1. Penn Data 2001 - Completion  Revised Student Database  Tables 1-7  Sign Off Procedure  Preschool Report – Aggregate

2. Revised Student Database  Two ways to submit data Export file of Revised Student Database Excel file received from PSU

3. Export file of Revised Student Database  Update static file sent December 1, 2001 Update exiting Items (fields 18 & 19) Add Students that should have been included on the December 1, 2001 file.

4. Excel File Received from PSU  Update Exiting information (Items 18 & 19)  All other data cells will be locked  Add Students that should have been included on the December 1, 2001 file at the bottom of the file.

5. Tables 1-7  Tables 4 and 5 have changed from last year  Due Date: July 12, 2002  Naming Convention: Table*_IU**_Date.txt * equals which table sending (1-7) ** equals IU number Date equals Month Year (example –July2002)

6. Sign Off Procedure  Revised Student Database Verify 1  Age by Disability  By IU and School District Verify 2  Disability by School District  Tables 1-7 Each Table will be sent to the IU for Verification  At the request of an IU, PSU will send a verification file that includes: Student ID, Last Name, First Name, Birth Date, and Disability

7. Things to Remember  Due Date: July 12, 2002  Naming Convention: Student_IU**_Date.txt ** equals IU number Date equals Month Year (example – Dec2002)  How many students are you adding?  The files should be zipped into one file Naming convention - IU**_Date.zip ** equals IU number Date equals the date the file was sent (example – July122002)  Do not update any data items except Items 18 & 19  IU is responsible for the accuracy of their data

8. Preschool Report  Aggregate Count: July 1, 2001 – June 30, 2002  Due Date: July 5, 2002  Naming Convention: Preschool_IU**_Date.txt ** equals IU number Date equals Month Year (example – Dec2002)

9. Penn Data 2002  Timeline  Export Specifications Student Database Edit Checks Tables 1-7 Preschool  Web Site

10. Timeline  Export File of Student Database Dec 1 - January 6, 2003 Revised - July 11, 2003  Tables 1-7 July 11, 2003  Preschool (monthly reports) 5 th of each month for the time period July 1, 2002 through the last day of the previous month

11. Export Specifications  General format of data files Standard ASCII comma-separated variable (csv) file 30 data fields for each record (29 commas) No blank rows Each line should be terminated by a carriage return/line feed combination (No extra spaces) Naming Convention: Student_IU**_Date.txt ** equals IU number Date equals Month Year (example – Dec2002)

12. Export Specifications  Reminders December 1 count includes those students who have a current IEP and are receiving services as of December 1 – includes children ages 3-21 Revised December 1 count Records of students who should have been counted on December 1 and were missed Students reported on December 1 and have exited special education

13. Edit Checks No quotes No parenthesis Middle Initial is only one character (no periods) Nicknames are not allowed in first name field Format date fields as mmddyyyy - 02011990

14. Edit Checks - Continued Include leading zeroes If child is in EI then data items 27-30 must be complete If disability is gifted then type of service must be gifted If student is 16 or older they must have Transition unless gifted

15. Edit Checks - Continued If the student is in grades 5, 8, or 11 they must participate in PSSA/PASA Fields that can be blank for gifted students Participation in PSSA/PASA – Item 9 Services Plan – Item 16 Transition – Item 17 Location of Intervention – Item 20

16. Tables 1-7 Table 1 2 rows of data with each row containing 1 data values Table 2 4 rows of data with each row containing 2 data values Table 3 19 rows of data with each row containing 2 data values Table 4 13 rows of data with each row containing 7 data values

17. Tables 1-7 - Continued Table 5 5 rows of data with each row containing 7 data values Table 6 8 rows of data with each row containing 108 data values Table 7 8 rows of data with each row containing 5 data values

18. Preschool  Preschool Database – Monthly Report Due the 5 th of each month for the time period July 1, 2002 through the last day of the previous month Every record should include items 26-30 Naming Convention - Preschool_IU**.txt ** equals IU number

19. File(s) Submission  Send files to: Email bsedata@psu.edu Floppy Disk PennData Pennsylvania State Data Center Penn State Harrisburg 777 West Harrisburg Pike Middletown, PA 17057