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District Setup

Introduction

The following data elements are required for district setup.

  1. On the Start Page, click the School link. The school list appears.

  2. Choose District Office. The district Start Page appears.

  3. Click District. The District Setup page appears.

Defining District Courses

Navigation:

Courses > Edit Course District Information

Courses > View Master Course List > New

Data Element

Additional Information

[Table]Field Name

Length

Used in these Reports

Alternate Course Number

Enter the alternate course number.

This field is used to identify the subject code on the ECA Barcode labels as well as subject codes for the DOE-CP report. Valid values for the field may be found in the Subject Code List for DOE-CP, available from the state.

The field must contain numeric values only.


[Courses]Alt_Course_Number

Max 12

DOE_CP


Course Name

Enter the course name.

[Courses]Course_Name

Max 40

DOE_CP

Course Number

The course number.

[Courses]Course_Number

Max 11

DOE_CP

Department

Enter the course department.

[Courses]Sched_department

Max 12

DOE_CP

Subject Area

Enter the subject area for this course.

[Courses]alt_subject_number

Max 10

DOE_CP

Eligible for HS Credit

Choose one of the following options:

  • Default to school value = uses the Eligible for HS Credit default value defined on the Schools/Schools Info > Edit School page

  • Yes = this course is eligible for high school credit; this setting will override the Eligible for HS Credit value set on the Edit School page.

  • No = this course is not eligible for high school credit; this setting will override the Eligible for HS Credit value set on the Edit School page.

[S_IN_CRS_X]High_School_Credit

1

DOE-CC

Exclude from CP/CC Report

Choose Yes to prevent this course from being extracted on the Course Completion (DOE-CC) and the Certified Positions (DOE-CP) extracts. No is the default.

[S_IN_CRS_X]Exclude_From_CPCC


DOE-CC

DOE_CP

Dual Credit

Choose Yes if the student received both high school credit and post-secondary institution credit as a result of taking this course.

Choose No if the student did not receive nor attempt to receive dual credit for this course.

[S_IN_CRS_X]Dual_Credit

1

DOE-CC

Applied Units

An Applied Unit is an applied course that is tied to the IDOE course via alternate achievement standards or content connections and completed with the approved course description.

Valid Values:

  • A - Not Applicable. Select if this is an elementary or middle school course or your district is opting out of reporting for the 2018-19 school year. Note: data is required for 2019-20 school year reporting

  • Y - Yes

  • N - No

  • Blank

[S_IN_CRS_X]Applied_Units

1


Post Secondary Institution

If the Dual Credit field equals Yes, enter the state-assigned number of the post-secondary institution from which the student received dual credit.

Refer to the IDOE Web site for a list of valid post-secondary institution codes.

[S_SGR_X]Post_Secondary_Institution

20

DOE-CC

District Information

Data Element

Additional Information

[Table]Field Name

Length

Used in these Reports

Name of District

Enter the district name.

[Prefs]Name=districtname

[Prefs]Value

N/A

DOE_ISTEP

DOE_PE

DOE_STN

DOE_AT

DOE_TI

DOE_CP

CRDC Report

District Number

Enter the district number.

[Prefs]Name=districtnumber

[Prefs]Value

N/A

DOE_ISTEP

DOE_PE

DOE_STN

DOE_AT

DOE_TI

DOE_LM

DOE_CP

State Information

Data Element

Additional Information

[Table]Field Name

Length

Used in these Reports

Publish Staff Type 2 ("Staff") in Ed-Fi

The checkbox is not selected by default.

  • If Publish Staff Type 2 (Staff) checkbox is not selected, records for staff members set to a Staff Type of 2 (Staff) are not published in Ed-Fi.

  • If Staff Type 2 (Staff) are excluded from publishing by not selecting this option, it only affects the resource, StaffEducationOrganizationAssignmentAssociations. It should not affect other staff resources: Staffs, StaffSectionAssociations, StaffEducationOrganizationContactAssociations.

  • If Publish Staff Type 2 (Staff) is not selected, then the Staff Type is set as Staff and the Request SPN button does not appear in the Staff Information page.

  • If Publish Staff Type 2 (Staff) checkbox is selected and submitted, records for staff members set to a Staff Type of 2 (Staff) are published in Ed-Fi.

