Student Daily Participation and Weekly Engagement

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The Student Daily Participation and Weekly Engagement page collects certification requirements for distance learning in 2020-2021 to meet requirements in CA Senate Bill 98 (SB 98). Teachers can view and verify student engagement and participation through the PowerSchool SIS Teacher portal. All the data is displayed based on existing student information.

Section A – Local Educational Agency (LEA) and Class Information

This section contains general data related to the school and district where the class is taught.

Field Name	Description	Source	Destination
LEA	Displays the LEA ID.	Derived District Pref; if subdistricts are enabled, derived from cst_subditsricts	S_CA_ClassInfo_S. LeaId
School Site	The school name is displayed based on the class selected by the teacher.	Derived from Sections.SchoolID Schools.Name
Month of	The month is displayed based on the week selected. For weeks that span two months, both months will be displayed. For example, April/May.	Derived
Week Of	The beginning and end date for the selected week. Monday is selected as the start date of a school week.	Based on the week selected	S_CA_ClassInfo_S.WeekOf
Certificated Employee	The DCID for the teacher who is certifying the weekly engagement details.	Derived from the Sections table based on the selected class	S_CA_ClassInfo_S.CertiEmployeeId
Grade level/Class Title	Indicates the grade or class title.	Derived from the Sections table based on the selected class	The related section DCID is stored in S_CA_ClassInfo_S.SectionsDCID

Section B - Weekly Assignments

This section contains the weekly engagement record for each student documenting synchronous or asynchronous instruction for each whole or partial day of distance learning, verifying daily participation, and tracking assignments.

Field Name	Description	Source	Destination
Day of Week	The assignment date.	Derived - Based on the week selected	S_CA_WeeklyAssign_C.AssignDt
Instruction Minutes	The number of instructional minutes for the day.	Derived If there is only one ADA period defined in the Bell Schedule, then Class Minutes is Full Day. If there are multiple ADA periods in the day, and the class meets in one of the ADA periods, then Class Minutes is the number of minutes assigned in the Bell Schedule.	S_CA_ClassInfo_S.InstMins
Non-Instructional Day	Indicates if the school day is a non-instructional day.	Derived Whether or not a school day is instructional is determined by the school calendar and the section schedule. A school day is instructional if the school day is in session and the section or course is scheduled to meet on that day.	S_CA_WeeklyAssign_C.NonInstDay
Summary of Assignments/Assessments	The name and description of the day's assignments.	Derived	S_CA_WeeklyAssign_C.Assignment
Instructional/Assignment Delivery Method	Indicates the assignment delivery method for each day and whether the instructional period represents a full or partial day. Full Day and Partial Day are determined from the Bell Schedule. If there are multiple ADA periods in the day, and the class meets in one of the ADA periods, then the section represents a partial day. If there is only one section for the entire day, it represents a full day. The section must count for ADA.	Derived S_CA_CRS_X.DistanceLearning S_CA_CRS_X.Online_Instruction_Type In Person If Distance/Online Learning Indicator = N or is blank Video or Online Synchronous Instruction / Assignment If Distance/Online Learning Indicator = Y and Online Course Instruction Type Code = 1 Asynchronous Instruction If Distance/Online Learning Indicator = Y and Online Course Instruction Type = 2 or  3	S_CA_WeeklyAssign_C.InPersonInst S_CA_WeeklyAssign_C.VideoOnlineSyncInst S_CA_WeeklyAssign_C.AsyncInst

Section C – Daily Participation

Daily participation is determined by the student's attendance and assignment information.

Field	Description	Source	Destination
Daily Participation	Captures each student's attendance and assignment information for each instructional day.	100 - The student has an attendance code that counts as absent or has an assignment marked as missing that was due on the listed date. 200 - The class was taught in person and the student was not marked as absent. 300 - The student has an assignment that was due on the listed date that has a comment that includes the word "[Contact]" 400 - The student submitted the assigned work due that day. 500 - The student has an assignment that was due on the listed date that has a comment that does not include the word "[Contact]" With the exception of code 100, students can have multiple codes assigned for any of the listed days.	S_CA_ClassInfo_S.ParticipationCode

Section D – Certification

The teacher digitally signs to certify that the information is accurate and correct.

Field Name	Description	Source	Destination
Certified Date	The date when the weekly engagement data is certified and digitally signed by a teacher.	Current date	S_CA_ClassInfo_S.CertiDate