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Calendars

This category captures the calendar data used to publish the MARSS A Report.

calendar

This resource represents calendars for each school for which data is being published.

Primary PowerSchool Source Data

  • [Schools]
  • [Terms]
  • [S_MN_SCH_SchoolGrades_C]

Selection Criteria

Records are published if the following criteria are met:

  • The school cannot be marked as Excluded from State Reporting.
  • Grade Levels must be set up on the A File Setup page for each school.

Data Element

Description

[Table]Data Type

Stored in [Table]Field

Req’d

schoolReference / schoolId

A reference to the related school.

String

Determined by the school that the data is being generated for.

R

schoolYearTypeReference / schoolYear

The school year associated with the calendar recorded as the later calendar year of the school year. For example, the 2019-2020 school year is recorded as 2020.

String

Determined by the term selected on the PowerSchool screen.

R

calendarCode

A unique calendar code is required per calendar that is published. Each Kindergarten setup will have a unique calendar. All other calendars will be one per school.

String

WHEN [S_MN_SCH_SchoolGrades_C]Sch_Grd_Lvl = EC or HK THEN combination of:

    • SchoolID
    • Sch_Grd_Lvl
    • Length_Sch_Day_Min
    • Track

WHEN [S_MN_SCH_SchoolGrades_C]Sch_Grd_Lvl = begins with K, P or R THEN combination of:

    • SchoolID
    • Sch_Grd_Lvl

Otherwise, combination of:

    • SchoolID
    • Length_Sch_Day_Min
    • Track

R

calendarTypeDescriptor

Hardcoded value to 'School/Grade Characteristics'.

String

Hardcoded to 'School/Grade Characteristics'.

R

gradeLevels array (1-many)

A list of valid grade levels for this calendar.

R

calendarGrades / gradeLevelDescriptor

List of grades that this calendar applies to. If a grade is a kindergarten grade level, then there will only be one value selected. Otherwise, all grade levels associated will be selected.

Date-time

[S_MN_SCH_SchoolGrades_C]Sch_Grd_Lvl

O

Minnesota Extensions ( _ext / MN )

The following are extensions added to the Ed-Fi Specification specific to Minnesota.

R

kindergartenScheduleDescriptor

Kindergarten schedule descriptor as entered into the A File Setup page for a school.

Boolean

[S_MN_SCH_SchoolGrades_C]KG_Sched_Indicator

O

instructionalDays

The total membership values of In Session days for a given calendar and/or track.

String

[Calendar_Day]MembershipValue


If the MembershipValue is 0, but the day is In Session, then 1.0 will be used. Otherwise, the value entered into MembershipValue will be used.

O

lengthOfDay

The Length of the day as entered into the A File Setup page for a school.

String

[S_MN_SCH_SchoolGrades_C]Length_Sch_Day_Min

O

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