District Setup
Contents
The following data elements are required for district setup. The first two pages of navigation are removed for brevity:
The Change History functionality is now available on all State Student Pages except CRDC. Change History is not selected by default. Districts will have to go to the Change History Settings to enable the functionality for the respective roles or groups.
Start Page > District Setup.
On the Start Page, click the School link at the top of the page and choose District Office
In the left pane, click District under Setup.
Only General Functions relevant to Oregon state reporting are listed. For more information on functions not listed here use the Help facility.
Data Element | Additional Information | [Table]FieldName | Length | Used in these Reports |
Defining District CoursesCourses > Edit Course District Information Courses > View Master Course List > New | ||||
Course Name | Enter the course name. | [Courses]Course_Name | Max 40 | Not Required |
Course Number | Enter the course number. Note: The course number must be the same one provided by the school when the Secondary Professional Technical Program Application Request (or update) was processed and approved by EII-ODE. | [Courses]Course_Number | Max 11 | CTE Course CTE Student Class Roster IUID |
Alternate Course Number | Enter the alternate course number. This is the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) or Non-NCES code for the course that is taught in the location identified by the combination of Class Room ID and Class Period. Note: When the course number is not the NCES Course Code then the NCES number must be entered. | [Courses]Alt_Course_Number | Max 11 | Class Roster IUID Staff Asgnmt |
Average Daily Minutes Scheduled | Enter the average daily minutes value. For 2015-2016 IUID reporting this field is not required. | [S_OR_CRS_X]SchdldInstrctMinCnt | Max 5 | Class Roster IUID |
Yearly Course Instructional Hours | Enter the yearly instructional hours for the course. Note: If blank, the value will be calculated at run-time by either looking at Average Daily Minutes Scheduled, or by Bell Schedule Minutes. | [S_OR_CRS_X]YearlyCourseInstructionalHours | 10 | Staff Asgmnt |
Low Grade Responsibility Code (Obsolete as of 2017-2018) | Code indicating the lowest grade level of content that is being taught in the course. | [S_OR_CRS_X]LoGrdCd | 2 | Staff Asgmnt |
High Grade Responsibility Code (Obsolete as of 2017-2018) | Code indicating the highest grade level of content that is being taught in the course. | [S_OR_CRS_X]HiGrdCd | 2 | Staff Asgmnt |
Subject Area Qualification | Select the Add/Edit button to assign/deassign the course to/from an existing Subject Area Qualification. The Subject Area must have previously been defined. Define the Subject Area Qualification via the link at District Office > District Setup > Staff Qualification Subject Area. | [S_OR_SubjArea_RelCrs_C]coursesDCID | 10 | Staff Asgmnt |
Exclude course from state reporting | Select the checkbox to exclude the course from state reporting. | [S_OR_CRS_X]State_ExcludeFromReporting | 1 | Class Roster IUID Staff Asgnmt |
Entering District InfoDistrict Information | ||||
Name of District | Enter the district name. | [Prefs]Value [Prefs]Name=districtname | Max 40 | N/A |
District Number | Enter the district number. | [Prefs]Value [Prefs]Name=districtnumber | Max 10 | CTE Course CTE Student Class Roster IUID |
District County | Select the county from the list. | [Prefs]Value [Prefs]Name=OR_County | Discipline SSID | |
Use Tabs on Student Information Pages | Check to box to enable use of tabs on the State/Province page. | [Prefs]Value [Prefs]Name=OR_TabFlag | 1 | Not Required |
Federal Ethnicity and Race SettingsFederal Ethnicity and Race Settings Note: Federal ethnicity and race set up is required for Oregon state reporting. The Consolidated Collections reports utilize the Federal Ethnicity and Race (FER) fields. | ||||
Ethnicity Decline to Specify | Federal race and ethnicity “decline to specify” settings are not required for Oregon. Note: Ethnicity 'Decline to Specify' may be enabled for internal use, but does not provide a valid state reporting value. We do not recommend enabling this option. | [Prefs]FRE_AllowDeclineEthnicity [Prefs]FRE_DeclineEthnicityText | 1 | Not Required |
Race Decline to Specify | Federal race and ethnicity “decline to specify” settings are not required for Oregon. Note: Race 'Decline to Specify' may be enabled for internal use, but does not provide a valid state reporting value. We do not recommend enabling this option. | [Prefs]FRE_AllowDeclineRace [Prefs]FRE_DeclineRaceText | 1 | Not Required |
