Release Notes

New Dashboards

English Learner Progress Indicator (ELPI) Dashboard - The dashboard displays ELPAC results that assist users to determine ELs progress towards English language proficiency.  The dashboard consists of two sections: Summative ELPAC and Current Summative ELPAC.  The dashboard and reports can be accessed by clicking on Instruction > MMED > English Learner Progress Indicator (ELPI).

Dashboard Updates

MMED Elementary Dashboard – The LTEL tile has been removed from the dashboard since it doesn’t apply to elementary grades TK to 5.  A Long-Term English Learner (LTEL) student is any student enrolled in grades 6-12 who has been identified as EL's for 6 or more years.  Access the dashboard by clicking on Instruction > MMED > MMED Elementary.

UTK Class Size Average and Enrollment Dashboard has been enhanced with the addition of a tile labeled “# of Campuses with Class(es) Exceeding 20:1” that displays the number of campuses that are exceeding the 20:1 student-teacher ratio for classes with TE students. The Detailed Report displays the number of classes that are exceeding the 20:1 student-teacher ratio for each campus.  Access the dashboard and report by clicking on Operations > Norm Enrollment and Staffing > UTK and K-3 Class Size Average tab > Norm - UTK Class Size Average – District View.

New Feature

The LAUSD Virtual Agent is now accessible from our home page!  The Virtual Agent provides solutions to users’ requests and answers to frequently asked questions.  Access the Virtual Agent window by clicking the Chat icon located at the lower-right corner of the Focus screen.      

Type a request in the chat box, click the chevron and follow the prompts to find a solution.  Click the FAQ Topics button to browse through solutions to recurring subjects. Use the callout icon to Start a new conversation or End the current conversation.

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Dashboard Updates

HelpDesk Dashboard – The Metrics at a Glance section has been enhanced with the addition of the “Total Cases” performance tile; all the Cases tiles display the correct totals. Local District Cases – The component views display all data, including data without an assigned location. Total Cases Per Assignment User Group includes additional User Groups. Local District Case Per Status component displays all statuses. Access the dashboard by clicking on Operations > HelpDesk > HelpDesk Dashboard.

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Report Updates

Seal of Biliteracy Detail report – The report has been modified to reflect the latest eligibility requirements for Seal of Biliteracy Awards for the 2022-2023 school year and beyond; the previous year’s historical data remains the same. The Detailed report’s columns have been adjusted, some columns have been added, omitted, renamed, or their sequence changed. Access the report by clicking on Instruction > MMED > Seal of Biliteracy > Totals hyperlinks.

New Dashboards

District Wide Student Checkout Dashboard – The dashboard has been developed to track usable devices checked out to students. The Summary report displays total counts and percentages by locations; the Detail report displays each location’s specific data. To access the dashboard, click on Operations > Connectivity Monitoring > District Wide Student Checkout.

Elementary and Middle School Biliteracy Dashboard – The dashboard identifies students in elementary and middle schools who qualify or are close to qualifying for a Biliteracy Award. The tiles provide total counts for Band Levels 3 and 4 and total counts that can be summarized by different locations or categories for students in the applicable 5^th and 8^th grades. Total counts hyperlinks drilldown to School and Student Detail reports. Access the dashboard by clicking on Instruction > MMED > Elementary and Middle School Biliteracy.

Dashboard Updates

Parent Portal Campus View Dashboard – The dashboard has been enhanced with the addition of the Term Type prompt. The prompt allows users to select one or more terms from the dropdown list to generate reports from current or previous terms. To acces the dashboard, click on Operations > Parent Portal > Parent Portal Campus View.

Subject Areas 

Course Enrollment Subject Area – The subject area is enhanced with the addition of the Master Plan Program Name and Master Plan Program Code columns. Access the columns from the Course Enrollment subject area > Course Sections folder > Course Details subfolder.

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Report Updates

Summary Analytic Area Reports – The Migrant Program column has been added to all the detailed reports in the dashboards of the Summary Analytic Area. Access the reports by clicking on Summary > Any Subject Area > Any Dashboard > Any Report.

New Dashboards

Book Nook Attendance Dashboard and Report display Enrollment and Attendance data with details specific to Book Nook. The Book Nook Attendance is no longer reported as part of Extended Program attendance report. To access the dashboard, click on Summary > Monitoring Reports > Book Nook Attendance.

Primary Promise Literacy Dashboard – The dashboard has been created to monitor proficiency for students who participate in the Primary Promise Program. It will monitor ELPAC comparison on BOY, MOY and EOY as well as Growth percentages (two to three times a year) and it will allow the comparison between the Primary Promise Program vs. whole District Students. Access the dashboard by clicking on Summary > Monitoring Reports > Primary Promise.

Bug Fixes

Contact Info. – Parent/Guardian detailed report has been set up to display the contact’s information only for the current school year. Access the report by clicking on Summary > Demographics > Student Search.

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Report Updates

Seal of Biliteracy - The student detail report has been reconfigured with the addition of a Student IDfilter and the removal of the dashboard prompts.  To access the report, click on Instruction > MMED > Seal of Biliteracy. 

Enrollment & Withdrawals - The school and student detail reports have been enhanced with the addition of the Community of Schools (CoS) and the Community of Schools Administrator (CoSA) columns.  Access the reports by clicking on Operations > Attendance > Enrollment & Withdrawals.

Student Testing -  The Community of Schools (CoS) and the Community of Schools Administrator (CoSA) columns have been added to the following reports: CAASPP Eligibility and Completion Status, Initial ELPAC Eligibility and Completion Status, and Summative/Alternate ELPAC Eligibility And Completion Status.   To access the reports, click on Instruction > Student Testing > Select any of the previously mentioned reports. 

Dashboard Updates

Operations Analytic Area – The following dashboards have been enhanced with the Migrant Programprompt filter:  Attendance, Foster Care, More Than a Meal, Parent Portal, Students Experiencing Homelessness, and Connectivity Monitoring.  Access the dashboards by clicking on Operations > Select any of the aforementioned dashboards.

Seal of Biliteracy Dashboard – The CDE and LAUSD Band Level 1 chart has been enhanced to distinctly show the criteria results under each column.  Access the dashboard by clicking on Instruction > MMED > Seal of Biliteracy. 

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Bugs Fixes

Seal of Biliteracy Dashboard – The CDE and LAUSD Seal of Biliteracy Reports have been revised and are showing correct values and percentages.  The Export link of the Detail Report is now available.  Access the reports by clicking on Instruction > MMED > Seal of Biliteracy.

CAASPP Eligibility and Completion Status Report – The report is now displaying the SSID column information.  Access the report by clicking on Instruction > Student Testing > CAASPP Eligibility and Completion Status.

Initial ELPAC Eligibility and Completion Status and Summative/Alternate ELPAC Eligibility And Completion Status – The School CDS Code format has been corrected in both reports.  The reports can be access by clicking on Instruction > Student Testing > Initial ELPAC Eligibility and Completion Status or Summative/Alternate ELPAC Eligibility And Completion Status.

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Report Updates

Seal of Biliteracy Dashboard – LAUSD Bands and CDE Bands columns have been added to the student details report. To access the report, click on Instruction > MMED > Seal of Biliteracy > Band Levels and Seal of Biliteracy – CDE table drilldown totals

Real Time Attendance report has been enhanced with drillable links under the Students Present and Students with Full Day Absence columns that opens to School Details and Student Details reports.        Access the report by clicking on Operations > Attendance > Real Time Attendance.

Bug Fixes

Early Educational Center has been removed from School Type filters under the Attendance reports.

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Dashboards Updates

Norm Enrollment and Staffing Dashboard – The dashboard has been updated to reflect the preliminary enrollment and staffing counts for the New School Year 2021-2022; it displays daily enrollment data from the first day of school through Norm Day.  Access the dashboard by clicking on Operations > Norm Enrollment and Staffing > Preliminary Norm Dashboards.

Job Aids Updates

The 2021-2022 Norm Enrollment and Staffing User Guides and the Norm Allocations and Simulator (E-CAST Simulator FY 21-22) are now available from the Job Aids and Videos Section of the Welcome page and the Norm Enrollment and Staffing Dashboard’s landing page.  Access the job aids by clicking on Operations > Norm Enrollment and Staffing > Job Aid & Videos Section.

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Report Updates

Community of Schools Summer Program Report has been renamed Community of Schools Summer Program - Potential Students to prevent confusion with upcoming reports.  The report identifies potential students at the CoS level who need summer school.   Access the report by clicking on Summary > Summer School Reports > Community of Schools Program – Potential Students.

Initial ELPAC Eligibility and Audit Report and Summative ELPAC Completion Status Report, both reports have been enhanced with an Enrolled Flag filter with the values of Y (Yes), N (No) and F (Future).   A column with the same name has also been added to the report results.  Access the reports by clicking on Instruction > Student Testing > Initial ELPAC Eligibility and Audit or Summative ELPAC Completion Status and Rate.

