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Texas Calendar Tabs
Within Calendar, there are nine tabs: Calendar, Grade Levels, Schedule Structure, Terms, Periods, Days, Overrides, Attendance Periods, and Calendar GPA. While not all fields in these tabs are specific to Texas, some of these fields are critical to ensuring accurate state reporting. These tabs and fields are described below. For all other inquires, please see the appropriate article linked above.
Calendar
The Calendar tab stores basic information about the calendar, including many fields which impact how the calendar is included within state reports and accountability calculations. Fields that are specific to the state of Texas are defined below. Specific information to help clarify how certain fields affect reporting are also found below. Please see the Calendar Tab article for all other inquiries.
Calendar Tab
ECHS Indicator
This checkbox indicates whether the calendar is used for Early College High School (ECHS).
STEM Endorsement Indicator
The STEM endorsement option indicates whether the calendar is used for FHSP (Foundation High School Program) programs to earn a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Endorsement.
Instructional Program Type
The Instructional Program Type indicates the type of attendance program associated with a calendar.
Attendance Snapshot Time
Reports consider attendance taken during the period that contains the snapshot time.
Early Childhood Intervention
The Early Childhood Intervention checkbox indicates whether the calendar is used for an early childhood intervention program.
Grade Levels
The Grade Levels tab lists the grades that attend the selected school. Only students in the listed grades can be enrolled into that calendar. Fields that are specific to the state of Texas are defined below. Specific information to help clarify how certain fields affect reporting are also found below. Please see the Grade Levels article for all other inquiries.
Grade Level Detail Editor
State Grade Level Code
The Grade Level Code indicates the current grade level of the student.
Attendance Snapshot Time
Each campus must determine attendance for all grades by the absences recorded at the one particular point in time during the second or fifth instructional hour of the day or its equivalent.Once a time of day for attendance has been established it cannot be changed without school board approval. Students present at the time the attendance snapshot is taken are counted present for Foundation School Program (FSP) funding purposes. With the exception of any reason listed in the Student Attendance Accounting Handbook, students who are absent at the time the attendance snapshot is taken are counted absent for FSP funding purposes.
Reports consider attendance taken during the period that contains the snapshot time.
Kindergarten Code
The Kindergarten Code is used only for district-tracking purposes.
Days
The Days tab provides a calendar type of view for all of the days in the school calendar, determined by the year, school and calendar selected in the Campus toolbar. The Days tab also displays which Period Schedules are assigned to a particular day, if any special events are assigned to a day, or if a particular day is not recording attendance, is not an instruction day, or is not a school day. Please see the Days article for more information.
Day Detail Editor
Day Events Type
Day Events indicate a special event(s) for the school day. The Day Event Type field indicates the reason for the event. Types of days are created in the Attribute/Dictionary.
Attendance Periods
Attendance Periods break down the months within the school year into segments of time, most often used for state reporting. School Months can be created in one school calendar and copied to other school calendars using the Calendar Wizard. Refer to the core School Months for a general overview of Attendance Periods.
This table MUST contain data in order for calendar and its contained information to be considered for state reporting. Be sure to enter data for at least ONE attendance period by filling out all required fields.
Attendance Periods Detail Editor
Calendar GPA
The Calendar GPA tab lists all available Custom GPA Calculation (name and type) that may be chosen for use within that calendar. They are ordered by the sequence entered for that calculation on the GPA Calculation tab. Fields that are specific to the state of Texas are defined below. For all other inquiries, please see the Calendar GPA article.
GPA Calculations for Calendar Editor
State Reported
If there are multiple GPA calculations entered, the State Reported checkbox allows users to determine which GPA calculation to use in state reporting.
