District Setup

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 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)
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

• 02 - English Learner
  

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

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 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