Bugs Fixes

Community of Schools Summer Program - Potential Students Report for Elementary and Middle Schools has been corrected.  The report results no longer include students’ withdrawn courses.

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Report Updates

Enrichment Programs Summary Report – A Term Type field has been added to the Enrichment Programs Summary report to filter the data by school terms.  To access the report, click on Summary > Monitoring Reports > Enrichment Programs Summary.

Seal of Biliteracy Report - Per State’s guidelines, SBAC requirements have been waived for Seal of Biliteracy.  To access the report, click on Instruction > MMED > Seal of Biliteracy.

Adjusted Attendance Summary Report – The performance issue has been fixed.  To access the report, click on Summary > Monitoring Reports > Adjusted Attendance Summary Report.

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Report Updates

Graduation Exemptions for Specialized Population (SP) Report – An Enrolled Flag filter has been added to the Graduation Exemptions for Specialized Population SP report to select only active students who have an SP Alert.  To access the report, click on Instruction > Graduation Progress > Graduation Exemptions for Specialized Population SP.

Student Email Rosters – Student Email Roster reports now include a new column to display LA Public Library account PIN number.  To access the report, click on Summary > Monitoring Reports > Student Email Roster.

Dashboard Updates

Instruction Analytic Area - A new feature to save a dashboard report to your My Folder has been added to the Instruction Analytical Area in Focus. Users now have the capability to edit a report from a dashboard for their own use. For example, they would be able to save a report and tweak it by either adding, or deleting extra columns (Data Elements) etc.

To view this new feature, click on Instruction > AEA Probable Standard English Learners > click on any report and locate the Pencil icon. 

Bug Fixes

Enrichment Programs Summary Report – The Department field’s dropdown menu has been fixed to display only departments that are part of the enrichment programs.  To access the report, click on Summary > Monitoring Reports > Enrichment Programs Summary.

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New Reports

Parent Portal – Parent Portal Yearly Trends report has been added to the Parent Portal dashboard. Parent Portal Registered Yearly Comparison table and graph view are available, along with the Registered Parents Yearly Trends by school detail roster.  To access this report, click on Operations > Parent Portal > Parent Portal Yearly Trends

Report Updates

MTAM Dashboard – Two sub-headings have been added to MTAM District View for Eligibility Summary CEP and Eligibility Summary Pricing tables.  “Percentage is calculated based on Total enrollment” sub-headings now display on the report.  To access the report, click on Operations > More Than a Meal > Operational Dashboards > MTAM District View

MTAM Dashboard – New to District column has been added to the # of Students Missing Household Income Forms - Campus Detail Report drill down.   To access the report, click on Operations > More Than a Meal > Operational Dashboards > MTAM District View  

MTAM Dashboard – A new “Enrolled on Count Day” filter has been added to the MTAM District View and MTAM Campus View reports.   To access the report, click on Operations > More Than a Meal > Operational Dashboards

Composer Level Users “MyFolder” Saving Reports Feature -  A new feature to save a dashboard report to your My Folders, has been added to some analytical areas in Focus.   This feature eventually will be added to all reports available in Focus. Users now have the capability to edit a report from a dashboard for their own use. For example, they would be able to save a report and tweak it by either adding, or deleting extra columns (Data Elements) etc.   To view this new feature, click on Summary >Monitoring Reports > click on any report and locate the Pencil icon

Student Email Roster – LA Public Library Account column has been added  to the Student Email Roster.  To access the report, click on Summary > Monitoring Reports > Student Email Roster

Enrichment Programs Summary Report - Department Filter has been added to the Enrichment Programs Summary report.  To access the report, click on Summary > Monitoring Reports > All Grade Level Tab > Enrichment Programs Summary.

Enrichment Programs Summary Report -  Department and Receives Credit columns have been added to the Enrichment Programs Summary report.  To access the report, click on Summary > Monitoring Reports > All Grade Level Tab > Enrichment Programs Summary.

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Report Updates

Student Email Roster – A new tab has been added to the Student Email Roster that displays Early-ED students. This tab includes their Email/SSO and PIN information to the Student Email Roster. To access the report, click on Summary > Monitoring Reports > Student Email Roster > Early Ed Students Tab.

Student Email Roster – A Student Pin Number column has been added to the Student Email Roster. To access the report, click on Summary> Monitoring Reports > Student Email Roster

Testing Coordinator Report – Student email address and mailing address information has been added to the Testing Coordinator report. To access the report, click on Summary> Monitoring Reports > Testing Coordinator

Testing Coordinator Report – Advisory periods PH and PL have been added to the Testing Coordinator report. To access the report, click on Summary> Monitoring Reports > Testing Coordinator

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Report Updates

MMED – Seal of Biliteracy – The mastery levels have been added to the report, comprising of 8 bands for CDE and 4 bands for LAUSD. The band breakdown chart is displayed under the band levels to categorize students. To access this report, click on Instruction > MMED >Seal of Biliteracy

Similarly, the primary language and home language columns have been added to the seal of biliteracy detailed report.

Bug Fixes

MMED Dashboard – The school filter for Magnet and Dual Language schools has been fixed. To access this report, click on Instruction > MMED Dashboards

User Guides / Job Aids

Seal of Biliteracy User Guide – A Seal of Biliteracy guide is available now.To access the guide, click on Instruction > MMED > Job Aids & Videos Section

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Report Updates

Classroom Attendance Totals - The Attendance Rate column has been added to the Classroom Attendance totals by Date Range Secondary report. To access this report, click on Summary > Monitoring Reports > Secondary Tab > Classroom Attendance Totals

Connectivity Monitoring – A new drill on to details from Weekly Activities has been added to this table. To access this report, click on Operations > Connectivity Monitoring > IT Tool Usage Analysis > Weekly Activity tab> Students Weekly Usage Table

Attendance Summary Report - Additional columns and Period filter, have been added to this report. Periods Tardy Exc, Periods Tardy UnExc, Periods Left Early Exc, Period Left Early UnExc, Period Abs Reason Code 5, and Full Day Abs Reason Code 5. To access this report, click on Summary > Monitoring Reports > Adjusted Attendance Summary Report

Bug Fixes

NYE Students (Monitoring Reports) - District ID link is working now. To access this report, click on Summary > Monitoring Reports > NYE Students > Student ID Link

Schoology User Activity – Report performance has improved now. To access this report, click on Instruction > Schoology > Operational Dashboards > Schoology User Activity

Report Updates

Focus Attendance Bands Dashboard – A new “Enrolled Flag” column has been added to Student Attendance detailed report. To access this report, click on Operations, Attendance, Attendance Bands, then click on a link from the Dimensional Table View.

Bug Fixes

MMED Report – The Student District ID link to view the MiSiS Student Profile has been fixed now. To access the report, go to Instruction, MMED, MMED Secondary. Click on EL Tile, under Profile Summary select Profile Summary Table. Select either Secondary without Course Info or Secondary with Course Info links. Click on any district ID to display MISIS Student Profile link.

College Readiness Roster - Campus and School filters have been fixed now. When selecting Campus or School filters, the systems displays the selected values. To access the report, go to Summary, Monitoring Reports, Secondary Tab and select a campus or school.

Student Email Roster - The Student Email report has been fixed now. Elementary students display in the correct tab. To access the report, go to Summary, Monitoring Reports, Student Email Roster.

Focus MTAM Dashboard - Summary/detailed MTAM totals now display with the correct number format for # of Missing Forms, Submitted, Incomplete and Daily Difference columns. To access the report, go to Operations, MTAM, then click on MTAM District View. Select # of students tile or Missing Household Income Form from the Eligibility Summary – CEP Table.
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Ad Hoc Reporting Subject Area Updates
Enrollment Folder (All Subject Areas) - Enrolled On Count Day Flag column has been added to the Enrollment Folder in all subject areas.

Report Updates

ELPAC Eligibility and Audit – The IE Audit Created Date column now reflects Source Created Date instead of Focus Created Date.  To access the report, go to Summary > Monitoring Reports >ELPAC Eligibility and Audit> Audit Tab

Attendance Bands Report – Foster column has been added to the Attendance Bands detail report by student.  To access the report, go to Operations> Attendance> Attendance Bands> then click on any link under the Dimensional Table View

MTAM Detail Report - Teacher and Home Room columns have been added to the MTAM Student Detail Report.  To access this report, go to Operations > More Than a Meal > MTAM District View or Campus View> Then click on any of the tiles with values

MTAM LD Comparison Dashboard - Two columns have been renamed for the MTAM LD Comparison dashboard.  The columns now display # of Missing Incomplete 9600 Forms instead of 9600 Meal App. To access this report, go to Operations > More Than a Meal > MTAM Local District Comparison > Missing/Incomplete Local District Monthly Comparison Chart

Bug Fixes

Enrollment & Withdrawals Report - Campus filter has been fixed now.  When selecting All local districts and searching for a Campus the system displays the correct selected location now.  To access this report, go to Operations > Attendance > Enrollments and Withdrawals

Attendance Submittal Report – Export and Print links have been added to the Attendance Submittal’s performance tiles for all drill down reports. To access this report, go to Operations > Attendance > Attendance Submittal > click any performance tile i.e Teachers with Attendance Not Submitted (ANS)

Ad Hoc Reporting Subject Area Updates

Course Enrollment Subject Area - Special Education sub-folder has been added to Programs Folder for Course Enrollment subject area.

