The District and School Site Verification System is a web-accessible collection tool that enables updates to the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) master directory of organizational units, which controls the processing of data on other MDE major systems such as MARSS, STAR, UFARS, FNS, IDEAS, LEVIES and the AYP Report Card. 

It is essential that contact information be kept up to date.  Districts are asked to update changes to contact information whenever necessary throughout the year. A Verification Report can be run from inside this system that lists all the information currently on file for your district and school sites.

> Enter the District and School Site Verification system

The system allows you to update the following information:

• Location Address
• Mailing Address
• Phone and Fax Numbers
• Name of Superintendent, Principal, or Lead Administrator
• Title of Lead Administrator
• E-mail Address of Lead Administrator
• Grades Served
• Web Site Address
• School Site Verification Coordinator and other contacts
• How to Process Other Changes

To add or close sites, or make adjustments to other information, such as classifications or learning year, please complete the "FORM:  Site Change Request Form" found below and e-mail it to mde.school-verify@state.mn.us. To determine the classification of an educational site, please refer to the two documents below entitled "Determining the Classification for a Standard Educational Site" and Determining the Classification for a Special Education Site."

Your request may be reviewed by department staff, or be referred to the Directory System Policy Committee for approval.  A detailed description of the policy committee is found below.

• Verification District School Site Memo 
  
• MDE Site Request or Change Form 
  Save this form to your computer, complete it and return it as instructed on the form. For School Districts: Use this request form to open a school site, close a school site, change grades offered or change school classification. For All Other Types of Organizations: please fill out the MDE Site Request or Change form with the name of your organization, address, contact information and the name and contact information of the person submitting the request. An organization site number will be assigned. You do not need to fill out the section for assigning numbers or classifications.
• Public School District Consolidations and Pairings 
  
• School Site Classifications 
  
• Rules for Assignment of a New School Number 
  This document contains the rules for assignment of a new school number. School numbers are assigned upon request by using the Site Change Request Form and by meeting the criterion described in the document prior to the start of a new school year. School number requests made after the start of a school year will be referred to the MDE Directory System Policy Committee for consideration.
• School Site: Determining Classification for a Standard Education Site 
  
• Unit Types