JTED School Setup
The following data elements are required for school setup. The first two pages of navigation are removed for brevity:
Start Page > School Setup.
- On the Start Page, click the School link. The school list appears.
- Choose a school from the pop-up menu. The school start page appears.
- Click School. The School Setup page appears.
Data Element | Additional Information | [Table]FieldName | Used in these Reports |
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Attendance Codes | |||
Code | Enter the attendance code abbreviation. | [Attendance_Code]Att_Code | Student Attendance Information |
Description | Enter the attendance code description. | [Attendance_Code]Description | Required |
Presence Status | Select Present or Absent as the presence status. The Student Attendance Information and Attendance Audit Information reports identify attendance codes with an Absent presence status. | [Attendance_Code]Presence_Status_CD | Student Attendance Information |
Teacher can assign | Choose Yes or No from the pop-up menu to determine whether the teacher can assign the attendance code. | [Attendance_Code]Assignment_Filter_YN | Required |
Earns ADA credit | Select whether the attendance code affects attendance calculation. | [Attendance_Code]Calculate_ADA_YN | Required |
Counts toward membership | Select whether the attendance code affects membership calculation. Refer to the following resources for guidelines in reporting career and technical education membership: | [Attendance_Code]Calculate_ADM_YN | Required |
Attendance Code Categories Note: Attendance code categories are associated with a specific school, but not a specific school year; i.e. they are copied from year to year. | |||
Code | Enter the attendance code category abbreviation. | [Code_Entity]CE_Code | Required |
Name | Enter the name of the attendance code category. | [Code_Entity]External_Name | Not Required |
Description | Enter a description for the attendance code category. | [Code_Entity]Description | Not Required |
Sort Order | Choose the sort order from the pop-up menu to determine where the attendance code category displays on the page. | [Code_Entity]SortOrder | Required |
Attendance Conversions > [New/Edit] > Attendance Conversion | |||
Name | Enter the attendance conversion name. | [Attendance_Conversion]Name | Required |
Attendance Conversions > [None/Defined] > Period-To-Day Attendance Conversion | |||
Day Attendance Value | Enter the day attendance value for the period-to-day attendance conversion for the FTE. | [Attendance_Conversion_Items]Conversion_Mode_Code=periodday [Attendance_Conversion_Items]Attendance_Value | Required for Schools using Period Attendance |
Attendance Conversions > [None/Defined] > Code-To-Day Attendance Conversion | |||
Code | The code for the code-to-day attendance conversion for the FTE. | [Attendance_Conversion_Items]Conversion_Mode_Code=codeday [Attendance_Conversion_Items]Input_Value Note: The value in the Input_Value field is the ID of an attendance code in the [Attendance_Code] table. | Required for Schools using Daily Attendance |
Day Attendance Value | Enter the day attendance value for the code-to-day attendance conversion for the FTE. | [Attendance_Conversion_Items]Conversion_Mode_Code=codeday [Attendance_Conversion_Items]Attendance_Value | Required for Schools using Daily Attendance |
Attendance Conversions > [None/Defined] > Time | |||
Minutes Present | Enter the minutes present for the time-to-day attendance conversion for the FTE. | [Attendance_Conversion_Items]Conversion_Mode_Code=timeday [Attendance_Conversion_Items]Input_Value | Required for Schools using Time Attendance |
Day Attendance Value | Enter the day attendance value for the time attendance conversion for the FTE. | [Attendance_Conversion_Items]Conversion_Mode_Code=timeday [Attendance_Conversion_Items]Attendance_Value | Required for Schools using Time Attendance |
Full-Time Equivalencies (FTE) | |||
Name | Enter the FTE name. | [FTE]Name | Required |
Default Attendance Mode | Choose the default attendance mode for the FTE from the pop-up menu. | [FTE]Dflt_Att_Mode_Code | Required |