Attendance Daily Subject Area- Description for Attendance Daily Subject Area has been updated.  “Use only for regular terms, not for summer term” has been added under Attendance Daily Subject Area description.

Job Aids Updates

Norm Enrollment and Staffing Dashboards – 2019-20 Norm Bulletin  for Certificated and Clerical Personnel at Elementary Schools, 2019-20 Norm Bulletin  for Certificated and Clerical Personnel at Middle Schools, 2019-20 Norm Bulletin  for Certificated and Clerical Personnel at Senior High Schools, 2019-20 Norm Bulletin for Certificated and Clerical Personnel at Magnet Centers and Magnet Schools, and 2019-20 Norm Bulletin  for Certificated and Clerical Personnel at Options Schools, have been added under Norm Enrollment and Staffing Job Aids and Videos section.

To access the job aids, go to Operations > Norm Enrollment and Staffing > Job Aid & Videos Section

New Reports

New Class Size Contractual Maximums Report – The new report provides school, local district, and central office administrators with information that will allow users to more effectively monitor class sizes and meet class size rules. To access the report, go to Summary > Monitoring Reports > Class Size Contractual Maximums Report.

New ELPAC Eligibility and Audit Report – The new ELPAC Eligibility Report displays students who are eligible for testing, and the Audit Report displays students at the school who have been tested for ELPAC. To access the report, go to Summary > Monitoring Reports > ELPAC Eligibility and Audit.

Report Updates

CAASPP Report Columns – The columns from the CAASPP Tests Report have been re-arranged. School Code now appears before School Name, Total Students Started column now appears after Total Students, and As of Date column was added at the end of the report. To access the report, go to Summary > Monitoring Reports > select CAASPP Tests.

Updated Norm Enrollment & Staffing Dashboards for School Year 2019-2020 – State Preschool Program (CSPP) enrollment has been added to All Preliminary Norm Dashboards. (Norm Enrollment and Norm Staffing) To access the report, go to Operations > Norm Enrollment and Staffing > Preliminary Norm Dashboards

Ad Hoc Reporting

Subject Area Updates CAASPP Re-named Columns - The following columns under Student Data Folder in the CAASPP Subject Area have been re-named: CAASPP Tests > Student Data > Total Students CAASPP Tests > Student Data > Total Students Started CAASPP Tests > Student Data > Total Students Completed

Job Aids Updates

Norm Enrollment and Staffing - Job Aids for Final Norm Enrollment and Staffing, K-3 Class Size Average and Enrollment, and Preliminary Norm Enrollment and Staffing have been updated. To access the job aids, go to Operations > Norm Enrollment and Staffing > Job Aid & Videos Section

New Report

ODA Report on Students’ CAASPP Tests – This new report shows the status of completion of CAASPP tests, including SBA, CAA, CAST, and CSA. To access the report, go to Summary > Monitoring Reports > select CAASPP Tests.

Bug Fixes

MMED Dashboards: MMED, MMED Secondary, and MMED Elementary - Selection of any tiles erroneously displayed data on the report components.  This issue has been fixed and the report now loads correctly.  For example, if the tile selected is P-LTEL, then the report components only display information on P-LTEL.  To access the reports, go to Instruction > select any MMED dashboard.  Click performance tile e.g. P-LETL.

Secondary Grade Submission Dashboard – The dashboard now displays the number of teachers, sections, and grade submitted for a grading period in summer school.  Users need to select a value from the Grading Period filter for the data to display.  To access the report, go to Summary > Monitoring Reports > select the Secondary Tab > click Secondary Grade Submissions.

Attendance Bands Dashboard – A new Homeless filter has been to the dashboard.  To access the report, go to Operations > Attendance > click Attendance Bands.

Report Updates

College Course Completion Report – New Columns added - The College Course Completion report now includes Number (#) of Students with a “C” or Better columns.   Number (#) of Students with a “C” or Better columns have been added under Completed College Course with Credit and Completed College Course without Credit.  To access the report, go to Summary, Monitoring Reports, then select Secondary dashboards.

Dashboard Updates

 MMED Dashboards Elementary Schools – MMED Dashboards – Track information has been removed from the Reporting Period column and replaced with Grading Period (GP).  This applies to reports for all Elementary tiles for MMED dashboards and MMED Elementary Dashboards.  To access the report, go to Instruction, MMED, select MMED or MMED Elementary, Profile Summary and select Profile Summary Table, then select # of students to view the drill down report.

Demographics Dashboard New Filter - A new filter has been added under the Demographics dashboard.   The Enrolled filter displays a dropdown value for Y, N, or F.   Users can now view students who are currently enrolled, not currently enrolled or future enrollees. To access the report, go to Summary, Demographics, then select Demographics dashboard.

 Bug Fixes

 A-G Tier Column in Student Detail Subject Area - The A-G Tier column in Student Detail has been fixed and now is matching the A-G Tier column in the Student Graduation Progress Subject Area.

MMED Dashboards - Director Network filter now working for RFEP to Date tile.  This issue has been fixed and the filter now works correctly.   RFEP to Date – As of Census Day tile populates correctly. To access the report, go to Instruction, MMED, and then select MMED, MMED Elementary or Secondary dashboards.

Dashboard Updates

New Columns: Incoming Students for MS and HS reports-  MPP Program Start Date, MPP Program End Date and MPP Program Code columns have been added to this report. To access this report, go to Summary > Monitoring Reports > and then click on Incoming Students.

Report Updates

MM Saturday Makeup School Eligibility List – A period filter was added to the report, so users can select which period/teacher to send letters to. Homeroom column in the report was removed and replaced with Period Name/Teacher column.

Ad Hoc Reporting Subject Area Updates

All Subject Areas - American Indian Information folder has been added to all Subject Areas that contain Student Folder.

Dashboard Updates

New Column: CA Science Field Tests - "Percent Points Earned"   A new column has been added in the SBAC California Science Test By Enrollment Location, and California Science Test By Test Location Dashboard.  “Percent Points Earned" column has been added between Category column and Lang Class column for both dashboards.  To access the report, go to Summary and then Monitoring Reports.  On the All Grade levels tab, click on the California Science Test By Enrollment Location or the California Science Test By Test Location. The new column displays in the California Science Test Detail report.

Updates to Attendance Not Submitted Dashboard – New columns have been added to the drill-down reports on the Attendance Not Submitted Dashboard: Actual Attendance Submittal, Possible Attendance Submittal, and Attendance Submittal Percentage. To access the report, go to the Table View on the dashboard and then click a blue hyperlink.

New Columns: Adjusted Attendance Summary Report – Days Not Enrolled, Days Excused (Full Day), Days UnExcused (Full Day), Days Uncleared, and Out of School Suspension Days columns have been added to the report and is now similar to the MiSiS Attendance Summary Report. To access the report, go to Summary and then Monitoring Reports, then select the Adjusted Attendance Summary Report.

Ad Hoc Reporting Subject Area Updates

SBAC Science Subject Area: New CA Science Field Tests - "Percent Points Earned"   A new column “Percent Points Earned” is available in the SBAC Science Subject Area.

To access the column in the subject area, drill to the SBAC Science Folder and then SBAC Test Scores.

Marks Secondary Subject Area - New Semester GPA Available – New columns have been added in Marks Secondary subject area under the GPA folder.  Fall – 10 Week Midterm GPA, Fall – 20 Week Final GPA, Spring – 10 Week Midterm GPA and Spring – 20 Week Final GPA columns are now available. 

Attendance Daily Subject Area – 4 New Columns are now available under Daily Attendance>Attendance Data folder.  Full Day Excused Indicator, Full Day Suspended Indicator, Full Day Uncleared Indicator, and Full Day Unexcused Indicator columns are now available.

Marks-Secondary Subject area – ELPAC Test Results Now Available  

ELPAC Assessments now available in the Marks-Secondary subject area.  To access the columns, drill to the Latest Test Scores folder and then the ELPAC Assessment folder. 

The Integrated Data and Analytics project will integrate student data from all systems used across the District, such as MiSiS, Welligent, Schoology, etc. New reports and data will be available to help teachers like you support the Whole Child and Whole Classroom.  Before releasing to all teachers, LA Unified will conduct a pilot program to gather input from teachers across the District.  Go to bit.ly/integrated-data-pilot to sign up and participate in the Phase 1 Teacher Pilot: March 25, 2019 – April 12, 2019.  Click on the flyer for additional details.

