GaFutures
Introduction
The GaFutures extract generates the following record types with the required record separator (ascii 30):
- File Header
- School Demographics
- Student Demographics
- Academic Session
- Course
- College Entrance Tests
- Immunization Information
The Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC) collects the data from this report for the state Electronic Transcript Exchange process and for HOPE (Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally) scholarships and grants. This report is for high school grades only (grades 9 and above).
Selection Criteria
Selection criteria determine which database records are used in the report.
Student Selection
The report selects records from the [Students] table that meet the following criteria:
- The student must not be excluded from state reporting.
- The student must be currently enrolled in the school, where [Students]Enroll_Status=0, or graduated in the current year, where [Students]Enroll_Status=3.
Report Input
For help with navigation and running the report, see How to Find and Generate a Report.
Field | Description |
Select Schools | Choose one of the following:
Note: The All Schools option is only available when running the report from the District Office. |
Students to Include | Run the report for the current selection of students or all students. |
Select grade levels for courses | Choose which grades to include, 7-12 or 9-12. Selection of 7-12 will include grade 7 and 8 courses. |
Select historical score to pull | Select the type of historical score from the pop up menu.
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Courses to report | Select the Store Code type from the pop up menu.
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Force enroll status to G (graduated)? | Select to force the graduation status from the pop up menu.
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Remove the selected Students | Select to set the Remove Student Indicator status from the pop up menu.
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Calculate GPA | Choose Yes or No to have GPA included in the report. Selecting this option will increase the run report time due to background GPA processing. Note: During this calculation, the Weighting Indicator field is taken into account, in the following priority:
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Use Alternate Course Number | Choose Yes or No to use alternate course numbers in the report. Alternate course numbers replace the regular course numbers. This parameter is used by private schools that do not use SBOE course numbers as the regular course number and have entered SBOE course numbers as the Alternate Course Number. |
Report Output
Each of the fields displayed in the output of the report are described below. See Understanding the Report Output Table for a definition of each column in the table.
Item # | Data Element | Description | [Table]FieldName | Length |
File Header Record A File Header Record is the first record in the GaFutures Transcript extract. There is one occurrence of this record in the extract. | ||||
1 | Record ID | Always extracted as HR. | N/A | 2 |
2 | Transcript Record Layout Version | Always extracted as XSTFF1.1. | N/A | 8 |
3 | Transcript Extract Date | The date the report was run, extracted in the format YYYYMMDD. | N/A | 8 |
School Demographics - 01 There is one occurrence of the School Demographics (01) record in the extract. | ||||
1 | Record ID | Always extracted as 01. | N/A | 2 |
2 | School CEEB Code | The CEEB code for the school. | [Schools]Alternate_School_Number [S_GA_SCH_X]CEEB_Code or [Schools]school_number | 6-7 |
3 | School Name | The name of the school. | [Schools]Name | 60 max |
4 | School Address | The address of the school. | [Schools]SchoolAddress | 55 max |
5 | School City | The city of the school. | [Schools]SchoolCity | 2-30 |
6 | School State | The state of the school. | [Schools]SchoolState | 2 |
7 | School Zip Code | The zip code of the school. | [Schools]SchoolZip | 3-15 |
8 | School Phone | The area code and phone number for the school. | [Schools]SchoolPhone | 1-80 |
