May school districts or families identify additional race or ethnicity categories?
The above categories are the minimum set by OMB, and these are the categories the Department will use to report the Massachusetts data. Any additional categories would have to be mapped onto the five minimum categories for federal reporting. In addition, adding just one more race category would bring the number of possible combinations to over 120. Districts may decide to collect additional race or ethnicity categories, but will need to map to the minimum for reporting to the Department through SIMS and EPIMS.
