Data Management Flashcards
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A district migrates from a legacy SIS to PowerSchool. During data validation, some student birthdates imported as '00/00/0000'. What is the best corrective action?
Answer: Re-import with a corrected file after fixing source data
The safest corrective action is to fix the source data and re-import using the Data Import Manager to maintain an audit trail.
Which PowerSchool feature allows administrators to define which data fields are visible and editable for different staff roles?
Answer: Field Level Security
Field Level Security in PowerSchool controls which database fields each security group can view or edit.
When exporting a Quick Export from PowerSchool, which delimiter is most commonly used to ensure compatibility with Excel?
Answer: Comma (,)
Comma-separated values (CSV) is the most universally compatible format and the default for most PowerSchool Quick Exports.
A student transfers from School A to School B within the same district. After the transfer, where does PowerSchool store the student's enrollment history at School A?
Answer: In the [ReEnrollments] table
PowerSchool stores historical enrollment records in the [ReEnrollments] table, preserving the student's prior school history.
What does 'NCLB ethnicity' consolidation mean in the context of PowerSchool demographic data?
Answer: Applying federal No Child Left Behind race/ethnicity categories for reporting
NCLB ethnicity consolidation maps PowerSchool's multi-select race/ethnicity fields to the federal reporting categories required by No Child Left Behind.
Which approach correctly retrieves the current school year's start date in a PowerSchool report using [terms] table data?
Answer: Filter where name = 'Year' and firstday = today
Filtering the [terms] table by name='Year' and date range straddling today reliably returns the current year term record.
A data manager notices that two students share the same state student ID. What is the recommended first step?
Answer: Investigate both records to determine which student the ID belongs to before making changes
Investigating first prevents accidental deletion of legitimate records; the correct student must be identified before any changes are made.