CALPADS error brief ยท PSTS
PSTS0002
School must have a relationship with LEA if populated
Severity
Fatal
Error type
Input Validation
Record type
PSTS
Official CALPADS rule
What CALPADS is rejecting
If School of Attendance is populated then it must have an active reporting relationship with the Reporting LEA.
Focus fields
Fields validated
17.04 Reporting LEA 17.05 School of AttendanceRecommended correction path
Suggested resolution
CALPADS PSTS correction guide - Fatal input validation
PSTS0002: School must have a relationship with LEA if populated
If School of Attendance is populated then it must have an active reporting relationship with the Reporting LEA.
Official Version 17.23 rule
Severity: Fatal Type: Input Validation
Fields validated:
- 17.04 Reporting LEA
- 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
Confirm the former student's prior-year context
Verify enrollment, school, exit, program, and reporting organization.
- 2
Check the California School Directory
Confirm the CDS code, status, type, and reporting relationship.
- 3
Apply NPS and preschool rules carefully
Distinguish a specific NPS identifier, generic NPS school value, and an ineligible preschool context.
- 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
Correct the organizational mapping
Repair the SIS, SEDS, or extract crosswalk.
- 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.