District Setup
Introduction
The following data elements are required for district setup:
On the start page, click School. The Change Schools page appears.
Choose District Office from the School pop-up menu. The District start page appears.
Data Element | Additional Information | [Table] Field Name | Report | ||
Setting up Records ReleaseDistrict Setup > District Information > Records Release | |||||
Receiving Entities | |||||
Preferred | Select a Special Education Unit (SEU) as the district’s “preferred” Receiving Entity. When “SEU” is the selected Receiving Entity Type on the student’s Records Release page, this "preferred" receiving entity name populates the “Receiving Entity Name” dropdown list as the default. Note: Only a single SEU can be set as “preferred”. | [S_ND_RECORDRELEASE_S]Record_Release_Entity_Preferred | |||
Defining District CoursesDistrict Setup > Courses > North Dakota State-specific Information | |||||
No. of Clock Hours of Instruction | Enter the number of Clock Hours of Instruction for the course. | [S_ND_CRS_X]ClockHours | Course/Class | ||
Instructional Delivery Method | Select the instructional delivery method from the dropdown list: Valid values:
Note: When users select the "Instructional Delivery Method" value as 3, 4, or 7, they must select a value for the "Distance Learning Content Provider" field. If a Distance Learning Content Provider is not selected, users will not be able to submit data. | [S_ND_CRS_X]InstDeliveryMethod | Course/Class | ||
Distance Learning Content Provider | For more information, refer to Distance Learning Content Providers. | ||||
Online Authorized Vendor | Select the authorized online vendor: Valid values:
| [S_ND_CRS_X]AuthorizedVendor | |||
Series - Part # of | Enter the part of the series. For example, Part 1 of X. | [S_ND_CRS_X]SeriesPart1 | |||
Series - of # Parts | Enter the total number of parts. For example, Part X of 4. | [S_ND_CRS_X]SeriesPart2 | |||
Course Level | Select the course level from the dropdown level below. The default is General/Regular. Valid values: G – General/Regular (default) B – Basic/Remedial E – Enriched/Advanced H – Honors X – No specified level | [S_ND_CRS_X]CourseLevel | |||
Exclude Course from State Reporting | If the checkbox is selected, the course shall be excluded from State Reporting. | [S_ND_CRS_X]ExcludeFromStateReporting | MIS03 | ||
Adding School InformationDistrict Setup > Schools/School Info > Select School | |||||
NCES ID | Enter the NCES ID as assigned. | [S_ND_SCH_X]ND_NCESID | |||
School Default Instructional Minutes | Enter the normal number of minutes (0-600) of instructional time for a regular school day. | [S_ND_SCH_SCHOOLS_X]Schl_ Instr_Minutes_Default | |||
Track Default Instructional Minutes > New/ Edit If the school uses tracks for specific grade levels or groups of students, click New to create a record for each track and enter the number of minutes (0-600) the track meets for a regular school day. Click the Pencil icon to edit an existing track's instructional minutes. Note: Multiple Instructional Minute records cannot exist for a single track. | |||||
Track | Select a track from the drop down, to define its instructional time. | [S_ND_SCH_SCHOOLS_X]Track | |||
Default Instructional Minutes | Enter the normal number of minutes (0-600) of instructional time for the preselected track. | [S_ND_SCH_SCHOOLS_X]Track_Instr_Minutes_Default | |||
Entering District InformationDistrict Setup > District Info | |||||
Enable State Reporting Information Page in Teacher Portal | Select the checkbox to enable teachers to update the North Dakota State information fields from the Teacher Setup via the Teacher Portal. |
Creating Entry Codes
Start Page > District Setup > Code Sets > EntryCode
For more information, see Code Sets and Entry and Exit Codes pages in SIS Administration Guide.
Data Element | Description | [Table]FieldName | Length |
Code set | Select the Code set type. | [CODESET]CODETYPE=EntryCode | |
Code | Enter the entry code. | [CODESET]Code | 2 |
Display Value | Enter the code display value. | [CODESET]DisplayValue | |
Description | Enter the entry code description. | [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]EffectiveEndDate | 8 |
Creating Exit Codes
Start Page > District Setup > Code Sets > ExitCode
For more information, see Code Sets and Entry and Exit Codes pages in SIS Administration Guide.
Data Element | Description | [Table]FieldName | Length |
Code set | Select the Code set type. | [CODESET]CODETYPE=ExitCode | |
Code | Enter the exit code. | [CODESET]Code | 2 |
Display Value | Enter the code display value. | [CODESET]DisplayValue | |
Description | Enter the exit code meaning. | [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 |