WISEdata Portal:
WISEdata: Message Center Updates
The Message Center screen on the WISEdata Portal has improved some communication for users to help them get started using the Message Center. Users can now read a short description of what the Message Center can do. Users will also find a hyperlink to the Message Center Mini Tutorial, which provides much more in-depth directions on how to use.
For example, the Message Center Mini Tutorial provides details on what information is required in order to send a message. If this content isn’t fully provided, the ‘Send’ button will remain grayed out and the message can’t be sent.
The message center page will be available for LEAs on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
WISEdata: Validation Tags Updates
The Tags feature has an updated feature. When an LEA user clicks the "Delete" button within the comments/notes pop-up window, a confirmation prompt is now displayed. The confirmation message reads, "Are you sure you want to delete this comment/note entry? This action cannot be undone."
WISEdata: Updates for CTE Definitions on Exports
The CTE Department definition is being added to the Course Export and the CTE Participant Export.
The definitions are as follows:
- CTE Department definition on the Courses export:
- Serves as a reference for school districts in determining CTE courses. The CTE department typically includes various sub-disciplines or pathways, each focusing on a specific area of career and technical education. Courses with a specific CTE Department must be instructed by a licensed CTE educator in the specific discipline, e.g. Agriculture and Natural Resources Education.
- CTE Department definition on the CTE Participants export:
- Indicates the CTE Department the LEA has chosen for the reported course. The CTE department typically includes various sub-disciplines or pathways, each focusing on a specific area of career and technical education.
WISEdata: Update in Logic for DPI Economic Disadvantaged Status
WISEdata Portal received an adjustment to the logic it uses to calculate the DPI Economic Disadvantage Status element, viewable on a Student Detail screen. There are times when LEA's send multiple Economic Disadvantage statuses. For example, they will submit that one student is both Economically Disadvantaged” and “Not Economically Disadvantaged in one Student Education Organization Association (SEOA). When this occurs, the DPI Economic Disadvantage Status element, viewable on a Student Detail screen will display as either Blank or 'Not Set.'
A new validation rule will be created for this situation, as this conflicting data is important to catch and correct.
WISEdata: New Warning 7483
A new validation rule, Warning 7483, was created to help resolve discrepancies on food service program eligibility data for homeless and migrant students. Any student identified as homeless and/or migrant qualifies for 'Free' eligibility status for the food service program. This warning triggers when a student is associated with homeless status or migrant status but lacks the 'Free' eligibility status for the food service program.
WISEdata: Update Migrant Status on Student Details Screen
A number of small but important changes were made to the data displayed for Migrant Status on the Student Detail screen.
- The label "Migrant in Current School Year" was changed to now read:
- "Migrant Status during School Year"
- When the student doesn't have a student Migrant Education Program Association (SMEPA) record WISEdata Portal has adjusted the value to remain blank as opposed to reading, "Not Set."
- When the student does have a student Migrant Education Program Association (SMEPA) record WISEdata Portal has adjusted the value to display 'True' or to remain blank when the student does NOT have an active SMEPA record.
WISEdata: Correction to Course List
A few “Mechatronics” courses were identified as not being properly mapped within the Course Listing. They were all listed as being as CTE=Yes. This was corrected, and new alternative courses were listed. Additionally, the proper rigor level was also applied to the Course List, the user interface and all appropriate WISEdata Portal Exports.
WISEdata: Bug Fix to Course List
Roster Code13253 had two (2) CTE Departments (CTE-T, CTE-H) associated to it on the course list within WISEdata Portal. On the Courses data element page, it was displayed on two (2) rows. This bug has been fixed and the course is now displaying properly. This only affected the 2024-25 Course list.