Dashboard Updates

Attendance Bands Dashboard Student Detail Reports Now Include Previous Year Attendance Band and Rate – On the Attendance Bands dashboard, all student drill reports now display two new columns to show the student’s Previous Year Attendance Band and Previous Year Attendance Rate. To access the reports, go to Operations and then Attendance. On the Subject Page, click Attendance Bands. On the table on the dashboard, click a blue hyperlink to drill to a report.

Ad Hoc Reporting Subject Area Updates

New Columns in Student Detail Subject Area: Previous Year Attendance Band and Previous Year Attendance Rate – These columns are now available to provide a student’s attendance band and attendance rate from the previous school year at LAUSD. To find the Previous Year Attendance Rate column, drill to the Attendance folder and then the YTD Attendance folder. To find the Previous Year Attendance Band column, drill to the Attendance folder and then the Attendance Band folder.

New Previous School Year Enrollment Folder in Student Detail and English Learner Subject Areas – A folder with new columns is available in two subject areas, Student Detail and English Learner. The Previous School Year Enrollment folder, which contains different columns than the Previous School Enrollment folder, includes Previous School Year School Number, Previous School Year School Name, and Previous School Year Grade Level. To access these columns in Student Detail and English Learner, drill to Enrollment and then Previous School Year Enrollment.

Above: Report contains new Previous School Enrollment columns and new previous year attendance columns, as described above. 

Current Year/Previous Year Information Identified in Each Subject Area – The hover descriptions available when the user clicks the New Analysis button now include a description of whether the subject area only provides data for students currently enrolled or also for students previously enrolled. See the screenshot below for an example. 

Bug Fixes

MiSiS Manage Groups – Learning Communities Now Display Correct Group Name – Previously, Learning Communities were not displaying the correct name when added to a report. Now, the correct Learning Community name is displayed.

Parent Portal Campus View Dashboard Fixed for Multi-School Itinerants – Multi-Campus/School Itinerants are now able to view data for all assigned campuses or schools. Previously, users were only able to select one school.  

Do you have questions about how to create a specific ad hoc report in Focus? Go to MyPLN and search for Focus - Basic Ad Hoc Reporting Open House to sign up and attend the first Focus Open House of the 2018-19 school year.

Dashboard Updates

Attendance Bands Dashboard: Proficient/Advanced Attendance Target Updated to 70% for 2017-18 School Year – In the 2017-18 school year, 70% of students should be in the Proficient/Advanced Attendance Band. The target has been updated to 70% (previously 75%) on the Attendance Band Dashboard’s Graph View.

Ad Hoc Reporting Subject Area Updates

College Course Enrollment Data Added to Course Enrollment Subject Area – The Course Enrollment Subject Area now includes two columns to identify students enrolled in college courses. The columns can also be used to identify college-level courses offered by LAUSD. The two new columns are College Course (to identify college-level courses with or without college credit earned) and College Course with Credit (to identify college-level courses for which the student receives college credit). To find the columns in the subject area, drill to Course Sections > Course Flags.

October 11, 2018

Known Issues

403 Forbidden Error – If the user receives a 403 Forbidden error upon log-in attempt, follow the directions in this job aid.

Dashboard Updates

Parent Portal Campus View Dashboard: PINs Assigned to Parents – To create a Parent Portal account, parents are now assigned the PIN instead of the student. This mitigates any issues with parents who have more than one child enrolled in LAUSD.

Report Updates

New Monitoring Report: Elementary Sending Roster – A new report is available for Elementary schools to identify the previous and current school and teacher for each currently enrolled student.

Job Aids & Videos Updates

Job Aids & Videos “See All” Now Listed in Alphabetical Order – When the user clicks “See All” in any Job Aids & Videos section throughout the application, the subjects are organized alphabetically, with the General Content available at the top of the list.

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Dashboard Updates

Norm Enrollment and Staffing Dashboards Updates – The Preliminary Norm Enrollment and Staffing Dashboards have received a few updates for the 2018-19 school year:

• The dashboard toolbar includes a direct link to MiSiS. Click the “M” icon to go directly to the MiSiS Reports Menu so that users can retrieve the classification report more readily. To access the Classification Report in MiSiS, select parameters and run the report according to MiSiS’ instructions.
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More than a Meal (MTAM) Dashboard Updates – The More Than a Meal Campus View and District View Dashboards have received a few updates to support the campaign during the 2018-19 school year:

• Tracking weekly progress will begin on Friday of the first full week of the 2018-19 school year (8/24/18).
• Campus View: The performance tile labeled # of Students Missing Meal Applications/Household Income Forms now includes both missing and incomplete applications.
• Campus View: To request new Household Income Forms, click the link at the top of the page labeled “Click here to request Household Income Forms.”
• District View: To view the name, phone number, and email address of the school point of contact for a specific student, click any of the performance tiles across the middle of the dashboard, then click Campus Detail Report. On the Campus Detail report, view the three columns in the report: Contact Name, Title, and Email.

Profile Summary Criteria Now Available on the MMED Dashboards – All MMED Dashboards (English Learner, EL Elementary, and EL Secondary) now provide the criteria, or legend, for EL Profiles A-H. Users no longer must refer to the user manual for this information. To see the Profile Summary Criteria on any MMED Dashboard, use the drop-down menu in the Profile Summary component (bottom left of the dashboard) and select Profile Summary Criteria. (To access the MMED Dashboards from the Welcome Page, click Instruction and then click MMED. On the Subject Page, click the dashboard name you wish to navigate to).

Report Updates

Student Search Now Available – A Student Search report is now available for users to generate reports regarding individual students. Reports include Daily Attendance, Academic Records, Secondary Marks, and Contact Information (Parent/Guardian and Additional Contacts). To access Student Search from the Welcome Page, click Summary and then Demographics. On the Demographics Subject Page, click Student Search. By default, a student list will appear. Narrow the student list by applying filters such as Grade Level, GPA, Special Education, etc. To see a report for a student, click the District ID associated with the student, and then click the name of the report you wish to view.

SSPT Referral Counts by School Monitoring Report Now Available – This report is now available to track the count of referrals at each school for each month, as well as the total count for the previous 12 months. To access the report from the Welcome Page, click Summary and then Monitoring Reports. On the Subject Page, click SSPT Referral Counts by School.

Subject Area Updates

Highly Gifted and Highly Gifted Applicable added to Student Detail Subject Area – These two columns have been added to the Student Detail Subject Area to identify students who are Highly Gifted or Highly Gifted Applicable. To find the columns in the subject area, drill from Student > Programs > GATE > Highly Gifted Flag/Highly Gifted Applicable Flag. Note: The Data Dictionary will be updated soon with this information. 

Job Aids and Videos

IEP Timelines & Service Delivery Video Series Now Available – A video series on the IEP Timelines & Service Delivery Dashboard for Campus Users is now available to view in the application. The five-chapter video series provides information about how to use the dashboard and the available data on the Campus View:

• Chapter 1: Introduction and Dashboard Overview
• Chapter 2: Access the Dashboard
• Chapter 3: Tools and Icons
• Chapter 4: IEP Timelines
• Chapter 5: Service Delivery

The videos can be found in the Job Aids & Videos section on the Welcome Page or the IEP Timelines & Service Delivery Subject Page. On the Welcome Page, click See All and scroll down to IEP Timelines & Service Delivery. On the Subject Page, scroll through the available content in the Job Aids & Videos section to find the videos.

Dashboard Updates

More Than a Meal (MTAM) Campus View Hidden Until School Start – The MTAM Dashboard for Campus Users will be hidden from users for the remainder of the summer due to a lack of available data. The dashboard will be available again once school starts on August 15, 2018. 

IEP Timelines & Service Delivery Dashboard Update – On this dashboard, the Service Name filter now displays only Active services. To access the dashboard from the Welcome Page, click Special Education and then IEP Timelines & Service Delivery. On the Subject Page, click the dashboard name to open it.  

Report Updates

Local District Monitoring Report: Unfilled Teacher Sections Report Updated –

The Unfilled Teacher Sections Report in the Local District Monitoring Reports now includes a column to display the total enrollment count in each section at each school. This report provides information on the sections assigned to a position entitled "Unfilled".  This report will help Schools and Local Districts monitor the number of classes without a valid teacher assignment. To access the report from the Welcome Page, click Summary and then Local District Monitoring Reports. On the Subject Page, click Unfilled Teachers Sections Report.  

Job Aids and Videos

Clearing the Browser Cache – A job aid on how to clear your browser cache in Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox due to a dashboard error is now available in the application. It is available in the Job Aids & Videos section on the Welcome Page.

MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting and Dashboards is Now Focus Reporting & Dashboards (Focus) – MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting and Dashboards has transitioned to Focus Reporting & Dashboards. Visit the Focus website at https://www.lausd.org/focus for information about the transition and the difference between the two applications. 