Defining Federal Race CategoriesFederal Ethnicity and Race Settings > New/Edit Federal Race Category Note: Federal ethnicity and race set up is required for Oregon beginning with the 2012-2013 school year. The Consolidated Collections reports are being updated to utilize the Federal Ethnicity and Race (FER) fields. | ||||
Code | Enter the federal race category code. Valid values: (A) Asian (B) Black or African American (I) American Indian or Alaska Native (P) Native Hawaiian or Other Pac Islander (W) White | [Gen]Name [Gen]Cat=federalrace | 1 | SSID CumADM CTE Course CTE Student Discipline Freshman Homeless Kinder Asmt LEP OPK Recent Arrivers |
Description | Enter the federal race category description. Note: Generally this description matches the Code description but it is not required. For example, a Description of ‘Caucasian’ can be used with code (W). | [Gen]Value [Gen]Cat=federalrace | Max 40 | Not Required |
Sort Order | When you click Submit, the Federal Ethnicity and Race Settings page appears. Enter a sort order for the federal race category. | [Gen]SortOrder [Gen]Cat=federalrace | Max 3 | Not Required |
Defining District Race CodesFederal Ethnicity and Race Settings > New/Edit District Race Code Note: For state reporting purposes, each District Race Code should be associated with a Federal Race Category Code listed in the previous section. | ||||
Code | Enter the district race code. Note: It is recommended to match the Federal Race Codes for the five basic races. Other codes can be created as locally desired. For example, a District Code of (J), Description Japanese, could be matched with Federal Category (A) Asian. | [Gen]Name [Gen]Cat=race | Max 20 | SSID CumADM CTE Course CTE Student Discipline Freshman Homeless Kinder Asmt LEP OPK Recent Arrivers |
Description | Enter the district race description. | [Gen]ValueT [Gen]Cat=race | Max 40 | Not Required |
Federal Category | Choose the associated federal race category from the pop-up menu. | [Gen]Value [Gen]Cat=race | Max 40 | Not Required |
Alt Race Code | Enter an alternate, equivalent race code. Note: This field can be used for SIF. | [Gen]Value2 [Gen]Cat=race | Max 40 | Not Required |
Immunization Setup | ||||
Entering Vaccination RequirementsHealth Setup > Immunizations > Vaccines Note: Health code values are loaded automatically with the installer. Deleting seeded data elements also deletes the immunization rules attached to the element. It is recommended to not delete seeded data elements. The Hepatitis A vaccine is only required for students in grade 8 or lower. Students in grades 9 and higher are automatically displayed as compliant for Hepatitis A on their immunization page. See the Appendix for documentation of valid values for the following fields: vaccine name, vaccine code, state report name, state code, and doses. Enter any non-appendix values manually. Note: The Immunization Audit, Immunization Summary, and Immunization Letter to Parents reports include only the nine (9) recognized Oregon Department of Health Services vaccine codes provided in the Appendix. See the Health Management user guide on PowerSource for general Health setup. For more information visit the Oregon Department of Health Services website: http://public.health.oregon.gov/PreventionWellness/VaccinesImmunization | ||||
Vaccine Name | Enter the name of the vaccine. | [HealthVaccine]VaccineName | 50 | Required |
Vaccine Code | Enter the vaccine code or abbreviation. See Vaccine Codes for a complete list of vaccine names, vaccine codes, state report names, state code, doses. | [HealthVaccine]VaccineCode | 30 | Immun Audit Immun Review Immun Letter |
State Report Name | Enter the name of the report used to report this data to the DHS, if applicable. | [HealthVaccine]StateReportName | 50 | Not Required |
State Report Code | Enter the equivalent State Report Code for this vaccine, if applicable. Note: Do not populate this field with a value other than what is specified in the Appendix. If a vaccine is being added that isn’t in the Appendix, leave the State Report Code blank. | [HealthVaccine]StateReportCode | 30 | Not Required |
Number of Doses | Enter the number of doses required for this vaccine. Note: If your district requires additional doses than what was set up by PowerSchool, you can increase the number of doses. | [HealthVaccine]NumberOfDoses | 10 | Required |
Description | Enter a description of the vaccine. | [HealthVaccine]VaccineDesc | 512 | Not Required |
This vaccine is optional | Select the checkbox if the vaccine is not required. Note: The Hepatitis A vaccine is only required for students in grade 8 or lower. Students in grades 9 and higher are automatically displayed as compliant for Hepatitis A on their immunization page. | [HealthVaccine]IsMandatory | 1 | Not Required |
