MEDC Codebook | Michigan Education Data Center

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Topic	Category	Variable	Description
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	PHYS1GR	Physics 1: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	GOVCOMGR	Comparative Government and Politics: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	FRENLTGR	French Literature: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	PHYSMGR	Physics C: Mechanics: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	BIOLGR	Biology: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	PHYSBGR	Physics B: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	CPSTNSGR	AP Capstone Seminar: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	MUSICTGR	Music Theory: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	ITALGR	Italian Language and Culture: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	PHYS2GR	Physics 2: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	CPSTNRGR	AP Capstone Research: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	HUMGEOGR	Human Geography: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	WDHISTGR	World History: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	GERLAGR	German Language and Culture: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	ENGLITGR	English Literature and Composition: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	ARTHISGR	Art History: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	ECONMIGR	Microeconomics: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	ENGLANGR	English Language and Composition: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	CHEMGR	Chemistry: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	STATGR	Statistics: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	COMSCBGR	Computer Science B: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	JAPANGR	Japanese Language and Culture: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	COMSCAGR	Computer Science A: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	ART3DGR	Studio Art: 3-D Design Portfolio: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	SPANLTGR	Spanish Literature and Culture: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	PSYCHGR	Psychology: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	ENVSCIGR	Environmental Science: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	CALCBCGR	Calculus BC: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	ARTSTDGR	Studio Art: Drawing Portfolio: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	USHISTGR	United States History: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	EURHISGR	European History: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	GOVUSGR	United States Government and Politics: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	PHYSEMGR	Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	LATINVGR	Latin Vergil: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	SPANLAGR	Spanish Language: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	COMSCPGR	Computer Science Principles: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	ECONMAGR	Macroeconomics: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	CALCABGR	Calculus AB: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	ARTST2GR	Studio Art: 2-D Design Portfolio: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	FRNLANGR	French Language and Culture: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	CHINESGR	Chinese Language and Culture: Exam Score
Assessment	Advanced Placement Exams	LATINCGR	Latin: Exam Score
Assessment	All	FEEDER_SCHOOL_CODE	The state-assigned five-digit number, as recorded in the EEM, which identifies the building in which the student learned the testing material.
Assessment	All	RIC	The unique student identifier denoting a single student throughout their educational career in Michigan. Research Identification Code.
Assessment	All	TEST_CYCLE_ID	The number identifier that represents the test, season and year combination of the assessment.
Assessment	All	TESTED_DISTRICT_CODE	The state-assigned five-digit number, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), which identifies the public school district the student was tested at and which is responsible for providing education to the reported student.
Assessment	All	TESTED_SCHOOL_CODE	The five-digit code as assigned to the building the student was tested at in the official Educational Entity Master (EEM). Otherwise known as Building.
Assessment	All	SCHOOL_YEAR	School Year of the data collection.
Assessment	All	GRADE	The grade level of the student enrolled.
Assessment	All	TEST_CYCLE_NAME	The name that represents the test, season and year combination of the assessment.
Assessment	All	ASSESSMENT	The assessment the student participated in.
Assessment	All	TESTED_GRADE	The grade level or the educational setting in which the student is enrolled.
Assessment	All	BARCODE	The barcode of the test given.
Assessment	All	IS_HOME_SCHOOLED	Flag denoting whether the student was homeschooled at the time of test.
Assessment	All	IS_PRIVATE_SCHOOL	Flag denoting whether the student was attending a private school at the time of test.
Assessment	All	SUBJECT_IS_VALID	Flag denoting if this portion of the assessment was valid.
Assessment	All	SUBJECT	The subject of the assessment.
Assessment	Alternative Assessments	WRI_MIACCESS_TEST_TYPE	1) MI-Access Functional Independence (FI) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the High Range of Complexity. 2) MI-Access Supported Independence (SI) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the Medium Range of Complexity. 3) MI-Access Participation (P) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the Low Range of Complexity.* Essential Elements are specific statements of Knowledge and Skills linked to the grade-level standards.
Assessment	Alternative Assessments	IS_SCHOOL_TESTED_FAY	Is the student considered a full academic year (FAY) participant for the school during this year (Y= Yes; N=No; U=Unknown).
Assessment	Alternative Assessments	IS_DISTRICT_TESTED_FAY	Is the student considered a full academic year (FAY) participant for the district during this year (Y= Yes; N=No; U=Unknown).
Assessment	Alternative Assessments	ELA_MIACCESS_TEST_TYPE	1) MI-Access Functional Independence (FI) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the High Range of Complexity. 2) MI-Access Supported Independence (SI) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the Medium Range of Complexity. 3) MI-Access Participation (P) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the Low Range of Complexity.* Essential Elements are specific statements of Knowledge and Skills linked to the grade-level standards.
Assessment	Alternative Assessments	IS_STATE_TESTED_FAY	Is the student considered a full academic year (FAY) participant for the state during this year (Y= Yes; N=No; U=Unknown).
Assessment	Alternative Assessments	SCI_MIACCESS_TEST_TYPE	1) MI-Access Functional Independence (FI) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the High Range of Complexity. 2) MI-Access Supported Independence (SI) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the Medium Range of Complexity. 3) MI-Access Participation (P) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the Low Range of Complexity.* Essential Elements are specific statements of Knowledge and Skills linked to the grade-level standards.
Assessment	Alternative Assessments	MTH_MIACCESS_TEST_TYPE	1) MI-Access Functional Independence (FI) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the High Range of Complexity. 2) MI-Access Supported Independence (SI) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the Medium Range of Complexity. 3) MI-Access Participation (P) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the Low Range of Complexity.* Essential Elements are specific statements of Knowledge and Skills linked to the grade-level standards.
Assessment	Alternative Assessments	RDG_MIACCESS_TEST_TYPE	1) MI-Access Functional Independence (FI) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the High Range of Complexity. 2) MI-Access Supported Independence (SI) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the Medium Range of Complexity. 3) MI-Access Participation (P) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the Low Range of Complexity.* Essential Elements are specific statements of Knowledge and Skills linked to the grade-level standards.
Assessment	Alternative Assessments	SOC_MIACCESS_TEST_TYPE	1) MI-Access Functional Independence (FI) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the High Range of Complexity. 2) MI-Access Supported Independence (SI) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the Medium Range of Complexity. 3) MI-Access Participation (P) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the Low Range of Complexity.* Essential Elements are specific statements of Knowledge and Skills linked to the grade-level standards.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SCI_PL_NAME	The performance level name for the science portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	ELA_SGP	The student growth percentile (SGP) for the English language arts portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	MTH_PL_RANGE	A distinction which further differentiates whether the student was Low, Mid or High within their designated performance level for the mathematics portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SOC_SS	The scaled score for the social studies portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	WRI_SS_SE	The scaled score standard error for the writing portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	WRI_SS	The scaled score for the writing portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	ELA_RSCH_Z_SCORE	A standardized score assigned to each student that describes each students relationship to the mean of all students with a score.
Assessment	Assessment Score	RDG_PL_CHANGE	Performance level change is used to compare student performance from year to year for the reading portion of the assessment . Transition categories are: Significant Decline, Decline, Maintaining, Improvement, or Significant Improvement. Abbreviations are not used in this field, rather the actual descriptions are used.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SCI_SGP_LEVEL_DESC	The student growth percentile (SGP) description for the science portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	MTH_PL_NAME	The performance level name for the mathematics portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	WRI_PL	The performance level for the writing portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SOC_THETA_SE	The Theta standard error for the social studies portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SCI_RSCH_Z_SCORE	A standardized score assigned to each student that describes each students relationship to the mean of all students with a score.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SOC_AGP_YRS_PROJ	The timeframe in which students are expected to reach proficiency.
Assessment	Assessment Score	ELA_VALID	Flag denoting whether the student's test was valid for the English language arts portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	RDG_PL_RANGE	A distinction which further differentiates whether the student was Low, Mid or High within their designated performance level for the reading portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SOC_PL_NAME	The performance level name for the social studies portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	WRI_VALID	Flag denoting whether the student's test was valid for the writing portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	ELA_SS	The scaled score for the English language arts portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	MTH_SGP_LEVEL_DESC	The student growth percentile (SGP) description for the mathematics portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	ELA_PL	The performance level for the English language arts portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	ELA_THETA_SE	The Theta standard error for the English language arts portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SCI_SS_SE	The scaled score standard error for the science portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SCI_SS	The scaled score for the science portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	MTH_THETA_SE	The Theta standard error for the mathematics portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SCI_VALID	Flag denoting whether the student's test was valid for the science portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	RDG_PL	The performance level for the reading portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SOC_PL	The performance level for the social studies portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SOC_SGP_LEVEL_DESC	The student growth percentile (SGP) description for the social studies portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SOC_SGP	The student growth percentile (SGP) for the social studies portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	ELA_AGP_YRS_PROJ	The timeframe in which students are expected to reach proficiency.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SCI_AGP_YRS_PROJ	The timeframe in which students are expected to reach proficiency.
Assessment	Assessment Score	ELA_SGP_LEVEL_DESC	The student growth percentile (SGP) description for the English language arts portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	RDG_THETA_SE	The Theta standard error for the reading portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	MTH_SS	The scaled score for the mathematics portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SCI_SGP	The student growth percentile (SGP) for the science portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	ELA_SS_SE	The scaled score standard error for the English language arts portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SCI_PL	The performance level for the science portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	MTH_PL_CHANGE	Performance level change is used to compare student performance from year to year for the mathematics portion of the assessment . Transition categories are: Significant Decline, Decline, Maintaining, Improvement, or Significant Improvement. Abbreviations are not used in this field, rather the actual descriptions are used.
Assessment	Assessment Score	MTH_OVERALL_AGP	The adequate growth percentile (AGP) for the mathematics portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	MTH_RSCH_Z_SCORE	A standardized score assigned to each student that describes each students relationship to the mean of all students with a score.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SOC_SS_SE	The scaled score standard error for the social studies portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	ELA_PL_NAME	The performance level name for the English language arts portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SCI_OVERALL_AGP	The adequate growth percentile (AGP) for the science portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	RDG_PL_NAME	The performance level name for the reading portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	ELA_OVERALL_AGP	The adequate growth percentile (AGP) for the English language arts portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	MTH_SS_SE	The scaled score standard error for the mathematics portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	WRI_PL_NAME	The performance level name for the writing portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	MTH_AGP_YRS_PROJ	The timeframe in which students are expected to reach proficiency.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SOC_OVERALL_AGP	The adequate growth percentile (AGP) for the social studies portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	RDG_SS	The scaled score for the reading portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	MTH_SGP	The student growth percentile (SGP) for the mathematics portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SCI_THETA_SE	The Theta standard error for the science portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	MTH_VALID	Flag denoting whether the student's test was valid for the mathematics portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	MTH_PL	The performance level for the mathematics portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	RDG_VALID	Flag denoting whether the student's test was valid for the reading portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	RDG_SS_SE	The scaled score standard error for the reading portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SOC_RSCH_Z_SCORE	A standardized score assigned to each student that describes each students relationship to the mean of all students with a score.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SOC_VALID	Flag denoting whether the student's test was valid for the social studies portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	WRI_THETA_SE	The Theta standard error for the writing portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SOC_OVERALL_SGP	The student growth percentile (SGP) for the social studies portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	RDG_RESEARCH_Z_SCORE	A standardized score assigned to each student that describes each students relationship to the mean of all students with a score.
Assessment	Assessment Score	WRI_OVERALL_AGP	The adequate growth percentile (AGP) for the writing portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	ELA_OVERALL_SGP	The student growth percentile (SGP) for the English language arts portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	MTH_OVERALL_SGP	The student growth percentile (SGP) for the mathematics portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	MTH_RESEARCH_Z_SCORE	A standardized score assigned to each student that describes each students relationship to the mean of all students with a score.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SCI_RESEARCH_Z_SCORE	A standardized score assigned to each student that describes each students relationship to the mean of all students with a score.
Assessment	Assessment Score	RDG_OVERALL_AGP	The adequate growth percentile (AGP) for the reading portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	ELA_AGP_YEARS_PROJECTED	The timeframe in which students are expected to reach proficiency.
Assessment	Assessment Score	WRI_AGP_YEARS_PROJECTED	The timeframe in which students are expected to reach proficiency.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SCI_AGP_YEARS_PROJECTED	The timeframe in which students are expected to reach proficiency.
Assessment	Assessment Score	WRI_OVERALL_SGP	The student growth percentile (SGP) for the writing portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	RDG_AGP_YEARS_PROJECTED	The timeframe in which students are expected to reach proficiency.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SOC_AGP_YEARS_PROJECTED	The timeframe in which students are expected to reach proficiency.
Assessment	Assessment Score	WRI_RESEARCH_Z_SCORE	A standardized score assigned to each student that describes each students relationship to the mean of all students with a score.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SCI_OVERALL_SGP	The student growth percentile (SGP) for the science portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	ELA_RESEARCH_Z_SCORE	A standardized score assigned to each student that describes each students relationship to the mean of all students with a score.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SOC_RESEARCH_Z_SCORE	A standardized score assigned to each student that describes each students relationship to the mean of all students with a score.
Assessment	Assessment Score	RDG_OVERALL_SGP	The student growth percentile (SGP) for the reading portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	MTH_AGP_YEARS_PROJECTED	The timeframe in which students are expected to reach proficiency.
Assessment	Assessment Score	RSCH_Z_SCORE	A standardized score assigned to each student that describes each students relationship to the mean of all students with a score.
Assessment	Assessment Score	OVERALL_SGP	The student growth percentile (SGP) for the English language arts portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	OVERALL_AGP	The adequate growth percentile (AGP) for the English language arts portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	AGP_YEARS_PROJECTED	The timeframe in which students are expected to reach proficiency.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SAT_RDG_WRI_OVERALL_AGP	The adequate growth percentile (AGP) for the reading writing portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SAT_MATH_AGP_YEARS_PROJECTED	The timeframe in which students are expected to reach proficiency.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SAT_RSCH_Z_SCORE_MATH	A standardized score assigned to each student that describes each students relationship to the mean of all students with a score.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SAT_RSCH_Z_SCORE_ELA	A standardized score assigned to each student that describes each students relationship to the mean of all students with a score.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SAT_MATH_OVERALL_AGP	The adequate growth percentile (AGP) for the mathematics portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Assessment Score	SAT_RDG_WRI_AGP_YEARS_PROJECTED	The timeframe in which students are expected to reach proficiency.
Assessment	English Language Learner	SPEAKING_VALID	Flag denoting whether the student's test was valid for the speaking portion of the assessment.
Assessment	English Language Learner	LITERACY_PL	The performance level for the literacy portion of the assessment.
Assessment	English Language Learner	OVERALL_PL_NAME	The performance level name for the entire assessment.
Assessment	English Language Learner	OVERALL_VALID	Flag denoting whether the student's test was valid for the entire assessment.
Assessment	English Language Learner	ORAL_SS	The scaled score for the oral portion of the assessment.
Assessment	English Language Learner	COMPREHENSION_VALID	Flag denoting whether the student's test was valid for the comprehension portion of the assessment.
Assessment	English Language Learner	SPEAKING_SS	The scaled score for the speaking portion of the assessment.
Assessment	English Language Learner	LISTENING_PL	The performance level for the listening portion of the assessment.
Assessment	English Language Learner	LITERACY_PL_NAME	The performance level name for the literacy portion of the assessment.
Assessment	English Language Learner	COMPREHENSION_PL_NAME	The performance level name for the comprehension portion of the assessment.
Assessment	English Language Learner	SPEAKING_PL	The performance level for the speaking portion of the assessment.
Assessment	English Language Learner	OVERALL_SS	The scaled score for the entire assessment.
Assessment	English Language Learner	ORAL_PL_NAME	The performance level name for the oral portion of the assessment.
Assessment	English Language Learner	COMPREHENSION_PL	The performance level for the comprehension portion of the assessment.
Assessment	English Language Learner	SPEAKING_PL_NAME	The performance level name for the speaking portion of the assessment.
Assessment	English Language Learner	COMPREHENSION_SS	The scaled score for the comprehension portion of the assessment.
Assessment	English Language Learner	LISTENING_PL_NAME	The performance level name for the listening portion of the assessment.
Assessment	English Language Learner	LITERACY_SS	The scaled score for the literacy portion of the assessment.
Assessment	English Language Learner	LISTENING_SS	The scaled score for the listening portion of the assessment.
Assessment	English Language Learner	ORAL_VALID	Flag denoting whether the student's test was valid for the oral portion of the assessment.
Assessment	English Language Learner	LISTENING_VALID	Flag denoting whether the student's test was valid for the listening portion of the assessment.
Assessment	English Language Learner	ORAL_PL	The performance level for the oral portion of the assessment.
Assessment	English Language Learner	OVERALL_PL	The performance level for the entire assessment.
