Enrollment & Registration Flashcards
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What is the role of the 'School Enrollment' page versus the 'District Enrollment' page in PowerSchool?
Answer: School Enrollment is for individual site data; District Enrollment provides a district-wide view
School Enrollment shows enrollment data scoped to a single school, while District Enrollment allows district-level administrators to view and manage all schools.
When setting up enrollment for the new school year in PowerSchool, what does 'rolling over' student records accomplish?
Answer: Promotes students to the next grade and carries forward demographic data
The year-end rollover process advances students to the next grade level and migrates their demographic and enrollment data into the new school year.
Which PowerSchool feature allows multiple schools to share a single student enrollment record for a student attending two campuses?
Answer: Dual Enrollment
Dual Enrollment in PowerSchool allows a student to be enrolled at two different schools simultaneously, with FTE split between the campuses.
What is the significance of the 'Enrollment Date' field when registering a student in PowerSchool?
Answer: It determines the start date for attendance tracking and funding calculations
The Enrollment Date marks when a student officially begins attending, serving as the start point for attendance records and state funding calculations.
A district needs to enroll 200 new students simultaneously before the school year starts. What PowerSchool feature best supports this task?
Answer: Data Import Manager (DIM) for bulk import
The Data Import Manager allows administrators to upload a CSV or Excel file to enroll large numbers of students at once, saving significant time.
In PowerSchool, which field links a student's enrollment record to the correct state student identifier for NCES reporting?
Answer: State Student Number (SSID)
The State Student Number (SSID) is the unique identifier assigned by the state education agency and is required for all federal and state compliance reporting.