District Snapshot Template
PIMS District Snapshot Template Specifications
DISTRICT_YEARTemplate Description
For school districts and charter schools, Pennsylvania collects the starting age (in months) for the youngest kindergarten student (K4 or K5), as well as the cutoff date to reach minimum age for the program.
District Entry Minimum Age: Populate this age field with the number of months (two digits) rather than the number of years. For example, if the minimum entry age is 5 years 0 months, upload 60.
District Entry Cutoff Date: Enter the last date on which a student may meet the minimum required age for entry into the earliest kindergarten program. The date is within the current school year, not the birth year.
Kindergarten Program Type: Populate this field with a two-digit code of K4 for a two-year kindergarten program or K5 for a one-year program.
NOTE: Only one record per LEA will be required.
Template Specifications
1 - SUBMITTING AUN
The unique, 9-digit AUN assigned by the PDE.
Sample Value
123456789
2 - SCHOOL YEAR DATE
A single date (June 30), the last day of the current school year indicating the whole school year.
Sample Value
2026-06-30
3 🛇
Field not collected. Must be delimited in template file.
4-91 🛇
Fields not collected. Must be delimited in template file.
92 🛇
Field not collected. Must be delimited in template file.
93 - LEA INSTRUCTION START DATE
The date of the first day of instruction for the current school year for the majority of LEA students (may not be the first day of school for kindergarten).
Business Rules
Must be within the following date range 2025-07-01 to 2025-10-01 of the current SY.
Sample Value
2025-09-01
94 - LEA ENTRY MINIMUM AGE
The minimum age in months required for entry into the earliest kindergarten program offered by LEA.
Business Rules
Must be within the range of 48 to 65.
Sample Value
48
95 - LEA ENTRY CUTOFF DATE
The last date on which a student may meet the minimum required age for entry into the earliest kindergarten program.
Business Rules
The earliest date allowed is 2025-07-01 of the current school year (not the birth year). Must be within the following date range 2025-07-01 to 2026-02-01 of the current SY.
Sample Value
2025-11-30
96 - KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM TYPE CODE
The type of kindergarten program. If an LEA operates a two-year kindergarten program, enter K4. If an LEA operates a traditional one-year kindergarten program, enter K5.
Valid Values
K4- Two-year kindergarten programK5- One-year kindergarten program
Rules
See the Rules Section of the Template Domain for rules consistent throughout all templates.