Assessment	English Language Learner	LITERACY_VALID	Flag denoting whether the student's test was valid for the literacy portion of the assessment.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	SAT_ELA_SCORE	The official SAT score for the English language arts portion.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	SAT_MATH_SCORE	The official SAT score for the mathematics portion.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	WKEY_LOC_INFO_LEVEL_SCORE	The level score for the locating information portion of the assessment. Level Scores are often used in hiring and advancements decisions. They are based on ACT WorkKeys job profiles which are a snapshot of the skills needed for a particular job.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	SAT_ELA_VALID	Flag denoting whether the student's test was valid for the English language arts portion of the assessment.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	SAT_MATH_COLLEGE_READY	Indicates whether college/career ready benchmark was met on the Mathematics test.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	SAT_ELA_SGP	The student growth percentile (SGP) for the English language arts portion of the assessment.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	SAT_ELA_SGP_LEVEL	The student growth percentile (SGP) abbreviation for the English language arts portion of the assessment.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	SAT_MATH_SGP	The student growth percentile (SGP) for the mathematics portion of the assessment.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	IS_COLLEGE_REPORTABLE	A flag denoting whether the ACT scores for a student are considered viable to report to colleges.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	ACT_ENGLISH_WRITING_SCORE	The ACT score for the English_writing portion of the assessment.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	ACT_SCIENCE_SCORE	The ACT score for the science portion of the assessment.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	ACT_ENGLISH_SCORE	The ACT score for the English portion of the assessment.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	WKEY_MTH_LEVEL_SCORE	The level score for the mathematics portion of the assessment. Level Scores are often used in hiring and advancements decisions. They are based on ACT WorkKeys job profiles which are a snapshot of the skills needed for a particular job.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	ACT_WRITING_SCORE	The ACT score for the writing portion of the assessment.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	WKEY_NCRC_DESC	The ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate (ACT WorkKeys NCRC®) is an assessment-based credential issued at four levels; Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze. Other levels show information about the test, not necessarily credential levels. The NCRC measures and certifies the essential work skills needed for success in jobs across industries and occupations.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	SAT_TOTAL_SCORE	The official overall SAT score.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	SAT_MATH_SGP_LEVEL_DESC	The student growth percentile (SGP) description for the mathematics portion of the assessment.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	ACT_MATH_SCORE	The ACT score for the math portion of the assessment.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	SAT_ELA_SGP_LEVEL_DESC	The student growth percentile (SGP) description for the English language arts portion of the assessment.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	WKEY_RDG_VALID	Flag denoting whether the student's test was valid for the reading portion of the assessment. (Y= Yes; N=No)
Assessment	SAT and ACT	WKEY_RDG_SCALED_SCORE	The scaled score for the reading portion of the assessment. Scale Scores are used by educators to track growth in skills over time.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	WKEY_LOC_INFO_SCALED_SCORE	The scaled score for the locating information portion of the assessment. Scale Scores are used by educators to track growth in skills over time.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	WKEY_RDG_LEVEL_SCORE	The level score for the reading portion of the assessment. Level Scores are often used in hiring and advancements decisions. They are based on ACT WorkKeys job profiles which are a snapshot of the skills needed for a particular job.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	ACT_READING_SCORE	The ACT score for the reading portion of the assessment.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	SAT_MATH_SGP_LEVEL	The student growth percentile (SGP) abbreviation for the mathematics portion of the assessment.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	SAT_MATH_VALID	Flag denoting whether the student's test was valid for the mathematics portion of the assessment.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	SAT_COMBINED_VALID	Flag denoting whether the student's test was valid for the English language arts and mathematics portions of the assessment.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	WKEY_MTH_SCALED_SCORE	The scaled score for the mathematics portion of the assessment. Scale Scores are used by educators to track growth in skills over time.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	SAT_ELA_COLLEGE_READY	Indicates whether college/career ready benchmark was met on ELA test
Assessment	SAT and ACT	WKEY_LOC_INFO_VALID	Flag denoting whether the student's test was valid for the locating information portion of the assessment. (Y= Yes; N=No)
Assessment	SAT and ACT	ACT_COMPOSITE_SCORE	The composite score ranges from 1 (low) to 36 (high). The Composite score is the average of your four test scores, rounded to the nearest whole number.
Assessment	SAT and ACT	WKEY_MTH_VALID	Flag denoting whether the student's test was valid for the mathematics portion of the assessment. (Y= Yes; N=No)
Assessment	Standard Assessment	STATE_FAY	Is the student considered a full academic year (FAY) participant for the state during this year (Y= Yes; N=No; U=Unknown).
Assessment	Standard Assessment	SCHOOL_FAY	Is the student considered a full academic year (FAY) participant for the school during this year (Y= Yes; N=No; U=Unknown).
Assessment	Standard Assessment	ELA_IS_PROFICIENT	Flag denoting whether the student was proficient on the English language arts portion of the assessment. (Y= Yes; N=No)
Assessment	Standard Assessment	MTH_IS_PROFICIENT	Flag denoting whether the student was proficient on the mathematics portion of the assessment. (Y= Yes; N=No)
Assessment	Standard Assessment	DISTRICT_FAY	Is the student considered a full academic year (FAY) participant for the district during this year (Y= Yes; N=No; U=Unknown).
Assessment	Standard Assessment	SOC_IS_PROFICIENT	Flag denoting whether the student was proficient on the social studies portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Standard Assessment	RDG_IS_PROFICIENT	Flag denoting whether the student was proficient on the reading portion of the assessment. (Y= Yes; N=No)
Assessment	Standard Assessment	SCI_IS_PROFICIENT	Flag denoting whether the student was proficient on the science portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Standard Assessment	WRI_IS_PROFICIENT	Flag denoting whether the student was proficient on the writing portion of the assessment.
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	BRAILLE	BRAILLE
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	BRAILLE_TEST_OR_WRITER	BRAILLE TEST OR WRITER
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	REPEAT_TEST_ITEM	REPEAT TEST ITEMS BY HUMAN READER
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	READ_ALOUD_LSTNG_RSPNSE_OPN	READ ALOUD LISTENING TEST RESPONSE OPTIONS BY HUMAN READER
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	LEP_OTHER_ACCOM	LEP OTHER ACCOM
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	AUDIO_PART_A	AUDIO PART A
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	OTHER_ACCOM_PART_B	OTHER ACCOM PART B
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	LEP_TEST_READER_ENGLISH	LEP TEST READER ENGLISH
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	LEP_TEST_DIRECTIONS_NATIVE	LEP TEST DIRECTIONS NATIVE
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	BRAILLE_PART_A	BRAILLE PART A
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	REVERSE_CONTRAST	REVERSE CONTRAST
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	OTHER_APPROVED_ACCOMMODATION	OTHER APPROVED ACCOMMODATION
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	MODIFIED_PRESENTATION_FORMAT	MODIFIED PRESENTATION FORMAT
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	STANDARD	STANDARD
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	TEST_READ	TEST READ
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	LARGE_PRINT_PART_B	LARGE PRINT PART B
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	COLOR_CHOOSER	COLOR CHOOSER
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	L1_GLOSSARY	L1 GLOSSARY
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	VIDEO_ENGLISH	VIDEO ENGLISH
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	TEST_READ_PART_A	TEST READ PART A
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	LARGE_PRINT	LARGE PRINT
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	AMPLIFICATION_SYSTEM	AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	LARGE_PRINT_BOOKLET	LARGE PRINT BOOKLET
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	MODIFIED_TEST_DIRECTIONS	MODIFIED TEST DIRECTIONS
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	SCRIBE_ELA_WRITING	SCRIBE - ELA WRITING ITEMS
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	VIDEO	VIDEO
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	OTHER_ACCOM_PART_A	OTHER ACCOM PART A
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	NOISE_BUFFERS	NOISE BUFFERS
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	AUDIO_PART_B	AUDIO PART B
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	LEP_TEST_ENGLISH	LEP TEST ENGLISH
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	VISUAL_AIDS	VISUAL AIDS
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	LEP_OTHER_ACCOM_PART_A	LEP OTHER ACCOM PART A
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	VIDEO_ARABIC	VIDEO ARABIC
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	LEP_DIR_AUDIO	LEP DIR AUDIO
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	STD_RSPND_BRAILLE	STUDENT RESPONDS USING BRAILLE WRITER OR BRAILLE NOTETAKER
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	TEST_CONTENT_PROVIDED	TEST CONTENT PROVIDED IN ASL OR SEE (HUMAN SIGNER)
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	CD_PART_A	CD PART A
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	MODIFIED_RESPONSE_FORMAT	MODIFIED RESPONSE FORMAT
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	NON_SPANISH_TRANSLATION	NON-SPANISH TRANSLATION
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	REPEAT_ITEM_AUDIO	REPEAT ITEM AUDIO
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	COMPUTER_ASSISTED	COMPUTER ASSISTED
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	MASKING	MASKING
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	SPANISH_TRANSLATION	SPANISH TRANSLATION (STACKED)
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	MULTIDAY	MULTIDAY
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	BRAILLE_PART_B	BRAILLE PART B
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	LEP_TEST_READER_ENG_PART_A	LEP TEST READER ENGLISH PART A
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	REPEAT_LSTNG_TEST_RSPNSE_OTN	REPEAT LISTENING TEST RESPONSE OPTIONS BY HUMAN READER
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	LEP_TEST_READER_ENG_PART_B	LEP TEST READER ENGLISH PART B
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	ALTERNATE_RESPONSE	ALTERNATE RESPONSE
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	LEP_OTHER_ACCOM_PART_B	LEP OTHER ACCOM PART B
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	LEP_TEST_DIRECTIONS_ENGLISH	LEP TEST DIRECTIONS ENGLISH
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	INTERPRETER_SIGN_TST_DIR	INTERPRETER SIGNS TEST DIRECTIONS IN ASL
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	EXTEND_SPKG_TST_RSPNSE_TIME	EXTENDED SPEAKING TEST RESPONSE TIME
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	SPEECH_TO_TEXT	SPEECH-TO-TEXT
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	CLOSED_CAPTIONING	CLOSED CAPTIONING
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	EXTEND_TESTING_SESSION	EXTENDED TESTING SESSION OVER MULTIPLE DAYS FOR A SINGLE DOMAIN
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	OTHER_ACCOM	OTHER ACCOM
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	READER	READER
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	CONTRASTING_TEXT	CONTRASTING TEXT
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	OSA_MULTIPLICATION_TABLE	Online Supports and Accommodations (OSA) MULTIPLICATION TABLE
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	STD_RSPND_ORALLY	STUDENT RESPONDS ORALLY USING EXTERNAL AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATE COMMUNICATION DEVICE OR SOFTWARE
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	CALCULATOR	CALCULATOR
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	SCRIBE	SCRIBE
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	ENGLISH_GLOSSARY	ENGLISH GLOSSARY
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	WORD_PROCESSOR	WORD PROCESSOR
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	STD_RSPND_RECORD_DEVICE	STUDENT RESPONDS USING A RECORDING DEVICE, WHICH IS PLAYED BACK AND TRANSCRIBED BY THE STUDENT
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	ENGLISH_DICTIONARY	ENGLISH DICTIONARY
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	READ_ALOUD_ELA_PASSGES	READ ALOUD - English Language Arts (ELA) PASSAGES
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	TEST_READ_PART_B	TEST READ PART B
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	EXTEND_TESTING_TIME	EXTENDED TESTING TIME WITHIN THE SCHOOL DAY
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	AUDIO	AUDIO
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	AUDIO_AMP_DEVICE	AUDIO AMP DEVICE OR NOISE BUFFER
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	WORD_PRCESSOR_RSPND_TST_ITEM	WORD PROCESSOR OR SIMILAR KEYBOARDING DEVICE TO RESPOND TO TEST ITEMS
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	STD_ASST_TECH_RSPND_TST_ITEM	STUDENT USES ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY TO RESPOND TO TEST ITEMS
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	LARGE_PRINT_PART_A	LARGE PRINT PART A
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	MAGNIFCATN_OR_LOW_VISION_AID	MAGNIFICATION OR LOW VISION AIDS
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	MANUAL_CNTL_START_AUDIO_PLAY	MANUAL CONTROL TO START AUDIO PLAY OF ITEM
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	VIDEO_SPANISH	VIDEO SPANISH
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	CD_PART_B	CD PART B
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	SETTING_FORMAT	SETTING FORMAT
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	LEP_TEST_NATIVE	LEP TEST NATIVE
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	THESAURUS	THESAURUS
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	CD	CD
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	MODIFIED_TIMING_SCHEDULING	MODIFIED TIMING/SCHEDULING
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	ABACUS	ABACUS
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	READ_ALOUD_TEST_ITEM	READ ALOUD TEST ITEMS BY HUMAN READER
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	DIRECTION_PROVIDED	DIRECTIONS PROVIDED IN American Sign Language (ASL) Or Signed Exact English (SEE) (HUMAN SIGNER)
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	BILINGUAL_DICTIONARY	BILINGUAL WORD TO WORD DICTIONARY
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	TEST_IN_NONSCHL_SETTG	TEST MAY BE ADMINISTERED BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN A NON-SCHOOL SETTING
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	LEP_DIR_CD	LEP DIR CD
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	TEXT_TO_SPEECH	TEXT-TO-SPEECH
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	TEXT_TO_SPEECH_PASSAGES	TEXT-TO-SPEECH PASSAGES
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	SEPERATE_SETTING	SEPARATE SETTING
Assessment	Testing Accommodations	LEP_TEST_READER_NATIVE	LEP TEST READER NATIVE
Assessment	Assessment Subscore	SUBSCORE_RPT_LEVEL_DESC	The description of the reporting level.
Assessment	Assessment Subscore	SUBSCORE_RPT_LEVEL_ID	The reporting level identifier value used by MDE.
Assessment	Assessment Subscore	SUBSCORE_SCALED_SCORE	The scaled score value for this reporting level.
Assessment	Assessment Subscore	SUBSCORE_RPT_LEVEL_TYPE	The reporting level type. Used as a means of organizing content standards and expectations. Varies by subject.
Assessment	Assessment Subscore	SUBSCORE_PCT_CORRECT	The number of questions answered correctly divided by the total questions for this reporting level.
Early Childhood	All	RIC	The unique student identifier--Research Identification Code.
Early Childhood	All	SCHOOL_YEAR	Description of the school year that the data represents.
Early Childhood	All	SUBMITTING_SCHOOL_CODE	The state-assigned five- or nine-digit code from EEM of the entity responsiblefor the certification (if applicable) of the collection. Generally, this is theentity receiving funding. It may or may not be the entity that is directlyproviding education services to the student. This field identifies the building entity submitting the record. Note not all children submitted will have a building code, it is optional for community based programs.
Early Childhood	All	TABLE_ID	Unique key generated to relate records from Main to Programs tables. Note this key was generated for the relationship of these tables and cannot be used with K12 data.
Early Childhood	All	COLLECTION	Description of the reporting period (school year, fall, spring) that the data represents.
Early Childhood	All	SUBMITTING_DISTRICT_NAME	The name, as recorded in EEM, which identifies the district entity submitting the record.
Early Childhood	All	SUBMITTING_SCHOOL_NAME	The name assigned to the submitting school building in the official Educational Entity Master.
Early Childhood	All	SUBMITTING_DISTRICT_CODE	The state-assigned five- or nine-digit code from EEM of the entity responsiblefor the certification (if applicable) of the collection. Generally, this is theentity receiving funding. It may or may not be the entity that is directlyproviding education services to the student. This field identifies the district entity submitting the record.
Early Childhood	All	SCHOOL_NAME	The name as assigned to the building in the official Educational Entity Master application. (based in EEM).
Early Childhood	All	SCHOOL_CODE	The five-digit code as assigned to the building in the official Educational Entity Master application (based in EEM).
Early Childhood	All	OPERATIONAL_DISTRICT_CODE	The state-assigned five-digit number, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), which identifies the public school district responsible for providing education to the reported student. It is the district to which any applicable funds (state or federal) will be sent. Otherwise known as the District Code.
Early Childhood	All	BUILDING_CODE	The five-digit code as assigned to the building in the official Educational Entity Master. Otherwise known as Building Code.
Early Childhood	All	OPERATIONAL_DISTRICT_NAME	The state-assigned name, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), which identifies the public school district responsible for providing education to the reported student. It is the district to which any applicable funds (state or federal) will be sent. Otherwise known as the District Name.
Early Childhood	All	BUILDING_NAME	The name as assigned to the building in the official Educational Entity Master. Otherwise known as Building Name.
Early Childhood	Demographics	RACE	The code representing the most recent reported racial and ethnicity group of the student.
Early Childhood	Demographics	GENDER	The most recent reported gender of the student.
Early Childhood	Demographics	RAW_RACIAL_ETHNIC_CODE	The ethnicity or race of the student.
Early Childhood	Demographics	NATIVE_LANGUAGE_CODE	The code of the child's native or first language. The student's primary or native language indicated on the home language survey
Early Childhood	Demographics	RESIDENT_COUNTY_NAME	The name of the Michigan county in which the student’s primary address is located.
Early Childhood	Demographics	HOMELESS_STATUS	The status name for the primary nighttime residence of a student identified as homeless.
Early Childhood	Demographics	HOMELESS_CODE	The code for the primary nighttime residence of a student identified as homeless.
Early Childhood	Demographics	NATIVE_LANGUAGE_NAME	The name of the child's native or first language. The student's primary or native language indicated on the home language survey
Early Childhood	Demographics	IS_POVERTY	Flag indicating if the student is economically disadvantaged, based on Migrant, Homeless, Supplemental Nutrition Eligibility and Direct Certification status.
Early Childhood	Demographics	MONTH_YEAR_BIRTH_RAW	The date (month and year only) on which the student was born as it appears on a birth certificate or other legal document presented at the time of enrollment.
Early Childhood	Demographics	MULTIPLE_BIRTH_ORDER	Indicates that the student is part of a multiple birth where siblings share allunique identifying characteristics. Multiple Birth Order is not intended toidentify every case of twins, triplets, etc., in the state. It is only intended toprovide some distinguishing data element for cases where twins (triplets,etc.) of the same gender have the same or a similar first name. Each studentfrom such a multiple birth is to have a unique number.
Early Childhood	Demographics	IS_FOSTER_CHILD	Flag indicating if the child has an active record in the recipient table from DHHS, then this field is set to Y. For Fall 2016 and Spring 2017, a flag set to “Y” may indicate either in-home or out-of-home placement of the child.
Early Childhood	Demographics	IS_UNACCOMPANIED_YOUTH	Flag indicating if the student is an unaccompanied youth who is not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian and who fits the McKinney-Vento definition of homeless.
Early Childhood	Demographics	RESIDENT_DISTRICT_NAME	The name for the Local Education Agency (LEA) district in which the student's custodial parent(s) or legal guardian resides.
Early Childhood	Demographics	RESIDENT_COUNTY_CODE	The two-digit code assigned to the Michigan county in which the student’s primary address is located.
Early Childhood	Demographics	RAW_GENDER	Indicates if the student is male or female. Code 'M' indicates the student is male. Code 'F' indicates the student is female.
Early Childhood	Demographics	ZIP_CODE	The five- or nine-digit ZIP code of the location where the student lives at the time of reporting or the last known code of residence.
Early Childhood	Demographics	RESIDENT_DISTRICT_CODE	The five-digit code for the Local Education Agency (LEA) district in which the student's custodial parent(s) or legal guardian resides.
Early Childhood	Demographics	FEDERAL_POVERTY_LEVEL_QUINTILE	The Federal Poverty Level (FPL) quintile to which a child belongs based on the records maintained by the program represented by a given record.
Early Childhood	Enrollment and Attendance	PROGRAM_EXIT_REASON_NAME	The primary reason name for the child leaving the reported early childhood program or service.
Early Childhood	Enrollment and Attendance	EARLY_CHILDHOOD_PROGRAM_CODE	The code for the early childhood program or service provided to the child.
Early Childhood	Enrollment and Attendance	FISCAL_ENTITY_CODE	The state-assigned entity code identifying the entity receiving funding directly from the state to provide programs and/or services to the student/child reported.