N/A

1


Districts of Residence

Data Element

Additional Information

[Table]Field Name

Length

Used in these Reports

District ID

Enter the four-digit number that follows the number 10 in the District Number. For example, if the District Number is 1078650000, then the District Id is 7865 (four digits after the number 10)

When using sub-districts, enter the number that corresponds to the letter, A = 1, B = 2, C = 3, etc. This is field does not accept letters. Refer to Sub-District Setup.

Derived from:

[Prefs]Name=DistrictNumber
[Prefs]Value

If subdistricts are configured ([Prefs]Value = '1' where name = 'PSSR_SubDistrict'), then:

[CST_SubDistricts]Subdistrict_Number


DOE_ME
DOE_TI

District Name

Enter the district name.

[Prefs]Name=districtname

[Prefs]Value

N/A

DOE_ME
DOE_TI

Creating Exit Codes

Navigation: Start Page > District Setup > Code Sets > ExitCode

Data Element

Additional Information

[Table]Field Name

Length

Used in these Reports

Code set

Select the Code set type.

[CODESET]CODETYPE=ExitCode



Code

Enter the exit code.

See the Appendix for valid values.

[CODESET]Code

2

Summer OASIS

Display Value

Enter the code display value.

[CODESET]DisplayValue



Description

Enter the exit code meaning.

See the Appendix for valid values.

[CODESET]Description

N/A

Required Setup

Sort Order

Enter a sort order to determine where the code displays on the page.

[CODESET] UIDisplayOrder

N/A


Start Date

Enter a start date to activate this code.

[CODESET]EffectiveStartDate

8


End Date

Enter an end date to inactivate this code.

[CODESET]EffectiveEndDate8

8


Defining Federal Ethnicity and Race Settings

Define federal ethnicity and race settings. Use these settings to define the sequence in which the federal race categories and race codes appear on the Demographics page, Student Selection > General Demographics.

For more information, see PowerSchool Help > System Help.

Data Element

Additional Information

[Table]Field Name

Length

Used in these Reports

Ethnicity Decline to Specify

If your state allows the parent/guardian to decline to specify the student's ethnicity, select this option and enter the label you want to display on the Demographics page,


Not used in state reporting.

N/A

1

N/A

Race Decline to Specify

if your state allows the parent/guardian to decline to specify the student's race, select this option and enter the label you want to display on the Demographics page,

Not used in state reporting.

N/A

1

N/A

Federal Race Categories

For Sort, enter the order in which you want the federal race code checkboxes to display on the Demographics page.

Refer to the Community article that explains how to set up the Federal Ethnicity and Race Settings.


N/A

1

DOE_STN

District Race Codes

For Sort, enter the order in which you want the federal race code checkboxes to display on the Demographics page.

N/A

1

DOE_STN

CRDC Report

Creating Ethnicity Codes for Scheduling and Reporting

Define ethnicity codes for scheduling purposes. These codes are not used in state reporting. For more information, see PowerSchool Help.

Navigation: Scheduling/Reporting Ethnicity Codes > [New/Edit] Ethnicity Code

Data Element

Additional Information

[Table]Field Name

Length

Used in these Reports

Code

Enter the ethnicity code.

[Gen]Cat=ethnicity

[Gen]Value

1

N/A

Description

Enter the ethnicity description.

[Gen]Cat=ethnicity

[Gen]Name

Max 50

N/A

Setting Up District Schools

Navigation: Schools/School Info > Edit School

Data Element

Additional Information

[Table]Field Name

Length

Used in these Reports

School Name

Enter the school name.

[Schools]School_Name

Max 60

DOE_ISTEP

DOE_PE

DOE_STN

DOE_AT

DOE_TI

DOE_LM

DOE_ES

DOE_AD

CRDC Report

School Number

The school number. For public schools, the school number is preceded by the district number for reporting.

[Schools]School_Number

N/A

DOE_PE

DOE_STN

DOE_AT

DOE_T

DOE_LM

DOE_GRI

DOE_ES

DOE_AD

DOE_CP

DOE_RT

DOE_SE

DOE-CC

DOE_EM

DOE-LE

Alternate School Number

Enter the alternate school number.

