Staff Automated Reporting (STAR)
Public school districts, charters schools, and other educational entities, collectively districts, and PELSB have complementary statutory duties related to reporting and collecting staffing data. Districts are required to annually report hires and terminations for licensed staff; and employment for non-licensed staff. Districts are required to report assignments for both licensed and non-licensed staff. PELSB is the agency designated to collect this employment and assignment information each year.
SY2026-27 Dates of Note
Thursday, October 1, 2026: STAR opens for submissions.
Thursday, October 1, 2026: Snapshot Date. This is not the due date.
Wednesday, November 25, 2026: STAR closes for submissions.
STAR Extension
A request for a deadline extension must come from a district's EDIAM IOwA. A district may request no more than 10 additional business days to submit. The maximum extended deadline will be no later than December 11, 2026. SY2026-27 STAR Extension Request.
Compliance Tables
Licensure Assignment Table. Find allowable assignments for each license.
Assignment Licensure Table. Find allowable licenses for each assignment.
Staff Automated Report (STAR) Guidance Series
New or newer to STAR? Get started with the Primer. The individual handbooks include detailed information specific to each STAR file.
STAR Live Support Sessions
The twice weekly Licensure Compliance Learning Commons sessions will change focus to live support sessions during the STAR collection window.
Sessions are held every Tuesday afternoon between 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. and Thursday morning between 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
District staff may join any session and ask for assistance or get help in real time resolving any issue they encounter. Meeting links are included in the Board calendar published on the PELSB homepage.
STAR Documents
Districts who use the Text file upload method should download these files
Create a Text File Document to Upload Instructions
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