Early Childhood	Enrollment and Attendance	FISCAL_ENTITY_TYPE_NAME	The category name to which the fiscal entity belongs within EEM.
Early Childhood	Enrollment and Attendance	PROGRAM_START_DATE	The date (month, day and year) the child first participated in a program or received services through the reported early childhood program. Note where Program Start Date = Program End date typically indicates a correction in submission and these records are normally filtered out.
Early Childhood	Enrollment and Attendance	DELIVERY_SCHEDULE_CODE	The code for the primary schedule followed by the child for this program or service.
Early Childhood	Enrollment and Attendance	EARLY_CHILDHOOD_PROGRAM_NAME	The name of the early childhood program or service provided to the child.
Early Childhood	Enrollment and Attendance	PROGRAM_EXIT_REASON_CODE	The primary reason code for the child leaving the reported early childhood program or service.
Early Childhood	Enrollment and Attendance	DELIVERY_SCHEDULE_NAME	The name of the primary schedule followed by the child for this program or service.
Early Childhood	Enrollment and Attendance	QUALIFYING_FACTORS	Added in 2017-2018 Year Data: A list of qualifying factors considered at the time child eligibility was determined for a Great Start Readiness Program. Qualifying factors are those which automatically prioritize a child for enrollment in GSRP.
Early Childhood	Enrollment and Attendance	FISCAL_ENTITY_NAME2	The state-assigned entity name identifying the second fiscal entity receiving funding directly from the state to provide programs and/or services to the student/child reported.
Early Childhood	Enrollment and Attendance	FISCAL_ENTITY_CODE2	Refer to definition of Fiscal_Entity_Code. Fiscal_Entity_Code2 identifies thesecond entity receiving funding for blended programs.
Early Childhood	Enrollment and Attendance	PROVIDER_LICENSE_NUMBER	The license number assigned to the location a child receives early childhood services. License numbers are alphanumeric codes that are unique to each provider, as assigned by Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA). Tribal programs not licensed by the state may use a 14-digit code assigned by the Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC) instead.
Early Childhood	Enrollment and Attendance	FISCAL_ENTITY_TYPE_CODE	The category code to which the fiscal entity belongs within EEM.
Early Childhood	Enrollment and Attendance	FISCAL_ENTITY_NAME	The state-assigned entity name identifying the entity receiving funding directly from the state to provide programs and/or services to the student/child reported.
Early Childhood	Enrollment and Attendance	PROGRAM_END_DATE	The date (month, day and year) the child last participated in a program or received services through the reported early childhood program. Note where Program Start Date = Program End date typically indicates a correction in submission and these records are normally filtered out.
Early Childhood	Enrollment and Attendance	DELIVERY_METHOD_NAME	The name of the type of location where the child attends the reported program or receives early childhood services.
Early Childhood	Enrollment and Attendance	ADDITIONAL_ELIGIBILITY_FACTORS	Added in 2017-2018 Year Data: Additional factors used to determine a child’s eligibility for a Great Start Readiness Program.
Early Childhood	Enrollment and Attendance	DELIVERY_METHOD_CODE	The code for the type of location where the child attends the reported program or receives early childhood services. This includes School Based, Home Based, and Community Based.
Early Childhood	Program Participation	IS_HOMELESS_PROGRAM	Flag indicating if the homeless code field has a value greater than 0.
Early Childhood	Program Participation	IS_ELIGIBLE_FREE_LUNCH	Flag indicating if the student is eligible for free lunch based on being Migrant, Homeless, Direct Cert or Supplemental Nutrition Eligibility (SNE).
Early Childhood	Program Participation	IS_SUPPLEMENTAL_DIRECT_CERT	Flag indicating if the student has an active record in the Direct Certification database provided by DHHS.
Early Childhood	Program Participation	IS_MIGRANT_ELIGIBLE	Flag indicating if the student was eligible for Migrant services.
Early Childhood	Program Participation	IS_IMMIGRANT_PROGRAM	Flag indicating if the student participated in an Immigrant program.
Early Childhood	Program Participation	IS_REDUCED_LUNCH_ELIGIBLE	Flag indicating if the student is eligible for reduced lunch based on Direct Certification through DHHS or Supplemental Nutrition Eligibility (SNE). If the student qualifies for Free Lunch, then the Reduced Lunch Eligible flag will be 'N' regardless of reduced lunch-specific eligibility factors.
Early Childhood	Special Education	LEA_NOTIFICATION	Part C Indicator 8 B: Notification to the LEA where the toddler resides must occur at least 90 days prior to the toddler's third birthday for toddlers potentially eligible for Part B preschool services.
Early Childhood	Special Education	ELIGIBILITY_REASON_NAME_8	The name/descriptor of the area of developmental delay or the established condition identified on the child's IFSP by which the child’s eligibility was determined.
Early Childhood	Special Education	ELIGIBILITY_REASON_CODE_5	The code used to identify the area of developmental delay or the established condition identified on the child's IFSP by which the child’s eligibility was determined.
Early Childhood	Special Education	ELIGIBILITY_REASON_CODE_3	The code used to identify the area of developmental delay or the established condition identified on the child's IFSP by which the child’s eligibility was determined.
Early Childhood	Special Education	INITIAL_IFSP_DATE	The date of the child's initial Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP).
Early Childhood	Special Education	EO_SERVICE_CODE_3	The code for the Individual Education Plan (IEP)-designated program(s), or Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) program(s), in which the student is participating. This is not to be confused with the student's type of disability. The student's program assignment is not required to match his/her impairment. (E.g., a student does not have to be diagnosed as early childhood developmentally delayed to participate in an early childhood special education program.)
Early Childhood	Special Education	PRIM_SERVICE_SETTING_NAME	The name of the environment in which the majority of the services are being provided to the child.
Early Childhood	Special Education	ELIGIBILITY_REASON_CODE_4	The code used to identify the area of developmental delay or the established condition identified on the child's IFSP by which the child’s eligibility was determined.
Early Childhood	Special Education	ELIGIBILITY_REASON_NAME_2	The name/descriptor of the area of developmental delay or the established condition identified on the child's IFSP by which the child’s eligibility was determined.
Early Childhood	Special Education	PART_C_EXIT_REASON_CODE	The reason (Code)given for a child discontinuing services through Part C.
Early Childhood	Special Education	EO_SERVICE_CODE_5	The code for the Individual Education Plan (IEP)-designated program(s), or Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) program(s), in which the student is participating. This is not to be confused with the student's type of disability. The student's program assignment is not required to match his/her impairment. (E.g., a student does not have to be diagnosed as early childhood developmentally delayed to participate in an early childhood special education program.)
Early Childhood	Special Education	CURRENT_IFSP_DATE	The date of the child's most recent Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP). --This data element is consistent with the field Plan Date in MICIS.
Early Childhood	Special Education	IFSP_TIMELINESS_NAME	The name that indicates if the Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) was completed within the required timeline.
Early Childhood	Special Education	ELIGIBILITY_REASON_NAME_6	The name/descriptor of the area of developmental delay or the established condition identified on the child's IFSP by which the child’s eligibility was determined.
Early Childhood	Special Education	ELIGIBILITY_REASON_CODE_9	The code used to identify the area of developmental delay or the established condition identified on the child's IFSP by which the child’s eligibility was determined.
Early Childhood	Special Education	REFERRAL_AGENCY	The name of the type of agency that notified the responsible agency the child may potentially be eligible for Part C services.
Early Childhood	Special Education	TRANSITION_IFSP_TIMELINESS_NAME	Part C Indicator 8 A: Indicate if the transition plan in the IFSP was completed within the required timeframe (at least 90 days but not more than nine months prior to the toddler's third birthday).
Early Childhood	Special Education	REFERRAL_DATE	The date the lead agency or Education Information System (EIS) provider receives the referral of the child.
Early Childhood	Special Education	IFSP_TIMELINESS_CODE	The code that indicates if the Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) was completed within the required timeline.
Early Childhood	Special Education	ELIGIBILITY_REASON_CODE_1	The code used to identify the area of developmental delay or the established condition identified on the child's IFSP by which the child’s eligibility was determined.
Early Childhood	Special Education	EO_AS_OF_DATE	The date a new record was entered for a student.
Early Childhood	Special Education	EO_SERVICE_NAME_1	The name of the Individual Education Plan (IEP)-designated program(s), or Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) program(s), in which the student is participating. This is not to be confused with the student's type of disability. The student's program assignment is not required to match his/her impairment. (E.g., a student does not have to be diagnosed as early childhood developmentally delayed to participate in an early childhood special education program.)
Early Childhood	Special Education	PART_C_EXIT_DATE	The date on which the child ceased receiving Part C services. --This data element is consistent with the field Status Date in MICIS.
Early Childhood	Special Education	PRIM_SERVICE_SETTING_CODE	The code for the environment in which the majority of the services are being provided to the child.
Early Childhood	Special Education	TRANSITION_CONF_TIMELINESS_NAME	Part C Indicator 8 C: Indicate if the transition IFSP conference was held within the required timeframe (at least 90 days but not more than nine months prior to the toddler's third birthday).
Early Childhood	Special Education	EO_SERVICE_NAME_2	The name of the Individual Education Plan (IEP)-designated program(s), or Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) program(s), in which the student is participating. This is not to be confused with the student's type of disability. The student's program assignment is not required to match his/her impairment. (E.g., a student does not have to be diagnosed as early childhood developmentally delayed to participate in an early childhood special education program.)
Early Childhood	Special Education	ELIGIBILITY_REASON_NAME_5	The name/descriptor of the area of developmental delay or the established condition identified on the child's IFSP by which the child’s eligibility was determined.
Early Childhood	Special Education	ELIGIBILITY_REASON_NAME_3	The name/descriptor of the area of developmental delay or the established condition identified on the child's IFSP by which the child’s eligibility was determined.
Early Childhood	Special Education	ELIGIBILITY_REASON_CODE_2	The code used to identify the area of developmental delay or the established condition identified on the child's IFSP by which the child’s eligibility was determined.
Early Childhood	Special Education	ELIGIBILITY_REASON_CODE_10	The code used to identify the area of developmental delay or the established condition identified on the child's IFSP by which the child’s eligibility was determined.
Early Childhood	Special Education	ELIGIBILITY_REASON_NAME_4	The name/descriptor of the area of developmental delay or the established condition identified on the child's IFSP by which the child’s eligibility was determined.
Early Childhood	Special Education	ELIGIBILITY_REASON_CODE_6	The code used to identify the area of developmental delay or the established condition identified on the child's IFSP by which the child’s eligibility was determined.
Early Childhood	Special Education	EO_SERVICE_NAME_4	The name of the Individual Education Plan (IEP)-designated program(s), or Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) program(s), in which the student is participating. This is not to be confused with the student's type of disability. The student's program assignment is not required to match his/her impairment. (E.g., a student does not have to be diagnosed as early childhood developmentally delayed to participate in an early childhood special education program.)
Early Childhood	Special Education	START_OF_SERVICE_TIMELINESS_NAME	The name of the Part C Indicator 1: Indicate the service start status for the services identified on the child's Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP).
Early Childhood	Special Education	SEA_NOTIFICATION	Part C Indicator 8 B: Notification to the SEA must occur at least 90 days prior to the toddler's third birthday for toddlers potentially eligible for Part B preschool services.
Early Childhood	Special Education	START_OF_SERVICE_TIMELINESS_CODE	The code for the Part C Indicator 1: Indicate the service start status for the services identified on the child's Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP).
Early Childhood	Special Education	ELIGIBILITY_REASON_NAME_9	The name/descriptor of the area of developmental delay or the established condition identified on the child's IFSP by which the child’s eligibility was determined.
Early Childhood	Special Education	EO_SERVICE_CODE_1	The code for the Individual Education Plan (IEP)-designated program(s), or Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) program(s), in which the student is participating. This is not to be confused with the student's type of disability. The student's program assignment is not required to match his/her impairment. (E.g., a student does not have to be diagnosed as early childhood developmentally delayed to participate in an early childhood special education program.)
Early Childhood	Special Education	ELIGIBILITY_REASON_NAME_7	The name/descriptor of the area of developmental delay or the established condition identified on the child's IFSP by which the child’s eligibility was determined.
Early Childhood	Special Education	ELIGIBILITY_REASON_NAME_10	The name/descriptor of the area of developmental delay or the established condition identified on the child's IFSP by which the child’s eligibility was determined.
Early Childhood	Special Education	ELIGIBILITY_REASON_CODE_8	The code used to identify the area of developmental delay or the established condition identified on the child's IFSP by which the child’s eligibility was determined.
Early Childhood	Special Education	RESULT_OF_INITIAL_IFSP_NAME	The name that indicates the results of the Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) eligibility determination.
Early Childhood	Special Education	ELIGIBILITY_REASON_CODE_7	The code used to identify the area of developmental delay or the established condition identified on the child's IFSP by which the child’s eligibility was determined.
Early Childhood	Special Education	ELIGIBILITY_REASON_NAME_1	The name/descriptor of the area of developmental delay or the established condition identified on the child's IFSP by which the child’s eligibility was determined.
Early Childhood	Special Education	EO_SERVICE_CODE_4	The code for the Individual Education Plan (IEP)-designated program(s), or Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) program(s), in which the student is participating. This is not to be confused with the student's type of disability. The student's program assignment is not required to match his/her impairment. (E.g., a student does not have to be diagnosed as early childhood developmentally delayed to participate in an early childhood special education program.)
Early Childhood	Special Education	TRANSITION_CONF_TIMELINESS_CODE	Part C Indicator 8 C code: Indicate if the transition IFSP conference was held within the required timeframe (at least 90 days but not more than nine months prior to the toddler's third birthday).
Early Childhood	Special Education	PART_C_EXIT_REASON_NAME	The reason given for a child discontinuing services through Part C.
Early Childhood	Special Education	TRANSITION_IFSP_TIMELINESS_CODE	Part C Indicator 8 A code: Indicate if the transition plan in the IFSP was completed within the required timeframe (at least 90 days but not more than nine months prior to the toddler's third birthday).
Early Childhood	Special Education	SERVICE_COORDINATING_AGENCY	The name of the type of agency that is providing service coordination for this child through Part C.
Early Childhood	Special Education	EO_SERVICE_NAME_3	The name of the Individual Education Plan (IEP)-designated program(s), or Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) program(s), in which the student is participating. This is not to be confused with the student's type of disability. The student's program assignment is not required to match his/her impairment. (E.g., a student does not have to be diagnosed as early childhood developmentally delayed to participate in an early childhood special education program.)
Early Childhood	Special Education	EO_SERVICE_CODE_2	The code for the Individual Education Plan (IEP)-designated program(s), or Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) program(s), in which the student is participating. This is not to be confused with the student's type of disability. The student's program assignment is not required to match his/her impairment. (E.g., a student does not have to be diagnosed as early childhood developmentally delayed to participate in an early childhood special education program.)
Early Childhood	Special Education	EO_SERVICE_NAME_5	The name of the Individual Education Plan (IEP)-designated program(s), or Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) program(s), in which the student is participating. This is not to be confused with the student's type of disability. The student's program assignment is not required to match his/her impairment. (E.g., a student does not have to be diagnosed as early childhood developmentally delayed to participate in an early childhood special education program.)
Early Childhood	Special Education	RESULT_OF_INITIAL_IFSP_CODE	The code that indicates the results of the Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) eligibility determination.
Early Childhood	Special Education	EO_SERVICE_NAME_8	The name of the Individual Education Plan (IEP)-designated program(s), or Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) program(s), in which the student is participating. This is not to be confused with the student's type of disability. The student's program assignment is not required to match his/her impairment. (E.g., a student does not have to be diagnosed as early childhood developmentally delayed to participate in an early childhood special education program.)
Early Childhood	Special Education	EO_SERVICE_CODE_6	The code for the Individual Education Plan (IEP)-designated program(s), or Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) program(s), in which the student is participating. This is not to be confused with the student's type of disability. The student's program assignment is not required to match his/her impairment. (E.g., a student does not have to be diagnosed as early childhood developmentally delayed to participate in an early childhood special education program.)
Early Childhood	Special Education	EO_SERVICE_CODE_8	The code for the Individual Education Plan (IEP)-designated program(s), or Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) program(s), in which the student is participating. This is not to be confused with the student's type of disability. The student's program assignment is not required to match his/her impairment. (E.g., a student does not have to be diagnosed as early childhood developmentally delayed to participate in an early childhood special education program.)
Early Childhood	Special Education	EO_SERVICE_NAME_6	The name of the Individual Education Plan (IEP)-designated program(s), or Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) program(s), in which the student is participating. This is not to be confused with the student's type of disability. The student's program assignment is not required to match his/her impairment. (E.g., a student does not have to be diagnosed as early childhood developmentally delayed to participate in an early childhood special education program.)
Early Childhood	Special Education	EO_SERVICE_CODE_7	The code for the Individual Education Plan (IEP)-designated program(s), or Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) program(s), in which the student is participating. This is not to be confused with the student's type of disability. The student's program assignment is not required to match his/her impairment. (E.g., a student does not have to be diagnosed as early childhood developmentally delayed to participate in an early childhood special education program.)
Early Childhood	Special Education	EO_SERVICE_NAME_7	The name of the Individual Education Plan (IEP)-designated program(s), or Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) program(s), in which the student is participating. This is not to be confused with the student's type of disability. The student's program assignment is not required to match his/her impairment. (E.g., a student does not have to be diagnosed as early childhood developmentally delayed to participate in an early childhood special education program.)
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	ASSESSMENT_DATE	The date on which the assessment occurred.
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	PARENT_INPUT_DATE	The date on which the parent/guardian input regarding the child outcomes rating was collected.
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	EXIT_ASSESSMENT_DATE	The date (month, day and year) of the first day when the child was assessed upon his/her exit from early childhood special education.
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	KNOWLEDGE_SKILLS_CODE	The code for the child's assessment rating for acquisition and use of knowledge and skills. Similar to the Michigan Child Outcomes Summary Form (COSF cheat sheet).
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	ASSESSMENT_TOOL_CODE	The code for the method of determining the child's level of functioning within the three areas assessed: -The initiation of special education service -When they exit from early childhood special education -When they begin kindergarten or within thirty (30) days of their sixth birthday.
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	OUTCOME_3A_CODE	The code for Taking Appropriate Action to Meet Needs: To what extent the child shows age appropriate functioning, across a variety of settings and situations.