[Schools]Alternate_School_Number

N/A

DOE_ME

DOE_AT

DOE_RT

DOE_ES

DOE_SE

DOE_EM

Exclude From State Reporting?

Select to exclude the school from state reporting.

[Schools]State_ExcludeFromReporting

N/A

DOE_PE

DOE_STN

DOE_AT

DOE_TI

DOE_ES

DOE_AD

DOE_CP

DOE-CC

DOE-ME

DOE-EM

CRDC Report

Grades

Enter the school grades (lowest-highest).

See District Setup for valid values.

[Schools]Low_Grade

[Schools]High_Grade

N/A

DOE_PE

DOE_STN

DOE_AT

DOE_TI

DOE_LM

DOE_ES

DOE_AD

DOE_CP

CRDC Report

Private School Number

The Private School number is used only by non-public schools. A typical school number for non-public schools is a letter followed by 3 numbers. The letter is converted to a digit (A=1, B=2, C=3, D=4) and preceded by 100000 to form the state ID for reporting.

[S_IN_SCH_X]SchoolNumberPrefix

4

DOE_PE

DOE_STN

DOE_AT

DOE_ME

DOE_AT

DOE_RT

DOE-EM

CRDC Report

Eligible for HS Credit

Choose Yes to identify courses that are eligible for HS Credit. Use this option to set the default for each course offered at your school. You can override this default setting at the Course level, if applicable.

For example, you can set this flag to No for an elementary school; there is usually no need to override any elementary courses to grant high school credit for those courses.

At the middle school, you can set this flag to No, and then override the Eligible for HS Credit flag for the specific courses that qualify for HS credit.

At the high school, you should set this flag to Yes. If applicable, you can override any courses that do not qualify for high school credit at the Course Level.

[S_IN_SCH_X]High_School_Credits_Earned

1

DOE-CC

CHIRP School Code

Enter a CHIRP-specific school code.

Only values of A-Z and 0-9 can be entered into this field.


[S_IN_SCH_X]CHIRP_School_Code

4


Restraint/Seclusion Plans URL

Enter the URL of the school's Restraint / Seclusion plan.

[S_SCH_X]RestraintSeclusionURL

200

Restraint/Seclusion Form

Title 1 School

Select if enrolled in Title 1 program. This option is unchecked by default.

[S_IN_SCH_X]IsTitleISchool

1


Title I Instruction

Select all applicable Title I Instructions services. Hold the Control (CTRL) key on the keyboard to make multiple selections.

Valid values:

  • Reading Instruction

  • Math Instruction

  • Science Instruction

This field appears if Title 1 School is selected.


[S_IN_SCH_X]Title_I_Instruction

50


Title I Support

Select all applicable Title I Support services. Hold the Control (CTRL) key on the keyboard to make multiple selections.

Valid values:

  • Guidance Support

  • Health Support

  • Home Visitation Support

This field appears if Title 1 School is selected.


[S_IN_SCH_X]Title_I_Support

50


Title I Extended Time

Select all applicable Title I Extended Time services. Hold the Control (CTRL) key on the keyboard to make multiple selections.

Valid values:

  • Pre-kindergarten Extended Time Opportunities

  • Extended-Day Kindergarten Extended Time Opportunities

  • Before School Extended Time Opportunities

This field appears if Title 1 School is selected.


[S_IN_SCH_X]Title_I_Extended_Time

400


Program Type

The type of Title 1 program:

  • Not a Title 1 Program

  • (1) Title 1, Part A Program

  • (3) Both Regular Title 1, Part A Program and Migrant Title 1, Part C Program

  • (6) Title 1, Neglected (Part D)

[S_IN_SCH_X]TitleI

[S_IN_STU_X]ESEA_Title_I_Program

1


Minimum section enrollment days for Ed-Fi publishing

Enter the minimum days determined by the school district for a student's section enrollment to be published. StudentSectionAssociation, transcript Courses, and Academic records are not published if the student is enrolled less than the minimum days specified here.

[S_IN_SCH_X]MinSectionDays

2 (max limit 30)



Exclude Student Email publishing for Grades

Select the required Grade Levels for which the Student Email has to be stopped from getting published via Student Demographics.

The drop-down values depend on the Grades entered in the School Setup.

