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Type 1 Record Layout

The default file name for the Annual Staff report is mdstaff.tpe.

The following table lists the data item, field name, description, length, and position.

Data Item

Field Name

Description

Length

Position

Record Type

-Not Applicable

1 = Type 1

All full-time and part-time staff members on the payroll are actively assigned as of the end date. In addition, all professional staff and Title I funded, nonprofessional staff who resigned or left the school system must have a Type 1 record between the start and end dates.

If an individual’s time is split between locations, school numbers, budget codes, or position types, prorate the person’s salary and report the additional information in subsequent Type 2 records.

If an individual spends 90% or more of their time on the first assignment, 100% of their FTE is reported in the Type 1 record.

1

1

LEA

LEA

The two-digit state designation of the local education agency.

2

2-3

School Number

Building

The four-digit code assigned to the school building.

A separate record must be reported for each school if a person is assigned to multiple schools.

For staff whose duties are mainly assigned at the central/regional office level (location code 1) and other (location code 7), the data field for the school number must be left blank.

4

4-7

Unique Statewide Identifier

Staff ID

The ten-digit State Assigned Teacher Identification (SATID) assigned in the Unique Teacher Identifier System (UTIS).

Position codes 01 through 28 only.

10

8-17

Local Employee Number

Employee Number

Local assigned employee number.

Right-justified with a leading zero.

10

18-27

Last Name

Last Name

The employee's last name.

Do not use punctuation.

25

28-52

First Name

First Name

The employee's first name.

Do not use nicknames, initials, or punctuation.

15

53-67

Middle Name

Middle Name

The employee's middle name.

Do not use punctuation.

15

68-82

Generational Suffix

Suffix

This three-character data element identifies records with a generational suffix as part of the identified name.

Valid values include Jr, JR, II, III, IV, and V.

Data reported for this element should be alpha characters right-justified with null values prefilled to the left without punctuation.

Use Roman numbering for standardization – 2nd should be II (ii), 3rd should be III (iii), 4th should be IV (iv), 5th should be V (v). Jr and II are unique occurrences, and both are valid values. Report as per official birth documentation.

3

83-85

BC-Maiden Last Name

Maiden Name

The employee's maiden name on the birth certificate, if applicable.

Do not use punctuation.

25

86-110

Birth Date

Birth Date

The four-digit year, two-digit month, and two-digit day to indicate the birth date.

8

111-118

Gender

Gender

Single character code for gender.

Valid values:

  • 1 = Male

  • 2 = Female

  • X = Gender Fluid

If Hide Gender Identity is not selected on the Local System Options tab on the Human Resources Profile page, the value in this field is retrieved from the Gender Identity field on the Employee Information page.

If Hide Gender Identity is selected on the Local System Options tab on the Human Resources Profile page, the value in this field is retrieved from the Gender field in the Demographic section on the Demographic Information tab of the Annual Staff Information form accessed from the MD Annual Staff Report page. This field value is overriden if the value in the Non-Binary field on the Defined Page 32002 - State Required III page is X.

1

119

Hispanic/Latino Ethnicity

Ethnicity

Indicates if the staff member is Hispanic or Latino.

Valid values:

  • Y = Yes

  • N = No

1

120

New Race Code

Race

The five-character field to identify one or more races for the staff member. Each race will assume one position in this field. You must indicate the position determining the staff member's race with the appropriate race code. You must report all other positions as 0. There must be at least one race designated, and multiple designations are allowed. For example, 00300 for African Americans or 10005 for American Indians and White.

Valid values:

  • Position 1 - 0 or 1 - American Indian/Alaska Native

  • Position 2 -0 or 2 - Asian

  • Position 3 - 0 or 3 - Black or African American

  • Position 4 - 0 or 4 - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

  • Position 5 - 0 or 5 - White

1

1

1

1

1

121

122

123

124

125

Filler

Not Applicable

Blank

5

126-130

Social Security Number

Social Security

Last four digits of the Social Security Number (SSN).