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	ACTION_CODE	The code for the child's assessment rating on the ability to take appropriate actions to meet his/her needs. Similar to the Michigan Child Outcomes Summary Form (COSF cheat sheet).
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	OTHER_SOURCE_COMMENTS	The description of the type of assessment tool used when it is not one of those in the list of values provided in the Data Source characteristic.
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	IS_OUTCOME_1B	Flag that indicates of the child's acquisition of new skills or behaviors related to positive social and emotional skills (including positive social relationships) since his/her last assessment.
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	PARENT_INPUT_CODE	The code that indicates the parent input about the child outcomes rating.
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	OUTCOME_2A_CODE	The code for Acquiring and Using Knowledge and Skills: To what extent the child shows age appropriate functioning, across a variety of settings and situations.
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	NEW_KNOWLEDGE_SKILL	When reporting an annual or exit assessment, providers must indicate if the child has shown any new skill or behavior related to acquisition and use of knowledge and skills. Similar to the Michigan Child Outcomes Summary Form (COSF cheat sheet).
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	SOCIAL_RELATIONSHIPS_CODE	The code for the child's assessment rating for positive social relationships. Similar to the Michigan Child Outcomes Summary Form (COSF cheat sheet).
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	ACTION_NAME	The name of the child's assessment rating on the ability to take appropriate actions to meet his/her needs. Similar to the Michigan Child Outcomes Summary Form (COSF cheat sheet).
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	ASSESSMENT_TYPE_NAME	The name of the Part C child outcomes assessment which is required to be completed when the child enters Part C Services, annually while the child is receiving services, and upon exit from Part C.
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	KNOWLEDGE_SKILLS_NAME	The name of the child's assessment rating for acquisition and use of knowledge and skills. Similar to the Michigan Child Outcomes Summary Form (COSF cheat sheet).
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	DATA_SOURCE_NAME	The name for the comprehensive assessment tool used when completing the child's assessment.
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	DATA_SOURCE_CODE	The code for the comprehensive assessment tool used when completing the child's assessment.
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	ASSESSMENT_TOOL_NAME	The name for the method of determining the child's level of functioning within the three areas assessed: -The initiation of special education service -When they exit from early childhood special education -When they begin kindergarten or within thirty (30) days of their sixth birthday.
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	OUTCOME_1A_CODE	The code for the positive social-emotional skills (including social relations): To what extent the child shows age-appropriate functioning, across a variety of settings and situations is reported.
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	ENTRY_ASSESSMENT_DATE	The month, day and year of the first day when the child was assessed for entry into the early childhood special education program.
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	IS_OUTCOME_2B	Flag that indicates the child's acquisition of new skills or behaviors related to acquiring and using knowledge and skills since his/her last assessment.
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	OTHER_TOOL_COMMENTS	The description of the type of assessment tool used, when it is not one of those in the list of values provided in the Assessment Tool characteristic.
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	SOCIAL_RELATIONSHIPS_NAME	The name of the child's assessment rating for positive social relationships. Similar to the Michigan Child Outcomes Summary Form (COSF cheat sheet).
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	IS_OUTCOME_3B	Flag that indicates the child's acquisition of new skills or behaviors related to taking appropriate action to meet needs since his/her last assessment.
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	NEW_ACTION	When reporting an annual or exit assessment, providers must indicate if the child has shown any new skill or behaviors related to taking action to meet his/her needs. Similar to the Michigan Child Outcomes Summary Form (COSF cheat sheet).
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	ASSESSMENT_TYPE_CODE	The code for the Part C child outcomes assessment which is required to be completed when the child enters Part C Services, annually while the child is receiving services, and upon exit from Part C.
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	PARENT_INPUT_NAME	The name of the parent input about the child outcomes rating.
Early Childhood	Developmental Assessment	NEW_SOCIAL_RELATIONSHIP	When reporting an annual or exit assessment, providers must indicate if the child has shown any new skill or behaviors related to positive social relationships. Similar to the Michigan Child Outcomes Summary Form (COSF cheat sheet).
K12 Student	All	OPERATIONAL_ISD_NAME	The name, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), that identifies the intermediate school district (ISD) or educational service agency (ESA) in which the district or program is located.
K12 Student	All	SCHOOL_CODE	The entity code assigned to the School or Facility (Building) held accountable for the student's graduation status.
K12 Student	All	OPERATIONAL_DISTRICT_NAME	The official district name denoting the district of the entity held accountable for the student's graduation status.
K12 Student	All	SCHOOL_NAME	The official name assigned to the School or Facility (Building) type of entity held accountable for the student's graduation status.
K12 Student	All	SCHOOL_YEAR	The start and end years of the schoolyear that the student attended / received services during the collection used for this record.
K12 Student	All	OPERATIONAL_ISD_CODE	The state-assigned two-digit number, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), that identifies the intermediate school district (ISD) or educational service agency (ESA) in which the district or program is located.
K12 Student	All	REPORTING_PERIOD	Description of the reporting period (school year, fall, spring) that the data represents.
K12 Student	All	OPERATIONAL_DISTRICT_CODE	The official state assigned five digit code denoting the district of the entity held accountable for the student's graduation status.
K12 Student	All	RIC	The unique student identifier--Research Identification Code.
K12 Student	All	START_YEAR	The calendar year in which the school year began.
K12 Student	All	COLLECTION_SCHOOL_YEAR	The academic school year in which the course was completed by the student.
K12 Student	All	FIRST_COLLECTION_ID	Code associated with the first MSDS Collection in which the student was assigned to a graduation cohort.
K12 Student	All	LAST_COLLECTION_ID	Code associated with the collection in which the student was last reported by any district.
K12 Student	All	FIRST_COLLECTION_NAME	First MSDS Collection in which the student was assigned to a graduation cohort.
K12 Student	All	LAST_COLLECTION_NAME	The collection in which the student was last reported by any district.
K12 Student	All	DISTRICT_CODE	The state-assigned five-digit number, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), which identifies the public school district responsible for providing education to the reported student. Note: This field has a value ONLY for data from General collection or SRM.
K12 Student	All	BUILDING_CODE	The five-digit code as assigned to the building in the official Educational Entity Master (EEM). Note: This field has a value ONLY for data from General collection or SRM, but may be NULL for pre-K special ed.
K12 Student	All	ISD_NAME	Intermediate school district name (EEM).
K12 Student	All	SUBMITTING_SCHOOL_CODE
K12 Student	All	COLLECTION_SOURCE	Identifies the source of values in the Collection field. That is whether the data was collected during General Collection, Early Childhood, or Student Record Maintenance (SRM) collection.
K12 Student	All	SUBMITTING_DISTRICT_CODE	The state-assigned five- or nine-digit code from EEM of the entity responsible for the certification (if applicable) of the collection. Generally, this is the entity receiving funding. It may or may not be the entity that is directly providing education services to the student. This field identifies the district entity submitting the record. Note: This field has a value ONLY for data from the EC collection.
K12 Student	All	ISD_CODE	Two digit code representing the intermediate school district, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM).
K12 Student	Census Block	COLLECTION	General collection (Fall, Spring, Year) or SRM identifier.
K12 Student	Census Block	CENSUS_BLOCK	The state code, county code, census tract and census block numbers merged into one field as described in the Notes section on the previous tab.
K12 Student	Course Taking	LOCAL_COURSE_SECTION_ID	This characteristic is used by educating entities when the Local Course ID alone cannot uniquely identify a given course.
K12 Student	Course Taking	VIRTUAL_METHOD_NAME	The type of virtual instruction the student is receiving. This could be virtual learning, online learning or computer courses; distance learning; or self-scheduled virtual learning.
K12 Student	Course Taking	LOCAL_COURSE_ID	The code assigned by the educating entity to identify a particular course.
K12 Student	Course Taking	LOCAL_CREDITS_GRANTED	The Carnegie unit of credits granted to a student for completing the course or section of the course being reported. A course meeting every day for one period of the school day over the span of a school year offers one Carnegie unit. Thus, a Carnegie unit is a measure of seat time rather than a measure of attainment of the course objectives. Credit for a given course can vary from school district to school district.
K12 Student	Course Taking	SUBJECT_COURSE_CODE	The NCES SCED code is a 5-digit code comprised of the 2-digit subject area code and the 3-digit course identifier code of the course in which the student participated at some point during the school year.
K12 Student	Course Taking	RPIC_1	The Research Personnel Identification Code (RPIC), as assigned in the Registry of Educational Personnel (REP) Application, for each teacher responsible for some or all of the instruction of the course being reported. First of up to 3 possible.
K12 Student	Course Taking	COURSE_CLASSIFICATION	The NCES designation identifying the course as either primary (Prior to Secondary) or secondary level.
K12 Student	Course Taking	LOCAL_COURSE_GRADE	The grade assigned by the educating entities to identify the level of achievement for a particular student course.
K12 Student	Course Taking	COURSE_TYPE_CODE	The two-digit code for the course type that represents the level and rigor of the instruction provided throughout the reported course.
K12 Student	Course Taking	LOCAL_COURSE_TITLE	The title assigned by the educating entity to identify a particular course.
K12 Student	Course Taking	RPIC_2	The Research Personnel Identification Code (RPIC), as assigned in the Registry of Educational Personnel (REP) Application, for each teacher responsible for some or all of the instruction of the course being reported. Second of up to 3 possible.
K12 Student	Course Taking	RPIC_3	The Research Personnel Identification Code (RPIC), as assigned in the Registry of Educational Personnel (REP) Application, for each teacher responsible for some or all of the instruction of the course being reported. Third of up to 3 possible.
K12 Student	Course Taking	ACADEMIC_SCHOOL_YEAR	The school year in which the data was reported by the district.
K12 Student	Course Taking	COURSE_FUNDING_CODE	The code for any programs that provide funding to the student course.
K12 Student	Course Taking	COMPLETION_STATUS_CODE	The standardized code representing a student's final status for the course being reported.
K12 Student	Course Taking	IS_VIRTUAL_DELIVERY	Flag that indicates whether the student is receiving instruction via a virtual delivery method. This could be virtual learning, online learning or computer courses; distance learning; or self-scheduled virtual learning.
K12 Student	Course Taking	COLLEGE_CREDIT	The number of college credit hours earned in a dual/concurrent enrollment course that is eligible for Section 64b Incentive funding.
K12 Student	Demographics	IS_STABLE_GENDER_CONFLICT	Indicates whether conflicting gender values have ever been reported for the student.
K12 Student	Demographics	ZIP_CODE	Zip code associated with the street address of the individual submitted.
K12 Student	Demographics	RESIDENCY_STATUS_CODE	The code that indicates the student’s residency related to the geographic boundaries of the district and/or residency requirements outlined in the Pupil Residency section of the MDE Pupil Accounting Manual.
K12 Student	Demographics	IS_STABLE_RACE_ETHNIC_CONFLICT	Indicates whether conflicting racial/ethnic category values have ever been reported for the student.
K12 Student	Demographics	ETHNICITY_CODE_RAW	A unique six-position field using any combination of "0" through "6" in the proper position. Because this is a multipleoccurrence field, the indicator of the code is located by position in the format. The primary racial/ethnic choice is represented with a "1" and the second choice is a "2", etc.
K12 Student	Demographics	IS_GRADUATED_SY	Indicates student graduated in this school year (SCHOOL_YEAR). This value defaults to No and is set to Yes when there is a graduation record for a given school year.
K12 Student	Demographics	RACIAL_ETHNIC_CODE_RAW	A unique six-position field using any combination of "0" through "6" in the proper position. Because this is a multipleoccurrence field, the indicator of the code is located by position in the format. The primary racial/ethnic choice is represented with a "1" and the second choice is a "2", etc.
K12 Student	Demographics	MONTH_YEAR_BIRTH_STABLE	The latest MSDS-recorded date of birth (month and year only for research data) for the student for all time. Values are stabilized so there is only one value per student for all observations in this dataset.
K12 Student	Demographics	IS_MILITARY_CONNECTED	Flag indicating a student has a parent who is a member of the Armed Forces on active duty or serves on fulltime National Guard duty.
K12 Student	Demographics	IS_ECONOMICALLY_DISADVANTAGED	Flag to identify students who have been determined to be eligible for free or reduced-price meals via locally gathered and approved family applications under the National School Lunch program, are in households receiving food (SNAP) or cash (TANF) assistance, are homeless, are migrant, or are in foster care. When any of these conditions are present, a student is considered Economically Disadvantaged.
K12 Student	Demographics	IS_COHORT_YEAR_CONFLICT	Indicates whether the student's graduation cohort year assignment has ever changed. Early Middle College participation or re-evaluation of a student's status may have resulted in the changes. Missing values are common and indicate the student is not advanced enough to be assigned a cohort year yet.
K12 Student	Demographics	READING_DEFICIENCY_CONTINUATION	Flag indicating the student had a reading deficiency continuing at end-of-year assessment.
K12 Student	Demographics	STABLE_GRAD_YEAR	The latest recorded graduation year for the student for all time. Values are stabilized so there is only one value per student for all observations in this dataset. Missing values are common and indicate student is not due to graduate yet or did not graduate.
K12 Student	Demographics	GRADE_SY	The student's primary grade/setting as selected by CEPI reporting rules when multiple districts/schools report the student. (The grade level or the educational setting in which the student is enrolled.)
K12 Student	Demographics	RESIDENT_DISTRICT_CODE	The five-digit code for the Local Education Agency (LEA) geographic district in which the student's custodial parent(s) or legal guardian resides.
K12 Student	Demographics	STABLE_GENDER	The latest MSDS-recorded gender for the student for all time. Values are stabilized so there is only one value per student for all observations in this dataset.
K12 Student	Demographics	GRADUATION_COHORT_YEAR	The cohort year the student is grouped into for tracking graduation outcomes. Assigned to a student upon being reported in 9th grade for the first time. Usually four years after student is seen in 9th grade unless the student is enrolled at an Early/Middle College. Missing values are common and indicate a student is not advanced enough to be assigned a cohort year yet.
K12 Student	Demographics	GENDER_RAW	Indicates if the student is male or female. Code 'M' indicates the student is male. Code 'F' indicates the student is female.
K12 Student	Demographics	GRADE_RAW	The grade level or the educational setting in which the student is enrolled.
K12 Student	Demographics	READING_DEFICIENCY_IDENTIFIED	Flag indicating the student had a reading deficiency identified at the beginning of year (or after enrollment).
K12 Student	Demographics	PRIMARY_LEP_LANGUAGE_SY	The student's native language selected by CEPI for federal reporting when multiple districts/schools report the student. See LEP_LANGUAGE_CODE_1, etc. for other languages.
K12 Student	Demographics	PRIMARY_DISABILITY_CODE_SY	The student's primary disability as selected by CEPI reporting rules when multiple districts/schools report the student. (Primary disability identified on the student's IEP as defined by the Michigan Administrative Rules for Special Education (MARSE).
K12 Student	Demographics	PRIMARY_ED_SETTING_CODE_RAW	The name of the location or facility type where the student participates in special education programs or services. Codes are categorized by student age.
K12 Student	Demographics	STABLE_RACE_ETHNIC	The latest MSDS-recorded racial/ethnic category for the student for all time. Values are stabilized so there is only one value per student for all observations in this dataset.
K12 Student	Demographics	IS_STABLE_DATE_BIRTH_CONFLICT	Indicates whether conflicting date of birth values have ever been reported for the student.
K12 Student	Demographics	PRIMARY_DISABILITY_CODE_RAW	The primary disability code identified on the student's Individual Education Plan (IEP) as defined by the Michigan Administrative Rules for Special Education (MARSE).
K12 Student	Demographics	MONTH_YEAR_BIRTH_RAW	The date (month and year only for research data) on which the student was born as it appears on a birth certificate or other legal document presented at the time of enrollment.
K12 Student	Demographics	PRIMARY_ED_SETTING_SY	The student's primary educational setting for special education as selected by CEPI reporting rules when multiple districts/schools report the student. (The location or facility type where the student participates in special education programs or services.)
K12 Student	Demographics	ETHNICITY_RACE	The ethnicity or race of the student.
K12 Student	Demographics	GENDER	The reported gender of the student.
K12 Student	Demographics	RESIDENCY_CODE	The code for the student's residency related to the geographic boundaries of the district and/or residency requirements outlined in the Pupil Residency section of the MDE Pupil Accounting Manual.
K12 Student	Demographics	LEP	Indicates if the student has limited English proficiency.
K12 Student	Demographics	COHORT_STATUS_CODE	The code of the category assigned to a high school student based on grade and exit status. Used for grad/drop calculations.
K12 Student	Demographics	COHORT_STATUS_NAME	The name of the category assigned to a high school student based on grade and exit status. Used for grad/drop calculations.
K12 Student	Demographics	RESIDENCY_NAME	The student's residency related to the geographic boundaries of the district and/or residency requirements outlined in the Pupil Residency section of the MDE Pupil Accounting Manual.
K12 Student	Demographics	COHORT_YEAR	The cohort year the student is grouped into for tracking graduation outcomes. Assigned to a student upon being reported in 9th grade for the first time. Usually four years after student is seen in 9th grade unless the student is enrolled at an Early/Middle College.
K12 Student	Demographics	GRADE	The grade of the student.