[S_IN_SCH_XExclude_stu_email_grade

50


Indiana School Calendar Information

Navigation: District Setup> Schools/School Info > Edit School > Indiana School Calendar Information

Data Element

Additional Information

[Table]Field Name

Length

Used in these Reports

Calendar Type

Select the calendar type:

  • Student Specific Secondary

  • Student Specific Non-Compulsary

  • Student Specific Elementary

[S_IN_SCH_X]CalendarType



Schedule Type

Select the schedule type:

  • Trimester

  • Traditional

  • Not Applicable

  • Modified Block

  • Block 8

  • Block 4

[S_IN_SCH_X]ScheduleType



Begin Time

Enter the usual start time of a school day in 24-hour HH:MM format. For example, 08:00.

[S_IN_SCH_X]BeginTime



End Time

Enter the usual end time of a school day in 24-hour HH:MM format. For example, 13:00.

[S_IN_SCH_X]EndTime



Non-Instructional Minutes

Enter the non-instructional minutes. For example, lunch, recess, etc.

The non-instructional time cannot exceed 480 minutes.


[S_IN_SCH_X]NonInstructionalMinutes



Instructional Time in Minutes

If this checkbox is selected then the Instructional Minutes field becomes mandatory.

[S_IN_SCH_X]IntructionalTimeInMinutes



Total Waiver Days

Enter the total number of waiver days.

[S_IN_SCH_X]TotalWaiverDays



Exclude From Inst Calendar

Check the box to exclude the school from the instructional calendar.

[S_IN_SCH_X]ExcludeFromInstCalendar



Attendance Mode for Ed-Fi

To validate Ed-Fi attendance, choose the attendance records to be processed:

  • Use ATT_ModeDaily records only

  • Use ATT_ModeMeeting records only

Refer to Recommended Attendance Setup.

[S_IN_SCH_X]EDFI_ATT_Mode



Mapping Course Completion Status

Use Course Completion Mapping to map each PowerSchool grade to its respective state-required completion status. The mapped values are used to determine the state-required completion status that is extracted for publishing course trascript records.

Before generating the Course Completion report, you must map each unique grading scale used in your district/school.

Navigation: District Setup > Course Completion Mapping

To create a new record, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to District Setup > Course Completion Mapping. The Indiana Course Completion Mapping page appears.

  2. Click Edit next to the applicable Grade Scale Name. The Indiana Grade Scale Course Completion Mapping page appears.

  3. Click New. The New Mapping page appears.

    If a mapping exists, the New button does not function as only one course completion mapping is allowed per grade scale. Use the Edit link to modify an existing mapping record.


  4. In the From PowerSchool Grade column, use Ctrl+Click to select each PowerSchool letter grade that corresponds to the value in the State Value/Description column. For example, for Passing Grade you could select multiple grades ranging from A through D.

  5. Repeat step 4 to map Failing Grades, No Grade Awarded, and Incomplete values.

  6. When all state completion statuses are mapped, click Submit.

Course Completion Status:

1 = Passing Grade, 2 = Failing Grade, 3 = No Grade Awarded, 4 = Incomplete

Mapping Course Grades

Use Course Grade Mapping to map each PowerSchool grade to its respective course final grade (based on a 4-point scale). The mapped values are used to determine the grade that is extracted for  publising course trascript records.

Before generating the Course Completion report, you must map each unique grading scale used in your district/school.

Navigation: District Setup > Course Grade Mapping

To create a new record, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to District Setup > Course Grade Mapping. The Indiana Course Grade Mapping page appears.

  2. Click Edit next to the applicable Grade Scale Name. The Indiana Grade Scale Grade Mapping page appears.

  3. Click New. The New Mapping page appears.

    If a mapping exists, the New button does not function as only one course Grade mapping is allowed per grade scale. Use the Edit link to modify an existing mapping record.


  4. In the From PowerSchool Grade column, use Ctrl+Click to select each PowerSchool letter grade that corresponds to the value in the State Value/Description column. For example, for 4.0 you could select multiple grades ranging from A+ through A-.

