PowerSchool SIS NCEA

School Setup

Introduction

The following data elements are required for school setup. The first two pages of navigation are removed for brevity:

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

  2. Choose a school from the pop-up menu. The school start page appears.

  3. Click School. The School Setup page appears.

  4. Within the General category, click School Information for NCEA Reporting.

Note: Ensure selected students and staff belong to schools with a valid Building Type; otherwise, their data will not appear in the report.

Data Element

Additional Information

[Table]FieldName

Length

Entering School Information for NCEA Reporting

General School Information

School Setup > School Information for NCEA Reporting

Exclude school from NCEA Reporting

Select if the school should not be included in NCEA reporting.

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]ExcludeFromNCEA_TF

1

NCEA Membership ID (if applicable)

The NCEA School Membership ID.

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]NCEAID

6

School Location

Choose the location of the school.

Valid values:

U – Urban - within the limits of a major city or one with at least 50,000 population

S – Suburban - outside of, but tangent to, a major city or its immediate suburbs

R – Rural - located outside of an urban or suburban area and having fewer than 50,000 inhabitants

V – Virtual

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]Location

1

School Sponsorship

Choose the school sponsorship.

Valid values:

S – Single Parish

I – Inter-parish/Regional

D – Diocesan

R – Religious Congregation/Private


[S_SCH_NCEA_X]Sponsorship

1

Building Type

Choose the building type for the school. Schools must have a valid Building Type to appear in the Schools to Include drop-down list when running the NCEA School Summary Report. Valid values: Standalone Early Childhood Education Centre; Elementary; Secondary; (P)K-12

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]BuildingType

1

School serves grades PK-12 or K-12 as a single school

Select if the school serves all grades PK/K-12 and is considered a single school.

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]PK12SingleSchool_TF

1

Early childhood Education center (not directly affiliated with another school)

Select if the school serves Early childhood Education center

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]ECCENTER_TF

1

Number of students newly baptized Catholic or received into full communion during the 2025–2026 school year. Excludes students already baptized Catholic who completed First Communion or Confirmation.

Enter the Number of students newly baptized Catholic or received into full communion during the 2025–2026 school year. Excludes students already baptized Catholic who completed First Communion or Confirmation.

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]NEWLY_BAPTIZED_STUDENTS

3

Government Funded Programs

School Setup > School Information for NCEA Reporting

School receives Title I services

If Title I services is not selected for the school, no students in the school can be reported as receiving Title I services.

Select if the school receives Title I services.

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]OffersTitleI_TF

1

School receives Title II services

Select if the school receives Title II services.

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]ReceivesTitleII_TF

1

School receives Title III services

Select if the school receives Title III services.

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]ReceivesTitleIII_TF

1

School receives Title IV services

Select if the school receives Title IV services.

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]ReceivesTitleIV_TF

1

School offers federal nutrition programs

Select if the school participates in the federal nutrition programs that provide free or reduced price breakfast and/or lunch to low income students.

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]OffersFedNutrition_TF

1

All students in the school receive/reduced lunch

Select if all students in the school are provided with free or reduced-price lunch.

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]FederalNutritionAll_TF

1

Additional Information

School Setup > School Information for NCEA Reporting

School has Board, Commission or Council

Choose the applicable Board, Commission, or Council that assists with school governance:

  • Advisory (A)

  • Consultative (C)

  • Limited Jurisdiction (L)

  • Full Authority (F)

  • No Board (N)

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]BoardType

1

School has Extended Day Program

Select if the school offers an Extended Day Program.

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]ExtDayProgram_TF

1

School has waiting list

Select if the school has a waiting list for any grade level.

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]WaitList_TF

1

School received E-rate telecom discounts last school year

Select if the school received E-rate telecom discounts during the previous school year.

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]ERateReceived_TF

1

School offers Dual Language Immersion program

Select if the school offers a Dual Language Immersion Program.

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]Dual_Lang_Imm_TF

1

School offers an International Baccalaureate Program

Select if the school offers an International Baccalaureate Program.

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]IB_Prog_TF

1

Number of Staff by Type

School Setup > School Information for NCEA Reporting

These counts include all staff who serve the school, not just professional staff.

President/Head of School

Enter the number of staff that serves as President/Head of School.

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]Staff_Pres

1

Principal

Enter the number of staff who serve as Principals.

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]Staff_Princ

1

Assistant Principals

Enter the number of staff who serve as Assistant Principals.

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]Staff_Asst_Princ

1

Guidance Counselors

Enter the number of staff who serve as Guidance Counselors.

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]Staff_Guid_Cnslr

2

Teachers

Enter the number of staff who serve as Teachers.

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]Staff_Teacher

3

Teacher Assistant/Instructional Aide

Enter the number of staff who serve as Teacher Assistants/Instructional Aides.

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]Staff_Teacher_Asst_Aide

2

Librarians

Enter the number of staff who serve as Librarians.

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]Staff_Lib

1

Other Staff

Enter the number of staff who serve in roles not listed above.

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]Staff_Other

3

Teacher Retention


School Setup > School Information for NCEA Reporting

Number of teachers who were employed during the last school year

Enter the number of teachers who taught at the school in both the prior school year and this school year.

[S_SCH_NCEA_NCEA]Teacher_Last_Year

3

Number of teachers who did not return for the current school year

Enter the number of teachers who taught at the school in the prior school year and who did not return this year for reasons other than retirement.

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]Teacher_Not_Return

3

Number of teachers new to the school for the current school year

Enter the number of teachers who are new to school for the current school year

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]TEACHER_FIRSTYEAR_CURRENT

3

Number of teachers in their first year of teaching as a career for the current school year

Enter the number of teachers who are in the first year of teaching as a career for the current school year

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]TEACHER_NEWTOSCHOOL_CURRENT

3

Number of teachers not returning who are remaining in Catholic education

Enter the number of teachers who did not return but are remaining in Catholic education.

[S_SCH_NCEA_X]Teacher_Remain_CathEd


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