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
Define District Courses Courses > [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 40	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) MI MSDS Setup Validation MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) Validation
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: https://nces.ed.gov/scedfinder/Home/Search	[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: https://nces.ed.gov/scedfinder/Home/Search	[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: 01 - Full Year 02 - Section A 03 - Section B	[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: Blank (Default) 01 - Sec 23a Dropout Recovery 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: BL - Blended Learning DL - Digital Learning OC - Online Course NV - Not Virtual	[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. Decimal number data type with a fixed-length format: N.NN Minimum value: 0.00 Maximum value: 25.00	[S_MI_CRS_TSDL_X]CollegeCredits	24	MI Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL)
Kindergarten Classroom Type	Enter the type of Kindergarten classroom: 01 = Regular Kindergarten Classroom 02 = Developmental Kindergarten/Young 5's 03 = Virtual Classroom	[S_MI_CRS_X]KRA_KGclassType	5	KRA Report
Enter District Info District 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 Codes Exit 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
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
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 Fields Log 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 Schools Schools/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 MI Monthly Exit/Transfer-In
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 MI Worksheet B
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 Status Grade 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 IDs IncidentID 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

Define District Courses

Enter District Info

Create Exit Codes

Edit Log Entry Fields

Set Up District Schools

Define Michigan TSDL Completion Status

Enter Discipline Incident IDs