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CALPADS error brief ยท CRSE

CRSE0738

Impairment Instruction Courses must have Instructional Strategy equal to Special Education
Severity Fatal
Error type Input Validation
Record type CRSE

Official CALPADS rule

What CALPADS is rejecting

Impairment Instruction Courses (9701, 9702, 9703) do not have Instructional Strategy equal to Special Education

Focus fields

Fields validated

9.07 CRS-State Course Code 9.22 Instructional Strategy Code

Recommended correction path

Suggested resolution

CALPADS CRSE correction guide - Fatal input validation

CRSE0738: Impairment Instruction Courses must have Instructional Strategy equal to Special Education

Impairment Instruction Courses (9701, 9702, 9703) do not have Instructional Strategy equal to Special Education

Official Version 17.23 rule

Severity: Fatal   Type: Input Validation

Fields validated:

  • 9.07 CRS-State Course Code
  • 9.22 Instructional Strategy Code

SDLA Flowchart: debug the reporting chain from the top

1 - Instructional reality and authoritative local sourcesConfirm the real course, staff, section, term, delivery model, and program context with the people responsible for those facts.
2 - SDEM identity prerequisiteEvery reported educator must have the correct accepted staff identity and employment history.
3 - SASS assignment prerequisiteConfirm the supported staff assignment at the applicable school and academic year before debugging CRSE repeatedly.
4 - CRSE course-section relationshipValidate the named fields, identifiers, code combinations, and local-to-state course mapping.
5 - SCSE and Fall 2 reviewConfirm student-section connections and reconcile course, staff-assignment, and program reports.

Recommended correction path

  1. 1

    Identify the service delivered

    Coordinate with the special education team, site leadership, scheduler, and teacher.

  2. 2

    Separate class from service context

    Determine whether the educator is a co-teacher, itinerant teacher, or pull-out/push-in instructor.

  3. 3

    Clear staff prerequisites

    Confirm accepted SDEM and the supported 2026-27 SASS Code 13 assignment.

  4. 4

    Validate the CRSE attributes

    Review course, section, Class ID, SEID, service, strategy, and current 9.37/9.38 indicators as applicable.

  5. 5

    Check student connections

    Confirm the intended students and services connect through SCSE and program records.

  6. 6

    Repair the authoritative workflow

    Correct the master schedule, special-education/SIS interface, or extract mapping and retest the related population.

2026-27 Fall 2 calendar

Before Census DayConfirm the SIS Version 18.0 release and reconcile SDEM, SASS, CRSE, and SCSE dependencies.
Fall 2 Census Day and opening of the official submission window.
CDE's recommended date for reaching zero Fall 2 errors.
Certification deadline. Fall 2 has no amendment window.

Before closing the correction

  • Confirm the authoritative local source supports the corrected values.
  • Confirm accepted SDEM and SASS prerequisites for every reported educator.
  • Review CRSE acceptance and related SCSE, staff-assignment, and course reports.
  • Check other records produced by the same course-catalog or extract rule.

Official references and practical support