January 24, 2020

Portable Student Records Service (Snack-Pack)

This portable student record service, known as the “Snack-Pack,” provides a small set of critical student data for students newly transferred to your district. Based on the most recent records submitted to the State by the previously enrolled district, the Snack-Pack contains targeted data so educational staff know what services students are eligible for upon enrollment in the school district. Without the timely delivery of these data, which historically might have taken weeks or months to receive, students may not receive services they’re entitled to in a timely manner. Please note this service is intended for newly transferred students. If the service is run for students that are not newly transferred, you will receive ‘blank’ or ‘false’ values for each field. 

Integration Status: Production Integration Type: Ed-Fi API Product/Initiative: Feature System: Student Information System (SIS)
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Vendor/Sponsor/Owner: CEPI

Contact: Joel Thiele, PK-12 Student Services Manager, thielej@michigan.gov

Documentation Links: CEPI – Portable Student Records Service – Field Descriptions (Version 1 and Version 2)

Integration Steps:

Step 1: Navigate to the Data Hub Cockpit 

Step 2: In the API Integration section, select the Student Information System integration created for your districts integration (MISTAR-Q, PowerSchool, Skyward, Infinite Campus, Synergy) 

snack-pack 1

Step 3: Select the ALLOW PORTABLE RECORDS RETRIEVAL option. Ensure the option has a checkbox.

Snack-Pack 2

Step 4: Click the submit button and follow the instructions, provided by your SIS vendor for any required configuration in the SIS tool.

Who Is Implementing This: 

SIS                             Version 2                    Version 1

  MISTAR-Q                In Production                In Production

  Infinite Campus       In Production                 In Production

  PowerSchool            TBD                              In Production

  Skyward                   TBD                               In Production

  Edupoint Synergy     TBD                              In Production