MiSiS FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How do I log into MiSiS?
Q. How do I get access to MiSiS?
Q. How do I get information on user roles?
Q. How do I update my login information?
Q. How do teachers get MiSiS access?
Q. How do I remove a teacher’s access to my school?
Q. How do I set up a substitute in MiSiS?
Q. How do I clear my browser cache?
Q. How do I bookmark a screen in MiSiS?
Q. Why does it state ineligible in Permit Type in Miscellaneous - Athletics?
Q. Why does the Athletic Eligibility report show a student as ineligible even though the report card shows a GPA of 2.0 or above?
Q. Does the Uniform Contract count as a factor of eligibility to play a sport?
Q. Why is the Attendance Referral Report not displaying the student's correct address?
Q. How do I set-up attendance in MiSiS?
Q. How do the school staff submit/update attendance for a teacher who is no longer at the school site?
Q. How do I generate a list of students with their attendance percentage?
Q. Why is the Attendance Summary Report displaying more "Days Possible" than instructional days?
Q. What is the correct procedure to document when a student is tardy (T) and leaves early (LE) during the same period?
Q. What are the new parameters for the Classroom Attendance Totals by Date - Elementary Report?
Q. Why is all of the student’s attendance updated when I am only updating one period or periods?
Q. Can I amend or delete an attendance alert?
Q. Why does the number of Total Days Possible listed on the Attendance-At-A-Glance screen not match the number on the Attendance Referral Report or Attendance Summary Report?
Q. Who can I contact if I have questions about Attendance?
Q. What is the procedure for entering attendance when the system is unavailable (e.g.,emergency situations, such as evacuations or power outages)?
Q. When are teachers supposed to submit attendance?
Elementary Scheduling FAQs
Q. What is the elementary rollover?
Q. Why must I create Instructional Spaces if I have a new Dual Language Cost Center?
Q. When will the elementary rollover process take place?
Q. How do I create new sections in the new school year?
Q. Do I need to enter Section Attributes?
Q. How do I create a Section Attribute?
Q. How do I schedule a new elementary student?
Q. How do I make a schedule change for a student’s class?
Q. How do I move students from unfilled sections to my newly created sections?
Q. How do I delete the temporary, preprogrammed section that is now empty with 0 students?
Q. What do I do with the “Unfilled 25” sections at my elementary school?
Q. What is mass reclassification?
Q. What letters and labels can schools print?
Q. What report must be provided to parents for continuing English Learners at the start of the school year?
Q. What report can I use to view all schedules for English Learners?
Q: Why does the RFEP Monitoring Roster display a blank Grade Level parameter?
Q. Why are there different DIBELS results displaying on the Potential Reclassification Roster and EL Monitoring Roster?
Q. Where can I get a list of LTELs and Potential LTELs?
Q. How do I know who is at risk for becoming a Long-Term English Learner?
Q. When is an English Learner considered as a Long-Term English Learner (LTEL)?
Q. Why are there different CELDT results displaying on the Potential Reclassification Roster and EL Monitoring Roster?
Q. Why are the CELDT results missing for Kindergarten students on the Potential Reclassification Roster, but are displayed on the EL Monitoring Roster?
Q: What are the most used Enrollment Job Aids at the beginning of the school year and where can they be viewed and downloaded?
Q: What are the steps for a Grade Level Change before First Day of School?
Q: What are the Steps to Removing a Student that was Enrolled Incorrectly?
Q: What are the Steps for Removing an Enrollment for a Student Who Did Not Attend Same School in Previous School Year?
Q: What are the Steps for Removing an Enrollment for a Student who Attended the Same School in the Previous School Year Before the First Day of School?
Q. How do I enroll a student?
Q. How do I "un-enroll" a student?
Q. How do I identify “No Show” students?
Q. What is “Auto-Withdrawal”?
Q. Why do some of the seniors not have an official LAUSD rank?
Q. Why is the class size of the official rank different from the actual number of seniors in the school?
Q. If a student must check out of school shortly before the end of the semester, can the teacher submit a final grade for the student, even though the final grade entry window hasn’t opened?
Q. Where can I find a list of comment codes for Elementary grades? Secondary grades?
Q. Why does the Athletic Eligibility report show a student as ineligible even though the report card shows a GPA of 2.0 or above?
Q. Why has the Eligibility GPA not recalculated in MiSiS after a grade is changed?
Q. I want to print a single page report that gives me a course history of an individual student – is there a report that will serve this purpose?
Q. Why does the IGP Report grant credit to some courses on the LAUSD A-G section, but not on the CDE requirements section?
