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.