Rules Engine | The rules engine is available to automatically determine whether a student is compliant for a vaccine. Each vaccine can only be bound to one rule. Once a vaccine is bound to a rule, the Unbind rule checkbox is available on the Edit Vaccine dialog box. | N/A | N/A | Not Required |
Entering Vaccination Exemption TypesHealth Setup > Immunizations > Exemption Types Note: Health code values are loaded automatically with the installer. Enter any additional values manually. See the Appendix for documentation of valid values for the following fields: exemption names, exemption codes, state report names, state report codes. Enter any non-appendix values manually. Note: The Immunization Audit, Immunization Summary, and Immunization Letter to Parents uses only the exemption codes provided in the Appendix. See the Health Management user guide on PowerSource for general Health setup. | ||||
Exemption Name | Enter the name of the exemption type. | [HealthImmExempt]ImmunizatoinExemptionName | 50 | Required |
Exemption Code | Enter the exemption type code or abbreviation. See the Exemption Type Codes for a complete list of immunization exemption name, exemption code, state report name, state report code. | [HealthImmExempt]ImmunizationExemptionCode | 30 | Immun Audit Immun Review Immun Letter |
State Report Name | Enter the name of the report used to report this data to the DHS, if applicable. | [HealthImmExempt]StateReportName | 50 | Not Required |
State Report Code | Enter the equivalent State Report Code for this exemption type, if applicable. | [HealthImmExempt]StateReportCode | 30 | Not Required |
Entering Immunization Certificate TypesHealth Setup > Immunizations > Certificate Types Note: Health code values are loaded automatically with the installer. Enter any additional values manually. See the Appendix for documentation of valid values for the following fields: certificate names, certificate codes, state report names, state report codes. Enter any non-appendix values manually. NOTE: The Immunization Audit, Immunization Summary, and Immunization Letter to Parents uses the certificate codes provided in the Appendix of this. See the Health Management user guide on PowerSource for general Health setup. | ||||
Certificate Name | Enter the name of the certificate type. See Certificate Type Codes for a complete list of immunization certificate name, certificate code, state report name, state report code. | [HealthImmSource]ImmunizationSourceName | 50 | Immun Audit Immun Review Immun Letter |
Certificate Code | Enter the certificate type code or abbreviation. | [HealthImmSource]ImmunizationSourceCode | 30 | Required |
State Report Name | Enter the name of the report used to report this data to the ODE, if applicable. | [HealthImmSource]StateReportName | 50 | Not Required |
State Report Code | Enter the equivalent State Report Code for this certificate type, if applicable. | [HealthImmSource]StateReportCode | 30 | Not Required |
Default Certificate | Select the checkbox to indicate that this is the default certificate associated with immunization records. If a default certificate type is not set, the first Certificate Type in the list becomes the default. | [HealthImmSource]IsDefaultSource | 30 | Not Required |
Health Screenings Setup | ||||
Defining Oral Health ScreeningsHealth Setup > Screenings > Oral Health Note: Health code values are loaded automatically with the installer. Enter any additional values manually. See the state-specific values for the following fields: Oral Health Screening Outcome Codes and Oral Health Waiver Reasons. See the Health Management user guide on PowerSource and System Help in PowerSchool for general Health setup. | ||||
Defining Health Grade Level Entry CertificationsHealth Setup > Grade Level Entry Certifications > Grade Entry Level Certification Note: Health code values are loaded automatically with the installer. Enter any additional values manually. See the Appendix for documentation of valid values for the following fields: grade level, description. See the Health Management user guide on PowerSource for general Health setup. | ||||
Grade Level | Choose a grade level from the pop-up menu. The grade level will appear in a menu on the students’ Grade Level Entry Certification page as available for certification. Note: If your District requires additional grade certifications, you can add additional certifications beyond those that exist. The Oregon Immunization reports use [Students]Grade_Level in the report logic. | [HealthGradeLevel]GradeLevel | 30 | Not Required |
Description | Enter a description for the grade level entry certification. | [HealthGradeLevel]GradeLevelDesc | 512 | Not Required |
Entering Health Certification Status ValuesHealth Setup > Grade Level Entry Certifications > Certification Status Values Note: Health code values are loaded automatically with the installer. Enter any additional values manually. For example, if you require additional Grade Level Entry Certifications, such as 1st grade, it may be set up manually. See the Health Management user guide on PowerSource for general Health setup. | ||||