9 | School Fax | The area code and fax number of the school. | [Schools]SchoolFax | 1-80 |
Student Demographics - 02 There is one occurrence of the Student Demographics (02) record in the extract. | ||||
1 | Record ID | Always extracted as 02. | N/A | 2 |
2 | Remove Student Indicator | Indicates the status of the remove indicator for the student. | N/A | 1 |
3 | Student ID | The student GTID. Note: For private schools ([S_SCH_X]SchoolType = 1), the student number is extracted when the GTID is unavailable. | [Students]Student_Number [Students]State_Studentnumber | 1-30 |
4 | Student Social Security Number | The student’s social security number, extracted with dashes. | [Students]SSN | 11 |
5 | Student Last Name | The student last name. Note: The legal last name field is extracted, if populated. | [StudentCoreFields]PSCore_Legal_Last_Name [Students]Last_Name | 1-60 |
6 | Student First Name | The student’s first name. Note: The legal first name field is extracted, if populated. | [StudentCoreFields]PSCore_Legal_First_Name [Students]First_Name | 1-60 |
7 | Student Middle Name | The Student’s middle name. Note: The legal middle name is extracted, if populated. | [StudentCoreFields]PSCore_Legal_Middle_Name [Students]Middle_Name | 1-60 |
8 | Student Address | The street number and name or P.O. Box for the student address. | [Students]Street | 20 max |
9 | Student City | The city for the student address. | [Students]City | 2-30 |
10 | Student State | The state for the student address. | [Students]State | 2 |
11 | Student Zip Code | The zip code for the student address. | [Students]Zip | 3-15 |
12 | Student Phone Number | The area code and phone number for the student. | [Students]Home_Phone | 1-80 |
13 | Date of Birth | The student’s date of birth, reported in the format YYYYMMDD. | [Students]DOB | 8 |
14 | Gender Code | The student's gender. Note: The legal gender field is extracted, if populated. | [StudentCoreFields]PSCore_Legal_Gender [Students]Gender | 1 |
15 | Race/Ethnicity | The race/ethnicity of the student. | [Students]Ethnicity | 80 max |
16 | High School Graduation Date | The student’s graduation date, reported in the format YYYY. | [Students]Sched_YearOfGraduation | 4 |
17 | Current Grade Level | The student’s current grade level at the time of the report. | [Students]Grade_Level | 1-2 |
18 | Grade Point Average A | The student’s GPA determined by the Hope-1 GPA method. | Determined at report runtime. | 1-7 |
19 | Grade Point Average B | The student’s GPA determined by the Hope-2 GPA method. | Determined at report runtime. | 1-7 |
20 | Class Rank | Indicates the academic rank of a student in relation to their graduating class. | [ClassRank]Rank | 1-4 |
21 | Class Size | The total number of students based on the Class Rank student pool. | [ClassRank]OutOf | 1-5 |
22 | Class Rank 2 | Always extracted as -1. | N/A | 1-4 |
23 | Enter Date | The date the student first entered the ninth grade, reported in the format YYYYMMDD. | [S_GA_STU_X]EntryDate_9th | 8 |
24 | Leave Date | The student’s exit date, reported in the format YYYYMMDD. | [Students]ExitDate | 8 |
25 | Graduation Date | The student’s graduation date, reported in the format YYYYMMDD. | [Students]ExitDate | 8 |
26 | Parent Name | The parent’s name. | [Students]Father | 1-60 |
27 | Parent Address 1 | The street number and name or P.O. Box for the parent address. | [Students]Street | 55 max |
28 | Parent Address 2 | Not collected. | N/A | 55 max |
29 | Parent City | The city for the parent address. | [Students]City | 2-30 |
30 | Parent State Code | The state for the parent address. | [Students]State | 2 |
31 | Parent Zip Code | The zip code for the parent address. | [Students]Zip | 3-15 |
32 | Parent Phone Number | The area code and phone number for the parent. | [Students]Father_Home_Phone | 1-80 |
33 | Student’s Counselor Name | Not collected. | N/A | 1-80 |
34 | Student Status | The enrollment status for the student. Only valid values are E and G. PowerSchool Enroll status values are converted as follows: -1 – Pre-Registered 0 – E 1 – Inactive 2 – Transferred 3 – G 4 – ImportedAsHistorical,Inactive | [Students]Enroll_Status | 1-3 |