Q. How do I view all of the courses that were used to calculate the total credits earned by a student?
Q. What is the difference between (r)Rec/(q)Req Courses on the IGP?
Q. Why does the class I entered for a student's transcript not appear on the IGP?
Q. Why can’t I generate the IGP report directly from the student profile screen instead of going to the Reports menu screen?
Q. What tools are available in MiSiS to accurately determine a student’s graduation eligibility status?
Q. Which bulletin outlines the policies and guidelines for the District’s IS programs?
Q. Can a student be scheduled into IS prior to getting a signed Master Agreement?
Q. Is there a minimum number of days a student can be placed in IS?
Q. Is there a maximum number of days a student can be placed in IS?
Q. Can a student be placed on IS on the first day or last day of the school year?
Q. Should I take attendance for students scheduled in IS during the time they are not attending?
Q. What do I do once the student returns to school and submits the work assigned?
Q. Does the student receive attendance credit if they submit the assigned work after the due date?
Q. How do I assign a student to a group?
Q. How do I end or extend a group? How do I end a student enrollment in a group?
Q. How can I delete a group?
Q. How do I create a group for scheduling for next school year? How do I use it?
Q. How do I create a group for a counselor load?
Q. What has changed with the Walk-In screen?
Q. Why do all section types not appear when I create a new section for a course?
Q. Do I have to associate my school courses with section types?
Q. How do I prepare for the Fall Census?
Q. What do I need to do to prepare for the Fall to Spring rollover?
Q. What is the difference between Auto-Populate and Add Functionality in the Concurrent Term Editor screen?
Q. How do I schedule new students?
Q. Which reports should I run in preparation for opening?
Q. Which report should I run to post on the first day of school to help guide students?
Q. Why do the courses disappear after loading and saving them?
Q. How can I edit student requests in bulk?
Q. What is the difference between Linked and Combined courses?
Q. How do I edit linked or combined sections?
Q. How do I make changes once I commit the Master Schedule?
Q. Is the commit process reversible?
Q. How do I make changes to students’ schedules?
Q. How do I make changes to teachers’ sections?
Q. How are courses added and deleted?
Q. How do I move a student from one section to another?
Q. Are there guides with instructions for scheduling?
Q. Is there training available for Master Scheduling?
Q. Is there additional training on how to read the report regarding scheduling/errors?
Q. I am working from home, why can't I connect to the LAUSD Photo Portal?
Q. Is there a report in MiSiS that lists which students still need photos?
Q. My school does not have any images in MiSiS – how can I have my student images uploaded to MiSiS?
Q. I have new students enrolled at my school, can I upload my own photos?
Q. What are the image requirements for photos in MiSiS?
Q. I uploaded images to the Photo Portal, why do they not appear in MiSiS?
Q. MiSiS is displaying the wrong photo for a student – how do I correct this?
Q. What is Student Support?
Q. How do I get access to Student Support?
Q. If a staff member is not included in the Email Referral Settings, how do I add him/her?
Q. Why has the Student Success Team (SST) screen changed?
Q. How can I view all Student Support services provided to an individual student?
Q. Who has access to the counseling, communication, and contact logs?
Q. Can a contact log be deleted?
Q. Can you amend a counseling communication?
Q. How do I mark the attendance if a student is suspended and leaves prior to the end of the school day?
Q. Can I edit a submitted discipline incident?
Q. Can I delete a submitted Student Discipline Referral?
Q. What is the purpose of the Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBA) Label?
Q. When will the Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBA) Exemption Report be available?
Q. What is the purpose of the Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBA) Exemption Report?
Q. When will the summer term screens be ready?
Q. How do I get help when I have a question during summer term?
Q. What are the steps for summer term enrollment?
Q. Is there a new job aid for the Sending Summer School Process?
Q. How can schools see what courses other schools are offering and which courses have space available?
Q. Where are the job aids and how will I know when a new job aid is posted?
Q. A student shows up for Summer School on the 4th day, will the school need to reconcile attendance back to the beginning of the Summer Term?
Q. Will MiSiS have a functioning online gradebook?
Q. What do I do if grades entered last year did not transfer to transcripts? Do I have to print the transcripts and enter the grades by hand?
Q. What do I do if some of the summer classes did not transfer to the graduation progress form?
Q. What happens when a student who took two summer courses only shows a mark in MiSiS for one course?
Q. How soon after I make a change to a student's Transcript information (e.g., added a course to the Transcripts or changed a grade of an existing course) can I expect to see the changes apply to the student's Graduation Requirements status?
Q. Why can I no longer enter courses taken at LAUSD Adult Schools into the student transcript?