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Pre-ID Test Labels for NJBCT

Introduction

Use the Pre-ID Test Labels for NJBCT Tests option to create the Pre-ID Test Label extract for students taking the NJBCT tests. 

The valid biology courses that include the EOC Biology test requirement are:

  • 11 = Resource Center Biology
  • 12 = ESL Biology
  • 22 = General Biology
  • 23 = Life Science
  • 24 = Foundations in Biology
  • 31 = College Prep Biology
  • 32 = Honors Biology
  • 33 = Accelerated Biology
  • 41 = Advanced Placement (without having completed a Biology prerequisite)
  • 52 = Integrated Biology (as an alternative to any of the above listed Biology offerings)
  • 53 = Other

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Selection Criteria

Selection criteria determine which database records are used in the report. For the Pre-ID Test Labels for NJBCT Tests, student records are selected.

School Selection

The report selects which school records to use based on the following criteria:

  • The school must be associated with a student included in the report.

Student Selection

The report selects which student records to use based on the following criteria:

  • The student is enrolled in a biology course that requires the student to take the EOC Biology test.

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Report Input

For help with navigation and running the report, see How to Find and Generate a Report.

Field

Description

Use

If run at the district level, choose one of the following from the pop-up menu:

  • Default – District Wide. Includes all records on the PowerSchool server that meet selection criteria.
  • Current School Only – Includes all records associated with the current school that meet the selection criteria.
  • District Wide – Includes all records on the PowerSchool server that meet the selection criteria.

If run at the school level, the report includes all records associated with the current school that meet the selection criteria. To change the current school, click School at the top of the page and choose the appropriate school from the list.

Students to Include

Indicate which students to include in the report by selecting one of the following options:

  • The selected [number] students only – Run the report for students in the current selection who are actively enrolled in a designated Biology class as of the Date to Scan.
  • All students – Run the report for all students in the current school or district, and actively enrolled in a designated Biology class as of the Date to Scan. 

Note: If running the report for a single student, or group of students, select the students prior to running a report.

Date to Scan

Enter the date to scan for the report.

Processing Options

Choose a time to run the report from the pop-up menu:

  • In Background Now (Recommended) to execute the report immediately in the background.
  • ASAP to execute the report in the order it is received in the Report Queue.
  • At Night to execute the report during the next evening.
  • On Weekend to execute the report during the next weekend.
  • On Specific Time to execute the report on the date and time specified.

Specific Date/Time

Enter a date using the format mm/dd/yyyyor mm-dd-yyyyin order to run the report on a specific day. The incorrect format displays an alert and the date field is submitted as a blank entry.

Use the pop-up menus to schedule the report to be run at a specific hour and minute.

Example: 7/29/2008 @ 10:05 AM.

Enter the Biology Course Numbers as acomma separatedlist

Type the biology courses applicable to this test (i.e. BIOL001,BIOL002,BIOL003). Do not put a space between the course name and the comma.

Enter the Biology Course Types as acomma separatedlist

Type the biology course types that correspond to the biology course numbers entered in the previous field. You must enter the codes in the same order as the course numbers.

For example, if BIOL001 and BIOL002 are both Code 11 Resource Center Biology, and BIOL003 is Code 12 ESL Biology, you would enter the biology course types in the following order: 11,11,12.

A list of valid biology course types displays on the report interface.

Include Delimiters

Click the Include Delimiters option to include delimiters between the fields in the extract file. The default is No Delimiters.  You cannot upload a file containing Delimiters.

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Report Output

Each of the fields displayed in the output of the report are described below. See Understanding the Report Output Table for a definition of each column in the table.

Item #

Data Element

Description

[Table]FieldName

Field Type

Field Length

Begin / End Position

1

SID (NJ SMART)

This field contains the state-assigned ID for this student. This field is extracted from the student NJS SID tab, Student Selection > State/Province – New Jersey > NJS SID.

[Students]State_StudentNumber

Numeric

10

1–10

2

Grade Level

This field contains the student’s current grade level. Valid grade levels for this test are 9, 10, 11, R11, 12, R12, and AH.

This field is extracted from the Edit Current Enrollment page, Student Selection > Transfer Info > Edit Current Enrollment.

[Students]Grade_Level

Alpha-numeric

3

11–13

3

Last Name

This field contains the student’s last name. This field is extracted from the Demographics page, Student Selection > Demographics.

[Students]Last_Name

Alpha-numeric

14

14–27

4

First Name

This field contains the student’s name in first name. This field is extracted from the Demographics page, Student Selection > Demographics.

