Aspire Interface
This program works with the ACT Aspire which is a a vertically scaled modular suite of achievement tests that measures student growth in a longitudinal assessment system.
Menu Location
On the left navigation panel, select Student Master > Interfaces > Aspire.
Setup Options
Year - Defaults to the current year. A prior year may be accessed by clicking in the field and making the appropriate selection from the drop down list.
District - Default value is based on your security settings. You will be limited to your district only.
School - Default value is based on your security settings. If you are assigned to a school, the school default value will be your school site code. You will not be able to change this value. If you are a supervisor or other district office employee with access to the Student Information System, you will be able to run programs for one school, a small group of schools, or all schools in your district.
Grade - Grade level of students whose records need to be edited or whose names are to be included on a report. Leave the field blank if all grade levels are to be included. Otherwise, click in the field to the right of Grade(s) to select the desired grade level(s) to be included.
Semester - To select all semesters leave the field blank or click in the field and select the check box at the top of the list of semesters; to select one or more semesters click in the field and select the desired semester(s) from the popup list.
Special Codes - Special Codes must have been entered into the Student Master record for students. Leave blank if all special codes are to be included into the report. Otherwise click in the field to the right of Special Codes to select the desired special code(s) to view.
OK - Click to continue
To find definitions for standard setup values, follow this link: Standard Setup Options.
Main
Column Headers
Update Indicator - Intentionally left blank
State - Intentionally left blank
State District Code - Student's district of enrollment
State School Code - Student's school of enrollment
ACT High School Code - Intentionally left blank
State Student ID - Student's state identification number
Local ID - Student identification number
First Name - Student's first name
Last Name - Student's last name
Middle Initial - Student's middle initial
DOB - Student's date of birth
Gender - Student's gender
Actual Grade - Student's grade of enrollment
English Testing Grade - Intentionally left blank
Reading Testing Grade - Intentionally left blank
Math Testing Grade - Intentionally left blank
Science Testing Grade - Intentionally left blank
Writing Testing Grade - Intentionally left blank
1st Period - Name of course for this period
2nd Period - Name of course for this period
3rd Period - Name of course for this period
4th Period - Name of course for this period
5th Period - Name of course for this period
6th Period - Name of course for this period
7th Period - Name of course for this period
b1 - Intentionally left blank
b2 - Intentionally left blank
b3 - Intentionally left blank
Hispanic or Latino - Student is Hispanic/Latino
American Indian/Alaska Native - Student is American Indian/Alaska Native
Asian - Student is Asian
Black/African American -Student is Black/African American
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander - Student is Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
White - Student is White/Caucasian
Migrant - Student is a Migrant
Economically Disadvantaged - Student is economically disadvantaged based on lunch status
IEP - Student is IEP
ELL - Student is limited English proficient
Section 504 - Student is Section 504
Other Accoms Plan - Intentionally left blank
Gifted - Student is gifted
1st Period Teacher - Name of teacher teaching this section's class
2nd Period Teacher - Name of teacher teaching this section's class
3rd Period Teacher - Name of teacher teaching this section's class
4th Period Teacher - Name of teacher teaching this section's class
5th Period Teacher - Name of teacher teaching this section's class
6th Period Teacher - Name of teacher teaching this section's class
7th Period Teacher - Name of teacher teaching this section's class
To find definitions of commonly used column headers, follow this link: Common Column Headers.
Bottom
Setup - Click to go back to the Setup box.
Print - To find the print instructions, follow this link: Standard Print Options.
Help - Click to view written instructions and/or videos.
To Export this Report
Click the Print button at the bottom of the screen.
A popup will appear with a set of document print options--PDF, XLS, CSV, HTML.
The default print option will be PDF.
Change the type to CSV and choose the export type delimiter.
Click OK
Click print again.
A blank preview will appear with a stAspireExport.csv filed named in the lower left corner of the preview.
Click on the file named and it will appear in the format chosen.
