District Setup
Contents
Introduction
The following data elements are required for district setup. The first two pages of navigation are removed for brevity:
Start Page > District Setup.
- On the Start Page, click the School link at the top of the page. The school list appears.
- Choose District Office from the pop-up menu. The district start page appears.
- Click District. The District Setup page appears.
Note: For more information on code values, see the Appendix.
Data Element | Additional Information | [Table]FieldName | Used in these Reports |
Entering Attendance Preferences | |||
Attendance | |||
Attendance | Set attendance preferences for all schools on this server. | [Prefs] | |
Entering Calendar Membership Types | |||
Code | Enter the calendar membership type code. | [Gen]Value [Gen]Cat=dailymembtypes | |
Meaning | Enter the calendar membership type meaning. | [Gen]Name [Gen]Cat=dailymembtypes | |
Adding Course InformationCourses > View Master Course List > New | |||
Course Name | Enter the course name. | [Courses]Course_Name | WDE638, WDE684 |
Course Number | Enter the course number. | [Courses]Course_Number | WDE638, WDE684 |
Alternate Course Number | Enter the School Codes for Exchange of Data (SCED) course code. For details see the NCES SCED codes. | [Courses]Alt_Course_Number | WDE638 CRDC Report |
Credit Type | The type of credit awarded to this course. | [Courses]Credit_Type | WDE638 |
Credit Hours | The number of credit hours awarded to this course. | [Courses]Credit_Hours | WDE638 |
Department | Enter the course department. | [Courses]Sched_department | |
Scholarship Course Indicator | Choose Yes or No from the pop-up menu to indicate if this course is eligible forscholarship. | [S_WY_CRS_X]Scholarship_Course | WDE638, WDE950 |
Instruction Level | Choose a valid value from the list to indicate the general nature and difficulty of instruction provided throughout a course. The valid values are: RM - Remedial SE - Special Education Course BA - Basic GE - General HL - Honors Level GT - Gifted & talented level IB - International Baccalaureate program AP - Advanced placement CL - College level EL - English Language Learner HS - Accepted as a high school equivalent | [S_WY_CRS_X]Instruction_Level | WDE638, WDE684 CRDC Report |
Medium of Instruction | Choose a valid value from the list to indicate the media through which teachers provide instruction to students, and students and teachers communicate about instructional matters. The valid values are: TB - Technology-based instruction in classroom CI - Correspondence instruction FF - Face-to-face instruction DE - Distance Education CB - Center-based instruction IS - Independent Study IN - Internship RM - Remote Education AS - From Another School | [S_WY_CRS_X]Medium_Of_Inst | WDE684 |
Provider ID | Enter the WDE ID of the School of Institution that is the service provider of the course. This is required only if the service provider is not the current school. | [S_WY_CRS_X]Provider_ID | WDE684 |
Milestones | Enter the number of Milestones for this course. This is required only if the Medium of Instruction of the course is Distance Education or Correspondence Instruction. | [S_WY_CRS_X]Milestones | WDE684 |
Setting Up Virtual Education Course Information | |||
Virtual Education | Choose Yes or No from the pop-up menu to indicate if this course is a virtual education course. | [S_WY_CRS_X] VirtualEducation | WDE638 |
Career Technical Education | Choose Yes or No from the pop-up menu to indicate if this course is a CTE course. | [S_WY_CRS_X] CareerTechnicalEducation | WDE638 |
College Concurrent | Choose Yes or No from the pop-up menu to indicate if this course can be taken by students receiving both college and high school credit. | [S_WY_CRS_X] CollegeConcurrent | WDE638 |
Credit Recovery | Choose Yes or No from the pop-up menu to indicate if this course is a credit recovery course. Note: A credit recovery course is a course designed for students, who have failed a course, to have the opportunity to retake a course and earn academic credit. | [S_WY_CRS_X] CreditRecovery | WDE638 |
Delivery Method | Choose a valid value from the list to indicate the course delivery method. Valid values:
| [S_WY_CRS_X] DeliveryMethod | WDE638 |
