.

Valid versus invalid course-section records

PatternCourse-section conditionInterpretation
Valid patternMID + Y or NFields tell one consistent, evidence-supported story.
Invalid patternMID + blank: rejectedCALPADS rejects the missing, contradictory, or unsupported relationship.
Diagnostic cautionDo not assume Y merely because the school is a middle school.Correct the inaccurate source field; do not force the easiest code.

Fields validated

  • 9.29 Standards Grade-Level Range Code
  • 9.31 Middle School Core Setting Indicator

Read the rule in the complete Fall 2 chain

Course catalog and master schedule → SIS course/section configuration → SDEM educator identity → SASS assignment → CRSE section → SCSE student membership → Fall 2 Reports 3.7 and 4.3

The source that owns the correction may be curriculum/course catalog, CTE, multilingual programs, HR/credentialing, SIS scheduling, or the CALPADS export. Identify that owner before editing the upload.

Choose the correction—not merely a valid code

FindingLikely ownerAction
Course catalog is wrongCurriculum, CTE, or program staffCorrect the authoritative local course definition and mapping.
Section configuration is wrongSIS scheduling or school staffCorrect the specific section, teacher, delivery, or instructional attributes.
Export differs from the SISTechnical/vendor staffRepair the transformation, crosswalk, join, or version.
CALPADS history differsCALPADS coordinatorSubmit the supported add/change/delete and verify downstream records.

Recommended correction path

  1. 1

    Preserve the rejected CRSE row

    Capture School of Course Delivery, Academic Year, Term, Course Section ID, Local and State Course IDs, Class ID, SEID, and the fields named by CRSE0458.

  2. 2

    Match the local section

    Locate the exact master-schedule section and compare course catalog, teacher, term, period, and delivery school.

  3. 3

    Verify the official rule and combination

    Use the current CFS, code sets, Course Group Master combinations, and Valid Code Combinations as applicable. A code can be valid alone but invalid in this relationship.

  4. 4

    Trace the first divergence

    Compare authoritative curriculum/program evidence, SIS configuration, accepted SDEM/SASS records, the literal CRSE export, and CALPADS history.

  5. 5

    Correct the owning source

    Repair the inaccurate catalog attribute, section setting, staff relationship, crosswalk, or export logic. Avoid a one-off file edit that will recur.

  6. 6

    Resubmit and reconcile

    Confirm CRSE0458 clears, review Report 3.7 Course Section Enrollment and Report 4.3 Staff Teaching Assignments, and check related CRSE rows and SCSE memberships produced by the same mapping.

Official CRSE0458 guidance · CALPADS Course Data guidance · Report 3.7 · Report 4.3 · Current specifications and valid combinations