  5. Repeat step 4 to map all applicable grades to state values.

  6. When all state completion statuses are mapped, click Submit.

For Ed-Fi Publishing, all un-mapped grades on the Course Grade Mapping screen default to the Grade Scale - 'Grade Points (GPA)' value (as set on the District Office > Grade Scales screen)

Mapping Final Grades

Use Final Grade Mapping to map the PowerSchool store code and Term ID for each school in your district. The mapped values are used to determine the store code that is extracted for publising course trascript records for each class with that specific term length.

You must complete a Final Grade Mapping for each school in your district and for each term from which you wish to extract a store code that represents the Final Grade for that class. Complete this mapping before generating the IN DOE-CC report.

Navigation: District Setup > Final Grade Mapping

To create a Final Grade Mapping record:

  1. Navigate to District Setup > Final Grade Mapping

  2. Click Edit next to the School for which the mapping is being defined. Terms already defined displayed on the Indiana Final Grade Mapping page.

    • To edit a record, click the associated Edit link.

  3. Click New. The New Final Grade Mapping Record page appears.

  4. For PowerSchool Term, choose the term length for a course such as 20xx - 20xx for year-long courses or Semester 1 for first semester courses.

  5. For Final Grade Store Code, enter the code (for example, S1) that identifies the set of final grades to be extracted for students who took a course in this term.

  6. Enter the term's Completion Date (the term ending date).

  7. Click Submit.

Repeat steps 3 to 7 for each term that has a grade awarded that should be reported to the state.

Reporting Year-Long Class Grades as Semester Grades

For those schools that need to report grades for a full-year course so that it is apparent that the grades are from different semesters, use the optional Course Length and PowerSchool Term Override fields on the Final Grade Mapping page.

To report grades for a full-year class that has two final grade store codes (S1 and S2), create two Final Grade Mapping records, one record for each semester:

  • For the Final Grade Mapping record for Semester 1 (which contains the PowerSchool Term for the full-year class and Store Code S1), enter a Completion Date that is the last date of Semester 1, set the optional field Course Length to "Semester", and set the optional field PowerSchool Term Override to "Semester 1".

  • For the Final Grade Mapping record for Semester 2 (which contains the PowerSchool Term for the full-year class and Store Code S2), enter a Completion Date that is the last date of Semester 2, set the optional field Course Length to "Semester", and set the optional field PowerSchool Term Override to "Semester 2".

To report year-long class grades as semester grades:

  1. Navigate to District Setup > Final Grade Mapping

  2. Click Edit next to the School for which the mapping will be defined.

  3. Click New. The New Final Grade Mapping Record page appears.

  4. Complete the following fields:

Data Element

Additional Information

[Table]Field Name

Length

Used in these Reports

School Number

The school number.

[S_IN_Final_Grade_Mapping_S]SchoolID

4

DOE-CC

DOE-LE

PowerSchool Term

Choose the term of the year-long course; for example, 2019-2020.

[S_IN_Final_Grade_Mapping_S]TermID

4

DOE-CC

Final Grade Store Code

Enter the code that has been set up to identify the set of grades to be extracted for any student that took the course in this term. For example, the store code used to indicate grades stored for Semester 1 may have been set up as "S1".

[S_IN_Final_Grade_Mapping_S]StoreCode

2

DOE-CC

Completion Date

Enter the last date of attendance for this term (semester).

[S_IN_Final_Grade_Mapping_S]Completion_Date

10

DOE-CC

5. Click Show next to Optional eTranscript Override Fields to display the following fields:

Data Element

Additional Information

[Table]Field Name

Length

Used in these Reports

Course Length

Choose Semester..

For further information, see Report Year-Long Class Grades as Semester Grades, above.

[S_IN_Final_Grade_Mapping_S]Course_Length

30


PowerSchool Term Override

Choose Semester 1 or Semester 2.

For further information, see Report Year-Long Class Grades as Semester Grades, above.

[S_IN_Final_Grade_Mapping_S]TermID_Override

11


Creating Discipline Incident Letter Templates

Start Page, District Setup, Discipline Incident Letters

Data Element

Additional Information

[Table]Field Name

Length

Used in these Reports

Letter Title

Enter the title of the letter.

[S_IM_LETTER_SETUP_S]Title

2000

Discipline Incident Letters

School

Choose the name of the school from which the letter is being sent.