[Students]First_Name

Alpha-numeric

9

28–36

5

Middle Initial

This field contains the student’s middle initial. This field is extracted from the Demographics page, Student Selection > Demographics.

[Students]Middle_Name

Alpha-numeric

1

37

6

Date of Birth

This field contains the student’s date of birth. This field is extracted from the NJS SID tab, Student Selection > State/Province – New Jersey > NJS SID.

Format: MM/DD/YYYY

[Students]DOB

Alpha-numeric

8

38–45

7

Sex

This field contains the student’s gender. This field is extracted from the NJS SID tab, Student Selection > State/Province – New Jersey > NJS SID.

[Students]gender

Alpha-numeric

1

46

8

Ethnic Code W

A value of W indicates this student’s race is White. This field is extracted from the student NJS SID tab, Student Selection > State/Province – New Jersey > NJS SID.

[StudentRace]RaceCd = W

Alpha-numeric

1

47

9

Ethnic Code B

A value of B indicates this student’s race is Black. This field is extracted from the student NJS SID tab, Student Selection > State/Province – New Jersey > NJS SID.

[StudentRace]RaceCd = B

Alpha-numeric

1

48

10

Ethnic Code A

A value of A indicates this student’s race is Asian. This field is extracted from the student NJS SID tab, Student Selection > State/Province – New Jersey > NJS SID.

[StudentRace]RaceCd = A

Alpha-numeric

1

49

11

Ethnic Code P

A value of P indicates this student’s race is Pacific Islander. This field is extracted from the NJS SID tab, Student Selection > State/Province – New Jersey > NJS SID.

[StudentRace]RaceCd = P

Alpha-numeric

1

50

12

Ethnic Code H

A value of H indicates this student’s ethnicity is Hispanic or Latino. This field is extracted from the NJS SID tab, Student Selection > State/Province – New Jersey > NJS SID.

[Students]FedEthnicity

Alpha-numeric

1

51

13

Ethnic Code I

A value of I indicates this student’s race is American Indian. This field is extracted from the NJS SID tab, Student Selection > State/Province – New Jersey > NJS SID.

[StudentRace]RaceCd = I

Alpha-numeric

1

52

14

District / School Student ID Number

This field contains the ID number assigned to this student by the district. This field is extracted from NJS PreID tab, Student Selection > State/Province – New Jersey > NJS PreID.

[S_NJ_STU_X]District_StudentID

Alpha-numeric

10

53–62

15

Title I Biology

A value of B indicates that this student receive Title I services for biology. This field is extracted from the PreID NJBCT tab, Student Selection > State/Province – New Jersey > PreID NJBCT.

[S_NJ_STU_X]EOC_Title1Biology_TF

Alpha-numeric

1

63

16

ED

A value of Y is displayed in this field if this student is identified as economically disadvantaged. A student is economically disadvantaged if the student is eligible for the free and reduced lunch program (lunch status equals F, FDC, T, or R).

This field is extracted from the Lunch page, Student Selection > Lunch.

[Students]lunch_status


Blank will extract for lunch status values other than F, FDC, T, or R.

Alpha-numeric

1

64

17

Homeless

A value of Y indicates the student lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate residence, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A-7B 12 and N.J.A.C 6A-17-2.3. This field is extracted from NJS PreID tab, Student Selection > State/Province – New Jersey > NJS PreID.

[Students]Homeless_Code

Alpha-numeric

1

65

18

Migrant

A value of Y indicates that this student meets the criteria for a migrant student. This field is extracted from NJS PreID tab, Student Selection > State/Province – New Jersey > NJS PreID.

[S_NJ_STU_X]Migrant_TF

Alpha-numeric

1

66

19

LEP

This field contains the code identifying the number of years the student was enrolled in a limited English proficiency program (LEP). A < symbol is extracted when the student entered a language assistance program after July 1 and is currently enrolled in the program.

This field is extracted from the This field is extracted from NJS Student tab, Student Selection > State/Province – New Jersey > NJS Student.

[S_NJ_STU_X]PID_TimeInLep2

Alpha-numeric

2

67–68

20

Sec504

A value of Y identifies this student as a Section 504 participant. A student identified as Section 504 may receive test accommodations. This field is extracted from NJS PreID tab, Student Selection > State/Province – New Jersey > NJS PreID.