K12 Student	Demographics	ECONOMICALLY_DISADVANTAGED	Indicates if the student is economically disadvantaged.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	INCIDENT_TYPE_NAME_3	The name of the third incident associated with the reason that led to the disciplinary action.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	FOLLOW_UP_CODE_3	The code that indicates the type of follow-up and/or educational services provided to the student after the start of the third disciplinary action(s) reported.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	DISCIPLINARY_ACTION_CODE_3	The third reported code for the disciplinary action taken as a consequence of the incident.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	FOLLOW_UP_CODE_2	The code that indicates the type of follow-up and/or educational services provided to the student after the start of the second disciplinary action(s) reported.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	DISCIPLINARY_ACTION_NAME_2	The second reported name of the disciplinary action taken as a consequence of the incident.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	LENGTH_OF_ACTION_1	The number of days assigned for the first reported consequence in half-day increments.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	FOLLOW_UP_NAME_1	The name that indicates the type of follow-up and/or educational services provided to the student after the start of the first disciplinary action(s) reported.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	START_OF_ACTION_3	The date on which the student began the third reported consequence.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	FOLLOW_UP_CODE_4	The code that indicates the type of follow-up and/or educational services provided to the student after the start of the fourth disciplinary action(s) reported.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	FOLLOW_UP_CODE_1	The code that indicates the type of follow-up and/or educational services provided to the student after the start of the first disciplinary action(s) reported.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	DISCIPLINARY_ACTION_NAME_3	The third reported name of the disciplinary action taken as a consequence of the incident.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	START_OF_ACTION_2	The date on which the student began the second reported consequence.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	INCIDENT_TYPE_CODE_2	The code of the second incident associated with the reason that led to the disciplinary action.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	FOLLOW_UP_NAME_2	The name that indicates the type of follow-up and/or educational services provided to the student after the start of the second disciplinary action(s) reported.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	LENGTH_OF_ACTION_3	The number of days assigned for the third reported consequence in half-day increments.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	LENGTH_OF_ACTION_2	The number of days assigned for the second reported consequence in half-day increments.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	INCIDENT_TYPE_CODE_3	The code of the third incident associated with the reason that led to the disciplinary action.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	DISCIPLINARY_ACTION_CODE_2	The second reported code for the disciplinary action taken as a consequence of the incident.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	INCIDENT_TYPE_NAME_2	The name of the second incident associated with the reason that led to the disciplinary action.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	IS_SERIOUS_BODILY_INJURY	Flag that indicates when the Incident Type involved physical violence with injury.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	INCIDENT_TYPE_NAME_4	The name of the fourth incident associated with the reason that led to the disciplinary action.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	DISCIPLINARY_ACTION_CODE_1	The first reported code for the disciplinary action taken as a consequence of the incident.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	START_OF_ACTION_1	The date on which the student began the first reported consequence.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	DISCIPLINARY_ACTION_NAME_1	The first reported name of the disciplinary action taken as a consequence of the incident.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	INCIDENT_TYPE_NAME_1	The name of the first incident associated with the reason that led to the disciplinary action.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	INCIDENT_TYPE_CODE_4	The code of the fourth incident associated with the reason that led to the disciplinary action.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	INCIDENT_DATE	The day the incident that led to the disciplinary action occurred.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	IS_SEXUAL_ASSAULT	Flag that indicates when an incident of physical violence involved oral, anal, or vaginal penetration forcibly or against the person's will or where the victim is incapable of giving consent.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	FOLLOW_UP_NAME_4	The name that indicates the type of follow-up and/or educational services provided to the student after the start of the fourth disciplinary action(s) reported.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	INCIDENT_TYPE_CODE_1	The code of the first incident associated with the reason that led to the disciplinary action.
K12 Student	Discipline Records	FOLLOW_UP_NAME_3	The name that indicates the type of follow-up and/or educational services provided to the student after the start of the third disciplinary action(s) reported.
K12 Student	English Learner and Immigrant	LEP_LANGUAGE_CODE_2	The code for the student's primary or home language if a home language survey indicates that the language of the home is not English or the student's primary language is not English.
K12 Student	English Learner and Immigrant	LEP_LANGUAGE_CODE_4	The code for the student's primary or home language if a home language survey indicates that the language of the home is not English or the student's primary language is not English.
K12 Student	English Learner and Immigrant	LEP_INSTR_PROG_CODE_3	The code for the English language acquisition program in which the student is currently enrolled.
K12 Student	English Learner and Immigrant	LEP_INSTR_PROG_CODE_2	The code for the English language acquisition program in which the student is currently enrolled.
K12 Student	English Learner and Immigrant	LEP_LANGUAGE_CODE_1	The code for the student's primary or home language if a home language survey indicates that the language of the home is not English or the student's primary language is not English.
K12 Student	English Learner and Immigrant	LEP_INSTR_PROG_CODE_5	The code for the English language acquisition program in which the student is currently enrolled.
K12 Student	English Learner and Immigrant	LEP_LANGUAGE_CODE_5	The code for the student's primary or home language if a home language survey indicates that the language of the home is not English or the student's primary language is not English.
K12 Student	English Learner and Immigrant	LEP_INSTR_PROG_CODE_4	The code for the English language acquisition program in which the student is currently enrolled.
K12 Student	English Learner and Immigrant	LEP_INSTR_PROG_CODE_1	The code for the English language acquisition program in which the student is currently enrolled.
K12 Student	English Learner and Immigrant	LEP_LANGUAGE_CODE_3	The code for the student's primary or home language if a home language survey indicates that the language of the home is not English or the student's primary language is not English.
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	SPRING_SPECIAL_EDUCATION_FTE	Section52FTE + Section53FTE from Spring collection
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	FALL_SPECIAL_EDUCATION_FTE	Section52FTE + Section53FTE from Fall collection
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	SPRING_TOTAL_FTE	GeneralEdFTE + Section52FTE + Section53FTE from Spring collection
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	IS_SCHOOL_OF_CHOICE	Indicates the student was attending the school as a non-resident and using the Section 105 Schools of Choice option during at least one of the collection periods in the school year.
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	DAYS_ATTENDED	The total number of days that the student actually attended or received educational services.
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	IS_EOY_PRIMARY	Indicates the primary school record for the student for the end-of-year time period. Eligible records are those in which the student was actively enrolled for that time period as a public school student (residency code) OR was a graduating student--a deduplication process is then used to set this flag to Y for only one, most often the record with the most recent As Of Date.
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	EXIT_DATE	The Exit Date from the CohortHistory record.
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	IS_MOST_PRIMARY	Indicates the primary record according to which school was the student's primary school for the most collection periods (fall, spring, end of year). If no school was the primary school for 2 or more periods, then this flag is assigned to the first primary school of the school year.
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	ENTITY_TYPE	Labels the entity by type (e.g., ISD School, LEA Unique Education Provider, Nonpublic School, College/University, etc.)
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	LEP_EXIT_DATE	The date (month, day, and year) that the student was no longer engaged in either an LEP or an ESL program or service.
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	IS_SPRING_PRIMARY	Indicates the primary school record for the student for the spring time period. Eligible records are those in which the student was actively enrolled for that time period as a public school student (residency code)--a deduplication process is then used to set this flag to Y for only one, most often the record from the PEPE (see Technical Notes). Missing values indicate the student was not reported in this entity in the Spring.
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	SPECIAL_ED_EXIT_REASON	The reason the student is no longer participating in special education programs or services.
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	FALL_TOTAL_FTE	GeneralEdFTE + Section52FTE + Section53FTE from Fall collection
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	SCHOOL_LOCALE	A measure of a school's geographic status on an urban continuum that ranges from "large city" to "rural" as determined by NCES.
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	SPECIAL_ED_EXIT_DATE	The month, day and year of the first day after the date a student last participated in special education programs or services because of the reason reported in Special Education Exit Reason.
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	ENROLLMENT_DATE	The Enrollment Date from the CohortHistory record.
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	LEP_REENTRY_DATE	The date (month, day, and year) that the student was became re-engaged in either a Limited English Proficient (LEP) or an English as a Second Language (ESL) program or service.
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	DAYS_POSSIBLE	The total number of days that education services were available to the student. This is a cumulative number, from the first day the student could have attended (i.e. the first day of the school year, the date of new enrollment, or the beginning of a program [e.g., summer school]) through the last day of attendance (last day of school year, enrollment or program). For additional information about enrollment refer to the characteristic Enrollment Date in the Enrollment component.
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	IS_IEP_PLACED_ANOTHER_DISTRICT	Indicates when the student, as stipulated in his/her current IEP, participates in a center program, a cooperative-agreement program designed specifically for special education students or a cross-district special education program.
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	EXIT_STATUS	The student's current enrollment status description with the operating district or primary reason the student is no longer enrolled in the school district.
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	IS_FIRST_PRIMARY	Indicates the record from the first primary school seen for the student for the school year (IS_FALL_PRIMARY over IS_SPRING_PRIMARY over IS_EOY_PRIMARY).
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	IS_FALL_PRIMARY	Indicates the primary school record for the student for the fall time period. Eligible records are those in which the student was actively enrolled as a public school student (residency code)--a deduplication process is then used to set this flag to Y for only one record, most often the record from the PEPE (see Technical Notes). Missing values indicate the student was not reported in this entity in the Fall.
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	EXIT_STATUS_CODE	Code which correlates to the student's exit status.
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	IS_NON_RESIDENT	Indicates the student was attending the school as a non-resident during at least one of the collection periods in the school year.
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	COUNT_DAYS_IN_BUILDING	The number of fall and spring collection in which a student was submitted in the MSDS in the building as continuing, regardless of FTE.
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	EXIT_STATUS_NAME	Descriptive name which correlates to student's exit status.
K12 Student	Enrollment and Attendance	COUNT_DAYS_IN_DISTRICT	The number of fall and spring collections in which a student was submitted in the MSDS in the district as continuing, regardless of FTE.
K12 Student	Graduation Records	COURT_ORDERED_FACILITY	Facilities that solely serve neglected and/or delinquent children and youth as defined by Title I, Part D.
K12 Student	Graduation Records	OFFTRACK	Indicates if the student's expected graduation date or graduation date is later than their cohort year.
K12 Student	Graduation Records	IS_EMC_PROGRAM	Indicates that the student is enrolled in a Early Middle College program.
K12 Student	Graduation Records	FOUR_YEAR	Indicator for students who earned a regular high school diploma in 4 years.
K12 Student	Graduation Records	SIX_YEAR	Indicator for students who earned a regular high school diploma in 6 years.
K12 Student	Graduation Records	FIVE_YEAR	Indicator for students who earned a regular high school diploma in 5 years.
K12 Student	Graduation Records	IS_SCHOOL_NONPUBLIC	Indicates if the graduating school is non-public.
K12 Student	Graduation Records	EXEMPT	Indicates if the student is Exempt for graduation rate purposes.
K12 Student	Graduation Records	DROPOUT	Indicates if the student was a Dropout for graduation cohort purposes.
K12 Student	Personal Curriculum Modification	PERSONAL_CURRICULUM_MOD_7	The code for the academic area(s) for which the student has a Personal Curriculum Credit Modification.
K12 Student	Personal Curriculum Modification	ERD_ACTIVITY_CODE_3	The code to identify the type of additional instruction time related activities delivered to the student.
K12 Student	Personal Curriculum Modification	PERSONAL_CURRICULUM_MOD_4	The code for the academic area(s) for which the student has a Personal Curriculum Credit Modification.
K12 Student	Personal Curriculum Modification	PERSONAL_CURRICULUM_MOD_3	The code for the academic area(s) for which the student has a Personal Curriculum Credit Modification.
K12 Student	Personal Curriculum Modification	ERD_ACTIVITY_CODE_4	The code to identify the type of additional instruction time related activities delivered to the student.
K12 Student	Personal Curriculum Modification	PERSONAL_CURRICULUM_MOD_5	The code for the academic area(s) for which the student has a Personal Curriculum Credit Modification.
K12 Student	Personal Curriculum Modification	ERD_ACTIVITY_CODE_6	The code to identify the type of additional instruction time related activities delivered to the student.
K12 Student	Personal Curriculum Modification	ERD_ACTIVITY_CODE_5	The code to identify the type of additional instruction time related activities delivered to the student.
K12 Student	Personal Curriculum Modification	ERD_ACTIVITY_CODE_1	The code to identify the type of additional instruction time related activities delivered to the student.
K12 Student	Personal Curriculum Modification	PERSONAL_CURRICULUM_MOD_1	The code for the academic area(s) for which the student has a Personal Curriculum Credit Modification.
K12 Student	Personal Curriculum Modification	PERSONAL_CURRICULUM_MOD_2	The code for the academic area(s) for which the student has a Personal Curriculum Credit Modification.
K12 Student	Personal Curriculum Modification	PERSONAL_CURRICULUM_TYPE_3	The code to identify the reason a modification was made to the student’s curriculum.
K12 Student	Personal Curriculum Modification	ERD_ACTIVITY_CODE_2	The code to identify the type of additional instruction time related activities delivered to the student.
K12 Student	Personal Curriculum Modification	PERSONAL_CURRICULUM_TYPE_1	The code to identify the reason a modification was made to the student’s curriculum.
K12 Student	Personal Curriculum Modification	PERSONAL_CURRICULUM_MOD_6	The code for the academic area(s) for which the student has a Personal Curriculum Credit Modification.
K12 Student	Personal Curriculum Modification	PERSONAL_CURRICULUM_TYPE_2	The code to identify the reason a modification was made to the student’s curriculum.
K12 Student	Program Participation	IS_IMMIGRANT_PROGRAM	Indicates the student has immigrated to the United States from another country and is aged 3 through 21 years, was not born in any state in America and has not attended one or more schools in any one or more states for more than three full academic years. NOTE: The United States Department of Education (USED) includes foreign exchange students as eligible for Title III immigrant programs.
K12 Student	Program Participation	IS_AT_RISK_PROGRAM	Flag indicating a student is eligible for at-risk (section 31a) funding.
K12 Student	Program Participation	IS_SEAT_TIME_WAIVER	Indicates this student is receiving his/her instruction for three or more courses through a virtual education program.
K12 Student	Program Participation	IS_MIGRANT_ELIGIBLE	Flag indicating if the student was eligible for Migrant services.
K12 Student	Program Participation	IS_ENGLISH_LEARNER	Flag that indicates if the student was eligible to receive Limited English Proficient (LEP) services.
K12 Student	Program Participation	IS_TITLE_I_TAS_PROGRAM	Student participated in a targeted assistance school (TAS) program.
K12 Student	Program Participation	IS_INTERNATIONAL_STUDENT_PROG	Indicates student is an international student participating in a foreign exchange program.
K12 Student	Program Participation	IS_HOMELESS_PROG	Flag indicating that the homeless code field has a value greater than 0 for the student.
K12 Student	Program Participation	IS_SECTION_504_PROGRAM	Indicates this student is considered disabled under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
K12 Student	Program Participation	IS_DEVELOPMENTAL_KINDERGARTEN	Indicates this student participated in a Developmental Kindergarten program (a defined two-year Kindergarten program that precedes entry into first grade).
K12 Student	Program Participation	IS_OUT_OF_STATE_RES_PROGRAM	Indicates the student attends the district from a state or a province other than Michigan.
K12 Student	Program Participation	IS_ALTERNATIVE_EDUCATION	Indicates this student is currently participating in an alternative education program (including seat-time waiver programs).
K12 Student	Program Participation	IS_EARLY_MID_COLLEGE_PART_PROG	Indicates the student is enrolled in an early/middle college program. This program could reside at a public high school, community college or a state public university. Students may attend as early as ninth grade.
K12 Student	Program Participation	IS_SPECIAL_EDUCATION	Flag indicating the student is eligible for Special Ed services.
K12 Student	Program Participation	IS_21ST_CENT_COMM_LC_PROG	Indicates this student participated in at least 30 sessions of an after-school or summer program funded through a 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) grant.Program Code retired in 2017/2018
K12 Student	Program Participation	ALTERNATIVE_EDUCATION	Indicates this student is currently participating in an alternative education program (including seat-time waiver programs).
K12 Student	Program Participation	MIGRANT	Indicates if the student is a migrant student.
K12 Student	Program Participation	HOMELESS	Indicates if the student is homeless.
K12 Student	Program Participation	SPECIAL_ED	Indicates that the student is in a special education program.
K12 Student	Special Education	SPECIAL_ED_PROGRAM_CODE_3	The code representing the IEP-designated program(s), or IFSP program(s), in which the student is participating. This is not to be confused with the student's type of disability. The student's program assignment is not required to match his/her impairment.
K12 Student	Special Education	SPECIAL_ED_SERVICE_CODE_10	The code(s) representing any special education support service that provide developmental, corrective and other support as required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education (support services include related services)
K12 Student	Special Education	SPECIAL_ED_PROGRAM_CODE_1	The code representing the IEP-designated program(s), or IFSP program(s), in which the student is participating. This is not to be confused with the student's type of disability. The student's program assignment is not required to match his/her impairment.
K12 Student	Special Education	SPECIAL_ED_SERVICE_CODE_7	The code(s) representing any special education support service that provide developmental, corrective and other support as required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education (support services include related services)
K12 Student	Special Education	SPECIAL_ED_SERVICE_CODE_4	The code(s) representing any special education support service that provide developmental, corrective and other support as required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education (support services include related services)
K12 Student	Special Education	SPECIAL_ED_SERVICE_CODE_9	The code(s) representing any special education support service that provide developmental, corrective and other support as required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education (support services include related services)
K12 Student	Special Education	SPECIAL_ED_SERVICE_CODE_3	The code(s) representing any special education support service that provide developmental, corrective and other support as required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education (support services include related services)
K12 Student	Special Education	PARENTAL_CONSENT_DATE	The date on which the entity received the signed Parental Consent to Evaluate form. It is the beginning of the timeline for completion of the initial Individual Education Plan (IEP).
K12 Student	Special Education	SPECIAL_ED_SERVICE_CODE_6	The code(s) representing any special education support service that provide developmental, corrective and other support as required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education (support services include related services)
K12 Student	Special Education	SPECIAL_ED_PROGRAM_CODE_2	The code representing the IEP-designated program(s), or IFSP program(s), in which the student is participating. This is not to be confused with the student's type of disability. The student's program assignment is not required to match his/her impairment.
K12 Student	Special Education	SPECIAL_ED_SERVICE_CODE_5	The code(s) representing any special education support service that provide developmental, corrective and other support as required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education (support services include related services)
K12 Student	Special Education	INITIAL_IEP_RESULT	The outcome code of the initial Individual Education Plan (IEP) determining if the student is eligible or ineligible for special education programs and services.
K12 Student	Special Education	INITIAL_IEP_COMPLETION_DATE	The completion of an Individual Education Program (IEP) is the date on the notice of the offer of a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE).
K12 Student	Special Education	SPECIAL_ED_SERVICE_CODE_1	The code(s) representing any special education support service that provide developmental, corrective and other support as required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education (support services include related services)
K12 Student	Special Education	IEP_DATE	The date of the notice/offer of a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) associated with the student's most recent Individual Education Program (IEP).
K12 Student	Special Education	INITIAL_IEP_TIMELIENESS	The timeliness status code for the evaluation of Individual Education Plan (IEP) eligibility.
K12 Student	Special Education	SECONDARY_DISABILITY_CODE_1	Code used to describe additional disability characteristics as identified on the vision or audiological report.
K12 Student	Special Education	SPECIAL_ED_PROGRAM_CODE_4	The code representing the IEP-designated program(s), or IFSP program(s), in which the student is participating. This is not to be confused with the student's type of disability. The student's program assignment is not required to match his/her impairment.
