EPIMS
The following table contains the EPIMS fields provided by the Massachusetts Department of Education, the associated title, and the location in the PowerSchool database where the field is found. EPIMS records are based on static and dynamic records. Dynamic records are auto-generated based on a staff's assignment to a class. Dynamic records are required for job codes 2305, 2306, 2307, 2308, 2310, and 2325.
MA Field | Title | PS DB Location |
|---|---|---|
WA01 | Massachusetts Education Personnel Identifier (MEPID) | [Users] SIF_StatePrId |
WA02 | Local Employee Number | [S_MA_USR_X] LocalEmpNum OR [Users] TeacherNumber |
WA03 | First Name | [S_MA_USR_Demographic_X] StateOverride_FirstName OR [Users] First_Name |
WA04 | Middle Name / Middle Initial | [S_MA_USR_Demographic_X] StateOverride_MiddleName OR [S_MA_USR_X] State_Middle_Name OR [Users] First_Name |
WA05 | Last Name | [S_MA_USR_Demographic_X] StateOverride_LastName OR [Users] Last_Name |
WA06 | Assignment Location Code | [Schools] StatePrId based on [Sections] SchoolIdOR [S_MA_USR_WARStatic_C] AssignmentLocationSchoolIdOR [S_MA_USR_WARStatic_C] DistrictAssignment_DistrictID |
WA07 | Job Classification | [S_MA_STC_WarDynamicOverride_X] JobClassificationCodeOR Auto Calculated for Teachers based on section roleOR [S_MA_USR_WARStatic_C] JobClassificationCode |
WA08 | Teacher / Paraprofessional Assignment | [S_MA_STC_WarDynamicOverride_X] OverrideAssignmentCodeOR Auto Calculated for Teachers based on Course NCES IDOR 000 for Static records |
WA09 | Grade | Auto calculated at the state based on the students enrolled in a class. |
WA10 | Subject Area-Course Code | [S_MA_CRS_X] NCESCode |
WA11 | Class Section | [Courses] Course_Number – [Sections] Section_Number |
WA12 | Full Time Equivalent (FTE) | Auto calculated based on the number of sections a teacher is teaching. This can be overridden with a Static WAR record, however this is not recommended. |
WA13 | NCLB Instructional Paraprofessional Requirements | Discontinued |
WA14 | Highly Qualified Teacher Status | Discontinued |
WA15 | Subject Matter Competency | Discontinued |
WA16 | Course Term | [Sections] TermID |
WA17 | Term Status at Time of Collection | Auto calculated at the state. |