STUDENT ACCOUNTING

Presenter: Oscar Lopez, Student Accounting Officer Joe Rodriguez, Administrative Assistant I Student Attendance Accounting Handbook II. Prekindergarten Eligibility III. Enrollment Procedures IV. Attendance Procedures V. eSchoolPLUS & eLearning VI. Reminders VII. Question & Answers

The Student Attendance Accounting Handbook (SAAH) contains all the official attendance accounting rules and regulations for all public school districts in Texas. The handbook can be downloaded in the following link: The SAAH is available on the Student Accounting Website under Student Act. Handbook.

To be eligible for enrollment in a PK class, a child must be 3 or 4 years of age on September 1 of the current school year and must: 1.be unable to speak and comprehend the English language (E0790) = 1; or 2.be educationally disadvantaged (eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program [NSLP]) or in Head Start (MEALST) = 99; or 3.be homeless (E1017) = 1; or 4.be the child of an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserved component of the armed forces, who is ordered to active duty by proper authority (E1038) = 1; or 5.be the child of a member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserved component of the armed forces, who was injured or killed while serving on active duty (E1038) = 1; or 6.have ever been in the conservatorship (foster care) of the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) following an adversary hearing. (E1041) = 1

Enrollment Procedures

 The Enrollment Report should be faxed or ed to your Area Assistant Superintendent’s office and the Student Accounting office by no later than 11:00 a.m. on the first fifteen (15) days of school.  Do not generate any report from eSchoolPLUS to report enrollment counts until the “NO SHOWS” have been identified and withdrawn.  After the first fifteen days the Enrollment Report is due in Student Accounting office by 11:00 a.m. for the first and third Thursday of each month unless otherwise noted in the Enrollment Report Schedule.

August 27, 2012September 14, 2012January 24, 2013 August 28, 2012September 20, 2012 August 29, 2012February 07, 2013 August 30, 2012October 04, 2012February 21, 2013 August 31, 2012October 18, 2012 September 03, 2012October 26, 2012 ***March 07, 2013 September 04, 2012March 21, 2013 September 05, 2012November 01, 2012 September 06, 2012November 15, 2012April 04, 2013 September 07, 2012April 18, 2013 September 10, 2012December 06, 2012 September 11, 2012December 20, 2012May 02, 2013 September 12, 2012May 16, 2013 September 13, 2012January 10, 2013May 30, 2013 *** PEIMS SNAPSHOT DAY

 All students enrolled in campus need to be reported.  Lincoln Park EE students (babies) need to be included with the EE students.  Speech Only students who are enrolled but not in membership need to be reported with the appropriate grade level with the regular students

 Starting September 20, 2012, the Gifted & Talented and the Special Education students need to be reported.  Special Education students who are Self-Contained with instructional setting codes 44 or 45 should be reported in the special education section of the enrollment. Do Not include homebound, resource room/service, speech or content mastery.

 Enrollment forms available on the Student Accounting website. s/ %20Enrollment%20Forms.doc s/ %20Enrollment%20Forms.doc  Enrollment count can be faxed to or ed to

 Enrollment report path: Registration Center – Reports – Headcount Statistics  eLearning Center Report path:  eLearning Center - eSchoolPLUS-Demographics-Phase 3 Reports, Mass Options and Activities – Reports – Registration Reports View the following video.

Attendance Procedures

 Your district may not withdraw a student who is temporarily absent (e.g., as a result of illness or suspension) but still a member of your district.

Your district should decide the withdrawal date for a student who never officially withdrew from school, but whose whereabouts can no longer be determined, according to applicable local policy FEA (LOCAL).

FEA (LOCAL) The District may initiate withdrawal of a student under the age of 18 for nonattendance under the following conditions: 1. The student has been absent ten consecutive school days; and 2. Repeated efforts by the attendance officer and/or principal to locate the student have been unsuccessful. NOTE: DO NOT DELETE THE TEN ABSENCES

A student not actually on campus at the time attendance is taken may be considered in attendance for FSP purposes if the student —

1. is enrolled in and attending an off-campus dual credit program course. (DCP) 2. is participating in an activity that is approved by your local school board and is under the direction of a professional staff (UIL) 3. is participating in a mentorship approved by district personnel to serve as one or more of the advanced measures needed to complete the Distinguished Achievement Program (DAP)

4. is a Medicaid-eligible child participating in the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) programs implemented by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Such students may be excused for up to 1 day at a time without loss of ADA. (MED) 5. misses school for the purpose of observing religious holy days, including traveling for that purpose (REL)

court 6. misses school for the purpose of attending a required court appearance, including traveling for that purpose. (CRT) 7. misses school for the purpose of appearing at a governmental office to complete paperwork required in connection with the student's application for United States citizenship, including traveling for that purpose (GOV)

8. Is temporarily absent because of a documented appointment with a health care professional licensed to practice in the United States. To be considered temporarily absent, the student must begin classes or return to school on the same day of the appointment. The appointment should be supported by a document, such as a note from the health care professional. 65 The appointment must be a face-to-face consultation with a health care professional. (MED)

 The Texas Health and Safety Code, § , requires the statewide health coordinating council to collect information on the following professionals, any of which would be considered examples of health care professionals.  audiologists  chiropractors  licensed professional counselors  licensed chemical dependency  counselors  dentists  dental hygienists  emergency medical services personnel  marriage and family therapists  medical radiologic technologists  licensed vocational nurses  registered nurses  certified nurse aides  occupational therapists  optometrists  pharmacists  physical therapists  physicians  physician assistants  psychologists  social workers  speech-language pathologists

 the temporary absence of the student for any reason acceptable to the teacher, principal, or superintendent. However, the student will not be counted as present for FSP (funding) purposes for the day(s) of the absence

