District Setup
Introduction
The following data elements are required for state reporting.
To perform district specific tasks:
Click the School link at the top of the page. The School pop-up menu appears.
Choose District Office. The district Start Page appears
Under District, click Setup.
Data Element | Additional Information | [Table]FieldName | Length | Used in these Reports |
Defining Attendance Tracking and Notification MethodsAttendance Tracking and Notification > Tracking Methods | ||||
Name | Choose the appropriate value from the pop-up menu. | [Gen]Name=UEAT_Percent [Gen]Cat=Unexcused | N/A | Required Setup |
Threshold | Enter a value for the threshold. Enter 99 as the threshold for the Percent tracking method to indicate that a student must miss more than 99% of a school day due to unexcused absence to be reported. Enter 3 as the threshold for Consecutive to indicate that a student must have 3 consecutive unexcused absences to be considered Truant. Enter 5 as the threshold for Semester to indicate that a student must have 5 unexcused absences in a semester to be considered Truant. Enter 7 as the threshold for Year to indicate that a student must have 7 unexcused absences in a year to be considered Truant. | [Gen]ValueLi=99 [Gen]Cat=Unexcused | N/A | Required Setup |
Attendance Tracking and Notification > Unexcused Tracking Levels | ||||
N/A | There are no specific Kansas requirements for this setting, however, it is required to avoid errors when running the Refresh Attendance Tracking Report. | N/A | N/A | Required Setup |
Attendance Tracking and Notification > Illness Tracking Levels | ||||
N/A | There are no specific Kansas requirements for this setting; however, it is required to avoid errors when running the Refresh Attendance Tracking Report. | N/A | N/A | Required Setup |
CoursesCourses > Edit Course District Information Courses > Edit Course District Information > Civil Rights Data Collection Courses > View Master Course List > New District - General | ||||
Course Name | Enter the locally assigned course name. | [Courses]Course Name | 100 | CourseWalk |
Course Number | Enter the locally assigned course number. | [Courses]Course Number | 50 | CourseWalk KCAN |
Alternate Course Number | Enter the Alternate Course Number | [Courses]alt_course_number | ||
Credit Hours | Enter the number of credits awarded to a student for completing the course. Valid range: 0.00 – 9.99. | [Courses]CreditHours | 4 | CourseWalk KCAN |
Maximum Credit Hours | Enter the Maximum Credit Hours | [Courses]MaximumCreditHours | ||
CIP Code | Enter the CIP Code | |||
Program for All Sections | Select the Program for All Sections | |||
Credit Type | Enter the Credit Type | |||
Default Maximum Enrollment | Enter the default maximum enrollment | |||
Subject Area | Enter the general content area under which this course falls, as designated by the district. | [Courses]Sched_CourseSubjectAreaCode | 100 | CourseWalk KCAN |
Course Notes | Enter. course notes if any. | |||
ComplianceNavigation: District Management → Courses and Programs → select Course → Compliance tab. | ||||
Exclude From State Reporting? | Select yes if the course is excluded from state reporting. Note: When you choose the option to Exclude From State Reporting for a course,’ the required fields will not need to be completed. | [S_KS_CRS_X]State_ExcludeFromReporting | 1 | KCAN |
AP Course | Select yes if the course is an Advanced Placement course. | [S_KS_CRS_X]APIndicator_YN | 1 | |
Course Credit Hours Override | Use this field to override the Credit Hours assigned to the course. If this field is populated, the value will appear in the report. If it is blank the Credit Hours values will appear in the report. | [S_KS_CRS_X]Course_Section_Ovrd | 4 | KCAN |
Course Section Override | Use this field to override the calculation of the Course Section field (Course number + Section number + term). If this field is populated, the data will be reported. If it is blank, the Course Section field will be reported. | [S_KS_CRS_X]Course_Section_Ovrd | 30 | KCAN |
