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District Setup

Introduction

The following data elements are required for district setup:

  1. On the start page, click School. The Change Schools page appears.

  2. 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 Release

District 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 Courses

District 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:

  1. Classroom Face-to-Face on High School Campus

  2. Classroom Face-to-Face on College Campus

  3. Online / Computer

  4. IVN/Distance Learning

  5. Coursework Sent Through Postal Service

  6. Special Ed in Home Setting

  7. Classroom Face-to-Face on Area CTC/CTE Campus

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:

  1. Jefferson Co. Public School

[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 Information

District 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 Information

District 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



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