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● Primary Language -- This is a newly required field.
● Ethnicity Level 1 — Enter information that matches the student information system or information submitted for
state reporting:
o Select Spanish/Hispanic/Latino if the child is a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or
Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. If Spanish/Hispanic/Latino is
selected, Ethnicity Level 2 is also required. Select the specific culture or origin for this child from the
dropdown menu.
o Otherwise, select Not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino.
● Race — Enter information that matches the student information system or information submitted for state
reporting:
o Select White if the child is a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle
East, or North Africa.
o Select Black or African American if the child is a person having origins in any of the black racial groups of
Africa.
o Select Asian if the child is a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East,
Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea,
Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
o Select Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander if the child is a person having origins in any of the
original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
o Select American Indian or Alaska Native if the child is a person having origins in any of the original
peoples of North and South America including Central America, and who maintains tribal affiliation or
community attachment.
o Select More than one race if more than one of the selections (White, Black or African American, Asian,
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaska Native) appropriately describe the
child’s origins.
o If Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or More than one race are selected, Race Level 2 is
also required. Make the selection that most appropriately describes the child’s origins.
● Student ID (Optional) — Programs may insert a local or program child ID here.
● Funding Sources — Check the boxes indicating only the funding sources that support this child. Funding sources
checked here should match information in the student information system or information submitted for state
reporting (when applicable).
● Individualized Education Program (IEP) — Indicate if the child is on an IEP** for special education instructional
and/or support services. If “yes” is selected, the following fields open up:
o Entry into IDEA Part B Preschool (3-5) -The Part B entry date is the date of the initial IEP meeting.
However, if the initial IEP meeting occurs at the end of the school year or during the summer, the
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Part B entry date will be the date the child begins receiving special
education services (ex. first day of school in August).
o Preschool Entry Assessment - Select MyTeachingStrategies™ GOLD
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from the drop down.
o Preschool Exit Assessment - Select MyTeachingStrategies™ GOLD
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from the drop down.
** If a child is less than three years of age and on an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), check “yes” for IFSP in order to populate
additional fields for IFSP and follow the same procedures described above.
● Free or Reduced Lunch (Optional)
It is also possible to import children to MyTeachingStrategies™ using a Student Import CSV template. For more
information, go to the Administration section of the MyTeachingStrategies™ How-To Guide for Administrators, and review
the Import Children subsection under the Children subheading.