Local Course Descriptor | Enter the description provided by the district for the course. | [S_KS_CRS_X]Local_Course_Desc | 2000 | CourseWalk |
Course Level | Choose the level associated with the course. Valid values:
| [S_KS_CRS_X]Course_Level | 1 | CourseWalk KCAN |
Sequence / Sequence Total | Choose the Sequence from the first pop-up menu. It indicates how schools may offer a complex course by teaching one course in multiple classes/sequences. For example, the content for Chemistry 1 may be offered as two classes, Chemistry 1A and Chemistry 1B. Valid range: 1-9. Choose the Sequence Total from the second pop-up menu. The Sequence Total is the total number of classes offered in a series of classes. | [S_KS_CRS_X]Course_Sequence [S_KS_CRS_X]Sequence_Total | 1 | CourseWalk KCAN |
Grade Level | Choose the grade level or primary instructional level of the course from the pop-up menu. Note: For self-contained and multi-grade classrooms (value M for field Delivery Type), report the lowest grade level. | [S_KS_CRS_X]KCC_Grade_Level | 2 | CourseWalk KCAN |
Targeted Program | Choose the appropriate value from the pop-up menu to indicate if the course is funded specifically for the benefit of the subgroup indicated and the majority of students in the course are members of the subgroup. In some instances, other students may also participate in the course. Valid values:
| [S_KS_CRS_X]Target_Program | 1 | CourseWalk KCAN |
Delivery Type | Choose the appropriate value from the pop-up menu to indicate the primary mode of delivery used for the course. Valid values:
| [S_KS_CRS_X]Delivery_Type | 1 | CourseWalk KCAN |
College/Career | Choose the appropriate value from the pop-up menu to indicate whether the course is approved by the state for Career Technical Education (CTE) credit or dual credit. Valid values:
| [S_KS_CRS_X]College_Career_Credits | 1 | CourseWalk KCAN |
College Credits Earned | Enter the college credits earned for the course. The value must be between 0 and 99.99. Note: This field is required when College/Career is C, D, L, or R. | [S_KS_CRS_X]CollegeCredits | 5 | KCAN |
State Subject Area | Enter one of the defined Kansas Subject Area Codes that is mapped by the district in the Kansas Course Code Management System (KCCMS). | [S_KS_CRS_X]StateSubjectArea | 2 | CourseWalk |
State Course Identifier | Enter one of the defined Kansas Course Identifier Codes that is mapped by the district in KCCMS. | [S_KS_CRS_X]StateCourseID | 50 | KCAN |
Effective Date | The first day of the course. | [S_KS_CRS_X]Effective_Date | 10 | CourseWalk |
Expiration Date | The last day of the course. | [S_KS_CRS_X]Expiration_Date | 10 | CourseWalk |
Local Course Identifier | Enter the identifier provided by the district for the course. | [S_KS_CRS_X]LocalCourseID | 100 | KCAN |
Course Term Type | Select a value from the list for courses that require sequencing to report correctly in KCAN. If sequencing is correct in KCAN, leave this field blank. Valid values are:
| [S_KS_CRS_X]Course_Term_Type | 3 | KCAN |
Count | Enter a value only for courses that require sequencing to report correctly in KCAN. If sequencing is correct in KCAN, leave this field blank. | [S_KS_CRS_X]Course_Term_Total | 1 | KCAN |
KCC Identifier | This is the KCC Identifier used in the KCAN report, and includes all the course attributes indicated for the individual course during the mapping process in KCCMS. It is a combination of several fields combined to make one number. This field is read-only. | Derived based on multiple data elements. See KCC Identifier Logic section on the KIDS Collection KCAN report page. | 17 | KCAN |
Legacy | ||||
Qualified Admissions Year | The school year the mapped course was approved for qualifying admission by KSDE. | [S_KS_CRS_X]QualAdmissions_Year | 4 | Coursewalk |
Qualified Admissions | Does this course qualify for Qualified Admissions? | [S_KS_CRS_X]Qualified_Admission | 1 | Coursewalk |
State Course Title | Enter the state course title. | [S_KS_CRS_X]State_Course_Title | N/A | CourseWalk |
State Course Descriptor | The description provided by the State for the Course. | [S_KS_CRS_X]StateCourse_Descriptor | 2000 | CourseWalk |
