WISE Data Elements

The full address of the agency listed in the School Directory application.

The full name of the local education agency accessing the School Directory Management Portal application. This name will also be reflected in the School Directory Public Portal application.

This data element refers to an indicator icon on the Wisconsin School Directory Management Portal application, informing users if it is available for them to make changes, or if the application is closed for annual maintenance. The Wisconsin School Directory Management Portal application usually closes for a few weeks between mid-December until mid-January.

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) is the regulatory agency for all high school sports in Wisconsin. There are 49 athletic ‘conferences,’ collections of similar-sized schools located within a reasonable distance of each other, across Wisconsin.

DPI requires contact information to be provided via School Directory, including phone number (including area code), fax number, email address, and the web address (i.e., the URL) for LEAs. This is collected both at the agency level and at the school/building level.

The Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) to which the school or school district belongs. There are 12 CESAs in Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin county in which the school or district is located.

Shows whether the district or school is currently open or closed.

Educational programs the district participates in.

Educational Service is a statement provided on the School Directory Management Portal that allows public schools to select whether or not they provide PK services.

First Day of School (FDS) and Last Day of School (LDS) refer to the school calendar dates (Month / Day / Year) that indicate the beginning and end of a school year. This information is displayed on the School Directory Public Portal and is highly sought and utilized by various organizations, families, vendors, sports conferences, etc.

Grade level is the level of the educational program studied by a student or instructed by teaching staff. When grade level changes during a period of enrollment, report the grade level at the time of exit. This data element is required for Choice and public schools.

Which grades the school or district provides education services for.

This data element refers to options that must be selected on the School Directory Management Portal application on the Kindergarten Schedule screen. Information selected in this application is displayed in the School Directory Public Portal and informs families of options available within Wisconsin schools.

Legal Name is the entity name associated with the federal employer identification number (FEIN) on file with the IRS.

In the School Directory application, a unique identification number assigned to the district or school by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI).

This data element indicates the type of locale where a school or school district is located as defined by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Low grade is the grade level available to the youngest students attending school, as collected in School Directory. High grade is the grade level available to the oldest students to attend school, as collected in School Directory.

This data element is a filter on School Directory Public Portal. It shows the type of education organization the agency is classified as.

This data element indicates whether a school can be displayed on the School Directory map. 

School Category/Program is a filter on School Directory Public Portal. It allows search results to be refined by a school's category and/or the programs it offers. This is different from School Type, which refers to the grade levels offered within a school (e.g., elementary or high school). 

This data element provides descriptions for the available types of schools: elementary, combined elementary and secondary, middle, junior high, or high school.

A list of people within an agency who are required to participate in communication with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI).

This button on the Wisconsin School Directory Management Portal application reminds users to make sure they have reviewed all of their data across their agency, and to only submit data once it has been reviewed and managed.

This data element records the type of virtual instruction offered by a school.