Dashboard Updates

New K-3 Class Size Average and Enrollment Dashboard – This dashboard is now available to monitor class size and enrollment for Kindergarten through 3^rd grade. Users only have access to data for their assigned school(s). To access the dashboard from the Welcome Page, click Operations > Norm Enrollment and Staffing. On the Subject Page, click the K-3 Class Size Average tab near the middle of the screen, and then click the dashboard image to open it. The user manual is available on the Norm Enrollment and Staffing Subject and in the Info button on the dashboard toolbar.

Report Updates

New Incoming Students Template in Mail Merge Reporting Module – A new template is available in the Mail Merge Reporting Module that allows the user to create mailing labels and other mail merge documents for future enrolled students at their school. To access the template from the Welcome Page, click Summary > Mail Merge. On the Subject Page, click Incoming Students.

Instructional Director Filter Added to All Local District Monitoring Reports – All Monitoring Reports now include the option to filter for schools assigned to an Instructional Director/s. To access Monitoring Reports from the Welcome Page, click Summary > Monitoring Reports. On the Subject Page, click the name of a report to open. Examples of available Monitoring Reports include but are not limited to: Unfilled Teacher Sections, Master Scheduling, Incoming Students, NYE Students, and NYE Exceptions. 

Job Aids and Videos

Updated Focus Data Dictionary – The Data Dictionary has been refreshed to include the most recent data additions. To access the Data Dictionary from the Welcome Page, click the Create Report button and then click Focus Data Dictionary in the Job Aids & Videos section.

Report Updates

Master Scheduling Commit Status – The Master Scheduling Commit Status report has been prepared to display the master schedule for the 2018-19 school year. This report provides information on the commit status, number of terms committed, number of scenarios created, requests processed, etc. To access the report, click Summary on the Welcome Page, click Monitoring Reports, and then click Master Scheduling.  

New Incoming Elementary Students Report – A new report is available in the Local District Monitoring Reports that displays elementary CCS Marks for incoming middle schoolers. This is now available in addition to the Incoming Students report that displays secondary academic marks for incoming high schoolers. To access either report, click Summary on the Welcome Page, click Monitoring Reports, and then click Incoming Students. Use the buttons under the component toolbar to view Incoming Elementary Students or Incoming Secondary Students.

Next Year Enrollment (NYE) Data on Local District Monitoring Reports – Next Year Enrollment data is now available on the NYE Students and NYE Exceptions Local District Monitoring Reports. The NYE Students report displays matriculated or transferred students who did not have any exceptions for the current school year. The NYE Exceptions report displays matriculated or transferred students with errors, or exceptions, on their enrollment record in the current school year. To access the reports, click Summary on the Welcome Page, click Monitoring Reports, and then click NYE Students or NYE Exceptions.  

Subject Area Updates

Addresses are Now All Uppercase – All Student and Parent/Guardian Addresses in all subject areas are now displayed in all caps or uppercase letters. In addition, all templates in the Mail Merge Reporting Module now display addresses in all uppercase.

New Columns in Student Testing Subject Area – The Student Testing Subject Area contains three new columns: Test School Number, Test School Cost Center, and Test School Type. To access the columns in the subject area, open the All Student Tests folder.

New Retention Warnings Columns in Student Detail Subject Area – The Student Detail Subject Area now contains a folder of columns regarding Retention Warnings. In addition to a student’s Retention Warning Count, Retention Count, and Retention School Year, all details regarding a student’s Latest Warning and Latest Retention are also available. To access the columns in the Student Detail Subject Area, open the Retention Warnings folder at the bottom of the list.

Note: The Data Dictionary will be updated in the next release to include the new data sets.

MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting and Dashboards is Now Focus Reporting & Dashboards (Focus) – MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting and Dashboards has transitioned to Focus Reporting & Dashboards. Visit the Focus website at https://www.lausd.org/focus for information about the transition and the difference between the two applications. 

Dashboard Updates

Updated Demographics (Launch Pad) Dashboard – The Demographics Dashboard (formerly the Launch Pad) has been updated to the new look and feel of Focus. The job aid has been updated an can be found on the Demographics Subject Page. To access the Demographics Subject Page from the Welcome Page, click Summary and then click Demographics.  

Report Updates

Summer School Reports – The Summer School Reports have been updated to the new look and feel of Focus. To access these reports from the Welcome Page, click Operations and then click Summer School. On the Subject Page, choose the report you wish to view. Once a report is open, click Summer School to open another report.

New Report Templates – New Report Templates are available, including Elementary CCS Marks, Elementary Non-CCS Marks, and Student Testing (CELDT, DIBELS, SBAC, FitnessGram, SRI). These templates can be found in the catalog. To access from the Welcome Page, click the Classic View button, and then click Catalog. Drill down from Shared Folders > Library > Report Templates.  

Updated Local District Reports – The Local District Monitoring Reports have been updated to the new look and feel of Focus. To access these reports from the Welcome Page, click Summary and then click Monitoring Reports. On the Subject Page, choose the report you wish to view. Once a report is open, click Monitoring Reports in the navigational menu to access the other reports.

Updated Mail Merge Reporting Module – The Mail Merge Reporting Module has been updated to the new look and feel of Focus. To access the reporting module from the Welcome Page, click Summary and then click Mail Merge. On the Subject page, open the job aid or choose the template you wish to view. To use any template, you must open the filters in the dashboard toolbar.

Decommissioning MiSiS Explorer – MiSiS Explorer will be retired by the end of the 2017 calendar year (December 31st, 2017). MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting provides all capabilities available in MiSiS Explorer. Current users of MiSiS Explorer are encouraged to take the Basic Ad Hoc Reporting Training Class, available for registration in the Learning Zone at http://www.lausd.org/Page/11879.

Coming Soon: MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting and Dashboards will transition to Focus Reporting & Dashboards – Focus is a new LAUSD integrated ad hoc reporting and dashboards application that will be available soon to current MiSiS Ad Hoc reporting and Dashboards users. Users will receive an email notification when it is available. Check the application website, http://www.lausd.org/focus for updated information.

New Section Type Short Name Column in Relevant Subject Areas – The Section Type Short Name column is now available in the Section Details folder in all relevant subject areas: Academic Records, Course Enrollment, Marks – Elementary Academic Subjects, Marks – Secondary, Schoology – Assignments. All subject area guides have been updated and are available on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833.  

Update the EL Elementary Detail Report – The drill to detail report on the EL Elementary Profiles on the MMED Dashboard has been updated. The Basic Skills section has been updated to include SBAC in addition to DIBELs. The report also now displays the California Content Standards (CCS) Marks in the Marks section.

Update to the EL Secondary Detail Report – The drill to detail report on the EL Secondary Profiles on the MMED Dashboard has been updated. The Basic Skills section has been updated to include SRI in addition to SBAC.

Coming Soon: MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting and Dashboards will transition to Focus – Focus is a new LAUSD integrated ad hoc reporting and dashboards application that will be available soon to current MiSiS Ad Hoc reporting and Dashboards users. Check the application website, http://www.lausd.org/focus for updated information.

New Subject Area: IT Assets Subject Area – This subject area is now available, providing a weekly snapshot of data for all LAUSD IT assets tracked by the IT Asset Management (ITAM) team. This data can be used to create reports about the physical location and usage information of all IT assets. A subject area guide has been created and can be accessed on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

Mail Merge Reporting Module Now Available – The Mail Merge Reporting Module is now available. It can be used to create mail merge-ready report extracts that can be used in the Microsoft Word mail merge process. To access the reporting module, go to Dashboards in the navigational menu > Example Reports > Mail Merge Reporting Module. A job on how to use the reporting module to create mailing labels is available on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

New Local District Report: Secondary Spring Rollover – The Spring Master Schedule Rollover Report for Secondary Schools is now available, providing information on which schools have started rollover and/or are committed. To access the report, go to Dashboards in the navigational menu > Local District Reports > Local District Reports > Secondary Spring Rollover tab.

