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.
The following information describes the setup required for State Reporting. For information about the general school setup, see PowerSchool Admin Help.
Data Element | Additional Information | [Table]FieldName | Length | Used in These Reports |
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Define District CoursesCourses > [New/Edit] Course Note: Please make sure to add courses for any Dual Enrollment or Early College courses that students in your district are enrolled in. This will ensure that these courses have associated sections and associated grade scales in the school where the student is enrolled. This will help ensure that these course records are included in the TSDL submission. | ||||
Course Number | Enter the course number. | [Courses]Course_Number | Max 11 | MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) MI MSDS Setup Validation MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) Validation |
Course Name | Enter the course name. | [Courses]Course_Name | Max 100 | MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) MI 10/30 Day – By Class MI 10/30 Day – By Period MI MSDS Setup Validation MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) Validation |
Exclude from Teacher Student Data Link | Choose Yes (1) or No (0) to indicate whether to include or exclude the course from the Teacher Student Data Link. | [S_MI_CRS_TSDL_X]excludeTSDL | 1 | MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) |
Exclude from Ed-Fi | Select Yes (1) to exclude the course from publishing to Ed-Fi. | [Courses.S_CRS_X]excludeFromEdfi | 1 | |
SCED Subject Area Code | Choose the two-digit Subject Area Code. Refer to the following link for additional information: | [S_MI_CRS_TSDL_X]SCEDsubjectCode | 2 | MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) MI MSDS Setup Validation MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) Validation |
SCED Course Identifier Code | Choose the three-digit Course Identifier Code. Refer to the following link for additional information: | [S_MI_CRS_TSDL_X]SCEDcourseCode | 3 | MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) MI MSDS Setup Validation MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) Validation |
MSIX Course Section ID | Choose the MSIX course section ID. Valid values:
| [S_MI_CRS_TSDL_X]MSIXCourseSectionID | 2 | MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) |
Course Type | Choose the course type code that best represents the level and rigor of the course. | [S_MI_CRS_TSDL_X]courseType | 2 | MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) MI MSDS Setup Validation MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) Validation |
Course Funding Program | Choose the course funding type. Values:
Note: If course funding program is set at both course and section then section code is used. | [S_MI_CRS_TSDL_X]CrsFundingPrgm | 5 | MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) |
Virtual Method | Choose the code that represents the Virtual Delivery method of the course if applicable. Valid values:
| [S_MI_CRS_TSDL_X]virtualDelivery | 2 | MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) MI MSDS Setup Validation MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) Validation |
College Credit (potential) | Enter the number of college potential credits the students earn for this course.
| [S_MI_CRS_TSDL_X]CollegeCredits | 24 | MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) |
Kindergarten Classroom Type | Enter the type of Kindergarten classroom:
| [S_MI_CRS_X]KRA_KGclassType | 5 | KRA Report |
Enter District InfoDistrict Info | ||||
Name of District | Enter the name of the school district. | [Prefs]Value [Prefs]Name=districtname | N/A | MI Monthly Exit/Transfer-In MI Worksheet A MI Worksheet B |
District Number | Enter the district number. | [Prefs]Value [Prefs]Name=districtnumber | 5 | MI Early Roster MI General / SRM / Early Childhood MI Request for UIC MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) MI Monthly Exit/Transfer-In MI Worksheet A MI Worksheet B MI MSDS Setup Validation |
Operating ISD/ESA Number | Choose the Operating ISD/ESA Number for the district. | [Prefs]Value [Prefs]Name=MI_SCMOperISDESANum | 2 | MI Early Roster MI General / SRM / Early Childhood MI Request for UIC MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) MI Worksheet A MI Worksheet B MI MSDS Setup Validation |
MSDS Prior Count Date | Enter the previous count date. | [Prefs]Value [Prefs]Name=MI_MSDSPriorCountDate | 10 | N/A |
MSDS Current Count Date | Enter the current count date. | [Prefs]Value [Prefs]Name=MI_MSDSCurrentCountDate | 10 | N/A |
Create Exit CodesExit Codes > [New/Edit] Exit Code | ||||
Code set | Select the Code set type. | [CODESET]CODETYPE=ExitCode | ||
Code | Enter the exit code. See the Appendix for valid values. | [CODESET]Code | 2 | MI Early Roster MI General / SRM / Early Childhood MI Request for UIC MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) MI MSDS Setup Validation |
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 | |