4

131-134

Filler

Not Applicable

Blank

1

135

Degree

Degree

The two-digit code for the degree status of professional staff.

Professional staff only, position codes 01 through 25.

Valid values:

  • 01 High school diploma

  • 10 Fewer than high school diploma

  • 11 Fewer than 2 years of college

  • 12 2 years of college

  • 13 3 years of college

  • 14 Bachelor's equivalent 40 Doctor's degree

  • 16 Nondegree SPC (18 hours)

  • 18 Nondegree APC (34 hours)

  • 20 Bachelor's degree

  • 25 Bachelor's with Master's equivalent

  • 30 Master's degree

  • 35 Master's degree plus 30 semester hours

  • 40 Doctorate degree

2

136-137

Years of Experience

Years Experience

The three-digit code for total years (two digits) and months (one digit, expressed in decimals) of prior experience in the current position type, including experiences outside and inside the local unit. However, work-related experience not gained in the same field is not counted.

New professional staff hired on or after the start date with no prior experience are given experience credit for the portion of the year they worked. For each month after October, deduct 1/10. For example, newly hired in December 2009 with 12 years of experience should be reported as 128.

Professional staff only, position codes 01 – 25.

Month Decimal Equivalent

October (Start Date)

1.0

November

0.9

December

0.8

January

0.7

February

0.6

March

0.5

April

0.4

May

0.3

June

0.2

July

0.2

August

0.2

September

0.1

October

0.0

3

138-140

Tenure Status

Tenure Status

Reports the tenure status of the teacher.

Teachers only, position code 11.

  • Y = Yes

  • 1 – 9 = Non-tenure Year

  • 0 = Does not apply (i.e., retired rehired teachers)

1

141

Employment Date

Hire Date

The six-digit code includes the year (four digits) and month (two digits) in which a staff member started the current assignment.

Required for all staff.

6

142-147

Most Recent Date of LEA Separation

Termination Date

The six-digit code for the year (four digits) and month (two digits) in which an individual resigned or left the school system between the start and end dates.

Professional staff, position codes 01 – 25, and Title I funded, nonprofessional staff.

6

148-153

Cause of Separation

Termination Cause

The two-digit code for the cause of separation.

Professional staff, position codes 01 – 25, and Title I funded, nonprofessional staff.

Valid values:

  • 10 Death

  • 20 Retirement

Dropped

  • 31 For provisional or substandard certificate

  • 32 For failure to attend summer school

  • 33 For inefficiency/ineffectiveness

  • 34 For immorality, misconduct, insubordination, willful neglect of duty

  • 35 For decrease in enrollment or elimination of school by consolidation

  • 36 For rejection by Medical Board

  • 37 For being employed only as substitute

  • 38 For reduction in force

  • 39 For resignation before non-renewal recommendation

Work in (education)

  • 41 Another country

  • 42 Another state

  • 43 Another local unit or the Maryland State Department of Education

  • 44 A Maryland institution of higher education

  • 45 A nonpublic school

  • 46 Other type of position in the same local unit

Work in (other than education)

  • 51 Government services

  • 52 Business

  • 53 Defense work

  • 54 Armed services

Other Voluntary Resignation

  • 61 Study

  • 62 Move

  • 63 Marriage

  • 64 Maternity

  • 65 Home responsibility

  • 66 Personal illness

  • 67 Dissatisfied with teaching

  • 68 Other

  • 69 Cause unknown

Leave of Absence

  • 71 For study

  • 72 For illness

  • 73 For maternity

  • 74 Armed services

  • 75 Other reasons

2

154-155

Contract Months

Contract Months

The two-digit code for the type of contract month assignment.

Professional staff only, position codes 01 – 25.

