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Import DIBELS Demographics

This document provides instructions for exporting DIBELS specific demographic data from PowerSchool and importing that data into Acadience (DIBELS).

DIBELS demographic data includes:

  • Ethnicity
  • Race
  • Gender
  • English Learner
  • Section 504
  • Special Education
    • Primary disability
  • Title I (Math and Reading)
  • Accommodations - Required field but no data exported/imported

Required: 

  • Oracle SQL Developer with PowerSchool connection
  • DIBELS_Demographics.sql script

Data must be current in PowerSchool for it to be exported. Work with Pupil Accounting and Special Education departments to ensure PowerSchool is up-to-date.

Export from PowerSchool

  • Open the DIBELS_Demographics.sql script in SQL Developer
  • Run the script
  • Spot check results
  • Right click on data and select Export…
    • Format: Delimited
      • Delimiter: Tab
    • Left/Right Enclosure: none
    • File: Set path and filename (note: use .csv file extension)
    • Next and Finish

Import into Acadience (Note: students must exist in Acadience for the current year)

  • Login to Acadience
  • Select Import Data
  • Select Import Demographics
  • Select Choose File - Select previously exported file
  • Select Upload Demographics
  • If you are presented with that a student does not exist then remove those students from the import file and run it again.

 

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