New Job Aid: Subject Area Summary Guide – This job aid is now available to provide guidance on selecting the most appropriate subject area for a new ad hoc report. It can be accessed on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

New Job Aid: Use Report Templates – This job aid is now available to provide instructions on using the report templates, such as Daily Attendance and Secondary Marks. These can be accessed in the Catalog > Shared Folders > Library > Report Templates. The job aid is available on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

New Job Aid: Create a Report Displaying GPA and Marks Data – This job aid is now available to provide instructions on how to analyze GPA and marks data together. The job aid is available on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

Hierarchy Columns Now Available – Hierarchy columns are now available in all subject areas to create reports displaying student counts with the ability to drill down from a Local District to a Campus or School. The most common hierarchy column is the Currently Enrolled School Hierarchy – Local District column in the Current Enrolled School folder in most subject areas. A new job aid, Use Hierarchy Columns, is now available to provide instructions on using the hierarchy columns, which are available in most subject areas. Also, all subject area guides have been updated to include the available hierarchy columns. The job aids and guides are available on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

New Student Email Address Column – The Student Email Address column is now available in all subject areas. To navigate to it in the Columns pane, go to Student > Additional Information > Student Email Address. All subject area guides have been updated and can be accessed on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

New Campus Cost Center Code Column – The Campus Cost Center Code column is now available in all subject areas. To navigate to it in the Columns pane, go to Enrollment > Current Enrolled School > Campus Cost Center Code. All subject area guides have been updated and can be accessed on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

LTEL Classification Code Replacing LTEL Flag – The LTEL Flag has been replaced with the LTEL Classification Code. This can be found in the Student Detail Subject Area by navigating to Programs > English Learner > LTEL Classification Code. Users who created their own reports using the LTEL Flag column should update their criteria and use the LTEL Classification Code column instead in order for the reports to continue to work. The Student Detail Subject Area Guide has been updated and can be accessed on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

New School Cost Center Code Column in Student Testing Subject Area – The School Cost Center Code column is now available in the Student Testing Subject Area. To navigate to it in the Columns pane, go to Enrollment > Current Enrolled School > School Cost Center Code. The Student Testing Subject Area Guide has been updated and can be accessed on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

New WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges) Subject Area – This subject area is now available, providing data regarding schools with WASC accreditation. It includes school, campus, local district, and board district attributes, as well as Staff Information, Geo Location Data, and WASC Information, such as the Category and Visit information. A subject area guide has been created, and can be accessed on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

New Student Homeless Information Subject Area – This subject area is now available, providing data regarding students who are recorded as homeless in MiSiS. It includes student demographics, enrollment, attendance, programs, GPA, test scores, graduation, and marks data, as well as data regarding homeless attributes. A subject area guide has been created, and can be accessed on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

Updates to Class Size Local District Report – Three new columns have been added to the Class Size Local District Report: Norm Category, Instructional Director Name, and Course Grade Span. To access the report, go to Dashboards in the navigational menu > Local District Reports > Local District Reports > Class Size tab.

New Local District Report: Secondary Grade Submissions – This report is now available, displaying the count of teachers who have submitted grades for schools and districts. It can be accessed by clicking Dashboards in the navigational menu > Local District Reports > Local District Reports > Secondary Grade Submissions. 

New LCFF (Local Control Funding Formula) Code Subfolder Added to Student Detail Subject Area – The LCFF Code subfolder has been added to the Student Detail Subject Area to create reports using the LCFF Code, LCFF Description, LCFF Start Date, and LCFF Source. The Student Detail Subject Area Guide has been updated, and can be access on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833). 

Updates to Age Column – The age column in the Birth subfolder has been updated to not round up. The Birth subfolder can be accessed in the Student folder in all Subject Areas.

Updates to GPA, Attendance Band, and Other Rounding Columns - Some columns, such as GPA and Attendance Rate, have been updated to automatically include the standard number of decimal places.

Decommissioning MiSiS Explorer – MiSiS Explorer will be retired by the end of the 2017 calendar year (December 31st, 2017). MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting provides all capabilities available in MiSiS Explorer. Current users of MiSiS Explorer are encouraged to take the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting Basic Training Class, available for registration in the Learning Zone at http://www.lausd.org/Page/11879.

Graduation Progress Tiers Updated – The tiers included in MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting have been updated to accurately reflect the tiers listed in MiSiS. Two folders in the Student Graduation Progress Subject Area have been renamed: the previous A-G Requirements sub-folder is now labeled LAUSD A-G Requirements, and the previous LAUSD Requirements sub-folder is now LAUSD Additional Requirements.

Instructional Director Added to Local District Reports – A filter and column for Instructional Director has been added to the Local District Reports. To access these reports, click Dashboards in the navigational menu > expand Local District Reports > click Local District Reports.

RFEP Count Updated to 2017-2018 School Year – On the English Learner Dashboard, the count of RFEP students has been updated to reflect 2017-2018 students.

Decommissioning MiSiS Explorer – MiSiS Explorer will be retired by the end of the 2017 calendar year (December 31st, 2017). MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting provides all capabilities available in MiSiS Explorer. Current users of MiSiS Explorer are encouraged to take the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting Basic Training Class, available for registration in the Learning Zone at http://www.lausd.org/Page/11879.

New SAS (Schools for Advanced Studies) School Flag Column – This column is now available to produce reports regarding schools that have been designated as SAS. It can be found in all subject areas consisting of the Current Enrolled School subfolder and/or Course Location folder. This column is in addition to the SAS Flag, which indicates whether a student is enrolled in a SAS. The updated subject area guides are available on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage http://www.lausd.org/Page/11833.

New Counselor Staff ID and Homeroom Teacher Staff ID Columns – These columns are now available to produce reports including Staff IDs. These can be used to produce accurate counts of teachers and/or counselors. The MiSiS Staff ID can be found in all subject areas consisting of the Current Enrollment subfolder. The updated subject area guides are available on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage http://www.lausd.org/Page/11833. 

Decommissioning MiSiS Explorer – MiSiS Explorer will be retired by the end of the 2017 calendar year (December 31st, 2017). MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting provides all capabilities available in MiSiS Explorer. Current users of MiSiS Explorer are encouraged to take the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting Basic Training Class, available for registration in the Learning Zone at https://www.lausd.org/Page/11879.

New Local District Report – Class Size– This report is now available for users to view selected course class sizes. To access the report, navigate to Dashboards in the navigational menu > Local District Reports > select the Class Size tab. 

New Local District Report – EL Service – This report is now available, displaying school sections where an EL student is enrolled and the section term has an attribute of EL Service. To access the report, navigate to Dashboards in the navigational menu > Local District Reports > select EL Service tab.

Updates to Summer School Monitoring Reports – The Summer School Monitoring Reports now include a parameter for program as well as a column to display the program to distinguish the various summer programs. To access the reports, navigate to Dashboards in the navigational menu > Summer School Reports.

New Enrollment History Subject Area – A new subject area is available to create reports using enrollment data from previous school years, as well as withdrawal data events for students. A subject area guide is available on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage at https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833.

New Graduation Requirements Columns – The following columns are now available in the Student Detail and Student Graduation Progress Subject Areas to assist in identifying students eligible for graduation: Probation/Foster Eligibility Option Type Description, Probation/Foster Eligibility Option Type Code, Post Secondary Plan, Homeless Eligibility Option Type Description, and Homeless Eligibility Option Type Code. These columns can be found in the Student Detail Subject Area > Graduation folder or the Student Graduation Subject Area > Graduation Requirement folder. The MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting subject area guides have been updated at https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833.

New DIBELs Composite Performance Level Columns – These columns are now available in the Student Detail Subject Area to summarize a student’s performance on the DIBELs test. The columns include DIBELs Composite Performance Code, DIBELs Composite Performance Description, DIBELs Composite Performance Display Code, and DIBELs Composite Score. They can be found by navigating to the Student Detail Subject Area > Latest Test Scores folder > DIBELs Assessment subfolder. The MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting subject area guides have been updated at https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833.

New Curriculum Type Code and Description Columns – These columns are now available within the Programs folder in all subject areas. These columns display the Curriculum Type of a Special Education Program. Options include “Alternate Curriculum,” “General Education with Modification,” etc. The columns can be found by navigating to the Programs folder > Special Education subfolder. The MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting subject area guides have been updated at https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833.

AEA (American Evaluation Association) Ethnicity Prompt Now Available – On the Launch Pad and the Graduation Progress Dashboard, a new prompt has been added to the top of the page with which users can drill down to a specific AEA Ethnicity.

Updated Attendance Bands and Tiers – Calculations used in these columns have been updated to align with the District. These columns can be found in the Student Detail Subject Area > Attendance folder.

Decommissioning MiSiS Explorer – MiSiS Explorer will be retired by the end of the 2017 calendar year (December 31st, 2017). MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting provides all capabilities available in MiSiS Explorer. Current users of MiSiS Explorer are encouraged to take the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting Basic Training Class, available for registration in the Learning Zone at https://www.lausd.org/Page/11879.

Local District Reports – Incoming Students Report Now Available – This report can be found by navigating to Dashboards > Local District Reports > Local District Reports in the navigational menu. Click the Incoming Students tab at the top of the screen. This report displays a list of incoming students for middle schools and high schools.

Local District Reports – Updates to Students Without Schedules Report – The pivot table in this report now displays a count and percentage of both Students With Schedules and Students Without Schedules. Click the arrow next to a Local District Name to drill down to the campuses in that district. This report can be found by navigating to Dashboards > Local District Reports > Local District Reports > Students Without Schedules.

Local District Reports – Updates to Master Scheduling Commit Status Report – A column has been added to this report titled “# of Schools Using Concurrent Term.” This report can be found by navigating to Dashboards > Local District Reports > Local District Reports in the navigational menu. The Master Scheduling tab is selected by default.

