Start of School Resources and Tools

2023-24 School Year Data Collection Template [PDF]: A letter from the Deputy CIO of the Office of the Chief Information Officer that describes the purpose and contents of the data collections template.
2023-24 School Year Data Collection Template [XLS]: An Excel spreadsheet that shows the data collection requirements for student demographic, enrollment, contacts, and attendance records, including the required fields, data formats, and OSSE option sets.
LEA Data Mapping Application User Guide [PDF]: A user guide that provides detailed instructions on how to complete the LEA data mappings within the application, which will inform OSSE of where required data fields exist within your SIS so that the data will appear correctly in the SLED system.

Data Troubleshooting

Office of Data Management and Applications: This page contains a comprehensive archive of recent data-related training materials and resources including Extended School Year (ESY) trainings, recordings of the LEA special education POC webinars, and nonpublic SEDS POC monthly webinars.
eSchoolPLUS LEA Calendar Guide: This guide offers step-by-step instructions for entering calendars into eSchoolPLUS.

LEA Start of School Year Transportation Reimbursement Guidelines: These guidelines describe OSSE’s policy for reimbursing LEAs that provide their own transportation to eligible students for up to the first 20 days of the 2023-24 school year in the unusual instance that the LEA is unable to arrange transportation through OSSE DOT at no fault of its own.
Parent Resource Center: The Parent Resource Center (PRC) is the communication link between the Division of Student Transportation, parents/guardians, LEAs, and schools and can be reached at (202) 576-5000 from 5 a.m. - 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. LEAs can contact the PRC for information about the routes that service their schools and transportation details of their students.

OSSE Support Tool: Revew the Special Programs Documents section on the homepage.

OSSE’s Course Data Collection website: This webpage provides an overview of the process, and links to the: 2023-24 School Year LEA Course Data Collection Policy Guide, 2023-24 Course Data Collection Template, and OSSE State Course Catalog V2. 
2023-24 School Year LEA Course Data Collection Policy Guide: This document includes an overview of the process, information about the timeline, and the answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs).
2023-24 Course Data Collection Template: LEAs can use this template to start filling in course-level and school-level data, before the final Course Data Collection template will be available for download and submission in the Integrated Data Submission (IDS) Sept. 1—Oct. 20, 2023.
OSSE State Course Catalog V2: This Excel spreadsheet contains a full catalog of OSSE Course Codes with their descriptions, and multiple tabs for mapping specific courses such as a crosswalk tab for Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses.
OSSE’s Knowledge Base Tool: This webpage has a searchable version of frequently asked questions (FAQ) and the OSSE State Course Catalog V2.

2023-24 OER Handbook: This document includes detailed information on how to collect, verify, and retain residency documentation for all students. It also contains guidance on tuition-paying non-resident students and how to handle suspicious on non-residency.
2023-24 EACC Handbook: To be released July 10. This document serves as a guide to the 2023-34 Enrollment Audit, laying out key deadlines, steps, and policies to ensure LEAs have all the necessary information to complete their audit successfully.

OSSE Immunization Landing Page - The OSSE immunization webpage provides multiple resources for schools and families on enforcement of immunization requirements.

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