Entering District Information | |||
Name of District | Enter the district name. | [Prefs]Value [Prefs]Name=districtname | |
District Number | Enter the district number. | [Prefs]Value [Prefs]Name=districtnumber | WDE638 |
Load Codes/Subcodes | This link appears if the WY Incident Management configuration file has not been loaded. | N/A | WDE636 |
Load is complete | This message appears if the WY Incident Management configuration file has been loaded. | N/A | WDE636 |
Adding Districts of Residence | |||
District ID | Enter the district ID. | [Gen]Value [Gen]Cat=districts | |
District Name | Enter the district name. | [Gen]Name [Gen]Cat=districts | |
Setting Up Entry Codes | |||
Adding Entry Code | |||
Code set | Select the Code set type. | [CODESET]CODETYPE=EntryCode | |
Code | Enter the entry code. | [CODESET]Code | |
Display Value | Enter the code display value. | [CODESET]DisplayValue | |
Description | Enter the entry code description. | [CODESET]Description | |
Sort Order | Enter a sort order to determine where the code displays on the page. | [CODESET] UIDisplayOrder | |
Start Date | Enter a start date to activate this code. | [CODESET]EffectiveStartDate | |
End Date | Enter an end date to inactivate this code. | [CODESET]EffectiveEndDate | |
Setting Up Exit Code | |||
Code set | Select the Code set type. | [CODESET]CODETYPE=ExitCode | |
Code | Enter the exit code. | [CODESET]Code | |
Display Value | Enter the code display value. | [CODESET]DisplayValue | |
Description | Enter the exit code meaning. | [CODESET]Description | |
Sort Order | Enter a sort order to determine where the code displays on the page. | [CODESET] UIDisplayOrder | |
Start Date | Enter a start date to activate this code. | [CODESET]EffectiveStartDate | |
End Date | Enter an end date to inactivate this code. | [CODESET]EffectiveEndDate8 | |
Configuring Federal Race and Ethnicity Information | |||
Defining Federal Ethnicity and Race Settings | |||
Ethnicity Decline to Specify | The “decline to specify” setting is not required for Wyoming. | N/A | Not Required |
Race Decline to Specify | The “decline to specify” setting is not required for Wyoming. | N/A | Not Required |
Setting Up Federal Race CategoriesNote: See article 57847 on PowerSource for import templates and instructions for the initial setup of the ethnicity/race code. | |||
Code | Enter the federal race category code. | [Gen]Name [Gen]Cat=federalrace | |
Description | Enter the federal race category description. | [Gen]Value [Gen]Cat=federalrace | |
Sort Order | When you click Submit, the Federal Ethnicity and Race Settings pageappears. Enter a sort order for the federal race category. | [Gen]SortOrder [Gen]Cat=federalrace | |
Adding District Race CodesNote: See article 57847 on PowerSource for import templates and instructions for the initial setup of the ethnicity/race code. | |||
Code | Enter the district race code. | [Gen]Name [Gen]Cat=race | |
Description | Enter the district race description. | [Gen]ValueT [Gen]Cat=race | |
Federal Category | Choose the associated federal race category from the pop-up menu. | [Gen]Value [Gen]Cat=race | WDE684 |
Alt Race Code | Enter an alternate, equivalent race code. Note: This field can be used for SIF. | [Gen]Value2 [Gen]Cat=race | |
Defining Incident Management Information | |||
Setting Up Incident Management Codes & SubcodesNote: Incident codes and subcodes can be loaded automatically using the Wyoming configuration file on the District Info page. See the Appendix for Wyoming Incident Management codes. For more information about Wyoming discipline incidents, see Incident Management Quick Entry. | |||
Action Codes | Verify that Wyoming specific Action codes exist. | [Incident_LU_Code]Incident_Category [Incident_LU_Code]Code_Type=actioncode | WDE636 |
Attribute Codes | There are Wyoming specific Attribute codes. | [Incident_LU_Code]Incident_Category [Incident_LU_Code]Code_Type=attributecode | WDE636 |
Behavior Codes | Verify that Wyoming specific Behavior codes exist. | [Incident_LU_Code]Incident_Category [Incident_LU_Code]Code_Type=behaviorcode | WDE636 |
Participant Attribute Codes | There are Wyoming specific Participant Attribute codes. | [Incident_LU_Code]Incident_Category [Incident_LU_Code]Code_Type=participantattributecode | WDE636 |