35 | Diploma Type | The student’s diploma type. | [S_GA_STU_X]DiplomaType [S_GA_REN_X]DiplomaType | 1-3 |
36 | Graduation Program of Study | Indicates the student’s plans post-graduation. | [GradReqSets]Name | 1-3 |
37 | Grade Point Average A Label | Calculated based on GPA method of weighted cumulative. | Determined at report runtime. | 80 max |
38 | Grade Point Average B Label | Calculated based on GPA method of simple cumulative. | Determined at report runtime. | 80 max |
Academic Session - 03 The Academic Session (03) record is repeated as needed in the extract. | ||||
1 | Record ID | Always extracted as 03. | N/A | 2 |
2 | School Name | The name of the school. | [StoredGrades]SchoolName | 60 max |
3 | Session Date | The session date, reported in the format YYYYMM. | [Terms]LastDay | 6 |
4 | Student Level | The grade level of the student based on term of enrollment. | [StoredGrades]Grade_Level | 1-2 |
5 | Term Name | The name of the term. | [Terms]Abbreviation | 60 max |
6 | Start Date | The first day of the term, reported in the format YYYYMMDD. | [Terms]FirstDay | 8 |
7 | End Date | The last day of the term, reported in the format YYYYMMDD. | [Terms]LastDay | 8 |
Course - 04 The Course (04) record is repeated as needed in the extract. | ||||
1 | Record ID | Always extracted as 04. | N/A | 2 |
2 | Course Academic Credit Hours | The credit hours for the course. | [StoredGrades]PotentialCrHrs | 1-7 |
3 | Course Academic Credit Hours Earned | The student’s earned credit hours for the course. | [StoredGrades]EarnedCrHrs | 1-7 |
4 | Academic Grade Awarded | The student’s grade for the course. | [StoredGrades]Percent or [StoredGrades]Grade | 1-3 |
5 | Course Honors Indicator | Not collected. | N/A | 1 |
6 | Course College Prep Indicator | Not collected. | N/A | 1 |
7 | Course Title | The title of the course. | [StoredGrades]Course_Name | 60 max |
8 | Course Number | The course number. Can be replaced by alternate course numbers using report input parameters. | [StoredGrades]Course_Number [Courses]Alt_Course_Number | 30 max |
9 | Course Repeat Indicator | Not collected. | N/A | 1 |
10 | Course Subject Area | The subject area for the course. | [StoredGrades]Credit_Type | 50 max |
11 | Credit Qualifier Indicator | Indicates the credit qualifier status for the course. | [S_GA_SGR_X]CreditQualifier [S_GA_CRS_X]CreditQualifier or [S_GA_SEC_X]CreditQualifier | 10 max |
12 | Other High School Indicator | The name of the other school; not the current school name. Truncated to 10 characters. | [StoredGrades]SchoolName | 10 max |
13 | POS – Program of Study | Not collected. | N/A | 50 max |
14 | Weighting Indicator | The weighting indicator for the course. | [S_GA_CRS_X]WeightingInd [S_GA_SEC_X]WeightingInd [S_GA_SGR_X]WeightingInd | 15 max |
College Entrance Tests - 05 The College Entrance Tests (05) record is repeated as needed in the extract. | ||||
1 | Record ID | Always extracted as 05. | N/A | 2 |
2 | Test Name | The name of the test. | [StudentTest]TestID (convert TestID to Test Name) | 60 max |
3 | Test Date | The date of the test, reported in the format YYYYMM. | [StudentTest]Test_Date | 6 |
4 | Test Score | The test score. | [StudentTestScore]NumScore | 80 max |
5 | Subtest Name | The name of the subtest. | [StudentTestScore]TestScoreID | 60 max |
6 | Test Note | Not collected. | N/A | 80 max |
Immunization Information - 06 The Immunization Information (06) record is repeated as needed in the extract. | ||||
1 | Record ID | Always extracted as 06. | N/A | 2 |
2 | Immunization Description | The immunization description in three records:
| N/A | 100 max |
3 | Immunization Date 1 | The date of the student’s immunization, reported in the format YYYYMMDD. | [Students]immunization_polio or [Students]immunization_mmr or [Students]immunization_dpt | 8 |
4 | Immunization Date 2 | Not collected. | N/A | 8 |
5 | Immunization Date 3 | Not collected. | N/A | 8 |
6 | Immunization Date 4 | Not collected. | N/A | 8 |
7 | Immunization Date 5 | Not collected. | N/A | 8 |
8 | Immunization Date 6 | Not collected. | N/A | 8 |
9 | Immunization Date 7 | Not collected. | N/A | 8 |
10 | Immunization Date 8 | Not collected. | N/A | 8 |