Entering District InfoDistrict Information | ||||
Name of District | Enter the district name. | [Prefs]Value [Prefs]Name=districtname | N/A | Required Setup |
District Number | Enter the district number. | [Prefs]Value [Prefs]Name=districtnumber | 5 | KIAS CourseWalk |
KAN-DIS Codes and Subcodes Status | Load Codes/Subcodes Click the link to access the option to load a Kansas configuration file with Kansas specific Incident Management types, codes, and subcodes. Note: This link is only available if the Kansas Incident Management configuration file has not been loaded. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Load is complete | This field is view-only. The message Load is complete appears if the Kansas Incident Management configuration file has already been loaded. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Incident Management Code Mapping | Click on this link to map current incident codes to updated state reporting incident codes. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
ETranscript Test Code Input | Click on this link to add Tests and Subtests. | [S_KS_TSC_TestCode_C]TestCode [S_KS_TSC_SubTestCode_C]SubTestCode | N/A | Not Required |
Defining Districts of ResidenceDistricts of Residence > [New/Edit] District of Residence | ||||
District ID | Enter the district ID. | [Gen]Value [Gen]Cat=districts | 5 | KIDS All |
District Name | Enter the district name. | [Gen]Name [Gen]Cat=districts | N/A | KIDS All |
Managing Discipline Incidents | ||||
Incident Management > Incident Types | ||||
Name | Enter Kansas State Reporting^ as the incident type for Kansas. | [Incident_LU_Code]Incident_Category [Incident_LU_Code]Code_Type=incidenttype | N/A | KIAS |
Loading Codes & SubcodesIncident Management > Code & Subcode Setup Note: An automated process for setting up incident management codes is available by accessing the Load Codes and Subcodes link on the District Information page. See the Appendix for code values. For more information about creating incidents, see Creating Discipline Incidents. | ||||
Action Codes | Enter or verify the action codes. | [Incident_LU_Code]Code_Type=actioncode [Incident_LU_Code]Incident_Category | N/A | KIAS |
Behavior Codes | Enter or verify the behavior codes. | [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]Sub_Category | N/A | KIAS |
Participant Attribute Codes | Enter or verify the participant attribute codes. | [Incident_LU_Code]Code_Type=participantattributecode [Incident_LU_Code]Incident_Category | N/A | KIAS |
Participant Attribute Subcodes | Enter or verify the participant attribute subcodes. | [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]Sub_Category [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]State_Detail_Report_Code | N/A | KIAS |
Location Codes | Enter or verify the following location codes:
| [Incident_LU_Code]Code_Type=locationcode [Incident_LU_Code]Incident_Category | N/A | KIAS |
Location Subcodes | Enter or verify the location subcodes. | [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]Sub_Category [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]State_Detail_Report_Code | N/A | KIAS |
Object Codes | Enter or verify the W2-Weapons object codes. | [Incident_LU_Code]Code_Type=objectcode [Incident_LU_Code]Incident_Category | N/A | KIAS |
Object Subcodes | Enter or verify the object subcodes. | [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]Sub_Category [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]State_Detail_Report_Code | N/A | KIAS |
Time Codes | Enter or verify the following time codes:
| [Incident_LU_Code]Code_Type=timecode [Incident_LU_Code]Incident_Category | N/A | KIAS |
Time Subcodes | Enter or verify the time subcodes. | [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]Sub_Category [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]State_Detail_Report_Code | N/A | KIAS |
Duration Codes | Enter or verify the School Days code as a duration codes. | [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]Sub_Category [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]State_Detail_Report_Code | N/A | KIAS |