Reported Value | Enter the state-defined exit status when the exit code Code is not a state-defined exit status. The district is only required to enter data in Reported Value when the Code is not a state-defined exit status code. If a district’s EOY Process uses an Exit Code that is not a state-defined exit status for students continuing into the new year, if would be advisable to enter a ‘19’ in this value for the purpose of summer exits in the Fall General Collection. | [CODESET]ReportedValue | 2 | MI Early Roster MI General / SRM / Early Childhood MI Request for UIC MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) MI MSDS Setup Validation |
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 | |
Edit Log Entry FieldsLog Entry Fields > Edit Log Entry Field | ||||
Data for Pop-up or Radio Buttons | Enter the data for pop-up or radio buttons | [Gen]Valuet2 [Gen]Cat=logentrycodes | N/A | N/A |
Set Up District SchoolsSchools/School Info > Edit School | ||||
School Name | Enter the school name. | [Schools]School_Name | Max 60 | MI 10/30 Day – By Class MI 10/30 Day – By Period MI 75% Membership MI Attendance for Transcript MI Civil Rights Data Collection MI Monthly Exit/Transfer-In MI MSDS Attendance Component Data MI Official Enrollment Student Roster MI Worksheet A MI Worksheet B |
School Number (9-digit maximum) | Enter the school number. | [Schools]School_Number | N/A | MI Attendance for Transcript |
Exclude From State Reporting? | Select the checkbox to exclude the school from state reporting. | [Schools]State_ExcludeFromReporting | 1 | All State Reports |
Total Hours Per Week in School | Enter the number of hours per week a special education student spends in this school. This value is used as the denominator for the Section 52 FTE calculation on the Spec Ed tab of the State/Province-MI page. | [S_MI_SCH_TSDL_X]FTEHoursPerWeek | 5 | MI Worksheet A |
MSDS School Facility Number | Enter the state assigned code for the school or facility building. | [S_MI_SCH_TSDL_X]AdminUnit | 12 | MI Early Roster MI General / SRM / Early Childhood MI Request for UIC MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) MI MSDS Setup Validation |
School Type | Choose the School Type code from the pop-up menu. | [S_MI_SCH_TSDL_X]SchoolType | 4 | MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) MI MSDS Setup Validation MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) Validation |
School is 100% Virtual Delivery | Select the checkbox if the school should be identified as being 100% virtual delivery. | [S_MI_SCH_TSDL_X]CyberSchool | 1 | MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) MI MSDS Setup Validation MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) Validation |
See. 6(4)(I)(ii) Pupil Count Exception in Education Entity Master | Select the checkbox if the school is identified in the pupil count exception in the Education Entity Master. | [S_MI_SCH_TSDL_X]HomelessSchool | 1 | MI General / SRM / Early Childhood MI MSDS Setup Validation |
Exclude from Early Childhood | Select the checkbox to exclude the school from the Early Childhood collection. | [S_MI_SCH_TSDL_X]ExcludeEarlyChild | 1 | MI General / SRM / Early Childhood MI MSDS Setup Validation |
Exclude from Teacher Student Data Link | Choose Yes (1) or No (0) to include or exclude the school from the Teacher Student Data Link. | [S_MI_SCH_TSDL_X]ExcludeTSDL | 1 | MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) MI MSDS Setup Validation MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) Validation |
Learning Preference | Select the Learning Preference to be set for a School. | [S_SCH_X]LearningPreference | 3 | N/A |
Define Michigan TSDL Completion StatusGrade Scales > [New/Edit] Grade Scale > Michigan TSDL Completion Status for Stored Grades | ||||
Completion Status | Select the Completion Status code that should be assigned to the selected grade. A Completion Status must be assigned to all grades for the collection and validation reports to run correctly. | [S_MI_GSI_TSDL_X]completionStatus | 2 | MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) MI MSDS Setup Validation MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) Validation |
Withdrawal Status | Select the Withdrawal Status code that should be assigned to the selected grade. A Withdrawal Status must be assigned to all grades for the collection and validation reports to run correctly. | [S_MI_GSI_TSDL_X]withdrawalStatus | 2 | MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) MI MSDS Setup Validation MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) Validation |
Enter Discipline Incident IDsIncidentID Setup | ||||
Define the Initial IncidentID Number | Enter the number you want to assign to the first incident entered in a Discipline Log Entry, then click the Create Sequence button. Leading zeroes are not required. This number is automatically increased by one each time an IncidentID is generated for a new Discipline Log Entry record on the Log Entry page. | [Prefs]MI_Discipline_Incident_ID | Max 10 | N/A |