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The student plan table shows the status of the various plans the student has been assigned over time, it is like a log file for the student plans.  Multiple student plan records may be associated to a student record Only one plan may be active at any point...

Calendar Functions Not started 1.0 Calculate field Values for Calendar Tables Purpose After the user enters vacation days, and configures start dated, PEMS calculates the number of days in a term. Trigger Recalculate anytime there i...

The program of study (plan) record must be linked to a grade_span record.  There can be only one grade_span per program plan as programs plans can not cross over a grade_span. However, a plan may cover a period less than the grade span, for example there may ...

Student Terms Relevant Topics Student Terms Table Overview Student terms are records created for each student for each term they are enrolled in the school.  Where there is one school term record with a specific start and end date, there are multi...

Grade Levels Relevant Definitions Grade Level Table and Fields Grade levels are specified by creating records for the grade levels the school teaches. The records have a name, which could be "sixth" or "6th" or any user-entered name. The user must also ...

Relevant definitions Grade Span Table The grade span is used as a planning horizon for students.  PEMS aims to automate enrollment in courses by assignment of a Program of Study.  A program of study can not exceed the student's grade span. Based on th...

Student Table A student record is made from the enrollment form submitted from the Word Press site, after the administrator approved the enrollment. Fields in the enrollment form are mapped to the student record. Fields Name - first, middle and last name ...

Enrollments Relevant Topics Enrollments Table Overview The enrollment record is key to tracking the courses a student takes, when they take them, and what grade the received in the course.  The enrollment record is created and managed in the S...

Relevant Definitions The Assessment Function An assessment checks how a student is performing academically.  Assessment in PEMS are used to track how the school's academic program is delivering results.  Where many schools simply track the performance leve...

Definitions Schools Table A "School" is a span of grade levels. The schools table is a list of the names of the various jurisdictional schools in a region.  There are no additional fields in this table as the other data entities use this primarily as a r...

Relevant Definitions Please review Assessment Function. Assessment Code PEMS tracks any number of assessments and relates each assessment to programs, subjects, curriculum selection, grade level and grade span. The assessment are defined in the assessment c...

Term Labels Relevant Definitions Term Label Table The term label table contains a record for each term the school operates. If a school operates two terms, the Fall and Spring Semester, then the Term Label table contains only two records. To operate a sum...

Teachers Table Relevant Topics A Teacher's Authorization to Teach. In the US, teachers obtain credentials that allow them to teach specific subject, or grade levels. The specif rules vary through all grade levels and across all the various State...

Launching this process The student plan links the student and the selected program plan.  The program plan has a set of child records that specify which classes the student should take in sequential terms, the template records.  When a student plan is changed...

Before Any Student May be Enrolled School Configuration Configure grade levels, grade spans, and schools Configure term label database Create academic year records sufficient to graduate the youngest student at the highest possible level Configure time ...

Certifications Teacher certifications are complex for any school to track.  A teacher may be certified based on the State, subject, or grade level taught. The certification may or may not have an expiration date, and some specific classes may require higher c...

Launching the Enrollment Process A new student record is made in the Student Table when the enrollment form has been approved. The status of all new student records in the SIS student table is "planned." The start_date field is the student's first day of clas...

Students Table Note: student plan and student program are used to mean the exact same table The student plan table keeps track of what plans have been assigned to the student over time.  Student Plan records specify the program of study and keep track of the...

Dis-enrollment When a student is to be dis-enrolled, the administrator will trigger the action by changing the student status field in the student record. The date of dis-enrollment will be entered in the student record.   All enrollment records will be mar...

Business Model The Studia Nova Business Model is unique in the industry in that it encourages third parties to set up physical classroom locations for students to gather while Studia Nova, the private school of record, provides the virtual curriculum and reco...