Location Codes | There are Wyoming specific Location codes. | [Incident_LU_Code]Incident_Category [Incident_LU_Code]Code_Type=locationcode | WDE636 |
Object Codes | Verify that Wyoming specific Object codes exist. | [Incident_LU_Code]Incident_Category [Incident_LU_Code]Code_Type=objectcode | WDE636 |
Object Subcodes | Verify that Wyoming specific Object subcodes exist. | [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]Sub_Category [Incident_LU_Sub_Code]Code_Type=objectcode | WDE636 |
Participant Role Codes | There are Wyoming specific subcodes. The following codes are available by default: Offender, Victim, Witness, Reporter. | [Incident_LU_Code]Incident_Category [Incident_LU_Code]Code_Type=personcode | WDE636 |
Time Codes | There are Wyoming specificTime codes. | [Incident_LU_Code]Incident_Category [Incident_LU_Code]Code_Type=timecode | WDE636 |
Duration Codes | Verify that Wyoming specific Duration codes exist. | [Incident_LU_Code]Incident_Category [Incident_LU_Code]Code_Type=durationcode | WDE636 |
Action Change Codes | There are no Wyoming specific Action Change codes. | N/A | Not Required |
Action Attributes | Verify that Wyoming specific Action Attribute codes exist. For Wyoming, the Action Attribute codes are used to set up Instructional Support Indicator and Action Authority Codes. | [Incident_LU_Code]Code_Type=actionattribute [Incident_LU_Code]Incident_Category | WDE636 |
Defining Incident Types | |||
Name | Verify that the incident type WY State Reporting is set up. This incident type must not be removed. For more information about Wyoming discipline incidents, see the Incident Management Quick Entry. Note: The Local Use Only incident type can be modified for non-WY reporting. | [Incident_LU_Code]Incident_Category [Incident_LU_Code]Code_Type=incidenttypecode | WDE636 |
Setting up Ethnicity Codes | |||
Code | Enter the ethnicity code. | [Gen]Value [Gen]Cat=ethnicity | No longer used |
Description | Enter the ethnicity description. | [Gen]Name [Gen]Cat=ethnicity | No longer used |
Adding School Info | |||
School Name | Enter the school name. | [Schools]School_Name | WDE684 |
School Abbreviation | Enter the school abbreviation. | [Schools]Abbreviation | |
School Address | Enter the school address. | [Schools]SchoolAddress | |
School City | Enter the school city. | [Schools]SchoolCity | |
School State/Province | Enter the school state/province. | [Schools]SchoolState | |
School Postal/Zip Code | Enter the school postal/zip code. | [Schools]SchoolZIP | |
School Phone Number | Enter the school phone number. | [Schools]SchoolPhone | |
School Number | Enter the 3-digit school number, including any leading zeros. | [Schools]School_Number | WDE684 |
Alternate School Number | Enter the alternate school number. | [Schools]Alternate_School_Number | |
StatePrid | Enter the state ID. | [Schools]SIF_StatePrID | WDE638, WDE684 |
Exclude From State Reporting? | Select the checkbox to exclude the school from state reporting. | [Schools]State_ExcludeFromReporting | |
Grades | Enter the school grades (lowest - highest). Note: Grade levels must be in the range -10 to 20. | [Schools]Low_Grade [Schools]High_Grade | WDE638 CRDC Report |
Principal’s Name | Enter the principal’s name. | [Schools]Principal | |
Defining Years & Terms | |||
Years & Terms | Define term names and abbreviations with term beginning and ending dates. | [Terms] | |
Name | Enter the name of the school year term. For example, 2012-2013. | [Terms]Name | |
Abbreviation | Enter an abbreviation for the term. For example, 12-13. | [Terms]Abbreviation | |
First Day of Term | Enter the first day of the term. | [Terms]FirstDay | |
Last Day of Term | Enter the last day of the term. | [Terms]LastDay | |
Portion | What portion of the school year does this term represent? | [Terms]Portion | WDE638 |
Codes | Enter the home language code in lower-case. | [S_WY_HomeLanguage_S]HomeLangCode | WDE684 |
Description | Enter the description for the home language. | [S_WY_HomeLanguage_S]HomeLangDesc | |
Configuring CRDC District SetupCRDC District Setup | |||
District Setup > School/School Info > Edit School > Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) > Refer to CRDC District Setup (2020-2021) |