FileSpec:201500HeadStartCore

Item	Item Name	Column Name	Required	Definition	Code Set	Data Type	Length	Precision
005	Collection Version	CollectionVersion	Required	Collection version should contain this value '2015All1.0HeadStartCore' for the 2015 Head Start Core File Layout.		Text	50
010	Current School Year	CurrentSchoolYear	Required	The ending year of the current school year. For example, use '2013' for the 2012-2013 school year.		Integer	4
025	Reporting Grantee	ReportingGrantee	Required	DESE assigned 6 digit county district code for the grantee or delegate reporting.		Text	6
050	MOSIS Student ID	StateID	Required	State assigned student identifier.		Text	10
055	Local Student ID	LocalStudentID	Required	ID used in the Head Start agency to uniquely identify the student.		Text	20
060	Legal Last Name	LastName	Required	Legal last name.		Text	60
065	Legal First Name	FirstName	Required	Legal first name.		Text	60
070	Legal Middle Name	MiddleName	Optional	Legal middle name.		Text	60
075	Legal Name Suffix	Suffix	Optional	Legal name suffix. E.g. Jr, Sr		Text	10
080	Date of Birth	DateOfBirth	Required	Date of birth.		Text	10
100	Gender	Gender	Required	Gender	Gender_Codes	Text	1
105	Race/Ethnicity	RaceEthnicity	Required	Pre-defined Race / Ethnic code.	Race_Ethnicity_Codes	Text	1
110	Primary Eligibility	PrimEligibility	Optional	The primary type of eligibility for a child for Head Start enrollment. This is enrollment for either Head Start or Early Head Start.	HeadStart_Eligibility_Codes	Text	1
115	Initial Enrollment Date	InitialEnrollDate	Required	The year, month and day on which a child is considered officially enrolled in the Head Start or Early Head Start. Please note that if a child has multiple enrollment dates, the first enrollment date should be provided.		Text	10
120	Prenatal Services	PrenatalServices	Optional	Mother Received Early Head Start Services During Pregnancy.	Yes_No	Text	1