PIMS Manual_Vol 1_V1.0 - Sayre Area School District

Pennsylvania Information
Management System
Pennsylvania
Department of Education
PIMS School Calendar Template Specifications
Field
No.
10 10
11 10
12 10
13 10
14 3
15 3
16 3
17 3
Max
Length
Name R/O/CR Code Definition Business Rules Sample / Valid Value
CALENDAR END
DATE
INSTRUCTION
START DATE
INSTRUCTION
END DATE
GRADUATION
CEREMONY DATE
NUMBER OF
SCHEDULED
SCHOOL DAYS
INSTRUCTIONAL
MINUTES IN
STANDARD DAY
TOTAL DAYS IN
SESSION LOST
DUE TO STRIKE
TOTAL DAYS IN
SESSION LOST
DUE TO ACT 80
R
U, M
The date of the last day on the original
calendar; this date could be an approved
full-day Act 80 day prior to the first day of
instruction.)
R U, M The date of the first day of instruction
R U, M The date of the last day of instruction
CR
R
R
R
R
U
U, M
U, M
U, D
U, D
The date of the seniors’ graduation
ceremony
The Graduation Ceremony Date is on or
after the instruction End Date (Field 10).
The number of instructional days on the
original calendar – planned student
instructional days plus PDE-approved Act
80 full days
The number of instructional minutes in a
regular school day
The number of instructional days lost due
to a work stoppage
The number of instructional days lost due
to PDE-approved full-day Act 80
dismissals
Do not include any approved Act 80 fullday
dismissals that were not used.
All dates must be entered in ISO
format: YYYY-MM-DD
Instruction Start Date is on or after
the Calendar Start Date (Field 9).
All dates must be entered in ISO
format: YYYY-MM-DD
All dates must be entered in ISO
format: YYYY-MM-DD
This field is required for calendars
that include grade 12 students.
All dates must be entered in ISO
format: YYYY-MM-DD
Example: 2011-06-13
Example: 2010-08-27
Example: 2010-06-13
Example: 2010-06-30
Report days as whole numbers. Example: 185
Report minutes as whole numbers. Example: 320
Report days as whole numbers. Example: 0
Report days as whole numbers. Example: 4
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Published 7/21/2010