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District Setup

Introduction

The following data elements are required for district setup.

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

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

  3. Click District. The District Setup page appears.

Note: For more information on code values, see the Appendix.

Data Element

Additional Information

[Table]FieldName

Length

Used in these Reports

Entering District Info

District Information

Name of District

Enter the district name.

[Prefs]Name=districtname 

[Prefs]Value


Student School Enrollment 

Student Personal

SAU ID District Number

Enter the district number. 

The SAU (School Administrative Unit) uploading/entering the student's data.

[Prefs]Name= ME_SAUID 

[Prefs]Value

5

Student School Enrollment 

Student Personal

Defining MEDMS Calendar Mapping

District Information > MEDMS Calendar Mapping

School Name

Enter the school name.

[Schools]Name



State School Number

Enter the state assigned school number. 

Note: This is the state assigned number.

[S_ME_SCH_X]StateSchoolNumber

4

Student School Enrollment 

Student Personal

Calendar ID

Enter the calendar ID.

[S_ME_SCH_Calendar_C]CalendarID



Creating Exit Codes

District Setup > Code Sets > ExitCode

Code set

Select the Code set type.

[CODESET]CODETYPE=ExitCode



Code

Enter the exit code.

See the Appendix for valid values.

[CODESET]Code

2

Student School Enrollment

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

Student School Enrollment

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 District Schools

Schools/School Info > Edit School

State School Number

Enter the state assigned school number. 

Note: This is the state assigned number.

[S_ME_SCH_X]StateSchoolNumber

4

Student School Enrollment 

Student Personal

Grades

Enter the school grades (lowest - highest). 

See Enrollment Grade Level Override Codes for valid values.

[Schools]Low_Grade 

[Schools]High_Grade

2

Student School

Enrollment 

Incident Management

District Information > Load Codes/Subcodes

Use the Load Codes/Subcodes page to run a script to insert state reportable incident codes. Once the script has loaded the state codes, you can use them to create incidents.

ME Discipline Codes and Subcodes Status

Click Load Codes/Subcodes, and then select the checkbox to enable the script to run at the top of the hour. Click Submit.


N/A

Behavior Report

Enabling Sub-District Configuration

District Information > Enable Sub-District Configuration

Enable Sub-District Configuration

Select the checkbox to enable Sub-District setup on the District Setup page.

[Prefs]Name =PSSR_SubDistrict

N/A

N/A

Configuring a Sub-District

District Information > State Report Information > Sub-District Configuration > New/Edit

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

Note: For this functionality to be visible Sub-districts must be enabled. To enable Sub-District Configuration navigate to Start Page> District Setup> Enable Sub-District Configuration, and select the Enable Sub-District Configuration checkbox.

Sub-District Number*

Enter the number assigned to this district by the state.

[CST_Subdistricts]SubDistrict_Number


All

Sub-District Name*

Enter the name of the district.

[CST_Subdistricts]SubDistrict_Name


All

Abbreviation*

Enter an abbreviation to identify this district.

[CST_Subdistricts]SubDistrict_Abbr


All

Address

Enter the mailing street address for the district.

[CST_Subdistricts] SubDistrict_Address


All

City

Enter the city for the district's mailing address.

[CST_Subdistricts]SubDistrict_City


All

State

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

[CST_Subdistricts]SubDistrict_State


All

Zip Code

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

[CST_Subdistricts] SubDistrict_ZipCode


All

Phone Number

Enter the district's phone number with area code.

[CST_SubDistrict]SubDistrict_Phone


All

Fax Number

Enter the district's fax number with area code.

[CST_Subdistricts]SubDistrict_Fax


All

Superintendent

Enter the name of the district's superintendent.

[CST_Subdistricts] SubDistrict_Superintendent


All

Superintendent Phone Number

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

[CST_Subdistricts] SubDistrict_Superintendent_Phn


All

Superintendent Fax Number

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

[CST_Subdistricts] SubDistrict_Superintendent_Fax


All

Superintendent Email

Enter the district superintendent's email address.

[CST_Subdistricts] SubDistrict_Superintendent_Eml


All

Configuring Report Uploads

Start Page > District Setup > Maine State Information > Report Upload Configuration > New/ Edit

Note: This page does not allow for more than one active connection. To establish a new connection, please delete any existing connections by clicking the connection name and then the delete button. 

Connection Name

Enter the connection name.

Note: This field is pre-populated with a default value; however, you can change this value if required.

[S_ME_Report_Upload]Configuration_Name

50


URL

Enter the connection URL. The URL must be set to https://me-mdoe.edupoint.com/Service/STCommunication.asmx?WSDL.

 [S_ME_Report_Upload]URL

500


User Name

Enter your Maine DOE Synergy login name for the production server.

 [S_ME_Report_Upload]User_Name

200


Password

Enter your Maine DOE Synergy password for the production server.

 [S_ME_Report_Upload]Password

200



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