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PIMS Verification
Report Guide

Every report PDE references in their collection emails, organized by collection window with exact paths, prompt parameters, and Excel filtering steps.

13Collection Events
75Reports Documented
3Years of PDE Data

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C1

10/1 Student Snapshot

Oct - Nov

Verify October 1 enrollment, resolve duplicates, submit ACS. PDE sends weekly status emails with counts.

PIMSReportsV2 > Student > Duplicate Students Reported - Details - With Other LEA
Identify students reported on 10/1 by multiple LEAs
Snapshot date: Oct 01, [Year]  |  Format: Excel
  1. Highlight row 8 (headers), turn on filters
  2. Filter column P (16) 'OTHER LEA TYPE' for each type
  3. Filter column T (20) for OCCCTC or COMCTC if applicable
  4. Duplicates with sending LEA + E05 code are expected
  5. Duplicates with IU expected if Special Ed Referral = N
  6. Withdrawn students still listed? Request deletion from PIMS support
Charter Applicable
PIMSReportsV2 > School Enrollment > Student ID Search - School Enrollment Template
Verify how students are reported in the School Enrollment template
Charter Applicable
PIMSReportsV2 > Student > Student Template Details
Cross-reference against PDE's status email enrollment counts
Charter Applicable
C4

PSSA Accountability (#1 and #2)

Apr - May

Important: ELA and Math/Science have different snapshot dates. Run each report twice.

PIMSReportsV2 > Student > Internal Snapshots > Presnap > Enrollment PRESNAP Subgroup Comparison Report
Subgroup over-the-year changes for PSSA Accountability (grades 3-8)
Pre-Snap Date: [ELA date] or [Math/Sci date]  |  Grades: 3-8  |  Format: Excel
Charter Applicable
PIMSReportsV2 > Student > Internal Snapshots > Presnap > Presnap Verification Report - 3 - Valid Students Enrolled on Selected Date
Which students would be on the snapshot if taken right now
Charter Applicable
PIMSReportsV2 > Student > Internal Snapshots > Presnap > Keystone/PSSA > Keystone/PSSA warnings - Duplicate students reported at other LEAs
Students can only go to ONE testing vendor. Resolve before snapshot.
Assessment Type: PSSA  |  Format: Excel
Charter Applicable

+ 2 more reports in the full guide

C1

Grad Drop Cohort

Aug - Nov

Attribution rules run daily once turned on. Check these reports every day until the Frozen Cohort File is created.

PIMSReportsV2 > Student > Grad Drop Cohort > Cohort > Frozen Data PDE Attribution Cohort Graduation Detail
Every student attributed to your LEA and their Cohort Graduation Status. Run for 4, 5, 6-year cohorts.
  1. Check final column: Attribution Type (attributed in or away)
  2. Filter by Graduate: verify each is correctly marked
  3. Filter by Non-Graduate: check Grad Status (some blank, some Dropout)
Charter Applicable
PIMSReportsV2 > Student > Grad Drop Cohort > Cohort > Cohort List Without Attribution
Find unaccounted-for students who could hurt your cohort grad rate
  1. View the Unaccounted For Students tab
  2. Students from grades 9-11 not reported in subsequent years without final grad status
Charter Applicable

+ 3 more reports in the full guide

C1

Winter Keystone Precodes

Sep - Oct

4 reports covering Enrollment PRESNAP Subgroup Comparison, Keystone/PSSA presnap reports, and Student Template Details. Includes field 214 coding changes for 2025-26 (last year of precodes).

Full report paths, prompts, and steps in the PDF guide.

C4

PASA Accountability + Keystones Reporting

Mar - Jun

PASA: IEP student filtering (grades 003-008 and 011), Presnap Verification Report 3 with Excel filter steps. Keystones: Run Subgroup Comparison twice (3-12 AND grade 11 only). No correction windows.

Full report paths, prompts, and steps in the PDF guide.

C6

PVAAS, ESSER, Child Accounting & More

Year-round

PVAAS Staff Student Subtest (7 reports, optional for B&M charters). ESSER Reporting Template Details + ACS. PVAAS RV Gap Enrollment (2 collections, only way to add students to rosters). Child Accounting via CAD application with PIMSReportsV2 validation. Plus the full ACS Submission Calendar.

Full report paths, prompts, and steps in the PDF guide.

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