Display Value | Enter the display value for this data element. The value will display as a Certification Status on the students’ Grade Level Entry Certification page. See the Health Immunization: Certificate Status Values in the Appendix for a complete list of immunization certificate status values. | [HealthScreenLookup]GradeLevelCertCode | N/A | Not Required |
State Report Name | Enter the name of the report used to report this data to the ODE, if applicable. | [HealthScreenLookup]StateReportName | 50 | Not Required |
State Report Code | Enter the equivalent State Report Code for this grade level certification status, if applicable. | [HealthScreenLookup]StateReportCode | 30 | Not Required |
Incident Management | ||||
Defining Incident TypesIncident Management > Incident Types See Incident Management Quick Setup for detailed steps to set up incident types. | ||||
Name | Enter the incident types available for Oregon:
| [Incident_LU_Code]Incident_Category [Incident_LU_Code]Code_Type=incidenttype | Max 50 | Discipline |
Setting Up Incident Management Codes and SubcodesIncident Management > Code & Subcode Setup See Incident Management Quick Setup for detailed steps to set up incident codes. | ||||
Action Codes | Action codes must be set up for Oregon state reporting. | [Incident_LU_Code]Code_Type=actioncode [Incident_LU_Code]Incident_Category | Max 50 | Discipline |
Action Subcodes | Multiple action subcodes must be set up for Oregon state reporting. | [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]State_Detail_Report_Code [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]Is_State_Reportable_Flg = 1 (True) | Max 20 | Discipline |
Behavior Codes | Behavior codes must be set up for Oregon state reporting. | [Incident_LU_Code]Code_Type=actioncode [Incident_LU_Code]Incident_Category | Max 50 | Discipline |
Behavior Subcodes | Behavior subcodes must be set up for Oregon state reporting. | [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]State_Detail_Report_Code [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]Is_State_Reportable_Flg = 1 (True) | Max 20 | Discipline |
Behavior Secondary Subcodes | Secondary behavior subcodes must be set up for Oregon state reporting. | [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]State_Detail_Report_Code [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]Is_State_Reportable_Flg = 1 (True) | Max 20 | Discipline |
Participant Attribute Codes | Participant Attribute codes must be set up for Oregon state reporting. | [Incident_LU_Code]Code_Type=actioncode [Incident_LU_Code]Incident_Category | Max 50 | Discipline |
Participant Attribute Subcodes | Participant Attribute subcodes must be set up for Oregon state reporting. | [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]State_Detail_Report_Code [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]Is_State_Reportable_Flg = 1 (True) | N/A | Discipline |
Object Codes | Object codes must be set up for Oregon state reporting. | [Incident_LU_Code]Code_Type=actioncode [Incident_LU_Code]Incident_Category | N/A | Discipline |
Object Subcodes | Object subcodes must be set up for Oregon state reporting. | [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]State_Detail_Report_Code [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]Is_State_Reportable_Flg = 1 (True) | N/A | Discipline |
Duration Codes | Duration Codes must be set up for Oregon state reporting. | [Incident_LU_Code]Incident_Category [Incident_LU_Code]Code_Type=durationcode | N/A | Discipline |
Action Change Codes | Action Change codes must be set up for Oregon state reporting. | [Incident_LU_Code]Code_Type=actioncode [Incident_LU_Code]Incident_Category | N/A | Discipline |
Action Change Subcodes | Action Change subcodes must be set up for Oregon state reporting. | [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]State_Detail_Report_Code [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]Is_State_Reportable_Flg = 1 (True) | N/A | Discipline |
Creating Scheduling/Reporting Ethnicity CodesScheduling/Reporting Ethnicity Codes > New/Edit Ethnicity Code Note: For state reporting purposes, use of Scheduling/Reporting Ethnicity Codes has been replaced by Federal Ethnicity and Race Settings. | ||||
Code | Enter the ethnicity code. | [Gen]Value [Gen]Cat=ethnicity | Max 40 | Not Required |
Description | Enter the ethnicity description. | [Gen]Name [Gen]Cat=ethnicity | Max 50 | Not Required |
Defining District SchoolsSchools/School Info > Edit School | ||||
School Name | Enter the school name. | [Schools]Name | Max 60 | Schl Conflict |
