WI Federal Ethnicity and Race Setup

Summary of WI Federal Ethnicity and Race Recommendation

Federal Ethnicity and Race functionality was made available as part of the PowerSchool core application with PowerSchool version 6.0.0.1 and above. Wisconsin state reporting requirements require the use of the new Federal Ethnicity and Race fields and pages for 2010-2011 state reporting.

WI Federal Ethnicity and Race Templates

The WI Federal Ethnicity and Race Templates package contains the following .txt template files:

WI_FederalRaceCategories.txt

WI_DistrictRaceCodes.txt

These .txt template files will be used to Quick Import the District Setup of Federal Ethnicity and Race Settings specific to Wisconsin state reporting.

How to Use Quick Import for District Setup of Federal Ethnicity and Race Settings

Select this link for instructions on How to Use Quick Import for District Setup of Federal Ethnicity and Race Settings.

Step 4 - Additional Setup Information:

Do NOT allow:

Ethnicity Decline to Specify

Race Decline to Specify

Defining Federal Race and Ethnicity

Federal Ethnicity and Race Settings > New/Edit Federal Race Category

Note: For more information refer to Federal Ethnicity and Race settings via a quick import in PowerSchool Community.

Additional Information	[Table] Field Name	Length	Used in these Reports
Enter the federal race category code.	[Gen]Name [Gen]Cat=federalrace	N/A	CTEERS Composite Enrollment WISEid WISEdata
Enter the federal race category description.	[Gen]Value [Gen]Cat=federalrace	N/A	Required Setup
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	Required Setup
Creating District Race Codes Federal Ethnicity and Race Settings > New/Edit District Race Code
Enter the district race code.	[Gen]Name [Gen]Cat=race	N/A
Enter the district race description.	[Gen]ValueT [Gen]Cat=race	N/A	Required Setup
Choose the associated federal race category from the pop-up menu.	[Gen]Value [Gen]Cat=race	N/A	Required Setup
Enter an alternate, equivalent race code. Note: Not currently used in Wisconsin.	[Gen]Value2 [Gen]Cat=race	N/A	N/A
Ancestry/Ethnic Origins and Tribal Affiliation Setup > District > Wisconsin State Information > Load Ancestry/Ethnic Origins and Tribal Affiliation

Summary of WI Federal Ethnicity and Race Recommendation

WI Federal Ethnicity and Race Templates

How to Use Quick Import for District Setup of Federal Ethnicity and Race Settings

Defining Federal Race and Ethnicity

Creating District Race Codes

Ancestry/Ethnic Origins and Tribal Affiliation