K12 Student	Special Education	SPECIAL_ED_SERVICE_CODE_2	The code(s) representing any special education support service that provide developmental, corrective and other support as required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education (support services include related services)
K12 Student	Special Education	SPECIAL_ED_SERVICE_CODE_8	The code(s) representing any special education support service that provide developmental, corrective and other support as required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education (support services include related services)
K12 Student	Special Education	SECONDARY_DISABILITY_CODE_2	Code used to describe additional disability characteristics as identified on the vision or audiological report.
K12 Student	Title I and Target Assistance Programs	TAS_SUPPORT_SERVICE_6	The code for the Title I support service(s) received by the student in a Targeted Assistance Schools program.
K12 Student	Title I and Target Assistance Programs	TAS_SUPPORT_SERVICE_8	The code for the Title I support service(s) received by the student in a Targeted Assistance Schools program.
K12 Student	Title I and Target Assistance Programs	TAS_SUPPORT_SERVICE_3	The code for the Title I support service(s) received by the student in a Targeted Assistance Schools program.
K12 Student	Title I and Target Assistance Programs	TAS_SUPPORT_SERVICE_7	The code for the Title I support service(s) received by the student in a Targeted Assistance Schools program.
K12 Student	Title I and Target Assistance Programs	TAS_INSTRUCT_SERVICE_4	The code for the Title I instructional service(s) received by the student in a Targeted Assistance Schools program.
K12 Student	Title I and Target Assistance Programs	TAS_SUPPORT_SERVICE_1	The code for the Title I support service(s) received by the student in a Targeted Assistance Schools program.
K12 Student	Title I and Target Assistance Programs	TAS_INSTRUCT_SERVICE_3	The code for the Title I instructional service(s) received by the student in a Targeted Assistance Schools program.
K12 Student	Title I and Target Assistance Programs	TAS_INSTRUCT_SERVICE_7	The code for the Title I instructional service(s) received by the student in a Targeted Assistance Schools program.
K12 Student	Title I and Target Assistance Programs	TAS_INSTRUCT_SERVICE_6	The code for the Title I instructional service(s) received by the student in a Targeted Assistance Schools program.
K12 Student	Title I and Target Assistance Programs	TAS_SUPPORT_SERVICE_5	The code for the Title I support service(s) received by the student in a Targeted Assistance Schools program.
K12 Student	Title I and Target Assistance Programs	TAS_INSTRUCT_SERVICE_2	The code for the Title I instructional service(s) received by the student in a Targeted Assistance Schools program.
K12 Student	Title I and Target Assistance Programs	TAS_SUPPORT_SERVICE_2	The code for the Title I support service(s) received by the student in a Targeted Assistance Schools program.
K12 Student	Title I and Target Assistance Programs	TAS_INSTRUCT_SERVICE_5	The code for the Title I instructional service(s) received by the student in a Targeted Assistance Schools program.
K12 Student	Title I and Target Assistance Programs	TAS_INSTRUCT_SERVICE_1	The code for the Title I instructional service(s) received by the student in a Targeted Assistance Schools program.
K12 Student	Title I and Target Assistance Programs	TAS_SUPPORT_SERVICE_4	The code for the Title I support service(s) received by the student in a Targeted Assistance Schools program.
Staff	All	RPIC	A unique Personnel Identification Code (PIC) which is modified for the researcher's database (i.e., Research Personnel Identification Code = RPIC) to keep the anonymity of the staff.
Staff	All	SCHOOL_YEAR	Description of School Year which the data represents.
Staff	All	COLLECTION	Name of Collection during which the data in a given record were reported.
Staff	All	MOECS_EDUCATOR_ID	A unique identification code assigned to educators when they enter their information in MOECS for the first time, to keep the anonymity of the staff.
Staff	All	SCHOOL_OPEN_DATE	The actual opening date of the school or when it begins to do business.
Staff	All	ENTITY_TYPE	Description of Entity Type which indicates whether the school/entity that the staff is assigned to, is private, charter, public, state-run, etc.
Staff	All	SCHOOL_NAME	The name as assigned to the building in the official Educational Entity Master (EEM).
Staff	All	EMPLOYED_DISTRICT_CODE	The official state assigned five digit code denoting the district that the educator is employed by.
Staff	All	EMPLOYED_ISD_CODE	The state-assigned five-digit number, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), that identifies the intermediate school district (ISD) or educational service agency (ESA) in which the district or program is located. This is the ISD that the educator is employed by.
Staff	All	ASSIGNED_ISD_NAME	The name, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), that identifies the intermediate school district (ISD) or educational service agency (ESA) in which the district or program is located. This is the ISD that the educator is assigned to.
Staff	All	SCHOOL_CLOSE_DATE	the actual closing date of the entity or the date the entity ceased to do business.
Staff	All	EMPLOYED_DISTRICT_NAME	The official district name denoting the district that the educator is employed by.
Staff	All	ASSIGNED_DISTRICT_CODE	The official state assigned five digit code denoting the district that the educator is assigned to.
Staff	All	EMPLOYED_ISD_NAME	The name, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), that identifies the intermediate school district (ISD) or educational service agency (ESA) in which the district or program is located. This is the ISD that the educator is employed by.
Staff	All	ASSIGNED_DISTRICT_NAME	The official district name denoting the district that the educator is assigned to.
Staff	All	SCHOOL_CODE	The five-digit code as assigned to the building in the official Educational Entity Master (EEM). Otherwise known as Building Code. Building codes 00000 identify the administrative units.
Staff	All	ISD_NAME	Operational Intermediate School District Name
Staff	All	ISD_CODE	Operational Intermediate School District Code
Staff	All	START_YEAR	The calendar year in which the school year began.
Staff	All	DISTRICT_CODE	Operational District Code (i.e., the Employing District)
Staff	All	DISTRICT_NAME	Operational District Name
Staff	Assignments	ASSIGNED_GRADE_06	Flag designating that the staff member was assigned to teach sixth grade.
Staff	Assignments	IS_HIGHLY_QUALIFIED	This field reports whether or not a staff meets the requirements for being highly qualified. It is a required field only for teachers assigned to a core academic subject area and specific instructional paraprofessionals/aides as defined by NCLB and the MI Department of Education.
Staff	Assignments	ASSIGNED_GRADE_05	Flag designating that the staff member was assigned to teach fifth grade.
Staff	Assignments	ASSIGNED_GRADE_09	Flag designating that the staff member was assigned to teach ninth grade.
Staff	Assignments	ASSIGNMENT_CODE	The code that indicates the position held by the employee.
Staff	Assignments	ASSIGNED_ISD_CODE	The state-assigned five-digit number, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), that identifies the intermediate school district (ISD) or educational service agency (ESA) in which the district or program is located. This is the ISD that the educator is assigned to.
Staff	Assignments	ASSIGNED_GRADE_K	Flag designating that the staff member was assigned to teach Kindergarten.
Staff	Assignments	ASSIGNED_GRADE_11	Flag designating that the staff member was assigned to teach eleventh grade.
Staff	Assignments	ASSIGNED_GRADE_02	Flag designating that the staff member was assigned to teach second grade.
Staff	Assignments	FTE	The amount of time required to perform an assignment stated as a proportion of a full-time position and computed by dividing the amount of time employed by the time normally required for a full-time position.
Staff	Assignments	EFFECTIVENESS_DESC	Description used to categorize Educator Effectiveness ranking. This is a locally determined label assigned as a result of annual educator evaluations.
Staff	Assignments	IS_PRINCIPAL	Flag identifying principals according to the REP manual.
Staff	Assignments	ASSIGNED_GRADE_12	Flag designating that the staff member was assigned to teach twelfth grade.
Staff	Assignments	ASSIGNED_GRADE_07	Flag designating that the staff member was assigned to teach seventh grade.
Staff	Assignments	ASSIGNED_GRADE_10	Flag designating that the staff member was assigned to teach tenth grade.
Staff	Assignments	ASSIGNED_GRADE_03	Flag designating that the staff member was assigned to teach third grade.
Staff	Assignments	ASSIGNMENT_DESCRIPTION	The description of the position held by the employee.
Staff	Assignments	IS_MDE_TEACHER	Flag identifying teachers according to the MDE definition.
Staff	Assignments	EDUCATIONAL_SETTING_DESC	The description for the educational setting (e.g., Bilingual Education/ELL or Special Education for various age groups, etc.)
Staff	Assignments	ASSIGNED_GRADE_08	Flag designating that the staff member was assigned to teach eighth grade.
Staff	Assignments	ASSIGNED_GRADE_04	Flag designating that the staff member was assigned to teach fourth grade.
Staff	Assignments	ASSIGNED_GRADE_RK	Flag designating that the staff member was assigned to teach Retentive Kindergarten.
Staff	Assignments	FID_FUNCTION_CODE	The accounting/function code for the employee as determined for accounting purposes by the school district.
Staff	Assignments	FEDERAL_GRANT_PARTICIPATION	This field identifies teachers funded by Title I or Title II Part A who teach core academic subjects in a targeted-assistance program.
Staff	Assignments	ASSIGNED_GRADE_01	Flag designating that the staff member was assigned to teach first grade.
Staff	Assignments	SUMMARY_GROUP_NAME	The name for a grouping of assignment codes. The data from this grouping are similar to the data published on CEPI's website.
Staff	Assignments	FID_FUNCTION_CODE_DESC	The accounting/function description for the employee as determined for accounting purposes by the school district.
Staff	Demographics	RACE_ETHNICITY	Reported ethnicity at the time the MTTC test(s) were taken. The options vary some relative to other data sets.
Staff	Demographics	BIRTH_YEAR	Reported year of birth
Staff	Demographics	GENDER	Reported gender
Staff	Employment	TERMINATION_DATE	The date of termination/retirement/resignation of the staff member.
Staff	Employment	EMPLOYMENT_STATUS_DESC	A description of the employment status of the staff member including separation reasons and new teacher status.
Staff	Employment	ANNUAL_SALARY	The full-time base annual salary for employees in given assignments in order to meet the needs of Title I Part A of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). For others, providing this data is optional.
Staff	Employment	FUNDED_POS_STATUS_CODE	A code of the status of the assignment as either filled by permanent employees, approved substitutes, or outside contractors.
Staff	Employment	FUNDED_POS_STATUS_DESC	A description of the status of the assignment as either filled by permanent employees, approved substitutes, or outside contractors.
Staff	Employment	HIRE_DATE	The initial date of hire (date employed) for the staff member within the district.
Staff	Employment	IS_FUNDED_POSITION	Flag to specify if the personnel position is funded (Y or N).
Staff	Employment	HIGHEST_EDUCATION_DEGREE_NAME	This is the highest degree earned by a staff member.
Staff	Endorsements	PERMIT_STATUS	Permit status description (e.g., Valid, Expired, etc.).
Staff	Endorsements	PERMIT_TYPE	Name of Permit type (There are four different types of permits). Permits are utilized in situations where a school is unable to fill a position with an appropriately certified and/or endorsed educator.
Staff	Endorsements	PROGRAM_TYPE_CODE	Populated when the educator completes their application for certification through MOECS.
Staff	Endorsements	PROGRAM_TYPE_NAME	Populated when the educator completes their application for certification through MOECS. This field identifies whether the staff is certified to teach elementary, secondary, or occupational classes.
Staff	Endorsements	AUTHORIZATION_STATUS	Authorization status description (e.g., Valid, Expired, etc.).
Staff	Endorsements	AUTHORIZATION_TYPE	Name of Authorization type (There are four different types of authorizations). Authorizations are utilized in situations where a school is unable to fill a position with an appropriately certified and/or endorsed educator.
Staff	Endorsements	CERTIFICATE_EXPIRATION_DATE	Date certificate will/has expired
Staff	Endorsements	CERTIFICATE_ISSUE_DATE	Date certificate was issued
Staff	Endorsements	CERTIFICATE_REINSTATEMENT_DATE	Date certificate reinstated
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_AUTHORIZATION_1	The first endorsed authorization of the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_AUTHORIZATION_2	The second endorsed authorization of the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_AUTHORIZATION_3	The third endorsed authorization of the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_AUTHORIZATION_4	The fourth endorsed authorization of the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_AUTHORIZATION_5	The fifth endorsed authorization of the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_CERTIFICATION_1	The first endorsement certificate for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_CERTIFICATION_10	The tenth endorsement certificate for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_CERTIFICATION_11	The eleventh endorsement certificate for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_CERTIFICATION_2	The second endorsement certificate for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_CERTIFICATION_3	The third endorsement certificate for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_CERTIFICATION_4	The fourth endorsement certificate for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_CERTIFICATION_5	The fifth endorsement certificate for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_CERTIFICATION_6	The sixth endorsement certificate for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_CERTIFICATION_7	The seventh endorsement certificate for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_CERTIFICATION_8	The eighth endorsement certificate for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_CERTIFICATION_9	The ninth endorsement certificate for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_CODE_1	The first endorsement code for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_CODE_10	The tenth endorsement code for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_CODE_11	The eleventh endorsement code for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_CODE_2	The second endorsement code for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_CODE_3	The third endorsement code for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_CODE_4	The fourth endorsement code for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_CODE_5	The fifth endorsement code for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_CODE_6	The sixth endorsement code for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_CODE_7	The seventh endorsement code for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_CODE_8	The eighth endorsement code for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_CODE_9	The ninth endorsement code for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_GRADE_LEVEL_1	The first endorsement grade level for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_GRADE_LEVEL_10	The tenth endorsement grade level for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_GRADE_LEVEL_11	The eleventh endorsement grade level for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_GRADE_LEVEL_2	The second endorsement grade level for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_GRADE_LEVEL_3	The third endorsement grade level for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_GRADE_LEVEL_4	The fourth endorsement grade level for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_GRADE_LEVEL_5	The fifth endorsement grade level for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_GRADE_LEVEL_6	The sixth endorsement grade level for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_GRADE_LEVEL_7	The seventh endorsement grade level for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_GRADE_LEVEL_8	The eighth endorsement grade level for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_GRADE_LEVEL_9	The ninth endorsement grade level for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_PERMIT_1	The first endorsed permit of the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_PERMIT_2	The second endorsed permit of the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_PERMIT_3	The third endorsed permit of the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_PERMIT_4	The fourth endorsed permit of the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_PERMIT_5	The fifth endorsed permit of the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	INSTITUTION_NAME	Official entity name for where Higher Education was received by staff.
Staff	Endorsements	INSTITUTION_STATE	State's name where Higher Education degree was received by staff.
Staff	Endorsements	LICENSE_CATEGORY	Name of the Certificate License Category (e.g., Teaching, School Counselor, etc.).
Staff	Endorsements	LICENSE_STATUS	Certificate status description (i.e., Valid, Expired, Invalid, Nullified, Revoked, Suspended, and Withdrawn).
Staff	Endorsements	LICENSE_TYPE	Name of the Certificate License Type (e.g., Provisional Teaching Certificate or School Counselor License) which is populated when the educator completes their application for certification through MOECS.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_PERMIT_CODE_5	The fifth permit code for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_PERMIT_CODE_7	The seventh permit code for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_GRADE_LEVEL_13	The thirteenth endorsement grade level for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_PERMIT_CODE_11	The eleventh permit code for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_PERMIT_7	The seventh permit certificate for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_GRADE_LEVEL_12	The twelfth endorsement grade level for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_CODE_13	The thirteenth endorsement code for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_CODE_12	The twelfth endorsement code for the staff member sorted alphabetically (e.g., subject area endorsements).
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_PERMIT_CODE_13	The thirteenth permit code for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_PERMIT_8	The eighth permit certificate for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_PERMIT_CODE_6	The sixth permit code for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_PERMIT_CODE_3	The third permit code for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_PERMIT_9	The ninth permit certificate for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_PERMIT_CODE_4	The fourth permit code for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_PERMIT_CODE_8	The eighth permit code for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_CERTIFICATION_13	The thirteenth endorsement certificate for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_CERTIFICATION_12	The twelfth endorsement certificate for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_PERMIT_CODE_2	The second permit grade level for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_PERMIT_CODE_12	The twelfth permit code for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_PERMIT_CODE_9	The ninth permit code for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_PERMIT_12	The twelfth permit certificate for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_PERMIT_13	The thirteenth permit certificate for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_PERMIT_CODE_10	The tenth permit code for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_PERMIT_6	The sixth permit certificate for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_PERMIT_10	The tenth permit certificate for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_PERMIT_11	The eleventh permit certificate for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Endorsements	ENDORSE_PERMIT_CODE_1	The first permit code for the staff member sorted alphabetically.
Staff	Michigan Test for Teacher Certification	TEST_CODE	MTTC Test Code
Staff	Michigan Test for Teacher Certification	GRADE_LEVEL_DESC
Staff	Michigan Test for Teacher Certification	PASS_FAIL	P (Pass), F (Failed)
Staff	Michigan Test for Teacher Certification	TESTING_DATE	Date the MTTC test was taken
Staff	Michigan Test for Teacher Certification	FIELD_NAME	Field name corresponding to the test code
Staff	Michigan Test for Teacher Certification	SCALED_SCORE	Scaled Score
Staff	Michigan Test for Teacher Certification	MTTC_INSTITUTION_NAME_3	Institution 3 that the examinees had their scores sent to (MI Examinees only)
Staff	Michigan Test for Teacher Certification	GRADE_LEVEL_CODE	A (Elementary), B (Secondary)
Staff	Michigan Test for Teacher Certification	MTTC_INSTITUTION_NAME_2	Institution 2 that the examinees had their scores sent to (MI Examinees only)
Staff	Michigan Test for Teacher Certification	STATE	State for out of state examinees only
Staff	Michigan Test for Teacher Certification	MTTC_INSTITUTION_NAME_1	Institution 1 that the examinees had their scores sent to (MI Examinees only)
Staff	Michigan Test for Teacher Certification	MAJOR_OR_MINOR_DESC
Staff	Michigan Test for Teacher Certification	MAJOR_OR_MINOR_CODE	A (Major), B (Minor)
Staff	Professional Development	PROF_DEV_CATEGORY	The District Provided Professional Development (DPPD & those for the new teachers) training categories. For other types of training N/A is entered.
Staff	Professional Development	PROF_DEV_TYPE	The type of training the staff have received. There are three types of training: State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs) are organized professional development activities that teachers use for progression. District Provided Professional Development (DPPD) could also be used by educators to renew their certificate or progression.College Credits are also used for professional development and certificate renewal/progression. Please note that in order to distinguish DPPD information entered by the educators from the DPPD offered to new teachers by the districts, a fourth PD type is created here, called DPPD-New Teacher Training.
