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2022 School District Review Program Respondent Guide Instructions for Using the Submission Log and the Geographic Update Partnership Software (GUPS) This page intentionally left blank. U.S. Census Bureau School District Review Program (SDRP) Respondent Guide i TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ............................................................................................................................xi A. School District Review Program ............................................................................................... xi B. Mapping Coordinator Responsibilities ..................................................................................... xi C. Types of School District Boundary Updates ............................................................................ xii D. Guidance for Boundary Changes .............................................................................................. xx Part 1 School District Review Program (SDRP) ....................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Overview .............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 SDRP Timetable ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 SDRP Annotation Phase Materials ............................................................................................ 1 1.3 SDRP and GUPS Help ................................................................................................................. 1 1.4 Description and Use of Listing Files Provided ........................................................................... 2 1.4.1 Listings ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.5 Inventory and Grade Range File (All States) .............................................................................. 2 1.5.1 Grade Ranges ........................................................................................................................................... 2 1.5.2 Official School District Names .................................................................................................................. 3 1.5.3 How Do I Submit Inventory and Grade Range Changes? ......................................................................... 3 1.5.4 County Coverage File (All States) ............................................................................................................. 3 1.5.5 School District to Geography (SD/GEO) Relationship File (Limited States) .............................................. 4 1.5.6 Legal Entity Coextensive File (Limited States) .......................................................................................... 4 1.5.7 How Do I Make Corrections to the “County Coverage,” “Relationship” and/or “Legal Entity Coextensive” Files? .................................................................................................................................. 5 Part 2 How to Use TIGERweb ................................................................................................ 6 Chapter 2 TIGERweb Map Viewer for the SDRP ..................................................................... 6 2.1 Getting Started with TIGERweb ................................................................................................. 7 2.2 Available Map Layers ................................................................................................................. 8 2.3 Selecting a Map Layer ............................................................................................................... 8 2.4 TIGERweb Tools and Functions ................................................................................................. 9 2.4.1 Move Around/Zoom In/Zoom Out of Map Display .................................................................................. 9 2.4.2 TIGERweb Symbology ............................................................................................................................. 10 2.4.3 Locating a School District ....................................................................................................................... 11 2.4.4 Identify Tool ........................................................................................................................................... 16 2.4.5 Changing Transparency .......................................................................................................................... 17 2.4.6 Map Background .................................................................................................................................... 17 2.4.7 Reviewing and Reporting School District Boundaries ............................................................................ 18 U.S. Census Bureau School District Review Program (SDRP) Respondent Guide i 2.4.8 Printing and Saving a Map ...................................................................................................................... 18 Part 3 How to Use the Submission Log ................................................................................ 19 Chapter 3 SDRP Submission Log .......................................................................................... 19 3.1 Purpose .................................................................................................................................... 19 3.2 School District Name Change .................................................................................................. 19 3.3 Grade Range Change ............................................................................................................... 20 3.4 Federal School District Local Education Agency (SDLEA) Identification (ID) Number Change 20 3.5 Simple Consolidation (School District with New Name and New SDLEA ID Number) ............ 20 3.6 Simple Dissolution (into Existing District) ............................................................................... 21 3.7 Level Change............................................................................................................................ 22 3.8 Coextensive School District Updates ....................................................................................... 22 Part 4 How to Use the Geographic Update Partnership Software (GUPS) ............................ 23 Chapter 4 Getting Started ................................................................................................... 23 4.1 GUPS Hardware and System Requirements ............................................................................ 23 4.2 How to Install GUPS ................................................................................................................. 24 Chapter 5 GUPS Basics ........................................................................................................ 29 5.1 Using GUPS (GUPS Basics and Map Management) ................................................................. 29 5.2 How to Start a New Project from the Census Bureau Website ............................................... 29 5.3 Making SDRP Updates in GUPS ............................................................................................... 37 5.3.1 Adding a Linear Feature ......................................................................................................................... 37 5.3.2 Deleting a Linear Feature ....................................................................................................................... 38 5.3.3 Making Boundary Changes Using Whole Faces ..................................................................................... 41 5.3.4 Making Boundary Changes from Adjacent Counties .............................................................................. 47 5.3.5 Making Elementary and Secondary School District Boundary Changes in the Same Update ................ 52 5.3.6 Complex Consolidation .......................................................................................................................... 56 5.3.7 Complex Dissolution ............................................................................................................................... 62 5.3.8 Forming a New District ........................................................................................................................... 68 5.4 How to Use the GUPS Interface .............................................................................................. 72 5.4.1 The GUPS Main Page .............................................................................................................................. 72 5.4.2 Table of Contents and Map View ........................................................................................................... 74 5.4.2.1 Managing the Map View from Within the Table of Contents ................................................................ 75 5.4.2.2 Manage Layer Visibility .......................................................................................................................... 75 5.4.2.3 Reorder Data Layers ............................................................................................................................... 75 5.4.2.4 Expand/Contract Table of Contents Menus ..........................................................................................