[S_NJ_STU_X]PID_504_TF

Alpha-numeric

1

69

21

SE

This field contains the special education classification assigned to this student, if applicable. A value of 0 indicates the student is not a special education student. This field is extracted from NJS SpEd tab, Student Selection > State/Province – New Jersey > NJS SpEd.

If special education contains a value of 99-Declassified or 17-ESLS, blanks extract.

[S_NJ_STU_X]SpecialEd_Classification

Alpha-numeric

2

70–71

22

SE/504 Accom A

If the student is a Section 504 participant, a value of A in this field indicates that this student requires setting accommodations. This field is extracted from NJS PreID tab, Student Selection > State/Province – New Jersey > NJS PreID.

[S_NJ_STU_X]PID_Accommodations_A_TF

Alpha-numeric

1

72

23

SE/504 Accom B

If the student is a Section 504 participant, a value of B in this field indicates that this student requires scheduling accommodations. This field is extracted from NJS PreID tab, Student Selection > State/Province – New Jersey > NJS PreID.

[S_NJ_STU_X]PID_Accommodations_B_TF

Alpha-numeric

1

73

24

SE/504 Accom C

If the student is a Section 504 participant, a value of C in this field indicates that this student requires test materials accommodations. This field is extracted from NJS PreID tab, Student Selection > State/Province – New Jersey > NJS PreID.

[S_NJ_STU_X]PID_Accommodations_C_TF

Alpha-numeric

1

74

25

SE/504 Accom D

If the student is a Section 504 participant, a value of D in this field indicates that this student requires test procedure accommodations. This field is extracted from NJS PreID tab, Student Selection > State/Province – New Jersey > NJS PreID.

[S_NJ_STU_X]PID_Accommodations_D_TF

Alpha-numeric

1

75

26

IEP Exempt from TAKING NJBCT

A value of B in this field indicates that this student’s IEP states that the student is exempt from taking biology. This field is extracted from PreID NJBCT tab, Student Selection > State/Province – New Jersey > PreID NJBCT.

[S_NJ_STU_X]IEP_ExemptTakingBiology_TF

Alpha-numeric

1

76

27

IEP Exempt from PASSING NJCBT

A value of B in this field indicates that this student’s IEP states that the student is exempt from passing biology. This field is extracted from PreID NJBCT tab, Student Selection > State/Province – New Jersey > PreID NJBCT.

[S_NJ_STU_X]IEP_ExemptPassingBiology_TF

Alpha-numeric

1

77

28

Course

This field contains the biology course types selected for the extract on the report interface.

N/A

Alpha-numeric

2

78–79

29

Schedule

This field identifies the –course as a:

C - Current semester block (January to May/June), if the students schedule course date enrolled [cc]dateenrolled is greater than or equal to 01/01/???? (where ???? is the 4 digit ending school year)

F – Full year course (September to May/June), if the students schedule course date left [cc]dateleft is greater than or equal to 02/01/????  (where ???? is the 4 digit ending school year)

P = Previous semester block (September to December/January)

This field is based on the Date to Scan entered on the report interface.

N/A

Alpha-numeric

1

80

30

TID < 1

This Time in District field is calculated by comparing the student’s entry date to July 1, xx where xx represents the first year in the current school year expression, such as 11 in 2011-2112. If the student entered the District after July 1, a Y is reported in this field.

Note: If the student’s entry date is blank, then the date is retrieved from the first record in the student’s ReEnrollment table that is for the current school and used in the calculation.

N/A

Alpha-numeric

1

81

31

TIS < 1

This Time in School field is calculated by comparing the student’s entry date in the current school to July 1, xx where xx represents the first year in the current school year expression, such as 11 in 2011-2112. If the student entered the school after July 1, a Y is reported in this field.

Note: If the student’s entry date is blank, then the date is retrieved from the first record in the student’s ReEnrollment table that is for the current school and used in the calculation.

N/A

Alpha-numeric

1

82

32

Supplemental Education Services (SES)

This field contains the value identifying the SES provider. This field is extracted from PreID NJBCT tab, Student Selection > State/Province – New Jersey > PreID NJBCT.

[S_NJ_STU_X]PID_SupplementalEduServ

Alpha-numeric

3

83–85

33

Sending School CDS

This field contains the code identifying the school to which the student is being sent to take the test, if applicable. This field is extracted from PreID NJBCT tab, Student Selection > State/Province – New Jersey > PreID NJBCT.

[S_NJ_STU_X]PID_SendingCDS

Alpha-numeric

11

86–96

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