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End of Year Massachusetts State Reporting (January 2019) - Information & Tips to Clear Errors
The following information and tips are intended to help you clear errors in SIF/Legacy SSDR, SCS, and EPIMS submission.
Please let iPass...
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22 Jan, 2019
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How do I add a new SSDR Offense Type Code?
Go to Discipline System > Maintenance – Discipline > Incidents.
Scroll to the bottom of the Incident Code table to the first...
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27 Sep, 2016
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How do I add new codes to iPASS for Discipline Incident Report to DOE fields?
For the 2014-2015 School Safety and Discipline Report (SSDR) the DOE has added a few discipline codes and discontinued others. Review the...
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10 Apr, 2015
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How do I check to see what my SIF SSDR Errors are and what Incidents are causing the errors?
Log into the MassEDU Security Portal to view your SSDR Error Reports.
Click on Application List
Select SIF Error Reports
Click on...
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28 Apr, 2016
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How do I check to see what Offenses and Discipline records are being transmitted via SIF for the School Safety and Discipline Report (SSDR)?
Download your SIF SSDR Offense and Discipline data files from the DOE Security Portal.
Log into the MassEDU Security Portal.
Click on...
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28 Apr, 2016
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How do I combine all my schools into one SSDR Offense file and one Discipline (Consequences) export file?
When you run the Export MA Discipline report to create your 2 files, be sure that you select Entire District = Yes. This will export the Offenses...
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24 Jul, 2015
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How do I find SSDR reportable offenses that might not be checked off as Report to DOE?
Run a Detention/Suspension List report. Run the Reports – Discipline > Detention/Suspension List with Report to DOE Only = No,...
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15 Apr, 2015
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How do I report a long term In-School Suspension that includes a 1/2 Day?
If a student has a longer term In-School Suspension that includes a 1/2 day, you need to report the half day as a full day.
For example, an...
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06 May, 2015
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How do I report a Victim in the Behavior Record to report in SIF SSDR?
There are several things you need to do to report a Student and/or Staff Victim:
1. Enter the name of the victim in the Additional Victims...
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16 Jun, 2016
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How do I report SSDR Offense Types with new NCES Codes via SIF & Legacy transmission?
SSDR Incident Mapping Update
The DESE is requiring SSDR use NCES codes to report Offense Types. This means that both Legacy and SIF...
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26 Feb, 2018
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How do I update the SIF SSDR Offense and Discipline data at the DOE when changes are made in iPASS?
If you transmit your SSDR Offense and Discipline data through SIF transmission, use the SIF – Send Objects to send all the...
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06 Jun, 2018
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How do you enter a suspension that runs through the end of the year?
Enter the Proposed Serve Date = the first day of the suspension and the Through Date = the last day of school in the current school year.
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16 Jun, 2016
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I have Discipline Incidents with Education Services codes that have been discontinued. Do I need to change these codes?
Yes. The DESE will not accept discontinued codes. Run the MA Discipline Export report and review the Consequences report to identify...
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19 Mar, 2015
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I’m a SIF District. Do I have to submit my SSDR collection through SIF?
iPASS Sync Version sites have SIF 2.7 and are capable of submitting SSDR via SIF.
UPDATE: 2018-2019 School Year - DESE expects all SIF...
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07 Jan, 2019
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In my MA Discipline Export Consequence file for SSDR, why is the Return Date (RD) column empty and the Through date has already passed?
The Actual Date Detail for the Consequence is still set to “0†(zero). These values need to be updated to “1†to indicate...
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15 Apr, 2015
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iPASS Discipline System & SSDR Help Guide _July 2015
This Help Guide provides Massachusetts iPASS sites with information on how to enter discipline incidents that must be reported to the DOE for the...
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20 Jul, 2015
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MA DESE Resource: Guide to SIF Transmission Reports (Nov 30 2017)
Attached please find a guide from the Massachuetts DESE outlining the SIF Transmission Reports to help users review their data transmissions and...
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11 Jan, 2018
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NCES and SIF Offense Type Code Mapping Recommendations - SSDR Offense and Disciplinary Action Codes
2017-2018 SSDR Update:
All districts reporting SSDR via SIF or Legacy must map their iPass incident codes to the new NCES Offense Type...
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08 Nov, 2018
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New ‘Report to DOE’ Discipline Fields for SIF SSDR
The Sync version of iPASS includes the additional Discipline fields for reporting SSDR Discipline data via SIF 2.7. These fields are available in...
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24 May, 2016
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Quick Guide: Discipline System - Large Count "Nameless" Victims
SIF transmission of the School Safety and Discipline Report (SSDR) victim count is reported through total count of victim records, not by the...
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14 Mar, 2018
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