CALPADS error brief · PSTS
PSTS0535
Official CALPADS rule
What CALPADS is rejecting
Focus fields
Fields validated
17.11 Education Program Participation Type Code 17.12 Postsecondary Status Code 17.13 Educational Institution TypeRecommended correction path
Suggested resolution
CALPADS PSTS correction guide - Fatal input validation
PSTS0535: Educational Institution Type Is Required for This Postsecondary Status
For specified education-related Postsecondary Status Codes in the CPA/CTE lane, Educational Institution Type must be populated.
Official Version 17.23 rule
Severity: Fatal Type: Input Validation
Fields validated:
- 17.11 Education Program Participation Type Code
- 17.12 Postsecondary Status Code
- 17.13 Educational Institution Type
First identify the correct PSTS reporting lane
CPA or CTE lane
- Program type
- 10 or 20
- Follow-up
- Approximately six months after exit
- Primary submission
- Fall 2
- Reporting SELPA
- Must be blank
- Outcome detail
- Institution, industry, or credential fields may be required
Special Education lane
- Program type
- 30
- Follow-up
- Approximately 12 months after exit
- Primary submission
- EOY special-education reporting
- Reporting SELPA
- Required
- Outcome detail
- Fields 17.13-17.15 must remain blank
SDLA Flowchart: build PSTS from the prior-year evidence
Statuses that require Educational Institution Type
These codes describe enrollment in education or training. For CPA/CTE records, field 17.13 must also identify whether the institution is public, private nonprofit, or for profit.
| Code | Postsecondary status |
|---|---|
| 200 | Enrolled in a four-year college or university |
| 210 | Enrolled in a community college |
| 220 | Enrolled in a vocational or technical school—two-year degree program |
| 300 | Enrolled in a High School Equivalency Test preparation program |
| 310 | Enrolled in a vocational or technical school—certificate program |
| 320 | Enrolled in a Regional Occupational Program (ROP) |
| 330 | Enrolled in a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) supported program |
| 340 | Enrolled in a non-WorkAbility employment program |
| 350 | Enrolled in an adult training program |
| 360 | State apprenticeship program |
| 370 | Other job-training program |
Recommended correction path
- 1
Confirm the reporting lane
This rule applies to CPA/CTE Program Types 10 or 20. If the record is actually SPED Type 30, do not populate Educational Institution Type.
- 2
Return to the survey response
Confirm what the former student reported and retain the documented response date and source.
- 3
Validate Postsecondary Status Code
Choose the current code that accurately represents the reported education or training outcome.
- 4
Identify the institution type
Determine whether the institution is public, private nonprofit, for profit, or another currently permitted type.
- 5
Test the field combination
Validate Program Type, Postsecondary Status Code, and Educational Institution Type together using current code sets.
- 6
Protect uncertainty
Do not infer an institution type from a school name when the response does not support it; follow the approved outreach or data-quality process.
- 7
Correct the survey system or mapping
Repair the stored response, SIS field, survey tool, or extract crosswalk.
- 8
Reprocess and review the cohort
Confirm acceptance and inspect other records using the same outcome-to-institution mapping.
Working calendar: follow the correct lane
Verify the official calendar before acting because dates can change.
Before closing the correction
- Confirm the student belongs in the selected follow-up population.
- Confirm the program type, reporting year, and prior-year evidence.
- Confirm the permitted conditional fields for that reporting lane.
- Review other records produced by the same survey or system mapping.