How Do I Enter the Survey Answer?
| The student has a Postsecondary Program answerEnter the Program answer first, then the Employment answer. | The Postsecondary Program answer is NoneEnter only the Employment answer as described in the current source workflow. |
| Check whether the response is ready for PSTS reportingReview Report Status and Reported On after the answers are entered. | The survey contains more than two reportable answersThe source workflow says SIRAS can post two answers; additional responses are handled directly in CALPADS. |
Enter Program + Employment Answers
The existing PSTS source workflow instructs staff to:
- Enter the Post Secondary Program answer first.
- Enter the Post Secondary Employment answer second.
Enter the survey's Postsecondary Program and Employment responses in the PSTS data-entry area.
If the Postsecondary Program Answer Is None
If the student is not in a Postsecondary Program and the program answer is None, the source workflow instructs staff to enter only the Post Secondary Employment answer.
Understand Report Status and Reported On
After a survey answer is entered, the source article identifies two tracking points:
| Report Status | Shows the current PSTS record as Post-Secondary, indicating the response can be included when the PSTS option is selected in CALPADS Reporting. |
| Reported On | Updates after PSTS data is sent to CALPADS when the file is not rejected. |
After a response is entered, Report Status indicates the PSTS data is ready for the PSTS reporting workflow; Reported On updates after successful reporting.
More Than Two Survey Answers
The source workflow states that SIRAS can post up to two survey answers. If additional responses need to be reported beyond those two answers, the source article directs staff to enter them manually in CALPADS after the SIRAS PSTS data has been posted.
SIRAS can store/report the two PSTS answers described in the source workflow.
Finish PSTS Data Entry
- Continue entering responses for the PSTS Found Set.
- Return to PSTS data required/blank and rerun the work queue.
- Resolve records that are still blank or incorrectly eligible.
- Do not send the PSTS file until the district determines the survey-response work is complete for the reporting cycle.