Valid values:

  • 10 Ten-month assignment

  • 11 Eleven-month assignment

  • 12 Twelve-month assignment

  • 99 Contractual assignment

2

156-157

Full-Time Equivalency

FTE

The four-digit FTE code (expressed to three decimal points) calculated based on a standard workweek (40 hours) for all positions.

Not for staff who resigned or left the school system between the start and end dates.

For example:

  • Full-Time (40 hours/week) Report FTE as 1000

  • Half-Time (20 hours/week) Report FTE as 0500

  • ¼ Time (10 hours/week) Report FTE as 0250

4

158-161

Previous Year of Employment

Year Employed

The four-digit code indicating the last school year in which the person worked.

For example, 2010 means the 2009-2010 school year.

Newly hired professional staff, position codes 08 – 24, with prior experience only.

4

162-165

Where Employed

Where Employed

The two-digit code of the state or LEA where the person worked before the current assignment.

If they were employed in a Maryland public school system, you must use an LEA code.

Newly hired professional staff, position codes 08 – 24, with prior experience only.

2

166-167

State Residence

Residence

The two-digit code indicating the state from which the new employee came.

If the new hire was previously a Maryland resident, enter MD.

Newly hired professional staff, position codes 08 – 24, with no prior experience only.

2

168-169

Type of Experience

Experience Type

The employee's type of experience.

1

170

Location

Location

The one-digit location code for the level at which the employee is working.

Valid values:

  • 1 Central Office - The majority of duties are at the central or regional offices.

  • 2 Elementary - The majority of duties are at the elementary school level (grades prekindergarten through 5).

  • 3 Secondary - The majority of duties are at the secondary school level (grades 9 through 12).

  • 4 Middle - The majority of duties are at the middle school level (grades 6 through 8).

  • 5 Combined - The majority of duties are at the combined school level (combinations of elementary, secondary, or middle).

  • 7 Other - Duties do not fit into the above categories (for example, floating teachers).

1

171

Budget

Budget

For all budget codes, right zero-fill the data field up to 10 digits.

For example, you should enter 20121 as 2012100000.

A staff member's position and budget codes must logically match.

Not for staff who resigned or left the school system between the start and end dates.

10

172-181

Position

Position

The two-digit code for the assignment level of the position.

Valid values:

  • 01 Superintendent

  • 02 Deputy Superintendent

  • 03 Asst., Assoc., Area Superintendent

  • 04 Director/Manager/Comptroller

  • 05 Coordinator/Consultant

  • 06 Supervisor

  • 07 Other Administrator

  • 08 Principal

  • 09 Vice/Assistant Principal

  • 10 School Department Chairperson/Other School-level Administrator

  • 11 Teacher/Instructor

  • 12 Staff Developer/Teacher Trainer

  • 13 Other Instructional Professional Personnel

  • 14 Audiologist/Hearing Therapist

  • 15 Occupational Therapist

  • 16 Physical Therapist

  • 17 Speech Pathologist/Therapist

  • 18 Other Therapist/Diagnostician

  • 19 Librarian/Media Consultant

  • 20 School Counselor

  • 21 Psychologist

  • 22 Student Personnel Worker

  • 23 School Social Worker

  • 24 Nurse/Hygienist/Health Professional

  • 25 Other Professional Personnel

  • 26 Teacher Aide/Teaching Assistant

  • 27 Library/Media Center Aide

  • 28 Other Aide

  • 29 Secretary/Clerk

  • 30 Technical Personnel

  • 31 Transportation Personnel

  • 32 Crafts and Trades Personnel

  • 33 Manual Laborer

  • 34 Service Worker

A staff member's position and budget codes must logically match. For example, a librarian is not given a budget code of 20310 for school counselors.

If a person's position type does not fit into any of the categories, choose a similar position for the person.

2

182-183

Salary

Salary

Report the portion of the annual salary for each part of the position to the nearest dollar.

For staff who have multiple records (one Type 1 and one or more Type 2 records), the parts of the salary must add up to the total salary.

This field should be right-justified and zero-filled.

