Report Updates:

• The Show Up for Greatness report is being updated with new business rules. A student’s category is based on their cumulative attendance rate for the year.

• Historical data from last year is available. Attendance categories in the historical data will adhere to the attendance rate cuts from that year. New data will populate the day after each 20-day period ends.
• Everyone with MSCS Compass access, including School Administrators, can see this report. See the user guide for more information.
   

• The Attendance Reconciliation Report has been updated to focus primarily on PC (Present by Calculation) and AC (Absent by Calculation) codes. With this report, school staff can see which students are still showing these codes to facilitate cleaning up in PowerSchool. See the user guide for more information.

Data Quality: 

• The RTI2-A Dashboard is now populating the most recent TNPulse RTI-2 data. If you do not see any RTI-2 plan data in the dashboard, please check your TNPulse B5 report and confirm in TNPulse that students’ plans are active. 
   

Featured Report:

• The School Information dashboard has been updated for 2025-2026. You can see: Principal contact information, school addresses, the most recent State Letter Grades, assigned Region & ILCs, and each school’s calendar (with in-session days for each school). If you have previously used the Core File developed by the Research and Performance Management Department, you can get that from here. Historical data is also available.
   

Upcoming Training Sessions:

• Check out our Training Calendar for all upcoming District Trainings.
   
• Sign up for Virtual Office Hours!
  • No VOH this week due to Leadership Development Week. But we will be back next week with sessions on the Student Attendance: Show Up for Greatness and Attendance Reconciliation Reports.
  • For more information on Virtual Office Hours, check out this flyer! Sessions are on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:30 PM on Microsoft Teams. 
     
• New to Power BI? Sign Up for a Power BI New User Training session. Look for Course Code 34810 in PLZ to sign up.
• Refresher Sessions are available for anyone who attended the New User Training previously and wants more advanced skills. Look for Course Code 34812 in PLZ to sign up.

Monthly Newsletter and Support: 

• Check your inbox! On the first Wednesday of every month, the DAIM team sends out a monthly newsletter to all Power BI users. In it, you will find more information on upcoming trainings, new releases, and how-to guides. 
   
• To see this month’s edition (and all archived editions), visit our support page.
   
• Check out our page of new/updated features and releases on our DAIM Support Page!
   
• You can reach out to us at DAIMSUPPORT@scsk12.org  if you need support.

The Q1 Report Card period ends Friday, October 3. Report Cards are no longer required to be mailed. However, Q1 Report Cards should be printed and handed to students to take on home Wednesday, October 22. Parents will continue to be able to view the grades in the Parent Portal as well. The Q1 Report Card Checklist is available here. This document outlines the teacher and school office staff’s responsibilities for verifying and finalizing Q1 Report Cards. If you have any questions, please contact your assigned SIS Data Specialist/Analyst.

Important Dates:

• Quarter 1 End Date: October 3, 2025
• Quarter 2 Start Date: October 6, 2025
• Fall Break: October 13-17, 2025
• Distribution Date of Report Cards and Available via Parent Portal: October 22, 2025