Default Attendance Conversion | Choose the default attendance conversion for the FTE from the pop-up menu. | [FTE]Dflt_Conversion_Mode_Code | Required |
Attendance Preferences | |||
Attendance Recording Methods | Select the appropriate checkboxes to enable the appropriate types of attendance record methods. | [Prefs]Value [Prefs]Name=ATT_RecordModeMeeting [Prefs]Name=ATT_RecordModeDaily | Required |
Count these codes for period conversion | Choose [Absences/Presents] from the count these codes for period conversion pop-up menu. Note: This option determines whether or not to count present or absent codes for period-to-day attendance conversions. | [Prefs]Value [Prefs]Name=ATT_CalcCntPresentsAbsences | Required |
Bell Schedules | |||
Name | Enter the bell schedule name. | [Bell_Schedule]Name | Required |
Attendance Conversion Method | Choose the attendance conversion method for the bell schedule from the pop-up menu. | [Bell_Schedule]Attendance_Conversion_ID | Required |
Calendar Setup | |||
Date | The date is view-only on this page. The days included in the calendar are determined by the start date and end date of current school year. | [Calendar_Day]Date | Required |
Day | Choose the appropriate cycle day from the pop-up menu. | [Calendar_Day]Cycle_Day_ID | Required |
Schedule | Choose the appropriate bell schedule from the pop-up menu. | [Calendar_Day]Bell_Schedule_ID | Required |
In Sess | Check the checkbox to count the calendar day in attendance calculation. | [Calendar_Day]InSession | |
Memb Value | Enter the membership value for the calendar day to use when calculating membership. Note: The value is normally 1 for each day. | [Calendar_Day]MembershipValue | Required |
Cycle Days | |||
Day Letter | The day letter is view-only on this page. To edit the number of days associated to this school year, navigate to School Setup > Years & Terms > Edit School Year. | [Cycle_Day]Letter | Required |
Day Abbreviation | Enter the day abbreviation. | [Cycle_Day]Abbreviation | Required |
Day Name | Enter the day name. | [Cycle_Day]Day_Name | Required |
Periods | |||
Period Number | The period number is view-only on this page. To edit the number of periods associated to this school year, navigate to School Setup > Years & Terms > Edit School Year. | [Period]Period_Number | Required |
Period Abbreviation | Enter the period abbreviation. | [Period]Abbreviation | Required |
Period Name | Enter the period name. | [Period]Name | Required |
Sections Sections > [select course] > [select section] > Edit Section | |||
Course Number | Enter the course number for the section. | [Sections]Course_Number | Student Information Attendance Audit Information |
Term | Choose the term for the section from the pop-up menu. | [Sections]TermID | Student Information |
Schedule | Select the meeting schedule for the section. | [Sections]Expression [Section_Meeting]SectionID = [Sections]ID | Student Information Student Attendance Information Attendance Audit Information |
Teacher | Choose the teacher for the section from the pop-up menu. | [Sections]Teacher | Student Information |
Section Number | Enter the section number. | [Sections]Section_Number | Student Information Attendance Audit Information |
JTED Section Led by a CTE Instructor | Choose Yes to indicate the section is a JTED Section Led by a CTE Instructor. | [S_AZ_SEC_X]JTED_Indicator = 1 | Student Information Student Attendance Information Attendance Audit Information |
JTED Section Rank | If Yes is chosen for the previous field, click Set Ranking to assign a ranking for this section. See JTED Section Ranking in this guide for more information. | [S_AZ_SEC_X]JTED_Section_Rank | Student Information |
Years & Terms > New Years & Terms > Edit Terms | |||
Name | Enter the name of the term. | [Terms]Name | Required Attendance Audit Information |
Abbreviation | Enter an abbreviation for the term. | [Terms]Abbreviation | Required Student Information |
First Day of Term | Enter the first day of the term. | [Terms]FirstDay | Required |
Last Day of Term | Enter the last day of the term. | [Terms]LastDay | Required |