Not for staff who resigned or left the school system on or after the start date.

6

184-189

Subject 1

Subject 1

Subject codes listed below are required for classroom teachers only.

You may use a maximum of six subject codes for current teaching areas.

Teachers, position code 11 only.

  • 0100 Art

  • 0201 Agriculture

  • 0202 Bookkeeping (or Accounting)

  • 0203 Business

  • 0204 Cooperative Education (or Work-Based Learning Coordinator)

  • 0205 Health Occupations

  • 0206 Family and Consumer Science (Home Economics)

  • 0207 Technology Education (Industrial Arts)

  • 0208 Marketing Education

  • 0210 Trades and Industry

  • 0300 Computer Science

  • 0400 Dance

  • 0500 Drama/Theater

  • 0600 Driver Education

  • 0701 Pre-Kindergarten

  • 0702 Kindergarten

  • 0703 Elementary Education

  • 0801 English

  • 0802 Journalism

  • 0803 Reading

  • 0900 ESOL

  • 1001 French

  • 1002 German

  • 1003 Latin

  • 1004 Russian

  • 1005 Spanish

  • 1006 Other Foreign Language

  • 1007 Multiple Language Course

  • 1008 Arabic

  • 1009 Chinese

  • 1010 Italian

  • 1011 Japanese

  • 1012 Portuguese

  • 1013 Turkish

  • 1014 Korean

  • 1015 American Sign Language

  • 1100 Health

  • 1200 Mathematics

  • 1300 Music

  • 1400 Outdoor Education

  • 1500 Physical Education

  • 1601 Biology

  • 1602 Chemistry

  • 1603 Earth/Space

  • 1604 General Science

  • 1605 Geology

  • 1606 Physical Science

  • 1607 Physics

  • 1608 Environmental Science

  • 1609 Environmental Education

  • 1701 Economics

  • 1702 Geography

  • 1703 History

  • 1704 Political Science

  • 1705 Psychology

  • 1706 Social Studies

  • 1707 Sociology

  • 1801 Special Education Infant – Grade 3

  • 1802 Special Education Grades 1 - 8

  • 1803 Special Education Grades 6 - Adult

  • 1804 Hearing Impaired

  • 1805 Severely/Profoundly Disabled

  • 1806 Visually Impaired

  • 2000 Other (Non-Core Academic Subjects)

4

190-193

Subject 2

Subject 2

Refer to Subject 1.

4

194-197

Subject 3

Subject 3

Refer to Subject 1.

4

198-201

Subject 4

Subject 4

Refer to Subject 1.

4

202-205

Subject 5

Subject 5

Refer to Subject 1.

4

206-209

Subject 6

Subject 6

Refer to Subject 1.

4

210-213

Targeted Assistance School (TAS) FTE

TAS FTE

Four-digit, full-time equivalent status (expressed to three decimal points) for staff funded by a Title I, Part A Targeted Assistance School (TAS) Program. For staff who work with TAS and school-wide (SW) programs, report only the FTE attributable to their TAS responsibilities.

Leave this field blank for staff who are not Title I.

Required for all Title I TAS professional and nonprofessional staff who are active or have left the school system between the start and end dates.

4

214-217

Title I Paraprofessional

Title I Paraprofessional

Indicates whether the staff person is Title I [serving in a school-wide (SW) Title I school or funded by Title I Targeted Assistance (TAS)] and is a paraprofessional as defined by Title I, Part A. Staff in position codes 26-28 or other positions that are considered paraprofessionals may not be Title I paraprofessionals, even though they serve in a Title I SW school or are funded by Title I TAS. Title I paraprofessionals must meet the definition of either instructional or non-instructional paraprofessionals below.

Valid values:

  • I = Instructional Paraprofessional: An employee of an LEA who provides instructional support in a program supported with Title I, Part A funds (i.e., staff funded by TAS or serving in an SW program). This support, under the direct supervision of a highly qualified teacher, includes the following:

    • Providing one-on-one tutoring for eligible students if the tutoring is scheduled when a student would not otherwise receive instruction from a teacher.

