STEP FOUR: Director Approval Once an indicator is finalized, the data is marked and is available for the “Completed” director to review in the Directors Dash Board. In this example, Indicator 9 has been finalized and is ready for the director to review. Click on indicator 9 in the Directors Dash Board to review a summary report. Click if data needs to be added or “Disapprove” edited. That will unlock the data entry screen and allow data staff to revise the submission. All required indicators must be (Finalized) before it can be submitted to the “Completed” division Superintendent for final approval and submission to the VDOE. After all five required indicators are finalized, marked complete, and reviewed for accuracy; the data is ready to be submitted to the division Superintendent (or designee). Once the for Verification” button is clicked, the data is locked and cannot be “Submit edited without the division Superintendent (or designee) unlocking the data by logging in to SDCA and the submission. “disapproving” STEP FIVE: Division Approval Division approval is completed through the Superintendent Data Collection Approval (SDCA) application. Clicking the "Approval" button will be considered the same as a signature on the paper form. The data collection is not considered complete until it is approved by the division Superintendent (or designee). The approval must be given within the date established as the due date of the data collection. Once the data is submitted to the VDOE the submission window closes and can only be unlocked by VDOE staff. Reopening the window for resubmission may impact future local determinations for accurate and/or timely submission of data. If the division Superintendent (or designee) disapproves the submission, the director will have access to the application and may also disapprove the specific indicator that needs revision. This will permit data entry staff access to the data entry screen for revision.
STEP FOUR: Director Approval Once an indicator is finalized, the data is marked “Completed” and is available for the director to review in the Directors Dash Board. In this example, Indicator 9 has been finalized and is ready for the director to review. Click on indicator 9 in the Directors Dash Board to review a summary report. Click “Disapprove” if data needs to be added or edited. That will unlock the data entry screen and allow data staff to revise the submission. All required indicators must be “Completed” (Finalized) before it can be submitted to the division Superintendent for final approval and submission to the VDOE. After all five required indicators are finalized, marked complete, and reviewed for accuracy; the data is ready to be submitted to the division Superintendent (or designee). Once the “Submit for Verification” button is clicked, the data is locked and cannot be edited without the division Superintendent (or designee) unlocking the data by logging in to SDCA and “disapproving” the submission. STEP FIVE: Division Approval Division approval is completed through the Superintendent Data Collection Approval (SDCA) application. Clicking the "Approval" button will be considered the same as a signature on the paper form. The data collection is not considered complete until it is approved by the division Superintendent (or designee). The approval must be given within the date established as the due date of the data collection. Once the data is submitted to the VDOE the submission window closes and can only be unlocked by VDOE staff. Reopening the window for resubmission may impact future local determinations for accurate and/or timely submission of data. If the division Superintendent (or designee) disapproves the submission, the director will have access to the application and may also disapprove the specific indicator that needs revision. This will permit data entry staff access to the data entry screen for revision.
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