Student Fact Template – Special Education for the Act 16 Report
PIMS Student Fact Template Specifications for use in submitting the Act 16 Report
STUDENT_FACTReporting Responsibility
The template should be submitted by the School District of Residence, NOT by the educating LEA, IU, APS, county prison, CTC, or other entity.
Exceptions:
- Students enrolled in a charter school are reported by the charter school.
- 1305 (Foster Home) students are reported by the school district in which the student resides with the foster parents.
- Students educated in state adult and state juvenile correctional facilities are reported by the PA Department of Corrections Education.
- Gifted students are not included in this submission.
Template Description
For the previous school year, identify the educational expenditure cost range category (see Appendix AJ) for each student with disabilities. The expenditure range is based on the total cost of the student's special education program directed by an individualized education program (IEP) for the entire school year (7/1 through 6/30).
Template Specifications
1 - SUBMITTING AUN
The unique, 9-digit AUN assigned by PDE.
Sample Value
All LEA and School Numbers can be found on the EdNA website.
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 - PASECUREID
The unique, 10-digit PAsecureID assigned to the student.
Sample Value
1000000009
4 - REPORTING DATE
The last day of the current school year.
Sample Value
2026-06-30
5 - COLLECTION
Constant Value of ACT16.
Valid Values
ACT16
6 - MEASURE TYPE
Constant Value of COUNT.
Valid Values
COUNT
7 - ACT16 FUND CATEGORY
ACT16 Fund Category Code
Valid Values
See Appendix AJ in Volume 2 of the PIMS User Manual for a complete list of valid values for Special Education Act 16 Funds.
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Rules
See the Rules Section of the Template Domain for rules consistent throughout all templates.