PIMS Manual_Vol 1_V1.0 - Sayre Area School District

Pennsylvania Information
Management System
Pennsylvania
Department of Education
PIMS Student Snapshot Template Specifications
Field
No.
Max
Length
88 N/A
89 Not collected
90 Not collected
91 N/A
92 Not collected
93 25
94 Not collected
Name R/O/CR Code Definition Business Rules Sample / Valid Value
POVERTY
CODE
DIPLOMA
TYPE CODE
ALTERNATE
STUDENT ID
R
CR
R
U
U
U
• This field indicates the economically
disadvantaged status of a student,
and is used to provide the
economically disadvantaged
disaggregation.
• This will be the one field used for all
LEAs to indicate if a student is
economically disadvantaged.
• To determine if a student is
economically disadvantaged, poverty
data sources such as Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families cases,
census poor, Medicaid, children living
in institutions for the neglected or
delinquent, or those supported in
foster homes may be used.
• If such data are not available, use
the most recent reliable data
available at the time of
determination, such as free and
reduced price lunch eligibility.
The type of diploma/credential that is
awarded to a student in recognition of
his/her completion of the curricular
requirements; see Valid Values.
A Student ID that is different than the
primary identifier such as a local student
identifier
• This data must be entered
in the October 1 Student
Snapshot.
• For most LEAs, this field
will populate with “Y” if the
student meets the
requirements for “Eligibility
to participate in a free or
reduced lunch program” in
the current school year.
• Provision II Districts should
not use “base year” Free
and Reduced Eligibility
data for reporting individual
student poverty code data
in “non-base years.”
This field is required for
students that have graduated.
Valid Values:
• Y – Yes
• N – No
Valid Values:
• 806 – Regular diploma
• 816 – General Education
Development (GED)
credential
Version 1 Page 204
Published 7/21/2010