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GERR0010

Fall 2 File Types Cannot be Submitted for Preschools
Severity Fatal
Error type Input Validation
Record type GERR

Official CALPADS rule

What CALPADS is rejecting

If the file submitted has a Record Type of SASS, CRSE, SCSE, or PSTS-F2, then the School must not be a Preschool.

Focus fields

Fields validated

17.05 School of Attendance

Recommended correction path

Suggested resolution

CALPADS PSTS correction guide - Fatal input validation

GERR0010: Fall 2 File Types Cannot be Submitted for Preschools

If the file submitted has a Record Type of SASS, CRSE, SCSE, or PSTS-F2, then the School must not be a Preschool.

Official Version 17.23 rule

Severity: Fatal   Type: Input Validation

Fields validated:

  • 17.05 School of Attendance

First identify the correct PSTS reporting lane

CPA or CTE lane

Program type
10 or 20
Follow-up
Approximately six months
Submission
Fall 2
Reporting SELPA
Blank
Conditional detail
May be required

Special Education lane

Program type
30
Follow-up
Approximately 12 months
Submission
EOY special education
Reporting SELPA
Required
Fields 17.13-17.15
Blank

SDLA Flowchart: build PSTS from prior-year evidence

1 - Prior-year exit and completion evidenceConfirm enrollment, exit, completion, and non-reenrollment.
2 - Program eligibility prerequisiteConfirm CPA, CTE completer, or SPED Plan Type 100 context.
3 - Correct population and timingUse the appropriate six-month or 12-month follow-up.
4 - PSTS recordTranslate documented responses into permitted codes and fields.
5 - LEA and SELPA reviewReconcile detail, certification, outreach, and Indicator 14 where applicable.

Recommended correction path

  1. 1

    Confirm the former student's prior-year context

    Verify enrollment, school, exit, program, and reporting organization.

  2. 2

    Check the California School Directory

    Confirm the CDS code, status, type, and reporting relationship.

  3. 3

    Apply NPS and preschool rules carefully

    Distinguish a specific NPS identifier, generic NPS school value, and an ineligible preschool context.

  4. 4

    Check the reporting lane

    School of Attendance is required for CPA/CTE but optional for SPED; if populated it must still be valid.

  5. 5

    Correct the organizational mapping

    Repair the SIS, SEDS, or extract crosswalk.

  6. 6

    Reprocess and inspect related records

    Review the full affected school or program population.

Working calendar: follow the correct lane

CPA/CTE preparationIdentify prior-year completers and complete the approximately six-month follow-up.
2026-27 Fall 2 opens on Census Day.
Special Education preparationIdentify prior-year SWD exiters and coordinate 12-month follow-up.
Published 2026-27 EOY 1 amendment close; SELPA approval required.

Before closing the correction

  • Confirm the student belongs in the selected population.
  • Confirm the program type, reporting year, and prior-year evidence.
  • Confirm conditional fields are permitted for that lane.
  • Review other records produced by the same workflow.

Official references and practical support