Staff	Professional Development	ENTITY_CODE	Code of the facility that the staff received training. The IPEDS are extracted from EEM and NCES IPEDS datasets by joining the MOECS data with those two datasets on the entity name. So, if the college name was abbreviated or misspelled, N/A is entered.
Staff	Professional Development	PD_TRAINING_COURSE_NUMBER	The college credit course number. For other training types, "N/A" is entered.
Staff	Professional Development	ENTITY_NAME	Name of the college, district, or other facilities that the staff received training (as entered by the educator) or offered the training (as entered in REP by the districts).
Staff	Professional Development	HOURS_ENGAGED	Number of hours of training. Semester credit hours are converted to hours here using this formula: one semester credit hour = 25 education-related professional learning hours. Similarly, # of days of PD from REP is converted to hours by multiplying #of days by 6.
Staff	Professional Development	PD_TRAINING_NAME	Name of the training received by the staff
Infrastructure	All	SCHOOL_YEAR	The school year that the data represents.
Infrastructure	All	START_YEAR	The numeric start year of the school year during which the data was collected. Example: 2016
Infrastructure	All	CLOSE_DATE	The actual closing date of the entity. Blank if Entity is open or data is unavailable.
Infrastructure	All	COLLECTION	Collection Period of the observation. Example: EOY 2017
Infrastructure	All	LATITUDE	The latitude coordinate of the physical location of the entity.
Infrastructure	All	LONGITUDE	The longitude coordinate of the physical location of the entity.
Infrastructure	All	OPEN_DATE	The actual opening date of the entity or when it begins to do business.
Infrastructure	All	OPERATIONAL_DISTRICT_CODE	The state-assigned five-digit number, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM).
Infrastructure	All	OPERATIONAL_ISD_CODE	The state-assigned two-digit number, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), that identifies the Intermediate School District (ISD) or Educational Service Agency (ESA) in which the district or program is located.
Infrastructure	All	OPERATIONAL_DISTRICT_NAME	The name, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM).
Infrastructure	All	OPERATIONAL_ISD_NAME	The name, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), that identifies the Intermediate School District (ISD) or Educational Service Agency (ESA) in which the district or program is located.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	OTHER_BEFORE_AFTER_SCH_PGM	Flag denoting that this entity has programs for K-12 students offered at times when school is not in session and funded through sources other than the school/district and not fee-based.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	OUT_OF_SCHOOL_TIME_PGM_SVS	Flag denoting that this entity has programs offered/paid for by school or district during the time regular school is not in session for K-12 students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	PART_TIME_VIRTUAL_SCHOOL	Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction for a part time virtual school setting. Retired as of the Fall 2017 EEM collection.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	PRE_KINDERGARTEN	Flag denoting if the entity provides Pre-K. Pre-kindergarten is a national technical term for a state, local or privately funded preschool program for children one or two years before kindergarten entry.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	PROSPERITY_REGION_CODE	The code corresponding to the region the county belongs within for the purposes of the Regional Prosperity Initiative.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	PROSPERITY_REGION_NAME	The name of the region to which the county belongs.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	RCCI_OR_YOUTH_HOME	Flag denoting if the entity is a residential child care institution or youth home. A child-care facility which provides 24-hour care. These are residences for neglected or delinquent children
Infrastructure	K12 Building	SAT_TEST_CENTER	Flag to specify if the entity is authorized to offer the SAT test.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	SCHOOL_BASED_HEALTH_CENTER	Flag denoting that this entity has a school-based health center. School-Based Health Centers are comprehensive primary health care clinics operating on school property for children and youth.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	SCHOOL_CODE	The five-digit code assigned to the building in the Educational Entity Master (EEM).
Infrastructure	K12 Building	SCHOOL_NAME	The official name assigned to a School or Facility (Building) type of entity in the Educational Entity Master (EEM)..
Infrastructure	K12 Building	SCHOOL_PHYS_ADD_LINE_ONE	The first line of the physical address for the entity.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	SCHOOL_PHYS_ADD_LINE_TWO	The second line of the physical address for the entity.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	SCHOOL_PHYS_CITY	The city of the physical address for the entity.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	SCHOOL_PHYS_STATE	The state of the physical address for the entity.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	SCHOOL_PHYS_ZIP_LINE_ONE	The zip code of the physical address for the entity.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	SCHOOL_PHYS_ZIP_LINE_TWO	The +4 zip code of the physical address for the entity.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	SCHOOLS_OF_CHOICE_OFFERED	Flag denoting that this entity participates in schools of choice. The schools of choice provisions in Section 105 and 105c of the State School Aid Act are designed to allow local school districts to enroll nonresident students and count them in membership without having to obtain approval from the district of residence.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	SPECIAL_EDUCATION	Flag to specify if the entity provides special education programs. Special education means specially designed instruction, at no cost to the parents, to meet the unique educational needs of the student with a disability and to develop the student’s maximum potential.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	SPECIAL_EDUCATION_CENTER_PGM	Flag to specify if the entity provides special education center programs. “Center program” refers to a program operated by a district or intermediate district for special education pupils from several districts in programs for pupils.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	SUPPLEMENTAL_VIRTUAL_SCHOOL	Supplemental virtual; the school offers virtual courses but virtual instruction is not the primary means of instruction.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	TUITION_BEFORE_AFTER_SCH_PGM	Flag denoting that this entity has programs for K-12 students offered at times school is not in session for which a fee is charged.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	TWENTY_FIRST_CENTURY_COMM_CNT	Flag denoting this entity is used as a 21st century community learning center. The purpose is to create community learning centers for those times when school is not in session that provide K-12 students with activities designed to complement their regular academic program, as well as additional enrichment opportunities.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	ACTIVELY_EDUCATING	A District-level flag identifies entities that are actively engaged in educating students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	ADULT_EDUCATION	Flag denoting entities that provide instruction to adult students working towards a GED or education advancement.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	ALT_ED_SERVICE_TYPE	The type of alternative education provided, if applicable.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	ALTERNATIVE_EDUCATION	Flag denoting schools and unique education providers that provide alternative education programs for suspended and/or expelled students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	CAREER_TECH_ED	Flag denoting a school that focuses primarily on providing secondary students with an occupationally relevant or career-related curriculum, including formal preparation for vocational, technical or professional occupations.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	CHART_ORG_PHYS_ADD_LINE_ONE	Chartering org physical address line one
Infrastructure	K12 Building	CHART_ORG_PHYS_ADD_LINE_TWO	Chartering org physical address line two
Infrastructure	K12 Building	CHART_ORG_PHYS_CITY	Chartering org physical address City
Infrastructure	K12 Building	CHART_ORG_PHYS_ZIP	Chartering org physical address ZIP
Infrastructure	K12 Building	CHARTER_AUTHORIZER_TYPE	The entity type for the chartering authorizer (i.e. district, ISD, and higher education institution).
Infrastructure	K12 Building	CHARTERING_ORG_CODE	Code of the charter authorizer for the PSA district.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	CHARTERING_ORG_NAME	Name of the charter authorizer for the PSA district.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	COMM_ELIG_OPTION	Flag denoting if this entity has the Community Eligibility Provision. The Community Eligibility Provision provides schools in high-poverty areas a means of sharing with USDA the cost of providing free breakfast and lunch to all students without applications.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	CONTACT_EMAIL	This aligns with the current school principal information-Principals Email
Infrastructure	K12 Building	CONTACT_FIRST_NAME	This aligns with the current school principal information-Principals First Name
Infrastructure	K12 Building	CONTACT_LAST_NAME	This aligns with the current school principal information-Principals Last Name
Infrastructure	K12 Building	CONTACT_PHONE	This aligns with the current school principal information-Principals Phone number
Infrastructure	K12 Building	CONTRACTOR_STATUS	The profit status of the management organization associated with the PSA. For-profit management organizations are called EMOs and non-profit management organizations are called CMOs. These organizations provide managerial services to a district.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	COUNTY_CODE	The official state-assigned two-digit code denoting the county location of the entity.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	COUNTY_NAME	The name of the county.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	CYBER_SCHOOL	Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction for a cyber school virtual school setting.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	DELINQUENT_INSTITUTION	Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction in a Delinquent Institution setting. A public or private residential facility that is operated primarily for the care of children who have been adjudicated as delinquent or in need of supervision.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	DISTRICT_CODE	The state-assigned five-digit number assigned in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), which identifies the public school district responsible for providing education to the reported student.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	DISTRICT_NAME	Denotes the official or legal name of the district entity.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	EARLY_MIDDLE_COLLEGE	Flag to specify an EMC (Early Middle College). Also called “Early college high school” or “middle college”, this refers to a public high school designed to allow pupils to earn a high school diploma and an associate degree or up to two years of transferable college credits.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	EDUCATIONAL_SERVICE_PROVIDER	An Educational Service Provider or management organization are entities that can be contracted by a PSA district. Educational Service Providers are 'for-profit' or 'non-profit' firms that provide whole-school operation services to public school agencies. A management organization is any group or organization that provides human resources, administrative or managerial support.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	EEM_SNAPSHOT_DAY	The date in which EEM snapshot was created. These static 'Snapshots' of data are what is loaded to the MSLDS.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	EMC_ENTITY	Flag to specify an EMC entity that exclusively contains early-middle college courses and students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	EMC_FOCUS_ARTS	Flag to specify if this EMC has an ART focus
Infrastructure	K12 Building	EMC_FOCUS_AUTO	Flag to specify if this EMC has an AUTO focus
Infrastructure	K12 Building	EMC_FOCUS_BUSINESS	Flag to specify if this EMC has a Business focus
Infrastructure	K12 Building	EMC_FOCUS_CIS	Flag to specify if this EMC has a CIS focus
Infrastructure	K12 Building	EMC_FOCUS_CTE	Flag to specify if this EMC has a CTE focus
Infrastructure	K12 Building	EMC_FOCUS_HEALTH	Flag to specify if this EMC has a Health focus
Infrastructure	K12 Building	EMC_FOCUS_IT	Flag to specify if this EMC has an IT focus
Infrastructure	K12 Building	EMC_FOCUS_NT	Flag to specify if this EMC has a NT focus
Infrastructure	K12 Building	EMC_FOCUS_STEM	Flag to specify if this EMC has a STEM focus
Infrastructure	K12 Building	EMC_FOCUS_VOCATIONAL	Flag to specify if this EMC has a Vocational focus
Infrastructure	K12 Building	EMC_FOCUS_WELDING	Flag to specify if this EMC has a Welding focus
Infrastructure	K12 Building	EMC_MEMCA_CERTIFICATION	Flag to specify if this entity has been certified by the Michigan Early Middle College Association (MEMCA) to provide students who successfully complete the early/middle college program with a MEMCA technical certificate.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	EMC_MEMCA_CERTIFICATION_DATE	The date the early/middle college program or school received certification from the Michigan Early Middle College Association.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	EMC_PROGRAM	Flag to specify an early-middle college program provided within an entity which offers non-college options.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	ENTITY_CODE	Entity Code of the Early middle college entity having a higher Ed affiliation.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	ENTITY_NAME	Entity Name of the Early middle college entity having a higher Ed affiliation.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	ENTITY_STATUS	This description denotes the open/closed status of the entity.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	ENTITY_TYPE	Entity types is a combination of entity type category name and group name.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	ENTITY_TYPE_CATEGORY	Identifies whether the entity is considered State, ISD, LEA, PSA, or Nonpublic.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	ENTITY_TYPE_GROUP	Identifies whether the entity is a school, district, unique education provider, or non-instructional ancillary facility.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	FACE_VIRTUAL_SCHOOL	Virtual with face to face options; the school focuses on a systematic program of virtual instruction but includes some physical meetings among students or with teachers.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	FAITH_BASED_INSTITUTION	Flag denoting a faith based institution. A faith based institution has a religious aspect or focus.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	FAMILY_RESOURCE_CENTER	Flag denoting a family resource center. Department of Human Services workers deliver services on-site at school.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	FULL_TIME_VIRTUAL_SCHOOL	Full Virtual; the school has no physical building where students meet with each other or with teachers, all instruction is virtual.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GENERAL_EDUCATION	Flag denoting this school provides general education in grades K-12. A public elementary/secondary school that does NOT focus primarily on vocational, special or alternative education, although it may provide these programs in addition to a regular curriculum.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GEO_DISTRICT_CODE	The Local Education Agency (LEA) District Code in which the entity is located.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GEO_DISTRICT_NAME	The Local Education Agency (LEA) District Name in which the entity is located.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GR_01_ACTUAL	Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of First grade students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GR_01_AUTH	Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction of First grade students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GR_02_ACTUAL	Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Second grade students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GR_02_AUTH	Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Second grade students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GR_03_ACTUAL	Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Third grade students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GR_03_AUTH	Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Third grade students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GR_04_ACTUAL	Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Fourth grade students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GR_04_AUTH	Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Fourth grade students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GR_05_ACTUAL	Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Fifth grade students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GR_05_AUTH	Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Fifth grade students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GR_06_ACTUAL	Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Sixth grade students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GR_06_AUTH	Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Sixth grade students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GR_07_ACTUAL	Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Seventh grade students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GR_07_AUTH	Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Seventh grade students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GR_08_ACTUAL	Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Eighth grade students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GR_08_AUTH	Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Eighth grade students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GR_09_ACTUAL	Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Ninth grade students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GR_09_AUTH	Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Ninth grade students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GR_10_ACTUAL	Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Tenth grade students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GR_10_AUTH	Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Tenth grade students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GR_11_ACTUAL	Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Eleventh grade students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GR_11_AUTH	Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Eleventh grade students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GR_12_ACTUAL	Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Twelfth grade students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GR_12_AUTH	Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Twelfth grade students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GR_KG_ACTUAL	Flag to specify if this entity is offering instruction of Kindergarten students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	GR_KG_AUTH	Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction of Kindergarten students.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	IS_PUBLIC	Indicates whether the entity is a public or private institution
Infrastructure	K12 Building	ISD_CODE	The state-assigned two-digit number, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), that identifies the Intermediate School District (ISD) or Educational Service Agency (ESA) in which the district or program is located.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	ISD_NAME	Denotes the official or legal name of the ISD entity.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	JUVENILE_DETENTION_FACILITY	Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction in a Juvenile Detention Facility setting. A detention facility for juvenile delinquents who have been placed there by court order.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	LICENSED_BOARDING_SCHOOL	Flag to specify if this entity is a licensed boarding school. “Boarding school” means a place accepting for board, care, and instruction 5 or more children under 16 years of age.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	LOCALE	A measure of a school’s location relative to populous areas as determined by NCES.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	LOCKED_DOWN_SCHOOL	Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction in a locked down school setting. This entity restricts student movement.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	MAGNET_ID	The Magnet ID code associated with the magnet type.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	MAGNET_TYPE	This characteristic denotes whether or not a school is a magnet school and which type of magnet association applies.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	NCES_CODE	This NCES code is assigned by the U.S. Department of Education to identify the Entity at the federal level.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	NEGLECTED_INSTITUTION	Flag to specify if this entity is authorized to offer instruction in a Neglected Institution setting. A neglected institution is a public or private residential facility, other than a foster home, that is operated primarily for the care of children who have been committed to the institution, or voluntarily placed in the institution under applicable State law, due to abandonment, neglect, or death of their parents or guardians.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	NON_SCH_CHILD_NUTRITION_SPN	Flag denoting an entity that participates in the USDA-sponsored Child Nutrition Programs (CACFP, SCSM, SFSP, TEFAP and CSFP) where formal instruction is not mandated.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	HIGHER_ED_NAME	Entity Name of the Higher ED.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	FISCAL_YEAR	This is the school fiscal year that begins on July 1 and goes thru June 30th (e.g. 2012 refers to the school fiscal year from July 1, 2011 thu June 30 , 2012).
Infrastructure	K12 Building	MAJOR_CLASS_CODE_DESC	The major class description is the basic account description in the balance sheet and revenue data. In the balance sheet, this denotes transactions involving assets, liabilities and fund balance. In the revenue, the major class description denotes the source of incoming dollars between local, state, federal or other.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	OPERATIONAL_DISTRICT_TYPE	Labels the entity by type. (PSA District, LEA District, and ISD)
Infrastructure	K12 Building	SUFFIX_DESC	In the revenue data, the suffix description further distinguishes restrictive revenue sources by program or grant source.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	AMOUNT	The revenue amount for the related breakdown.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	TRANSACTION_TYPE	Revenue entry type.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	SUFFIX_CODE	In the revenue data, the suffix code further distinguishes restrictive revenue sources by program or grant source.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	MAJOR_CLASS_CODE	The major class code is the basic account identifier in the balance sheet and revenue data. In the balance sheet, the major class code denotes transactions involving assets, liabilities and fund balance. In the revenue, the major class code denotes the source of incoming dollars between local, state, federal or other.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	INDICATOR_CODE	Indicates whether the amount in balance as an Asset (A), Balance (B), or Liabiliy (L).
Infrastructure	K12 Building	FUND_CODE	The alphanumeric code representing a sum of money or other resource set aside for specific activities of a school district. This constitues a complete accounting entity.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	FUND_DESC	The description for a fund that represents a sum of money or other resources that is set aside for specific activities of a school district. This constitues a complete accounting entity.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	FUNCTION_CODE	The basic account identifier for expenditures. This code represents the actiivty for which a service or material is acquired.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	EXPENDITURE_FUNCTION_CAT	Expenditures by function category
Infrastructure	K12 Building	OBJECT_CODE	The code used to describe the service or commodity obtained as the result of a specific expenditure. The broad categories include salaries, benefits, purchased services, supplies/materials, and capital outlay. This code is to the 3rd digit detail level.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	HEADER_OBJECT_DESC	The description of the first digit of the object code.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	HEADER_OBJECT_CODE	4-digit broad expenditure categories for object codes
Infrastructure	K12 Building	EXPND_HEADER_CODE	3 digit expenditure category code.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	EXPENDITURE_FUNCTION_CODE	Expenditures General Fund Summary Function Code.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	EXPND_CAT	Expenditure category descritpions related to header codes.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	BUILDING_CODE	The state-assigned five-digit building number, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM).
Infrastructure	K12 Building	SUBHEADER_OBECT_DESC	The description of the first two digits of the object code.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	STATE_GRANT_CODE	The unique identifier code for each state level grant.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	OBJECT_DESC	This description is used to describe the service or commodity obtained as the result of a specific expenditure. The broad categories include salaries, benefits, purchased services, supplies/materials, and capital outlay.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	SUBHEADER_OBJECT_CODE	The first two digits of the object code.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	BUILDING_NAME	The building name, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM).
