Identity
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Defining Federal Ethnicity and Race Settings
Define global ethnicity settings, and race codes and meanings.
Start Page > District Setup > Federal Ethnicity and Race Settings
Federal Ethnicity and Race Settings
Data Element | Additional Information | [Table] Field Name | Length | Used in these Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethnicity Decline to Specify | Select the checkbox if ethnicity is not required. Enter a value to display as the label for the checkbox on the Demographics student page. Note: This should never be checked for Texas. | [Prefs]FRE_AllowDeclineEthnicity [Prefs]FRE_DeclineEthnicityText | N/A | N/A |
Race Decline to Specify | Select the checkbox if race is not required. Enter a value to display as the label for the checkbox on the Demographics student page. Note: This should never be checked for Texas. | [Prefs]FRE_AllowDeclineRace [Prefs]FRE_DeclineRaceText | N/A | N/A |
Creating Federal Race CategoriesFederal Ethnicity and Race Settings > [New/Edit] Federal Race Category | ||||
Data Element | Additional Information | [Table] Field Name | Length | Used in these Reports |
Code | Enter the federal race category code. Code= 1 Description- (1) American Indian or Alaskan Native Code= 2 Description- (2) Asian Code=3 Description- (3) Black or African American Code= 4 Description- (4) Native Hawaiian/Other Pac Islander Code= 5 Description- (5) White Required. | [Gen]Name [Gen]Cat=federalrace | 1 | AAR Campus Summary PEIMS Data Submission (all reports) Proration Report Student Detail Report TREx |
Description | Enter the federal race category description. | [Gen]Value [Gen]Cat= federalrace | N/A | N/A |
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 | N/A | N/A |
Creating District Race CodesFederal Ethnicity and Race Settings > [New/Edit] District Race Codes | ||||
Data Element | Additional Information | [Table] Field Name | Length | Used in these Reports |
Code | Enter the district race code. Code= 1 Description- (1) American Indian or Alaskan Native Code= 2 Description- (2) Asian Code=3 Description- (3) Black or African American Code= 4 Description- (4) Native Hawaiian/Other Pac Islander Code= 5 Description- (5) White Required. | [Gen]Name [Gen]Cat=race | 1 | AAR Campus Summary PEIMS Data Submission (all reports) Proration Report Student Detail Report TREx |
Description | Enter the district race description. | [Gen]Value [Gen]Cat= race | N/A | N/A |
Federal Category | Choose the associated federal race category from the pop-up menu. | [Gen]Value [Gen]Cat=race | N/A | N/A |
Gender Pronouns
Use this page to set the alternate gender pronouns to be used in PowerSchool.
Start Page > District Setup > Gender Pronouns
Data Element | Additional Information |
|---|---|
| Specify the pronoun to be used in the place of | |
| Specify the pronoun to be used in the place of | |
| Specify the pronoun to be used in the place of | |
| Specify the pronoun to be used in the place of | |
| Specify the pronoun to be used in the place of | |
| In Place of son/daughter | Specify the pronoun to be used in the place of son/daughter |
Reporting Ethnicity Codes
Data Element | Additional Information | [Table] Field Name | Length | Used in these Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethnicity Codes | Define all ethnicity codes as required by PEIMS. Reference Table C014 for additional details. 1=American Indian or Alaskan Native 2=Asian or Pacific Islander 3=Black, not of Hispanic origin 4=Hispanic 5=White, not of Hispanic origin This field is no longer used for PEIMS; however, it is used for TREx and AAR for students that graduated prior to 2011. The field is also used for PowerSchool reports including Enrollment Summary. | [Gen]Name [Gen]Value | N/A | AAR TREx |