State Reporting 21.7.2.1 Release Notes | PowerSchool SIS Compliance

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Reference	Summary	Release Note
PSSR-267355	NJ SMART SID Management Report 2021-2022 Report Updates	NJ SMART SID Management Extract 3.5 The NJ SMART SID Management report is updated to meet the 2021-2022 submission requirements. To track student mobility, a record is now created for each school of enrollment during the reporting period. The report parameter page is updated to remove Truancy information. A new attendance code category of NJ_Excused is required. The report is also updated as identified below: The following data elements have been removed: • CumulativeDaysInMembership • CumulativeDaysTowardsTruancy • RemoteDaysInMembership The following data elements have been renamed: • CumulativeDaysPresent is now NumberOfDaysPresent • Status is now School Status The following data elements that were previously collected in the State Submission are now included: • CityOfResidence • MirgrantStatus • EighthTechnologicalLiteracy • HealthInsuranceStatus • HealthInsuranceProvider • HomeLanguage • ImmigrantStatus • FirstEntryDateIntoAUSSchool • Homeless • HomelessPrimaryNighttimeResidence • AlternativeEducationProgram • TitleIScience • TitleIMath • TitleILanguage The following data elements have been added: • RemoteDaysAbsent (calculated) • District Status (calculated) • SchoolEntryCode • DaysOpen (calculated) • NumberOfDaysAbsent (calculated) • NumberOfStateExcusedAbsences (calculated) To ensure state excused absences are reported accurately, a new attendance code category of NJ_Excused should be created at each reporting school. All state excused absence codes in use must be mapped to the new category. Also, a review of the attendance conversion setup may be required to ensure that only shared time students are receiving .5 attendance for the day.

Reference

Summary

Release Note

PSSR-267355

NJ SMART SID Management Report 2021-2022 Report Updates

NJ SMART SID Management Extract 3.5
The NJ SMART SID Management report is updated to meet the 2021-2022 submission requirements. To track student mobility, a record is now created for each school of enrollment during the reporting period. The report parameter page is updated to remove Truancy information. A new attendance code category of NJ_Excused is required. The report is also updated as identified below:

The following data elements have been removed:
• CumulativeDaysInMembership
• CumulativeDaysTowardsTruancy
• RemoteDaysInMembership

The following data elements have been renamed:
• CumulativeDaysPresent is now NumberOfDaysPresent
• Status is now School Status

The following data elements that were previously collected in the State Submission are now included:
• CityOfResidence
• MirgrantStatus
• EighthTechnologicalLiteracy
• HealthInsuranceStatus
• HealthInsuranceProvider
• HomeLanguage
• ImmigrantStatus
• FirstEntryDateIntoAUSSchool
• Homeless
• HomelessPrimaryNighttimeResidence
• AlternativeEducationProgram
• TitleIScience
• TitleIMath
• TitleILanguage

The following data elements have been added:
• RemoteDaysAbsent (calculated)
• District Status (calculated)
• SchoolEntryCode
• DaysOpen (calculated)
• NumberOfDaysAbsent (calculated)
• NumberOfStateExcusedAbsences (calculated)

To ensure state excused absences are reported accurately, a new attendance code category of NJ_Excused should be created at each reporting school. All state excused absence codes in use must be mapped to the new category. Also, a review of the attendance conversion setup may be required to ensure that only shared time students are receiving .5 attendance for the day.