| Purpose | Defines the rules that determine which school a student will plan courses for based on their current school. | 
|---|---|
| Filename | feeder_pattern.csv | 
NOTE: This file is not processed automatically.  Please place this in the other folder of your SFTP and notify SchooLinks. |
| What to Include | Any rules that define specific feeder patterns, such as a specific middle school that feeds to a specific high school. |
| What to Exclude |  |
| Minimum Upload Frequency | As needed. |
| Recommended Upload Frequency | As needed. |
| Partial Data | Partial data is not supported.  Any existing feeder patterns not included in the file will be removed. |
| Column Name | Required | Data Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|
| from_school_id | REQUIRED | STRING | The identifier of the source school that will feed into the to_school_id. | 
May be one of school SIS ID, school number, or school state ID. ****
Example: For a middle school to high school feeder pattern for 8th graders, this would be the identifier of the middle school. ****
20 characters maximum length. |
| to_school_id | REQUIRED | STRING | The identifier of the destination school that students will course plan for. ****
May be one of school SIS ID, school number, or school state ID. ****
Example: For a middle school to high school feeder pattern for 8th graders, this would be the identifier of the high school. ****
20 characters maximum length. |
| grade_list | REQUIRED | COMMA-SEPARATED LIST OF INTEGERS | A list of the grades this feeder pattern applies to.  In most cases, this will be 5 (for elementary → middle school), or 8 (for middle school → high school). |