 Sufficient paper documentation to support any changes to posted absences  Class admittance slips or other documentation to support the claim that a student was with a nurse, counselor, assistant principal, or other school official at the time was taken

 Documentation supporting the claim that a student was attending a board-approved activity, accompanied by a certified teacher/adjunct staff member of the district, signed by the person who supervised the students  Documentation supporting the claim that a student was at a documented appointment with a health care professional

 Attendance Correction Forms need to be used for all correction done before and after the Absence Verification Report is given to the teachers  Post all attendance correction in Office Entry only  DO NOT DELETE ANY ABSENCE CODE IN TEACHER ENTRY  The only time an attendance record in Teacher Entry is deleted, is if the attendance code is on or after the withdraw date

 Attendance need to be recorded daily.  All campuses are required to enter the proper attendance codes based on the documentation provided by the students or teachers.  Attendance clerks are responsible of entering the proper attendance codes to eSchoolPLUS.

 There is a total of 25 attendance codes available.  21 attendance codes are equivalent to present  3 attendance codes are equivalent to an absence  1 attendance code used only during the first week of school  The attendance code specify what kind of attendance was recorded for each day the student was not physically in the instructional classroom.

 1 = 1 st Day In School  ADM = with administrator  COU = with counselor  EXT = extra curricular activity  FTR = approved field trip  MED = health care appointment  NUR = in nurse’s office  PRE = present  REL = religious holy day

 ISS = in school suspension  TDY = tardy  TES = testing  UIL = UIL activity  CRT = req. court appearance

 DAP = distinguish achievement program  DCP = dual credit program  ELC = election clerk  GOV = governmental office for U.S. citizenship  TAP = military veteran funeral  UNI = visiting an institution of higher education  USN = United States naturalization oath ceremony

 ABS = absent (unexcused)  OSS = out of school suspension (excused absence)  EXA = excused absence

 NS = NO SHOW  Used only the first week of school until campus has indentified the “no show” and withdrawn the students from eSchoolPLUS

 Most common folders you will be using are the following:  Daily Attendance Path:  Student Center – Attendance – Year View or Range View  Daily Attendance Path:  Attendance Center – Attendance Entry  Daily Attendance by classroom Path:  Attendance Center – Entry by Class

 eSchoolPLUS has an eLearning Center which has excellent detailed videos on attendance  Once on eLearning do the Demo video first then try Practice video.  eLearning Path:  Once log in to eSchoolPLUS scroll toward the bottom left hand side and click on the bullet “eLearning Center”

View the videos pointed with an arrow Path: eLearning - eSchoolPLUS - Attendance – Phase 2D:Entering Attendance by Day

 The “No Show” student need to be withdrawn by August 31, 2012 by 5:00 p.m.

 Student membership from the teacher’s roster is to be reconciled to the attendance accounting records at the end of the first and fourth 6-week reporting periods.  The reconciliation is to verify that all students are reported on attendance records and that “no show” students have been purged from the attendance accounting system.  District personnel are to develop a form to be used at the end of the first and fourth 6-week reporting periods to show the total number of students in membership in each teacher’s class during the official attendance period.  The reconciliation does not need to be conducted on the last day of the 6-week reporting period. However, it should be conducted no later than the final week of the 6-week period. The reconciliation should be for the official attendance period (usually second period).

Brownsville I.S.D End of 1st & 4th Six Weeks Reconciliation Second Period Attendance Verification _________________________________ (Campus) Date:___________________________________ Six Weeks: ______________________________ Teacher’s Name:__________________________________________ (Please Print) Grade Level: Number of Students enrolled in my class this period: ____________ (2nd Period) Instruction to teachers: Include in this count any student who is registered for your class during this period. If a student is absent, the student should be counted since the student is registered for your class. Eligibility is not a factor in determining the number of students registered for your class. If students withdrew from your class yesterday do not count them. ______________________________ (Principal Signature) (PEIMS Supervisor Signature) _______________________________ (Teacher Signature)

Brownsville I.S.D. End of the Year Pupil Attendance Check out List Campus: _______________________ In OrderMissing [][ ] Teachers’ Advisor List [][ ]Teachers’ Attendance Sheets Second Period (six-weeks: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th) [][ ]Teachers’ Absence Verification Report (six-weeks: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th) [][ ]PEIMS Student Detail Report (six-weeks: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th) [][ ]PEIMS Campus Summary Report (six-weeks: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th) [][ ]PEIMS Campus Summary with ADA & Refine ADA Reports (six-weeks: 1st, 2nd 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th) [][ ]PEIMS Campus Completer Report (six-weeks: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th) [][ ]Average Daily Attendance Report (six-weeks: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th) and yearly [][ ]Alpha Listing (Fall & Spring) [][ ]G/T Listing, if applicable [][ ]List of Ineligible Students (indicate reason for ineligible) [][ ]Data Entry & Attendance Clerks daily & weekly six-weeks check list [][ ]Reconciliation of student membership (1st and 4 th six-weeks)____________________________ Signature of Principal or Designee Signature of Data Entry Clerk _____________________________________________________________ Signature of Attendance Clerk Signature of Student Accounting Officer ____________________________ Date

Student Accounting Administrator: Mr. Oscar Lopez, Phone: Fax: Administrative Assistant: Joe Rodriguez Enrollment Reports to:Phone: Fax: