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The following information provides an overview of Position Management features and functionality allowing you to better understand the purpose and importance of position numbers as well as the basic management of positions.

The Framework of a Position

Positions are essentially groupings of various types of employees. Typically, employees are grouped into the following categories: teachers, admins, paraprofessionals, drivers, and cust/maintenance. There are subgroups within these larger groups.

What is a position number?

A position number is a 13-character number defined and designed by the LEA to efficiently identify the various types of employees in each group and subgroup. The position number is the most important element in Position Management. The position number design depends on the LEA's preference; therefore, there is not a “correct” method for designing position numbers, only a suggested method.

There are two types of positions, regular and supplemental. These positions are referred to as teaching positions, clerk positions, football stipends, or cheer stipends, etc.

The following table provides a suggested method of designing position numbers.

PositionDescriptionExample
1Position type P - regular position or S - stipend
2Pay frequency 4, 5, 6
3Campus levelE - elementary, M - middle, H - high, A - administration
4-7Job group or code1100 - Finance employees
1210 - Principals
1250 - Counselors
1300 - Elementary teachers
1400 - Secondary teachers
6100 - Executives
8Blank
9-13LEA-defined, five-digit billet number00000 - Vacant

00001 - Susan Eddington

If you use the above method to form position numbers, all elementary teachers are grouped in position P6E1300 and secondary teachers are in either P6M1400 or P6H1400 depending on the campus assignment.

If you want to specifically identify positions, you can use the job code in the position number. This makes it easier to retrieve specific data when performing an inquiry. For example, to obtain a list of all elementary art teachers, perform an inquiry on P6E1301.

Sample job code table
Job Code Table

What is a billet?

A billet is the count of jobs within a position number (group). Billets can be helpful in the following example:

If you have multiple employees in a specific position number (group) (e.g., P6E1300 has 50 elementary school teachers), you can create and include a five-digit billet (job or position) number to uniquely identify each physical position number. In this case, the LEA has 50 elementary school teachers, so you would create billet numbers 00000-00050. Then, assign each billet number to a position number to uniquely identify and assign that position to a specific employee or a vacant status.

It is important that billet 00000 remains vacant as it serves as a position template from which other similar positions can be created. The vacant billet contains only the position information, no occupant information is included.

If you perform an inquiry on position P6E1300, a listing similar to the below is displayed.

P6E1300 00000 Vacant
P6E1300 00001 Elementary Teacher
P6E1300 00002 Elementary Teacher
P6E1300 00003 Elementary Teacher


Position Maintenance

Once you have an understanding of how to create and manage positions, begin to add positions to Position Management. For each of the regular and supplemental positions there are three available menu options:

PageDescription
PMIS Position/Supplement AdminAdd, modify, and delete positions. The admin pages allow you to manage the creation of positions; therefore, access should only be provided to users who are allowed to create positions. This page is only enabled when logged on to the current year.
PMIS Position/Supplement ModifyMake changes to existing positions. If you have users who are not allowed to create positions, you can provide access to these pages.
PMIS Position/Supplement HistoryCreates a historical record for each change that occurs in the current year Position Management. The Admin/Modify pages display the Position Management information as it currently exists and the History page displays previous information. This page is only enabled when logged on to the current year.

Manage Regular Positions

Typically, a “regular” position record refers to full-time pay type 1, 2, or 3 jobs such as a teacher, clerk, librarian, or bus driver, etc. However, this category is not restricted to only full-time positions.

Regular positions are managed on the PMIS Position Admin, PMIS Position Modify, and PMIS Position History pages.

PMIS Position Admin - This page is used to create, modify, and delete positions, and is only available when logged on to the current year. Each position contains data on the following tabs:

  • Position Management > Maintenance > PMIS Position Admin > Position Record
  • Position Management > Maintenance > PMIS Position Admin > Distribution
  • Position Management > Maintenance > PMIS Position Admin > Date
  • Position Management > Maintenance > PMIS Position Admin > Budget


PMIS Position Modify - This page is used to modify existing positions. If there are LEA employees who require restricted access (e.g., employees who should not create positions), provide those users with permission to this page. Each position contains data on the following tabs:

  • Position Management > Maintenance > PMIS Position Modify > Position Record
  • Position Management > Maintenance > PMIS Position Modify > Distribution
  • Position Management > Maintenance > PMIS Position Modify > Date
  • Position Management > Maintenance > PMIS Position Modify > Budget


PMIS Position History - This page is used to create a historical record for changes that occur in the current year. The admin and modify pages display the Position Management information as it currently exists, and the historical page displays previous (historical) information. You must be logged on to the current year to view historical data.

  • Position Management > Maintenance > PMIS Position History


Manage Supplemental Positions

Supplemental positions include flat rate stipends and extra days. Flat rates are exact dollar amounts (e.g., $200 for travel or $200 for a student council sponsor) and extra day stipends allow for a number of days to be entered (e.g., five days for cheer or 15 days for football). The extra day stipend uses the following calculation: # of extra days x the daily rate (regular position) = payment amount.

Supplemental positions are managed on the PMIS Supplement Admin, PMIS Supplement Modify, PMIS Supplement History pages. Similar to the regular positions, each supplemental position record contains data on the Position Record, Distribution, Data, and Budget tabs.

PMIS Supplement Admin - This page is used to create, modify, and delete supplemental positions, and is only available when logged on to the current year. Each position contains data on the following tabs:

  • Position Management > Maintenance > PMIS Supplement Admin > Position Record
  • Position Management > Maintenance > PMIS Supplement Admin > Distribution
  • Position Management > Maintenance > PMIS Supplement Admin > Date
  • Position Management > Maintenance > PMIS Supplement Admin > Budget


PMIS Supplement Modify - This page is used to modify existing supplement positions. If you have LEA employees who require restricted access (e.g., employees who should not create positions), you can provide those users with permission to this page. Each position contains data on the following tabs:

  • Position Management > Maintenance > PMIS Supplement Modify > Position Record
  • Position Management > Maintenance > PMIS Supplement Modify > Distribution
  • Position Management > Maintenance > PMIS Supplement Modify > Date
  • Position Management > Maintenance > PMIS Supplement Modify > Budget


PMIS Supplement History - This page is used to create a historical record view changes for changes that occur in the current year. The admin and modify pages display the Position Management information as it currently exists, and the historical page displays previous (historical) information. You must be logged on to the current year to view historical data.

  • Position Management > Maintenance > PMIS Supplement History
academy/business/pmis_overview.txt · Last modified: 2020/12/11 21:58 by emoreno