Model Description

The purpose of this document is to describe the PowerSchool Special Programs Kansas (KS) state model and provide appropriate documentation to facilitate the sales, implementation, and support for this product.

When there is a "Software menu path" link in a section, you can click that link to go to the corresponding location in your model software, provided you have the proper login and security access.

Modules Available

The following modules are available and are individually licensed:

• Special Education

• Response to Intervention (RTI)

• Section 504

• English Language Learners (ELL) 

• Service Capture

Document Templates

Software menu path: Administration, Configuration, then Document Templates

The KS state model includes the following document templates:

Evaluation

• Reevaluation Not Needed Agreement Form

• Evaluation Report

• Evaluation Team Report

Notices and Letters

• Notice of Meeting

• PWN for Eval or Reeval / Request for Consent

• PWN for Identification / Request for Consent

• PWN for Termination of All Services

• PWN for Termination of Particular Svcs/Placement

• Excusal from Attendance at IEP Meetings

• MD Meeting Notice

IEP

• IEP Team Considerations

• Individualized Education Program

• IEP Amendment

• IEP Meeting Invitation

Other

• Manifestation Determination Review

• Summary of Performance

• Revocation of Consent for Particular Svc/Placement

• Revocation of Consent for All SpEd & Rel Services

• Authorization for Exchange of Information

• Medicaid Consent for Info Release

• Behavior Assessment and Intervention Plan

Section 504

• Section 504  -  Plan

• Section 504 - Meeting Notice and Invitation

• Written Notice/Consent

• Parents Rights

• Section 504 - Manifestation Determination Review

• Authorization for Release/Exchange of Information

• Section 504 - Eligibility

• Section 504 Procedural Safeguards

ELL

• Placement Forms

• ELL Home Language Survey

• ELL Standardized Testing Accommodations

• ESL Student Contact Minutes Worksheet

• Exit from ESOL Services

RTI Process

• Parent Letter for Intervention (Entrance)

• Parent /Guardian Invite High School

• Parent /Guardian Invite Elem & MS

• Student Interview (For Students 10 & Older)

• Student Observation Form (RTI)

• Developmental & Social History

• Group Instruction Plan Record

• Individual Instruction Plan

• Tier III Meeting Request

• Initial Tier III Meeting Summary

• Tier III Instructional Plan

• Parent Letter Intervention (Exit)

DOCUMENTS NOT NEEDED

• Invitation to a Meeting

• Referral

• Prior Written Notice

• Manifestation Determination

• Agreement to Waive Reevaluation

• Parent/Guardian Excusal

• Parent Consent for Evaluation

• Revocation of Consent for Special Ed & Related Svc

Profile Types

Software menu path: Administration, Configuration, then Profile Types

The KS state model includes the following profile types:

Classes

• Class Student Roster

• Class Staff Roster

Districts

• Locations

Globals

General Ed Students 

•  Student Demographics

Locations

• Classes

• Alternate Staff Locations

Staff

• Caseload

• Service Records

• Class Staff Roster

• Alternate Staff Locations

Students

• Student Information

• Special Education Information

• Graduation

• Medical

• Reporting

• Section 504

• RTI

• RTI - Grades

Students - Other

• Areas Of Concern

• Contact Records

• Document Delivery

• Elem Grades

• Grades

• Rel Services

• Service Records

• Sp Ed Programs

• Supplementary Aids

Model Reports

The KS state model includes the following reports:

Standard Reports

Software menu path: Reporting, Standard Reports

ELL Reports

• ELL Students by School & Grade

• ELL Students Report

• Immigrants

• Refugee list

• Systemwide Country Report

• Systemwide Spoken Languages

PowerSchool Export

• PowerSchool Alert Export

PowerSchool SIS Export

• S_KS_STU_X

Service Capture

• Completed Services

• Student Service Report

• Summary Report (Records for Coordinator Approval)

State Reports

• Special Education Individual Student Data Dec. 1

• Special Education Individual Student Data EOY

Public Student Reports

• Aging out of DD

• Autism

• Disability by Ethnicity

• Disability by Gender

• Disability by Grade

• Drop Outs

• Exit Students of the District

• Graduation

• IEP Workflow Compliance

• IEP Workflow Compliance - Annual Review

• IEP Workflow Compliance - Reevaluation

• LRE

• Preschool Children in General Education Settings

• Students Exit from Special Education

• Timeframe Between Evaluation and Identification

Advanced Reports

Software menu path: Reporting, Advanced Reports

The KS state model does not include any Advanced Reports.

Keyword Tables

Software menu path: Administration, Configuration, then Keyword Tables

Keyword table values are primarily populated from state reporting values. This includes race, ethnicity, location, disability, exit reasons, etc.

• Fields required for state reporting, found in the state reporting profiles, are not editable by the system administrator.

• The system administrator can edit those keyword tables that are not required for state reporting.

The KS state model includes the following editable keyword tables:

Special Features

The following special features enhance the overall KS state model:

• State Standards

• Revision feature

• Active Document

• Program icons/flags

• Snippet

• IEP at a Glance

• Document Delivery

• Contact Log

• DocuSign (limited documents)

• Goal Wizard

• Transfer Package