PowerSchool SIS Kansas

Staff Sections

The StaffSectionAssociation indicates the class sections to which a staff member is assigned.

Selection Criteria    

  • Sections must be published. 

  • The staff member is active at any point during the selected school year. 

  • The teacher's school must not be excluded from state reporting. 

  • The teacher's section must not be excluded from state reporting. 

  • The staff’s Unique Id must be populated in PowerSchool. 

  • The sections are published to which a staff member is assigned. 

  • Publish only Teacher - Section Lead as a Teacher of Record 

  • Exclude Staff with State Teacher Number = Blank 

Dependencies

  • Dependency on Sections

Data Review

Field

Selection  

Choose Dashboard  

Staff Sections 

Choose Category    

    

Staff Sections Info Summary  

Staff Sections Info Published  

Staff Sections Info Dependencies  

Staff Sections Info Errors    

Choose Data view    

Staff Sections 

Resource Output

  • LEAs and Schools may upload (publish) data to the ODS in real time or on-demand ("Run Optional" button).

  • Publishes a record for each staff and section (class).

Note:

  • Click Export to export the data collection results to an Excel spreadsheet.

  • See the Data Publishing > Published Resource > Resource Details to view the data elements that are not available in the Data View Column.

Ed-Fi Data Element

Description

Data View Column 

Submission

[Table] Field 

Business Rules

BeginDate 

The date when a particular session, course, or enrollment begins.

Begin Date 

Yes 

[SectionTeacher]Start_Date 

[TERM]FirstDay 

st.start_date, 

Else 

p_firsttermday 

Format: 'YYYY-MM-DD' 

Provide valid start date for student’s enrollment in course. 

LocalCourseCode 

A unique code assigned to a course by the local education agency.

Local Course ID / Course Number 

Yes 

[S_KS_CRS_X]LocalCourseId  

[Courses]Course_Number 

If [S_KS_CRS_X]LocalCourseId is blank then extract from [Courses]Course_Number 

If [S_KS_CRS_X]LocalCourseId is blank then extract from [Courses]Course_Number  

SchoolId  

A unique identifier assigned to each school within the state.

School Number 

Yes 

[Schools]SIF_StatePRID

[Sections]SchoolId  

Derived From [Sections]schoolId     

Format: ttbbbdddd 

If [Schools]SIF_StatePRID is blank, [Sections]SchoolId is pulled.

The [Schools]SIF_StatePRID or [Sections]SchoolId must match with the Organization Catalog.

SchoolYear 

The academic year during which the session or course takes place.

Year 

Yes 

Calculated using [TERMS]YearID 

If 2023-2024, then extract 2024 

SectionIdentifier 

A unique identifier for a specific section of a course.

Section Number 

Yes 

Concatenated 

SchoolID+[Courses]Course_Number + [Sections]Section_Number +TermdcidID 

SessionName   

The name of the session during which the course or section is offered.

Session Name 

Yes 

Concatenated  

[TERMS]YearID    

[Terms]Name 

SessionName format:  

SchoolYear TermName  

If 2023-2024, then extract 2024  

Session name is a string that represents any of these time periods:  

 ● Yearlong: 2024 School Year representing 2023-24 School Year  

 ● Semester/Trimester: 2024 First Semester representing 2023-24 First Semester  

 ● Quarter: 2024 Quarter 4 representing 2023-24 Fourth Quarter   

StaffUniqueId 

A unique identifier assigned to each staff member within the state

State Teacher Number 

Yes 

[S_KS_USR_X]State_Teacher_Number 

 

 [S_KS_USR_X]State_Teacher_Number 

 

ClassroomPositionDescriptor 

Describes the position or role of the staff member within the classroom (e.g., teacher, assistant, etc.).

Classroom Position 

Yes 

Calculated Teacher of Record 

Teacher - Section Lead, Role: Value will be extracted as Teacher of Record for the assigned staff in the staff field. 

Lead Teacher = Teacher of Record 

Note: Publish only Teacher - Section Lead as a Teacher of Record