Summer School Monitoring Reports Now Available – Reports for summer school are now available and can be found by navigating to Dashboards > Local District Reports > Summer School Monitoring Reports. The first report tab is the School Summary, which provides a breakdown of the number of students enrolled in summer school. The second tab is the Course and Teacher Summary, which provides a summary of the courses and teachers available in summer school. The third tab is Enrollments, which provides an Enrollment Roster. Future enhancements will include a prompt for Summer School Program and pivot tables on the Courses and Teachers Summary and Enrollments report.

Schools for Advanced Studies Subject Area Now Available – This subject area is now available, providing data for students attending schools that are designated as Schools for Advanced Studies (SAS). This subject area includes student demographics, Enrollment, Programs, and Groups data, as well as data about SAS schools and the students attending them. Student data includes whether they are a Resident at the school, their eligibility criteria (i.e., Participation Criteria), and enrollment Start and End Dates. A subject area guide has been created and can be accessed on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage at https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833.

Date Test Taken Column Now Available in Student Testing Subject Area – A new column has been added to the Student Testing Subject Area. It can be found by navigating to the All Student Tests folder > Date Test Taken. The column provides the date on which the student completed the related test. The Student Testing Subject Area has been updated and can be found on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage at https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833.

SAS Flag Column Now Available in All Subject Areas – A new column has been added all subject areas and can be found by navigating to the Student folder > Program Participation > SAS Flag or by navigating to the Program folder > Program Participation > SAS Flag. This column is a flag indicating whether a student attends classes at a SAS-designated school. The Subject Area Guides have been updated and can be found on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage at https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833.

Student No Show Subject Area No Longer Available – This subject area is no longer available in MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting. For No Show data, see the Unprocessed No Shows Report on the Norm Day Enrollment Dashboard.

Subject Area Descriptions Now Available – To help the user select the appropriate subject area for an analysis, hover text is now available in the tool. To see a subject area description, navigate to New > Analysis in the navigational menu and then hover the mouse over the name of a subject area.

Updates to Attendance Bands and Tiers – Attendance Bands and Tiers have been updated to align with the bands and tiers defined by the District. Attendance Bands and Tiers are found in the Attendance folder in the Student Detail Subject Area. 

Decommissioning MiSiS Explorer – MiSiS Explorer will be retired by the end of the 2017 calendar year (December 31st, 2017). MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting provides all capabilities available in MiSiS Explorer. Current users of MiSiS Explorer are encouraged to take the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting Basic Training Class, available for registration in the Learning Zone (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11879).

Ad Hoc Reporting Team Folder Decommissioned – The Ad Hoc Reporting Team folder in Shared Folders in the Catalog has been decommissioned as of today.

All Templates Listed on MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting and Dashboards Website – All report templates that have been created in MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting and Dashboards are listed on the Templates page on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting and Dashboards’ Support section. Bookmark this link: https://www.lausd.org/Page/12830 or navigate to www.lausd.org/adhoc go to the Support section, and click on the link to the List of Report Templates.

Updates to Launchpad Dashboard – The Withdrawals performance tile has been changed to the Withdrawals from School performance tile on the Launchpad. A Withdrawals from LAUSD performance tile has been added to the Launchpad. The Withdrawals from School tile displays the number of students who have withdrawn from any LAUSD school, regardless of whether they have re-enrolled in another LAUSD school. The Withdrawals from LAUSD tile displays the number of students who have withdrawn from LAUSD completely and have not re-enrolled in another LAUSD school. The Launchpad Dashboard Guide has been updated to include these changes, and can be accessed on the Dashboards job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11829).

Students Without Schedules Report – A new report is available displaying students who do not currently have schedules assigned for the future school year and the count of students without schedules for each school. It can be found by navigating to Dashboards in the navigational menu and click Local District Reports. Navigate to the Students Without Schedules tab in the top left corner of the screen.  

Updates to Master Scheduling Local District Report – This report has been updated to include the number of students who have submitted requests and the number of students with no requests pending. This report can be found by navigating to Dashboards in the navigational menu and click Local District Reports. The Master Scheduling tab is selected by default.

Student Records Request Subject Area – This subject area is now available, providing data on requests to obtain student information submitted to LAUSD schools. The subject area includes student demographic, Enrollment, and Groups data, as well as data about individual requests for student information. It includes information about the Sent/Receipt Dates, Requesting School, Requesting Contact Person, Requestor contact information, Record Requested, Record Request Type, and Comments. A subject area guide has been created and can be accessed on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

Updated Elementary Marks Subject Areas – The Elementary Marks Subject Areas have been updated to accurately reflect the marks available in elementary grade levels. The subject area guides have been updated and can be accessed on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

Grades Audit Data Now Available in Marks – Secondary Subject Area – Data regarding changes made to Academic Marks post-commit is now available in the Marks – Secondary Subject Area. Grade Entry End Date and Grade Entry Start Date can be found in the Course Sections folder > Section Details. Modified By, Modified Date, Previous Academic Mark Description, Previous Academic Mark Scale, and Previous Academic Mark are available in the Last Modifications folder. The subject area guide has been updated and can be accessed on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

CAP ID Number Column – This column is now available in the subject areas that include the student Address folder. It can be found by navigating to the Student folder > Address > CAP ID Number. The column provides the identification number for a student participating in the Confidential Address Program. All subject area guides have been updated and can be accessed on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

Groups Folder Added to All Subject Areas – The Groups folder has been added to all subject areas. The Groups folder consists of Category Name, Subcategory Name, Group Name, and other relevant Groups information. All subject area guides have been updated and can be accessed on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

Learning Communities – In the Groups folder, All Group Names that are Learning Communities display “Learning Community” as the name instead of the Group Name. 

Creating Mailing Labels Using MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting Job Aid – This job aid is now available, describing the process of using MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting to produce a data extract with student addresses, and then using that data extract in Microsoft Word to create mailing labels. The job aid can be accessed on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

Creating Mailing Labels for Summer School Students Using MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting Job Aid – This job aid is now available, describing the process of using MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting to produce a data extract with summer school student addresses, and then using that data extract in Microsoft Word to create mailing labels. The job aid can be accessed on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

Creating a Summer School Student Marks Report Job Aid – This job aid is now available, describing the process of using MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting to create a report that displays summer school students and the marks for their summer school courses. The job aid can be accessed on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

Creating a Summer School Student Schedule Report Job Aid – This job aid is now available, describing the process of using MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting to create a report that displays summer school student schedules. The job aid can be accessed on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

Decommissioning MiSiS Explorer – MiSiS Explorer will be retired by the end of the 2017 calendar year (December 31st, 2017). MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting provides all capabilities available in MiSiS Explorer. Current users of MiSiS Explorer are encouraged to take the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting Basic Training Class, available for registration in the Learning Zone (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11879).

Decommissioning Ad Hoc Reporting Team Folder on 5/2/17 – The Ad Hoc Reporting Team folder in Shared Folders in the Catalog will be decommissioned on April 11, 2017. Owners of any reports in the folder must save copies of the reports they wish to keep before everything is deleted on May 2. For directions on how to do this, see the Copying and Pasting an Object in the Catalog Job Aid on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).  An email communication will be sent out directly to owners.

Publisher Class Available Soon –  Users who wish to share reports with other users in the Shared Folders now have the option to do so once completing the web-based Publisher Training Class. Go to the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11879) for more information.

Marks Report Template – A new report template displaying students’ courses and marks is available in the Catalog. It can be found by navigating to the Catalog > Shared Folders > Library > Student Courses Marks-Template.  To use the template, select the school(s) from the School Name prompt and click OK.

Search for Multiple District IDs Job Aid – A new job aid is available describing how to copy and paste a list of District IDs into a filter. When creating a filter, the list of selected values must be formatted correctly. The job aid can be found on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

Data Changes

Census Day Flag Column – A new column has been added to the Current Enrollment folder. This column identifies a student who was included in the count on Census Day.  The column can be found in all subject areas (except Student No Show and Student Withdrawal Data) by navigating to Enrollment > Current Enrollment > Census Day Flag. The Subject Area Guides have been updated and can be found on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

EL Comments and Modified By Columns – Language Classification Record Comment, Language Classification Record Created By, Language Classification Record Language Created Date, Classification Record Modified By, and Language Classification Record Modified Date columns have been added to the Language Classification folder, which is found in multiple subject areas: Academic Records, Course Enrollment, English Learner, Marks – Elementary, Marks – Secondary, Marks – Work Effort, and Student Detail. All five columns can be found by navigating to Student > Language Classification. The Subject Area Guides have been updated and can be found on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

GPA Added to Course Enrollment Subject Area – The GPA folder has been added to the Course Enrollment Subject Area. Authors can now include any of the GPAs tracked in MiSiS in Course Enrollment reports. Examples include Athletic Eligibility GPA, LAUSD Official GPA, LAUSD Middle School GPA, etc. The Subject Area Guide has been updated and can be found on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

Student Addresses Added to Course Enrollment Subject Area – The Address subfolder has been added to the Course Enrollment Subject Area. It can be found by navigating to the Student folder > Address. The Subject Area Guide has been updated and can be found on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

SARB Columns Added to Attendance Daily Subject Area – New SARB columns have been added to the Attendance Daily Subject Area. These columns include SARB #, SARB Chair, Contact Number, Referring School, Student Status, and SARB Date. The Subject Area Guide has been updated and can be found on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

Section Capacity Column Added to Section Details folder – The Section Capacity column, identifying the number of students allowed in the section, has been added to the Section Details folder. This folder can be found in multiple subject areas: Academic records, Attendance Student Section, Course Enrollment, English Learner, Marks – Elementary, Marks – Secondary, and Marks – Work Effort. The Subject Area Guides have been updated and can be found on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

Enrollment History Subject Area Is No Longer Available – The Enrollment History Subject Area is no longer available in ad hoc reporting. For Norm Day Enrollment data, users can refer to the Norm Day Enrollment Dashboard.

