CEPI Announcements: 11.21.18

November 21, 2018

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MSDS Offline Nov. 30 to Dec. 5

The MSDS will be offline beginning at 12:01 a.m. EST on Friday, Nov. 30 until approximately noon on Wednesday, Dec. 5. During this maintenance window, we will perform the Fall General and Early Childhood collections closeout processes.

Direct Cert Revised Schedule for SRM and Early Roster

The CEPI Master Calendar has been updated to reflect a revised deadline of Thursday, Nov.29 as the cutoff date for SRM and Early Roster records to be included in the next Direct Certification refresh. Please plan accordingly.  

Tip: Student Search Will Not Add My Student

When the MSDS Student Search feature is used to add a new student who does not match to a UIC, the page will return an error message if the record already exists in a collection staging area. To learn more about this issue and to simplify the submission of new student records, please refer to the CEPI Helpful Hints - Student Search Will Not Add My Student document.

GAD: 2017-18 Exit Status Audit Window Reminder

The audit of active cohorts (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021) in the Graduation and Dropout application will close Monday, Dec. 3 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Auditors, if you have not gone into the GAD to perform your audits, please do so before the window closes.

EEM: Nov. 29 Deadline for Points of Pride

Points of Pride data, which will appear on the Parent Dashboard as "Schools and Offerings" must be submitted in the EEM by Thursday, Nov. 29 to be included in the initial display.

For more information, see the PoP Overview Guide.

USED 60-day Public Comment Period for EDFacts Data Collection

The 60-day public comment period is open for the U.S. Department of Education's proposed changes to the next three years' EDFacts collections. This is an opportunity for the public to gain awareness and provide comments on proposed data collections changes. Additionally, USED is soliciting input on several questions related to the proposed changes. Districts are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity because the proposed changes may require modifications to local collection systems. Input from school districts could help ensure changes are meaningful and positively impact education for all students.

Once approved, changes will take effect beginning with school year 2019-20. Information on the proposed change is available via the Federal Register. The 60-day comment period ends on Jan. 7, 2019.

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MI Preview Release Scheduled

Continuity of Service in Special Education: The Service Pathways and Service Comparisons reports provide data on early intervention and special education services delivered to Michigan children between birth and third grade. These reports will be updated with 2017-18 school year data within two weeks, and the preview period will last one week.

Early Childhood Absenteeism: Shows attendance rates of K-3 students who participated in early childhood programs before entering kindergarten, such as GSRP, GSRP/Head Start Blend, Head Start, Early Head Start, Early Childhood Special Education or Early On®. This report will be updated with 2017-18 school year data within two weeks, and the preview period will last one week.

For a schedule of report releases, please see our Report Calendar. Check the ticker on MI School Data for updated report release news.

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