Infrastructure	K12 Building	EXPND_HEADER_DESC	3 digit expenditure category code description.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	EXPND_SUBHEADER_CODE	3 digit expenditure category, with 2nd digit detail code
Infrastructure	K12 Building	OBJECT_CODE_TYPE	Overall object code categories.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	STATE_GRANT_DESC	The description for each state level grant.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	FUNCTION_DESC	The basic account description for expenditures. This code represents the activity for which a service or material is acquired.
Infrastructure	K12 Building	EXPND_SUBHEADER_DESC	3 digit expenditure category, with 2nd digit detail description
Infrastructure	Postsecondary Building	HIGHER_ED_CODE	The unique identifier of the IHE entity in the Educational Entity Master (EEM).
Infrastructure	Postsecondary Building	SNAPSHOT_DAY	The date in which the snapshot was created. These static 'Snapshots' of data are what is loaded to the MSLDS
Infrastructure	Postsecondary Building	IHE_PHYS_CITY	The city of the physical address for the entity.
Infrastructure	Postsecondary Building	IHE_PHYS_STATE	The state of the physical address for the entity.
Infrastructure	Postsecondary Building	IHE_PHYS_ADD_LINE_TWO	The second line of the physical address for the entity.
Infrastructure	Postsecondary Building	IHE_CONTROL	Designates whether an IHE is publicly or privately controlled.
Infrastructure	Postsecondary Building	IS_OPEN	A Y or N flag stating the Open Status of most Michigan Institutions.
Infrastructure	Postsecondary Building	IPEDS_CODE	IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems) IHE identification code.
Infrastructure	Postsecondary Building	IHE_NAME	The official or legal name of the institution.
Infrastructure	Postsecondary Building	IHE_LEVEL	Designates whether an IHE is a 2-year or 4-year institution.
Infrastructure	Postsecondary Building	IHE_PHYS_ZIP_LINE_ONE	The zip code of the physical address for the entity.
Infrastructure	Postsecondary Building	IHE_PHYS_ADD_LINE_ONE	The first line of the physical address for the entity.
Postsecondary	All	SCHOOL_START_YEAR_ENROLLED	The numeric start year of the school year during which the student is enrolled. Example: 2016
Postsecondary	All	RIC	The unique student identifier--Research Identification Code.
Postsecondary	All	YEAR_SESSION	A combination of the school year enrolled and the session name. Example: 2011-2012 Fall
Postsecondary	All	IHE_SUBMITTED_SESSION_BEGIN_DATE	The date identifying the start of the academic session as submitted by the college.
Postsecondary	All	IHE_NAME	Institution of Higher Education (IHE) Official Name.
Postsecondary	All	SCHOOL_YEAR_ENROLLED	The school year during which the student is enrolled. Example: 2016-2017
Postsecondary	All	SESSION_BEGIN_DATE	The date identifying the start of the academic session as determined by CEPI, based on the IHE's submitted Session Begin and End dates. Prior to the availability of session begin and end dates in 2016-17, this field was derived from the submitted Session Designator, which was the session start month and year.
Postsecondary	All	IPEDS_CODE	IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems) IHE identification code.
Postsecondary	All	SESSION_NAME	The academic term for which the data are being reported, as determined by CEPI, based on the IHE's submitted Session Begin and End dates. Example: Fall
Postsecondary	All	SESSION_END_DATE	The date identifying the end of the academic session as determined by CEPI, based on the IHE's submitted Session Begin and End dates. Prior to the availability of the session begin and end dates in 2016-17, NSC records used the enrollment end date as reported to NSC.
Postsecondary	All	IHE_SUBMITTED_SESSION_END_DATE	The date identifying the end of the academic session as submitted by the college.
Postsecondary	Awards	AWARD_CIP_CODE	The code indicating the discipline or field of study for which the award was conferred. As submitted by the IHE, sourced from the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP), by the US Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
Postsecondary	Awards	AWARD_LEVEL_CATEGORY	The reporting category of the level of achievement the student has received upon graduation/completion.
Postsecondary	Awards	SCHOOL_YEAR_AWARDED	The academic school year during which the award was conferred. Example: 2016-2017
Postsecondary	Awards	AWARD_DESCRIPTION	The descriptive title for the academic award, as submitted by the IHE.
Postsecondary	Awards	AWARD_CIP_DESCRIPTION	The description of the discipline or field of study of the student's program, as defined in the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) by the US Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
Postsecondary	Awards	AWARD_LEVEL	The level of achievement the student has received upon graduation/completion.
Postsecondary	Awards	AWARD_DATE	The year, month and day in which the academic award was conferred.
Postsecondary	Awards	IS_STARR_AWARD	Designates if the award record came from the STARR collection.
Postsecondary	Awards	AWARD_CIP_CATEGORY	The highest-level category description of the discipline or field of study of the student's program, as defined in the 2-digit Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) by the US Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
Postsecondary	Awards	SCHOOL_START_YEAR_AWARDED	The numeric start year of the school year during which the award was conferred. Example: 2016
Postsecondary	Course Taking	IS_REMEDIAL_WRITING	Y/N indicator of whether the course is a remedial writing course.
Postsecondary	Course Taking	STARR_CREDITS_EARNED	The total value of credit hours successfully completed or earned for the course, as reported in STARR.
Postsecondary	Course Taking	IS_STARR_RECORD	Designates if the session record came from the STARR collection.
Postsecondary	Course Taking	STARR_CREDITS_ATTEMPTED	The total value of credit hours attempted for the course, as reported in STARR.
Postsecondary	Course Taking	COURSE_SECTION_NUMBER	The number assigned to differentiate among distinct occurrences ofcourses that have the same Course Subject Abbreviation and Course Number butare considered to be different courses.
Postsecondary	Course Taking	COURSE_CIP_CODE	The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code used by the US Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to describe the area of study for the course.
Postsecondary	Course Taking	COURSE_NUMBER	The official reference number/code portion of a course identifier, as defined by the IHE.
Postsecondary	Course Taking	IS_REMEDIAL_MATH	Y/N indicator of whether the course is a remedial math course.
Postsecondary	Course Taking	GRADE_STATUS	The student's disposition for the enrolled course. Examples: PassFailPass, Incomplete, HonorsGrade, Withdrew.
Postsecondary	Course Taking	CONTACT_HOURS	The seat time in front of the instructor.
Postsecondary	Course Taking	MOD_CREDITS_ATTEMPTED	Total of STARR Credits Attempted for the course, or NSC FTE Days converted to Credits Earned for the session.
Postsecondary	Course Taking	GRADE_SCALE_CODE	The grading scale used by the institution for the enrolled course, according to Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council (PESC) standards.
Postsecondary	Course Taking	IS_REMEDIAL_ESL	Y/N indicator of whether the course is a remedial English as a Second Language (ESL) course.
Postsecondary	Course Taking	COURSE_SUBJECT	The alphabetic abbreviation of the academic department or discipline offering the course, as defined by the IHE.
Postsecondary	Course Taking	LETTER_GRADE	The alphabetical grade earned in the course.
Postsecondary	Course Taking	IS_REMEDIAL_READING	Y/N indicator of whether the course is a remedial reading course.
Postsecondary	Course Taking	IS_REMEDIAL_SCIENCE	Y/N indicator of whether the course is a remedial science course.
Postsecondary	Course Taking	MOD_CREDITS_EARNED	Total of STARR Credits Earned for the course, or NSC FTE Days converted to Credits Earned for the session.
Postsecondary	Course Taking	COURSE_TITLE	The name or title of the course, as defined by the IHE.
Postsecondary	Course Taking	IS_REMEDIAL	Y/N indicator of whether the course is a remedial course.
Postsecondary	Course Taking	NUMERIC_GRADE	The final numeric grade awarded for participation in the course.
Postsecondary	Demographics	COHORT_EXCLUSION	Indicator for those persons who may be removed (deleted) from a cohort (or subcohort). Allowed enumerations are:DeathTotal and Permanent DisabilityService in the Armed ForcesService with a foreign aid service of the federal governmentService on official church missions
Postsecondary	Demographics	GENDER_RAW	The student's gender as submitted by the IHE for the academic session.
Postsecondary	Demographics	MONTH_YEAR_BIRTH_RAW	The student's date of birth as submitted by the IHE (month and year only for research data) for the academic session.
Postsecondary	Demographics	RACE_ETHNICITY_RAW	The student's race/ethnicity as submitted by the IHE for the academic session.
Postsecondary	Demographics	STABLE_GENDER	The latest reported gender for a student across all IHEs. Values are stabilized to one per student, favoring the most recently submitted data. CEPI does not receive gender data from NSC, so all values reflected here are sourced from STARR.
Postsecondary	Demographics	STABLE_MONTH_YEAR_BIRTH	The latest reported date of birth (month and year only for research data) for the student for all time. Values are stabilized to one per student, favoring the most recently submitted data, then a present value over a missing value.
Postsecondary	Demographics	STABLE_RACE_ETHNIC	The latest reported race/ethnicity for a student across all IHEs. Values are stabilized to one per student, favoring the most recently submitted data; then a known value over an unknown. In the event there is still a conflict, then the most likely of the reported values is chosen. CEPI does not receive race/ethnicity data from NSC, so all values reflected here are sourced from STARR.
Postsecondary	Demographics	IS_STABLE_DATE_BIRTH_CONFLICT	Indicates whether conflicting date of birth values have ever been reported for the student.
Postsecondary	Demographics	IS_STABLE_GENDER_CONFLICT	Indicates whether conflicting gender values have ever been reported for the student.
Postsecondary	Demographics	IS_STABLE_RACE_ETHNIC_CONFLICT	Indicates whether conflicting racial/ethnic values have ever been reported for the student.
Postsecondary	Demographics	IS_SINGLE_PARENT	Indicator of whether or not a student is either an unmarried pregnant female, or a student of any gender who is unmarried or separated and has one or more minor children. A Perkins IV Special Population.
Postsecondary	Demographics	IS_ECO_DIS	Indicator of whether or not a student has economic or academic disadvantages requiring special services or assistance. A Perkins IV Special Population.
Postsecondary	Demographics	IS_FOSTER	“Age Out” - the time frame after which a foster care child is eligible for state services. Eligibility for state services varies depending on the state in which the child resides. Transitioning out of the child welfare system may occur as early as 18 or as late as age 23.
Postsecondary	Demographics	IS_HOMELESS	Individuals who lack a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence (within the meaning of section 103(a)(1))
Postsecondary	Demographics	IS_INDIV_W_DISABILITY	Indicator of whether or not a student is an individual with a disability according to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. A Perkins IV Special Population.
Postsecondary	Demographics	IHE_AGE_AS_OF_SEP_30	The student's age as of September 30th of the enrollment year.
Postsecondary	Demographics	IS_SPECIAL_POP_UNKNOWN	Indicator of whether or not the Perkins IV specific Special Population is unknown for the current session.
Postsecondary	Demographics	IS_OUT_OF_WORKFORCE	A. An individual who is a displaced homemaker, as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)B. An individual who; (i)(I) has worked primarily without remuneration to care for a home and family, and for that reason has diminished marketable skills; or (II) is a parent whose youngest dependent child will become ineligible to receive assistance under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) not later than 2 years after the date on which the parent applies for assistance under such title; and (ii) is unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading employment.
Postsecondary	Demographics	IS_NON_TRADITIONAL	Indicator of whether or not a student's gender comprises fewer than 25 percent of individuals employed in the occupation or field of work the student is studying. A Perkins IV Special Population.
Postsecondary	Demographics	IS_DISPLACED_HOMEMAKER	Indicator of whether or not a student who has worked primarily in the home or for family, without compensation and has diminished marketable skills. A Perkins IV Special Population.
Postsecondary	Demographics	IS_LEP	Indicator of whether or not a student has limited ability in speaking, reading, writing or understanding English. A Perkins IV Special Population.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	MOD_CREDITS_EARNED_SESSION	Sum Total of STARR credits earned and NSC FTE Days converted to Credits Earned, during a session.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	MOD_CREDITS_EARNED_2YR_CUM	Cumulative total to date of STARR Credits Earned and NSC FTE Days converted to Credits Earned, at all 2 year institutions the student has attended.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	IS_TRANSFER_NOGRADE	Indicator of whether or not ALL courses in a specific session had a grade status of ‘TransferNoGrade’.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	DEGREE_SEEKING	Indicates whether the student is a degree-seeking student or a non-degree-seeking student at the IHE.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	ENROLLED_IN_AWARD_LEVEL	The level of education the student is working toward during the academic session.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	IS_REMEDIAL_MATH_SESSION	Y/N indicator of whether any remedial math courses were taken during the session.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	MOD_CREDITS_EARNED_CUM	Cumulative total to date of STARR Credits Earned and NSC FTE Days converted to Credits Earned, at all institutions the student has attended.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	IHE_LEVEL	Designates whether an IHE is a 2-year or 4-year institution.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	IS_STARR_SESSION	Designates if the session record came from the STARR collection.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	SESSION_TYPE	The type of academic session as reported by the IHE for STARR records, and as calculated by CEPI for NSC records. Examples: Semester, Quarter, Trimester, Quinmester, MiniTerm, SummerSession.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	ENROLLMENT_TYPE	An indicator of the enrollment type of a student at the beginning of the respective academic session. (Examples: FirstTime, Continuing, TransferIn)
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	IS_FULL_TIME_24	An indicator of whether or not a student is a full time student using 24 attempted credits per academic school year as the metric.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	IHE_MILITARY_STATUS	The student’s military status at the time of enrollment.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	IHE_UNDER_OVER_AGE_25	The student's age status (under 25 or over 25) as of September 30th of the enrollment year.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	MOD_CREDITS_EARNED_PUBLIC_CUM	Cumulative total to date of STARR Credits Earned and NSC FTE Days converted to Credits Earned, at all public institutions the student has attended.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	IS_REMEDIAL_SCIENCE_SESSION	Y/N indicator of whether any remedial science courses were taken during the session.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	IHE_CTE_STATUS	A value that indicates a student's status of enrollment and completion in occupational programs as identified by CIP Code, occupational specialty courses, or general occupational courses or apprenticeship-related instruction.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	IHE_HIGH_SCHOOL_STUDENT	An indication of high school student status; options are: Not High School Student, Dual Enrolled, Concurrent Enrollment, Early Middle College, and Other High School Student
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	IHE_PELL_STATUS	A value that indicates whether or not the student was eligible for or received a Pell Grant for the academic session.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	IS_FOR_PROFIT_IHE	Y/N field that designates whether an IHE operates on a for-profit basis.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	MOD_CREDITS_EARNED_OUTSTATE_CUM	Cumulative total to date of STARR Credits Earned and NSC FTE Days converted to Credits Earned, at all out of state institutions the student has attended.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	IS_CC_SEEKING_TRNSFR_TO_4YR	Indicator of whether or not a student is enrolled at a community college with the intention of transferring to a 4-year institution only.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	IS_FULL_TIME_30	An indicator of whether or not a student is a full time student using 30 attempted credits per academic school year as the metric.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	MOD_CREDITS_EARNED_PRIVATE_CUM	Cumulative total to date of STARR Credits Earned and NSC FTE Days converted to Credits Earned, at all private institutions the student has attended.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	ENROLLMENT_LEVEL	The student's enrollment level (undergraduate or graduate) at the IHE.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	IS_REMEDIAL_ESL_SESSION	Y/N indicator of whether any remedial English as a Second Language (ESL) courses were taken during the session.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	IS_LEAVE_OF_ABSENCE	Indicator of whether ALL courses in a specific session had an enrollment status of ‘Leave of Absence’.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	STUDENT_HOME_STATE	The name of the student's legal home permanent state or province.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	IHE_ENTRY_DATE	The year, month and day of the first enrollment at the institution.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	IHE_TOTAL_CREDITS	Total (cumulative) credits earned at an IHE according to STARR data only.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	MOD_CREDITS_EARNED_4YR_CUM	Cumulative total to date of STARR Credits Earned and NSC FTE Days converted to Credits Earned, at all 4 year institutions the student has attended.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	MOD_CREDITS_EARNED_INSTATE_CUM	Cumulative total to date of STARR Credits Earned and NSC FTE Days converted to Credits Earned, at all Michigan institutions the student has attended.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	STUDENT_LEVEL_CODE	The level of education the student is working toward during the academic session. (NO LONGER COLLECTED as of 2017-18).
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	IHE_GPA_CUM	The cumulative grade point average (GPA) for all courses taken at the IHE by the end of the session.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	IHE_GPA_TERM	The grade point average (GPA) for the respective academic session.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	IS_REMEDIAL_SESSION	Y/N indicator of whether remedial courses of any type were taken during the session.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	MOD_CREDITS_ATTEMPTED_SESSION	Sum Total of STARR Credits Attempted and NSC FTE Days converted to Credits Earned, during a session.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	IHE_INSTATE_OUTSTATE	Designates whether an IHE is in Michigan or not in Michigan.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	IS_REMEDIAL_WRITING_SESSION	Y/N indicator of whether any remedial writing courses were taken during the session.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	IHE_RESIDENCY_STATUS	A student’s residency status for tuition purposes.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	IS_REMEDIAL_READING_SESSION	Y/N indicator of whether any remedial reading courses were taken during the session.
Postsecondary	Enrollment and Attendance	IHE_CONTROL	Designates whether an IHE is publicly or privately controlled.
Postsecondary	Program Participation	PROGRAM_CIP_CATEGORY	The high-level category description of the discipline or field of study of the student's program, as defined in the 2-digit Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) by the US Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
Postsecondary	Program Participation	PROGRAM_TYPE	The type of academic program the student is working toward at the IHE during the session. Examples: Major, Minor, SecondMajor, Concentration.
Postsecondary	Program Participation	PROGRAM_NAME	The institution's internal name of the program, major, minor or field of study the student is working toward at the IHE during the session.
Postsecondary	Program Participation	PROGRAM_CIP_CODE	The code indicating a discipline or field of study for the academic program the student is working toward. As submitted by the IHE, sourced from the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP), by the US Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
Postsecondary	Program Participation	IS_STARR_PROGRAM	Designates if the session record came from the STARR collection.
Postsecondary	Program Participation	PROGRAM_CIP_DESCRIPTION	The description of the discipline or field of study of the student's program, as defined in the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) by the US Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).