[S_IM_LETTER_SETUP_S]SchoolID

11

Discipline Incident Letters

Incident Type

Choose the type of incident:

  • Blank

  • Teacher Referral

  • State Reportable

  • Non-State Reportable

[S_IM_LETTER_SETUP_S]IncidentType

11

Discipline Incident Letters

Action Code

Choose the action code for the letter.

  • Expulsion

  • Out-of-School Suspension

  • In-School Suspension 

[S_IM_LETTER_SETUP_S]ActionCode

11

Discipline Incident Letters

Action Subcode

Choose the action subcode. The Action Subcode options change based on the Action Code.


[S_IM_LETTER_SETUP_S]ActionSubcode

11

Discipline Incident Letters

Opening Paragraph

Enter the standard text for the opening paragraph of the letter.

[S_IM_LETTER_SETUP_S]OpeningParagraph

4000

Discipline Incident Letters

Closing Paragraph

Enter the standard text for the closing paragraph of the letter.

[S_IM_LETTER_SETUP_S]ClosingParagraph

4000

Discipline Incident Letters

Signature

Enter the signature for the letter.

[S_IM_LETTER_SETUP_S]Signature

4000

Discipline Incident Letters

Set up Sub-Districts

Use the Sub-District Configuration page only if your organization runs a single version of PowerSchool with multiple districts. Create one sub-district record for each LEA on your server.

Enable Sub-District Configuration

Prior to creating sub-districts, sub-district functionality must be enabled.

Navigation: District Setup > Indiana Sub-District Information: Enable Sub-District Configuration

This link is only available if you have not enabled sub-district functionality. Once sub-districts are enabled, the Sub-District Configuration link will be available.


Data Element

Additional Information

[Table]Field Name

Length

Used in these Reports

Enable Sub-District Configuration

Select to turn on sub-district functionality.

[Prefs]PSSR_SubDistrict



Configure Sub-Districts

Use the Sub-district Configuration only if your organization runs a single version of PowerSchool with multiple districts. You can use this option to create CST_Subdistricts and CST_SchoolSubDistricts database tables to store sub-district data.

Navigation:

District Setup > Indiana Sub-District Information: Sub-District Configuration > New Sub-District

District Setup > Indiana Sub-District Information: Sub-District Configuration > Edit

Data Element

Additional Information

[Table]Field Name

Length

Used in these Reports

District Number

Enter the number assigned to this district by the state.

[CST_Subdistricts]SubDistrict_Number

N/A


Name

Enter the name of the district.

[CST_Subdistricts]SubDistrict_Name

N/A


Abbreviation

Enter an abbreviation to identify this district.

[CST_Subdistricts]SubDistrict_Abbr

N/A


Address

Enter the mailing street address for the district.

[CST_Subdistricts]SubDistrict_Address

N/A


City

Enter the city for the district's mailing address.

[CST_Subdistricts]SubDistrict_City

N/A


State

Enter the two-digit state abbreviation for the district's mailing address.

[CST_Subdistricts]SubDistrict_State

N/A


Zip Code

Enter the zip code for the district's mailing address.

[CST_Subdistricts]SubDistrict_ZipCode

N/A


Phone Number

Enter the district's phone number with the area code.

[CST_SubDistrict]SubDistrict_Phone

N/A


Fax Number

Enter the district's fax number with the area code.

[CST_Subdistricts]SubDistrict_Fax

N/A


Superintendent

Enter the name of the district's superintendent.

[CST_Subdistricts]SubDistrict_Superintendent

N/A


Superintendent Phone Number

Enter the district superintendent's phone number with the area code.

[CST_Subdistricts]SubDistrict_Superintendent_Phn

N/A


Superintendent Fax Number

Enter the district superintendent's fax number with the area code.

[CST_Subdistricts]SubDistrict_Superintendent_Fax

N/A


Superintendent Email

Enter the district superintendent's email address.

[CST_Subdistricts]SubDistrict_Superintendent_Eml

N/A


Schools

In the Available Schools list, click to select each school in the list that belongs to this district.

Click the Right Arrow button to move the schools to the Assigned Schools list.

[CST_SchoolSubDistricts]SchoolID

[CST_SchoolSubDistricts]SubdistrictID

N/A



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