[Powerschool] Fwd: Enrollment codes and dates

[Peggy Medema]

Here is what I learned from Aimee at the NDE Helpdesk.

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From: NDE Helpdesk <nde.helpdesk at nebraska.gov>
Date: August 12, 2008 10:40:26 AM CDT
To: Peggy Medema <pmedema at esu17.org>
Subject: RE: Enrollment codes and dates

Peggy,
Below is the response I received from Bob Beecham.  I hope this helps.

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It's really up to the school district but I think the best answer is  
the last date of attendance. It is possible that the request for  
records or other notification may not come until after the beginning  
of the next school year, in which case the district could show them in  
membership when they are really not enrolled. Here is the guidance we  
have used from NCES.  In addition I have asked Michigan to send us the  
work they have done recently on transfers.

Transferred, enrolled in:
Another public school, a private school, or charter school Home  
schooling Early college (baccalaureate or associate's program)

Transfer To Another School or Program:
Transfer students may be confirmed by a method selected by the state  
or school district. A transcript request, withdrawal notice signed by  
a parent that includes assurances the student will be enrolled  
elsewhere, and the like are acceptable. In determining dropout status,  
states are discouraged from accepting hearsay reports or  
unsubstantiated statements of intent from departing students.

Aimee Lempke
Nebraska Department of Education
Senior IT Help Desk Coordinator
402-471-3162
TOLL FREE HELP DESK 888-285-0556
NEW E-MAIL  mailto:aimee.lempke at nebraska.gov

-----Original Message-----
From: Peggy Medema [mailto:pmedema at esu17.org]
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 1:04 PM
To: helpdesk at nde.ne.gov
Subject: Enrollment codes and dates

There has been some discussion on the PowerSchool Users Group
listserve concerning how to handle students who transfer over the
summer.

I thought I understood from the meeting in Kearney last April that if
a student never shows up for the year, the exit date should be the
last day they were actually in attendance the previous spring so that
they won't show up in reports at all. Is that right? or should their
exit date be the day that we get a request for records?

We get an awful lot of these at the beginning of the year and I know
other schools will be concerned about it too. I'll report what I learn
back to the PSUG listserve, but it might not be a bad idea to put it
on the next NDE Bulletin.

Thanks!!


Peggy Medema
Technology Coordinator
Valentine Community Schools
239 N. Wood St.
Valentine, NE 69201
402-376-3367
402-376-3386 - fax
402-322-0016 - cell
pmedema at esu17.org
MSN chat: peg.medema at hotmail.com




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