Student List Help

Oct 31, 2026

Student List = your current Found Set + the fields you choose Use a Student List when you already have the students you want and need to see, sort, or group their individual records.

Use a predefined listStart with a SIRAS-built field layout.

Add, remove, or rearrange columnsChoose exactly which fields you want to see.

Sort or group the listOrganize the same students by school, Case Manager, service, or another field.

Save the field layoutReuse the same columns later with another Found Set.

Need different students? A Student List does not change the population. Use Search Help to change the Found Set. Need counts or combinations instead of individual student rows? Use Statistical Reports Help.

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Found Set First Predefined Lists Change Columns Sort / Group Save a List Query vs. List Use Lists for Monitoring

Found Set First

The Student List shows the students currently selected in SIRAS. Changing the displayed fields does not add or remove students from that Found Set.

Need	Use
Change which students are selected	Search / Query
Understand the currently selected population	Found Set
Change which fields appear for those students	Student List

Use a Predefined List

SIRAS includes predefined lists for common work. A predefined list primarily controls the fields displayed. Some presets are paired with a recommended query that can also change the Found Set.

Predefined Queries & Lists — understand presets that may apply both a query and a list.
Service Lists — service-focused list layouts.

Before selecting a preset: notice whether it is changing only the list layout or also running an associated search. If the search changes, the students in your Found Set can change too.

Change the Columns

Select Edit List to customize the current Student List.

Open Edit List to change which fields appear for the current Found Set.

Source and View

Source contains fields available to add.
View contains the fields currently displayed.
Select a field in Source and choose Add to display it.
Select a field in View and choose Remove to remove it.
The top-to-bottom order in View becomes the left-to-right column order in the Student List.
Use Up and Down to change the display order.

Source contains fields available to add; View contains the fields currently displayed.

Update the List

After choosing and arranging the fields, select Update List. The list refreshes using the new column layout while keeping the same Found Set.

Update List applies the selected field layout without changing the Found Set.

Sort or Group the List

Sorting and grouping make individual records easier to review. Grouping is especially useful when the same Found Set needs to be organized by School Attending, Case Manager, service, provider, or another available field.

Group By organizes the current Found Set into sections without changing which students are selected.

Grouping does not change the Found Set. It changes how the selected students are displayed.

Save a List for Later

When you have a useful field layout, save it so the same columns can be loaded later for a different Found Set.

Verify that the View column contains the fields you want.
Enter a meaningful name in Save List As.
Select Save.
Later, choose the saved list from My Saved Lists.

Saved List area showing the selected fields

Verify the fields you want to reuse before saving the list.

Give a reusable field layout a meaningful name.

Save stores the list layout for later use with another Found Set.

A saved list stores the field layout; it does not permanently store the students. For saved query/list combinations, sharing, and reuse, see Saved Lists & Queries: Save, Link, Share & Reuse. To export the same fields outside SIRAS, see Data Export Help.

Change the SIRAS Default Student List to a Custom List

You can create your own custom list and set it as the SIRAS default.

Go to Reporting > Student List.
Select the Edit List tab.
Build the list with the fields you want as described above.
Save it using My Saved Field Sets (below the list).
Select your saved list.
Click Unset as my default list.

Your custom list will now appear as the default whenever you open the Student List under the Reporting menu.

Remember: Query and List Are Different

Tool	Question it answers	What it changes
Search / Query	Which students?	The Found Set.
Student List	Which fields do I want to see?	The columns and organization of the current Found Set.
Saved List	Do I want to reuse these fields later?	Stores the field layout; it does not permanently store the students.
Statistical Report	How many records have each value or combination?	Groups/counts the current Found Set.

Use Student Lists for Data Monitoring

Student Lists are strongest when the monitoring question is about individual records: blanks, unusual values, missing assignments, or students that stand out when sorted.

For the applied monitoring workflow — including Case Manager, DSEA, Plan Type, Program Setting, Provider Assignment, Plan Adoption, and other large-set review — use Data Quality Monitoring with Student Lists and Tables.

Typical pattern:
Search for the population → use a Student List to inspect individual records → use a Statistical Report when you need to see counts/combinations → investigate any record that does not make sense.

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