NEW! Import Files for Early Childhood Service Location

The purpose of this new import is to allow districts and cooperatives the ability to edit student approval data in an alternate setting for the new Early Childhood Service Location collection in I-Star.

1. Login to I-Star and search for the approval search page.

2. From the search page, filter to grade = Preschool.

3. Click the "Export using Import Function" button to create an Excel file.

4. When Excel file populates, click "Enable Editing" at the top of the screen.

5. From Excel, remove Fund N and U records from the Fund Code column (column Q) as those records are not required to have Special Education Service Location information and click "OK".

6. From Excel, filter by Serving School (Column N).

7. For each serving school listed on the Excel spreadsheet, update all columns regarding Special Education Service Location (Column BS - Column BZ)

8. Column BS is required for all preschool students. Column BS must contain a number 1-7. See description of each number below:

1. Head Start
2. PFA/PFAE (School-Based)
3. PFA/PFAE (Community-Based)
4. Child Care
5. Private Preschool
6. Public School District
7. Special Ed Cooperative

9. Column BT = Receive Majority of Services Box

Column BU = Is Service Location Different Box

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