Individuals must be sixteen years old or older. SIF Information Object: StaffPersonal Element: Demographics/BirthDate Values: Alphanumeric Race-Ethnicity The general racial category or categories that most clearly reflects the individual’s recognition of his or her community or with which the individual most identifies. Type: Alphanumeric Length: Minimum 2 Maximum 2 Acceptable Values/Code Description: This chart is replicated in the Excel file DHAppendices.xlsx for easy importing to a database. Ethnicity — Individual chooses one. Race — Individual chooses one or more. Not Hispanic or Latino Hispanic or Latino White Black or African American Asian American Indian or Native Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 01 33 x 02 34 x 03 35 x 04 36 x 05 37 x 06 38 x x 07 39 x x 08 40 x x 09 41 x x 10 42 x x 11 43 x x 12 44 x x 13 45 x x 14 46 x x 15 47 x x 16 48 x x x 17 49 x x x 18 50 x x x 19 51 x x x 20 52 x x x 21 53 x x x 22 54 x x x 23 55 x x x
Type: Numeric with 3 decimal places Length: Minimum 2 Maximum 5 Acceptable Values/Code Description: 00 = Not Applicable to 1.00 = Representing 100% Notes: This field should be coded “not applicable” if the preceding/corresponding field for the federal salary source is “not applicable.” If there is a code in Federal Salary Source 3, there should be an appropriate percent entered here. SIF Information Object: EmploymentRecord Element: Extended Element: MAFederalSalaryInfo (see MA SIF documentation for how to format) Values: Alphaumeric Degree Type 1 One of potentially multiple educational degrees (maximum of 3) achieved by staff who are not certified in ELAR and must be reported in EPIMS. Type: Alphanumeric Length: Minimum 3 Maximum 3 Acceptable Values/Code Description: 000 Not Applicable: Certified Employee; Data to be collected from ELAR or Degree Type not required for reported Job Classification. 001 Bachelor’s (Baccalaureate) degree (e.g., B.A., A.B., B.S.) 002 Specialist’s degree (e.g., Ed.S.) 003 Master’s degree (e.g., M.A., M.S., M.Eng., M.Ed., M.S.W., M.B.A., M.L.S.) 004 Doctoral (Doctors) degree (e.g., Ph.D., Ed.D.) 005 First-professional degree other than JD (e.g., D.C. or D.C.M., D.D.S. or D.M.D.,M.D., O.D., D.O., D.Phar., Pod.D. or D.P.M., D.V.M., L.L.B.or M.Div., M.H.L., B.D.) 006 Juris Doctor (J.D.) 007 Associate’s degree 008 Some college but no degree 009 Post high school formal award, certificate or diploma (more than or equal to one year) 010 Post high school formal award, certificate or diploma (less than one year) 011 Post high school graduate (Grade 13) 012 High school graduate--high school diploma or equivalent
One of potentially multiple educational degrees (maximum of 3) achieved by paraprofessionals, special education, and instructional support staff who are not certified in ELAR and must be reported in . Type: Alphanumeric Length: Minimum 3 Maximum 3 Acceptable Values/Code Description: See Degree Type 1 Notes: Degree Subject 3 is associated with Degree Type 3 and with Degree Institution 3. If any one of these fields is “not applicable,” they should all be “not applicable.” Also, if Degree Type 3 = Degree Institution 3 and Degree Subject 3 must be “not applicable.” This is the third degree set to be completed. Complete Degree Type 1, Degree Institution 1, and Degree Subject 1 before completing Degree Type 2, Degree Institution 2, and Degree Subject 2 and Degree Type 3, Degree Institution 3, and Degree Subject 3. The following job classifications must submit degree information in if they do not hold a Massachusetts ESE license: Paraprofessional Physical Therapist Diagnostic and Evaluation Staff Audiologist Speech Pathologist Rehabilitation Counselor Occupational Therapist Educational Interpreters Work Study Coordinator Orientation and Mobility Instructor (Peripatologist) Recreation and Therapeutic Recreation Specialist Other Related Special Education Staff Teacher (not licensed) SIF Information Object: StaffPersonal Element: Extended Element: MADegreeInfo (see MA SIF documentation for how to format) Values: Alphaumeric Degree Institution 3 The educational institution from which the individual received the corresponding degree (Degree Type 3), or the code for out-of-country institutions. Type: Alphanumeric Length: Minimum 4 Maximum 4 Acceptable Values/Code Description: The four character codes used by the College Board to identify domestic colleges are provided in the Excel file DHAppendices.xlsx.