Are the Data File Layouts the same for WRCT and WKCE?
Yes. You should enter all data through the WSAS Data Collection Software. • Why is my district data from last year showing only a fraction of the number of students enrolled for the Full Academic Year (FAY)? There was very likely an error in data entry on processing. Make sure to carefully check your Submission Verification Report before sending your diskettes to the vendors. Be sure that the student counts on each Submission Verification Report are accurate. • May I enter data for some students and not others? Yes. However, the completeness and quality of data will be better for students with pre-ID labels. • May we use a Macintosh to enter our demographic data? No. The software was written for a PC Windows platform. • Why do I receive Error message for optional fields that our district has chosen not to use? There are two different types of error messages. There are Fatal Errors, which are generated when required fields are blank, or inconsistent with the data layout, and there are W