PowerSchool ERP Nebraska

NE NSSRS Report - Create File - NE NSSRS Report

Use the NE NSSRS Report - Reports page to generate the NSSRS (Nebraska Student and Staff Record System) report in either hard copy or the NDE-required electronic file format.

  1. On the NE NSSRS Report page, select Reports.

  2. Refer to the Field descriptions and enter or select the required report criteria.

    • To create the Staff Snapshot Template, select Staff Demographics and a Snapshot Date.

    • To create the Staff Template, select Staff Demographics and leave the Snapshot Date field blank.

  3. Create a hard copy of the report to verify data before you create the electronic file:

    1. Select Hard Copy. You cannot create a hard copy of the Staff Position Assignments report.

    2. Select Accept.

    3. In the Print dialog, select a Destination:

      • Select File to create the report in .rpt format. The default file name is nssrs.rpt. You can change the default file name.

      • Select Screen to download the report in .pdf format. The default file name is nssrs_<#####>.pdf.

      • Select Excel to download the report in .xlsx format. Select the required Excel Options. The default file name is nssrsrpt<####_#####>.xlsx.

        • Select OK.

          • Download the .rpt file from the View Files page.

          • Save the .pdf or .xlsx file.
            For more information about the Print option, refer to Print Reports.

  4. Navigate to the folder containing the report file.

  5. Inspect the file. Refer to Maintain data and update it if necessary.

  6. Repeat these steps until all the required data is included.

  7. Create the electronic file:

    1. Select Electronic File.

    2. Select Staff Demographics or Staff Position Assignments.

    3. Select Accept.

    4. Select OK twice.

    5. If errors are encountered, download the nssrs_error.log file from the View Files page.

    6. Download the .csv file from the View Files page.

The default file names are:

  • Staff Demographics: <county-district code>_staff_demographics.csv

  • Staff Position Assignments: <county-district code>_staff_position_assignments.csv

For detailed information about the report’s file layout, refer to NE NSSRS Report - File Layouts and Data Mapping.

Follow the state's submission procedures.

Field descriptions

The following table describes the fields on the NE NSSRS Report - Reports page.

Field

Description

Staff Demographics

Select this option to generate a report containing employee demographic information (name, SSN, gender, ethnicity, race, education, experience, salary, etc.).

Staff Position Assignments

Select this option to generate a report containing employee position assignment information (school, district, assignment codes, FTE, subject, dates, etc.).

Report Date

The NSSRS report date identifying which records should appear on the report.

Snapshot Date

The snapshot date used for the report typically representing a specific point in time for data collection.

School Year

The school year for which the NSSRS report is being generated.