Tool Search: District Assignments
District Assignments are used when assigning course sections to teachers. Only teachers in the selected school who are employed during the date range can be assigned to sections as teachers. Any staff member with a district assignment to a school may be added as a new section staff member.
The following information details the District Assignments fields specific to North Dakota.
For additional information, including adding/editing assignments and managing documents, see the core District Assignments article.
Refer to the District Assignments Tool Rights article for details on the necessary rights to use this tool.
Employment Assignment Information Fields
The following fields are available on the District Assignments editor in North Dakota.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| School | School building where the staff person is employed. |
| Department | Assigned area within the school where the staff person is assigned. The list is populated from the available Departments at the district. This is used for scheduling purposes. |
Start Date Required | Date the staff person began employment at the selected school. This is the date the staff member was first employed at the school. Dates are entered in mmddyyyy format, or the calendar icon may be used to select a date. |
| End Date | Date the staff person's employment ended at the selected school. This is the very last date the staff member was employed at the school. Dates are entered in mmddyyyy format, or the calendar icon may be used to select a date. A District Assignment record is considered active through midnight on the entered end date. For example, if the district assignment record for a staff person is ended as of September 19, the record remains active until midnight on September 19. At 12:01 a.m. on September 20, the district assignment record will no longer be active. |
| Title | Position name of the staff person. This list of titles is editable within the Attribute/Dictionary. Refer to the Attribute Dictionary documentation for further details. |
| Type | Position of the staff member. |
| FTE of Assignment | Indicates what portion of the employee’s FTE percent this particular district assignment represents. The field accepts both decimal and whole numbers (e.g., .5 or 50 to represent a half-time assignment). For the consistency and accuracy of reporting, it is essential to use the same numbering system for all employees (e.g., FTE of Assignment in decimal format for all employees). |
| Assignment Code | The Assignment Code field is an auto-complete field that dynamically searches for user-entered text. This information is populated by the values stored in the Attribute Dictionary. |
| District Assignment Checkboxes | These checkboxes, in conjunction with the appropriate tool rights, determine a user's access to specific areas of the product. See the District Assignment Checkboxes section for more information. |
| External LMS Exclude | Prevents the record from being shared with external learning management systems, such as through OneRoster or a custom district configuration. |
| Exclude | When marked, the district assignments record is excluded from state reporting. |
| Percent Devoted PK | Percentage of the staff member's time devoted to the PK grade level. |
| Percent Devoted KG | Percentage of the staff member's time devoted to the KG grade level. |
| Percent Devoted 1-4 | Percentage of the staff member's time devoted to the 1-4 grade levels. |
| Percent Devoted 5 | Percentage of the staff member's time devoted to the grade 5 level. |
| Percent Devoted 6 | Percentage of the staff member's time devoted to the grade 6 level. |
| Percent Devoted 7-8 | Percentage of the staff member's time devoted to the 7-8 grade levels. |
| Percent Devoted 9-12 | Percentage of the staff member's time devoted to the 9-12 grade levels. |
