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CALPADS error brief · IVR

IVR0004

Missing NPS School
Severity Fatal
Error type Input Validation
Record type IVR

Official CALPADS rule

What CALPADS is rejecting

If School of Attendance = 0000001 Then School of Attendance NPS must be populated.

Focus fields

Fields validated

17.05 School of Attendance

17.06 School of Attendance NPS

Recommended correction path

Suggested resolution

CALPADS PSTS correction guide - Fatal input validation

IVR0004: Missing NPS School

If School of Attendance = 0000001
Then School of Attendance NPS must be populated.

Official Version 17.23 rule

Severity: Fatal   Type: Input Validation

Fields validated:

  • 17.05 School of Attendance
  • 17.06 School of Attendance NPS

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