Duration Subcodes | Enter or verify the duration subcodes. | [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]Sub_Category [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]State_Detail_Report_Code | N/A | KIAS |
Participant Role Codes | The following participant role codes are set up by default and used for KIAS reporting:
| [Incident_LU_Code]Code_Type=durationcode [Incident_LU_Code]Incident_Category | N/A | KIAS |
Participant Role Subcodes | Enter or verify the participant role subcodes for Offender, Victim, and Reporter. | [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]Sub_Category [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]State_Detail_Report_Code | N/A | KIAS |
Adding Ethnicity Codes for Scheduling/ReportingScheduling/Reporting Ethnicity Codes > Edit/New Ethnicity Code | ||||
Code | Enter the ethnicity code. There are no Kansas-specific ethnicity codes. | [Gen]Value [Gen]Cat=ethnicity | N/A | KIDS All |
Description | Enter the ethnicity description. | [Gen]Name [Gen]Cat=ethnicity | N/A | KIDS All |
Configuring District SchoolsSchools/School Info > Edit School | ||||
School Name | Enter the school name. | [Schools]School_Name | N/A | Required Setup |
School Abbreviation | Enter the school abbreviation. | [Schools]Abbreviation | N/A | Required Setup |
School Number | Enter the school number. | [Schools]School_Number | 4 | KIDS All |
Alternate School Number | Enter the alternate school number. | [Schools]Alternate_School_Number | 4 | KIDS All |
Exclude From State Reporting? | Select the checkbox to exclude the school from state reporting. | [Schools]State_ExcludeFromReporting | N/A | KIAS CourseWalk |
Grades | Enter the school grades from lowest to highest. Note: Grade levels must be in the range -10 to 20. | [Schools]Low_Grade [Schools]High_Grade | N/A | Required Setup |
Completed Pass Grades | Enter a comma-delimited list of the grades awarded that indicate students completed and passed a course. For example: A+,A,A-,B+,B,B-,C+,C,C- | [S_KS_SCH_X]Completed_Pass | 500 | KCAN |
Completed Fail Grades | Enter a comma-delimited list of the grades awarded that indicate the student completed but failed a course. For example: D+,D,D-,F | [S_KS_SCH_X]Completed_Fail | 500 | KCAN |
Completed Audited Grades | Enter a comma-delimited list of the grades awarded that indicate that the student completed and was audited for a course. | [S_KS_SCH_X]Completed_Audit | 500 | KCAN |
Incomplete Grades | Enter a comma-delimited list of the grades awarded that indicate that the student did not complete the course. For example, I,IN,IC | [S_KS_SCH_X]Incomplete | 500 | KCAN |
Kansas Term StoreCode Mapping | Click on the link to map StoreCodes for KCAN. Each school in the district will need to have the Term Name and StoreCode entered for each Store Code expected on the KCAN. | KCAN | ||
Defining Years & TermsYears & Terms | ||||
Years & Terms | Define term names and abbreviations with term beginning and ending dates. | [Terms]FirstDay [Terms]LastDay | N/A | All Reports |
Create Entry Codes
Start Page > District Setup > Code Sets > EntryCode
For more information, see Code Sets and Entry and Exit Codes pages in SIS Administration Guide.
Data Element | Description | [Table]FieldName | Length |
Code set | Select the Code set type. | [CODESET]CODETYPE=EntryCode | |
Code | Enter the entry code. | [CODESET]Code | 2 |
Display Value | Enter the code display value. | [CODESET]DisplayValue | |
Description | Enter the entry code description. | [CODESET]Description | N/A |
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]EffectiveEndDate | 8 |
Create Exit Codes
Start Page > District Setup > Code Sets > ExitCode
For more information, see Code Sets and Entry and Exit Codes pages in SIS Administration Guide.
Data Element | Description | [Table]FieldName | Length |
Code set | Select the Code set type. | [CODESET]CODETYPE=ExitCode | |
Code | Enter the exit code. | [CODESET]Code | 2 |
Display Value | Enter the code display value. | [CODESET]DisplayValue | |
Description | Enter the exit code meaning. | [CODESET]Description | N/A |
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 |