    • Providing instructional services to students.

  • O = Other Paraprofessional: An employee of an LEA who provides non-instructional support in a program supported with Title I, Part A funds (i.e., staff funded by TAS or serving in an SW program). This support includes:

    • Acting as a non-instructional translator

    • Conducting parental involvement activities with adults

    • Providing non-instructional assistance in a computer lab

    • Providing non-instructional support in a library or media center

    • Providing non-instructional personal care services for special education students.

  • N = Not a Title I paraprofessional.

Required for all professional and nonprofessional staff who are active or have left the school system between the beginning and end dates.

1

218

Title I Qualified Paraprofessional

Title I Qualified Paraprofessional

Required for all Title I instructional paraprofessionals. Paraprofessionals are qualified if they meet all of the following requirements:

  • Completed two years of study at an institution of higher education

  • Obtained an associate’s (or higher) degree

  • Passed a formal state or local academic assessment demonstrating the ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, mathematics, or readiness for these subjects.

Valid values:

  • Y = Yes, Title I paraprofessional is qualified

  • N = No, Title I paraprofessional is not qualified

Instructional Paraprofessionals only, Title I Paraprofessional = I.

1

219

Teacher/Principal Effectiveness Rating

Effectiveness Rating

Effectiveness rating for the school year.

Valid values:

  • H = Highly Effective

  • E = Effective

  • I = Ineffective

  • N = Not Evaluated

1

220

Teacher/Principal Evaluation School

Effectiveness Building

School where teacher or principal was evaluated.

If the teacher works at multiple schools and is evaluated based on effectiveness at multiple schools, report the teacher where they spend most of the time.

Must be a valid MSDE school number or XXXX for the central office.

4

221-224

Teacher/Principal Evaluation Position

Effectiveness Position

Position for which teacher or principal was evaluated.

2

225-226

Subject 1 – Teacher Certificated in Subject

Subject 1 Certification

Indicates if the teacher is certificated in the subject reported in Subject 1.

1

227

Subject 1 FTE

Subject 1 FTE

Indicate the full-time equivalency (FTE) spent teaching Subject 1.

4

228-231

Subject 2 – Teacher Certificated in Subject

Subject 2 Certification

Indicate if the teacher is certificated in the subject reported in Subject 2.

1

232

Subject 2 FTE

Subject 2 FTE

Indicate the full-time equivalency (FTE) spent teaching Subject 2.

4

233-236

Subject 3 – Teacher Certificated in Subject

Subject 3 Certification

Indicate if the teacher is certificated in the subject reported in Subject 3.

1

237

Subject 3 FTE

Subject 3 FTE

Indicate the full-time equivalency (FTE) spent teaching Subject 3.

4

238-241

Subject 4 – Teacher Certificated in Subject

Subject 4 Certification

Indicate if the teacher is certificated in the subject reported in Subject 4.

1

242

Subject 4 FTE

Subject 4 FTE

Indicate the full-time equivalency (FTE) spent teaching Subject 4.

4

243-246

Subject 5 – Teacher Certificated in Subject

Subject 5 Certification

Indicate if the teacher is certificated in the subject reported in Subject 5.

1

247

Subject 5 FTE

Subject 5 FTE

Indicate the full-time equivalency (FTE) spent teaching Subject 5.

4

248-251

Subject 6 – Teacher Certificated in Subject

Subject 6 Certification

Indicate if the teacher is certificated in the subject reported in Subject 6.

1

252

Subject 6 FTE

Subject 6 FTE

Indicate the full-time equivalency (FTE) spent teaching Subject 6.

4

253-256

National Board Certification

National Board Certification

Reports the teacher's National Board Certification status.

Teachers only, position code 11.

  • Y = Yes

  • N = No

1

279


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