Subject Areas

Note: Attendance data is currently two days behind MiSiS. The issue will be resolved by the week of 3/27/17.

Attendance Daily Subject Area – This subject area is now available, providing data on Attendance by Period, including Periods Absent or Tardy. It also includes Daily Status codes, Alerts, and Attendance Location data, in addition to general student demographics, Enrollment, Groups, and Programs data. On 3/22/17, 2016-2017 data was loaded, and 2015-2016 data will be loaded on 3/23/17. A subject area guide has been created and can be accessed on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

Attendance Folder in Student Detail Subject Area – A new folder has been added to the Student Detail Subject Area that includes YTD Attendance data, in addition to data pertaining to Attendance Bands, Attendance Tiers, Truancy Letters, and Alerts. On 3/22/17, 2016-2017 data was loaded, and 2015-2016 data will be loaded on 3/23/17. The Student Detail Subject Area Guide has been updated and can be accessed on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

Additional Special Education Columns – New columns have been added to the Special Education subfolder found in the Programs folder in the English Learner, Enrollment History, Contact Information – Parent Guardian, Contact Information – Additional Contacts, Student Detail, Student Graduation Progress, Student Support, and Student Testing Subject Areas. The subject area guides have been updated and can be accessed on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

Attendance Student Section Subject Area – This subject area is now available, providing data on Section Attendance. It also includes Attendance Status codes and Alerts, in addition to general student demographics, Enrollment, Groups, and Programs data. On 3/22/17, 2016-2017 data was loaded, and 2015-2016 data will be loaded on 3/23/17. A subject area guide has been created and can be accessed on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

Conservatory of Fine Arts Subject Area – This subject area is available, providing data on students participating in the Conservatory of Fine Arts, including class enrollment and, if applicable, drop data. The available data also includes student demographics, Enrollment, Attendance Permit Details, GPA, Programs, Bus Route Information, Latest Test Scores, Groups and Fund Center data. A subject area guide has been created and can be accessed on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

Contact Information – Parent Guardian Subject Area and Contact Information – Additional Contacts Subject Area – The previously available Parent Guardian Subject Area has been divided into these two new subject areas. Contact Information – Parent Guardian consists of all Parent Guardian details, including addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and information on Military Family Members. Contact Information – Additional Contacts consists of contact information such as addresses and phone numbers for documented contacts that are not the parent and/or guardian. Both subject areas also include student demographics, Enrollment, Groups, Programs, Bus Route Information, Grade Level, and School data. Subject area guides have been created and can be accessed on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

GATE - Referrals Subject Area – This subject area is available, providing data on students referred to the Gifted/Talented Program, including Referral, Determination, Evaluation, Notification, and Parent/Guardian Consent data. The available data also includes student demographics, Enrollment, Attendance Permit Details, GPA, Programs, Bus Route Information, Latest Test Scores, Groups and Fund Center data. (GATE – Testing Subject Area, which will include GATE assessment data, will be available in a forthcoming release.) A subject area guide has been created and can be accessed on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

Student Exclusion Subject Area – This subject area is available, providing principals and other users with the ability to create Student Exclusion Reports. The available data also includes student demographics, as well as data pertaining to all student exclusions received for every student. A subject area guide has been created and can be accessed on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

Student Photos Now Available – Student Photos are now available to be used in reports. The column can be found in every subject area, in the Name folder. Authors must be logged into MiSiS when applying Student Photos to reports. A job aid on Applying Student Photos is available on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

Reports

Attendance Daily TE Report Template – This template provides a TE student count for elementary schools, and can be found by navigating to the Catalog > Shared Folders > Example Reports > Attendance > Attendance_Daily_TE.

Attendance Daily TK Report Template – This template provides a TK student count for elementary schools, and can be found by navigating to the Catalog > Shared Folders > Example Reports > Attendance > Attendance_Daily_TK.

Attendance Do Not Accept Notes Report – This report is now available. It includes a list of all students and whether to accept notes regarding attendance. It can be accessed by navigating to the Catalog > Shared Folders > Example Reports > Attendance > Do Not Accept Notes > AT_Attendance_Do Not Accept Notes. 

Roster CELDT – This report is now available. It includes a roster of all students and their CELDT scores and can be accessed by navigating to the Catalog > Shared Folders > Example Reports > EL Demographics > Roster_CELDT. 

Minor Changes

Pivot Table Fix – Pivot tables have been fixed to allow thousands of rows, if necessary.

Briefing Books change – The ability to create briefing books is now only available to Publishers. To become a Publisher, you must complete the aforementioned Publisher Training Class.

Announcements

Using Groups in MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting Job Aid – This job aid is now available, providing guidance on using Groups in reports created in MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting. It provides information on the data available, in addition to instructions on how to create basic analyses using Groups, which can be found in these subject areas: Academic Records, Enrollment History, Contact Information – Additional Contacts, Contact Information – Parent Guardian, Student Graduation Progress, Student Support, and Student Testing. This job aid can be found on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).

Decommissioning Ad Hoc Reporting Team Folder on 4/11/17 – The Ad Hoc Reporting Team folder in Shared Folders in the Catalog will be decommissioned on April 11, 2017. Owners of any reports in the folder must save copies of the reports they wish to keep before everything is deleted on April 11. For directions on how to do this, see the Copying and Pasting an Object in the Catalog Job Aid on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting job aids webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11833).  An email communication will be sent out directly to owners.

Publisher Class Available Soon –  Users who wish to share reports with other users in the Shared Folders now have the option to do so once completing the web-based Publisher Training Class. Go to the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting webpage (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11879) for more information.

Decommissioning MiSiS Explorer – MiSiS Explorer will be retired before the next school year. MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting provides all capabilities available in MiSiS Explorer. Current users of MiSiS Explorer are encouraged to take the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting Basic Training Class, available for registration in the Learning Zone (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11879).

An issue with Groups has been fixed. All groups for all students now accurately display.

Score Type Code and Description have been added to the Student Testing Subject Area. These new columns can be found in Student Testing > All Student Tests > Score Type Code/Score Type Description.

Shared Folder Structure – A new Shared Folder structure has been implemented to provide space for Central Office, Local District, and School Administrators to collaborate and share analyses. All users can view the contents of the Shared Folders; however, only specified Publishers can save analyses in select folders. To receive access to save to the Shared Folders, users must complete the Publisher Training Class (more information is forthcoming). For more information about the structure and how to use the Shared Folders, see the Basics User Guide in the job aids section on the MiSiS website (https://www.lausd.org/misisjobaids) and the support section on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting and Dashboards website (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11213).

Canned Filters – Canned filters are now available in the catalog for use by report authors to make the process of creating a report more efficient. Filters are a way for report authors to select the data displayed in an analysis. The canned filters have been created by the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting development team and saved in the catalog to be reused by authors. For information on which filters have been added and how to use them, see the Canned Filters Job Aid in the job aids section on the MiSiS website (https://www.lausd.org/misisjobaids) and the support section on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting and Dashboards website (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11213).

Drill Down to MyData Student Profile – Users can now drill down to a MyData Student Profile from any dashboard report. For information on how to perform this action, see the Drill Down to MyData Student Job Aid posted in the job aids section on the MiSiS website (https://www.lausd.org/misisjobaids) and the support section on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting and Dashboards website (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11213).

Academic Records Subject Area – The Academic Records Subject Area is now available. This subject area provides student data for transcripts, including all past, in progress, and future secondary courses. The available data includes student demographics, GPA, Current and Future Enrollment, Course History, and Groups.

Subject Area User Guides – New Subject Area User Guides are available for each subject area in MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting. The guides are available in the job aids section on the MiSiS website (https://www.lausd.org/misisjobaids) and the support section on the MiSiS Ad Hoc Reporting and Dashboards website (https://www.lausd.org/Page/11213).