School Abbreviation | Enter the school abbreviation. | [Schools]Abbreviation | Max 20 | Not Required |
School Address | Enter the school address. | [Schools]SchoolAddress | Max 79 | Not Required |
School City | Enter the school city. | [Schools]SchoolCity | Max 79 | Not Required |
School State/Province | Enter the school state/province. | [Schools]SchoolState | Max 79 | Not Required |
School Postal/Zip Code | Enter the school postal/zip code. Preferred Zip Format: Do not include hyphens. | [Schools]SchoolZIP | Max 79 | Not Required |
School Phone Number | Enter the school phone number. | [Schools]SchoolPhone | Max 31 | Not Required |
School Number | Enter the school number. | [Schools]School_Number | Max 10 | CTE Course CTE Student Class Roster IUID Schl Conflict |
Alternate School Number | Enter the alternate school number. | [Schools]Alternate_School_Number | Max 10 | CTE Course CTE Student |
Exclude From State Reporting? | Select the checkbox to exclude the school from state reporting. | [Schools]State_ExcludeFromReporting | 1 | SSID CumADM CTE Course CTE Student Class Roster Discipline Freshman Homeless IUID Kinder Asmt LEP OPK Restrain-Seclusion Staff Assignment Schl Conflict |
Principal’s Name | Enter the principal’s name. | [Schools]Principal | Max 79 | Not Required |
Grades | Enter the school grades (lowest - highest). Note: Grade levels must be in the range -10 to 20. | [Schools]Low_Grade [Schools]High_Grade | 3 | Not Required |
Schools/Schools Info > Edit/New School | ||||
Full Time Schedule Hours | Enter the total number of hours of instruction for a full-time schedule at the current school Note: If required, this value can be overridden for teachers on their staff pages. | [S_OR_SCH_X]FullTimeSchedHours | 4 | Staff Asgnmnt |
Entering Restraint and Seclusion InformationOregon Restraint and Seclusion Collection Information | ||||
Number of Seclusion Rooms Available | Count of rooms located at the school and available to use for seclusion of a student. | [S_OR_SCH_X]SeclusionRoomCount | 5 | Restraint-Seclusion |
Description of Seclusion Rooms | Enter the description, dimensions, and design of the rooms used by the school for seclusion of students including safety features, lighting and ventilation. | [S_OR_SCH_X]SeclusionRoomDesc | 1000 | Restraint-Seclusion |
Description of steps taken to reduce incidents involving restraint or seclusion | Description of steps taken by the school to decrease the use of physical restraint and seclusion for each student physically restrained or secluded more than 10 times during the school year. | [S_OR_SCH_X]TenIncdntDesc | 1000 | Restraint-Seclusion |
Setting Up Special ProgramsSpecial Programs > Special Program Information | ||||
Program Name | Enter the special program name. For programs included in state reports a Program Type must be selected (see below). The name and type are not required to be the same. The CumADM report will check for either the Program Name or Program Type for: (PNP) Pregnant/Parenting (ESL) English as a Second Language | [Gen]Name [Gen]Cat=specprog | Max 50 | SSID CumADM CTE Course CTE Student Discipline Freshman Homeless Kinder Asmt LEP OPK Recent Arrivers |
Qualifies as a special education program | Select the checkbox to indicate a special education program. | [Gen]spedindicator [Gen]Cat=specprog | 1 | Not Required |
Program Type | Choose the appropriate program type from the pop-up menu. You may define any special program name, as long as the correct state defined program type is associated with the program. Students may be assigned to state defined programs using the special programs created on this page or by using the checkboxes on the Programs and Participation page at the student level. In the state reports, use of Programs and Participation page checkboxes take precedence over special program enrollments. | [Gen]Value [Gen]Cat=specprog | Max 40 | SSID CumADM CTE Course CTE Student Discipline Freshman Homeless Kinder Asmt LEP OPK Recent Arrivers |
Defining Years & TermsYears & Terms | ||||
Name of School Year | Enter name of school year. Example: 2015-2016 | [Terms]Name | Max 30 | Required |
Abbreviation | Enter year abbreviation. Example: 15-16 | [Terms]Abbreviation | Max 6 | Required |
First Day of School | Enter the earliest term beginning date for any school in the district. Format: MM/DD/YYYY | [Terms]FirstDay | 10 | CumADM Class Roster CTE Course CTE Student Discipline Freshman Homeless Immun Audit IUID LEP Restraint-Seclusion Staff Asgnmt |
Last Day of School | Enter the latest term ending date for any school in the district. Format: MM/DD/YYYY | [Terms]LastDay | 10 | CumADM Class Roster CTE Course CTE Student Discipline Freshman Homeless Immun Audit IUID LEP Restraint-Seclusion Staff Asgnmt |
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 |