Frequently Asked Questions

For help with accessing and navigating a report or dashboard, users may contact the ITD Help Desk. For questions about the content of a dashboard, contact the owner (which can be found in the back of the dashboard user manual). 

Download this job aid on how to request help with the application. 

If you cannot sign into Focus using your SSO username and password, please request access using EZ Access. 

Log into https://ezaccess.lausd.net and click LAUSD Employees. Then, click Focus Reporting & Dashboards to request access using the Focus Reporting & Dashboards application. 

Note: Your site administrator must provide approval using the Access Approval section. 

Follow-up requests regarding applications that have been submitted can be emailed to focus@lausd.net. 

Unfortunately, you must re-apply for access via EZ Access. This is due to the fact that with a new role, you have a new supervisor and we must obtain approval from that individual for you to receive access to more data. 

Please see the above question, How do I get access to Focus, for instructions on how to submit an application via EZ Access. 

Implementing the new ad hoc reporting tool will improve the experience of generating reports using data found in MiSiS. Some of the major benefits include:

  • Flexibility – Provides more flexibility in ad hoc reporting at LAUSD, now allowing users to create reports at the local district and LAUSD levels if they have access to that data.
  • Self-Service Approach – Eliminates the need to request new reports to be created by IT – users can create and personalize their own reports.
  • Dashboards – Provides dashboards for various types of users (administrators, central office staff, school officials, etc.) consisting of the information those users need to have to succeed.
  • Historical Data – After integrating with MyData, will provide the ability to produce reports on historical student data, so users can look at information on a student’s previous enrollment and course history.
  • Up-to-Date Data – Data will be updated nightly; some data, such as select attendance and scheduling data, will be available in real-time.

 

Starting December 4, 2017, Focus is available via this URL: https://Focus.LAUSD.net. 

Focus includes job aids and videos that define the components of Focus and provide instruction on how to use the application’s features. To view job aids or videos within the application, go to the Job Aids and Videos section on the Welcome Page or any Subject Page (Note: job aids and videos on the Subject Pages pertain to the displayed Subject only).

The Basic Ad Hoc Reporting Class, an instructor-led training class, is available for registration in MyPLN. This class provides instruction on how to create and manage reports using Focus Reporting and Dashboards, including how to perform basic calculations and create a basic pivot table.

  • What's New

    Focus Reporting & Dashboards is updated with software fixes and/or enhancements every two weeks on Friday nights. Browse the notes below to learn about all updates released since November 2016, or view the notes on the application's Welcome Page in What's New. 

  • May 7, 2021

    Posted by Focus Reporting and Dashboards on 5/7/2021

    Release Notes

    New Report

    The Community of Schools Summer Program Report has been created to identify students in Elementary and Middle Schools who need summer school at the CoS level.  The report has two tabs, Elementary View and Middle School View, that display ELD, ELA, English and Math course marks, attendance bands and other related information.  Access the report by clicking on Summary > Summer School Reports > Community of Schools Summer Program.

    Report Updates

    Real Time Attendance Report has been modified with the addition of "Students with ANS" columns with the feature to drill to details.  To access the report, click on Operations > Attendance > Real Time Attendance.

    Instructional Program Report has been modified to open under the Instructional Program tab and labeled Instructional Program Summary Report.  The numbers in the Instructional Program Summary table are hyperlinks drillable to the Instructional Program Detail Report which includes an additional column labeled Group Assignment.  The totals are now displayed in the last two columns that allow users to drill to details on all their Local District students.  Access the report by clicking on Summary > Monitoring Reports > Instructional Program.

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  • April 23, 2021

    Posted by Focus Reporting & Dashboards on 4/23/2021

    Release Notes

    Report Updates

    Adjusted Attendance Summary Report has been enhanced with an Instructional Program filter with the values of Hybrid, None and Virtual.  The report’s detailed results also include a column labeled Instructional Program.  To access the report, click on Summary > Monitoring Reports > Adjusted Attendance Summary Report

    Mail Merge Secondary Counts of Ds and Fs – The report is mainly geared towards High Schools.  Middle School need to remove the graduation year in order to generate results.

    Current Instructional Program data has been added to all Subject Areas including the Student Details Subject Area.

    Instructional Program Report has been enhanced with additional filters for Group Category, Group Subcategory and Group.  The previously blank field is now labeled NONE; it displays the number of students and percentages that don’t have current instructional programs available.  Access the report by clicking on Summary > Monitoring Reports > Instructional Program.

    Dashboard Updates

    Attendance Submittal Dashboard and Attendance Bands Dashboard have been enhanced with an Instructional Program filter with the values of Hybrid, None and Virtual.  Their detail reports have an additional column labeled Instructional Program.  Access the dashboards by clicking on Operations > Attendance > Attendance Submittal or Attendance Bands.

    Bug Fixes

    The Export and Print options are available in the School Immunization Compliance - Student Immunization Status detailed reports and School Immunization Compliance Status by Grade Level report.  Access the reports by clicking on Summary > Monitoring Reports > School Immunization Compliance.

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    New Whole Child Integrated Data Platform Available Now!

    Whole Child Integrated Data is available now for teachers, counselors, out-of-classroom support staff, and principals.

    To log in, go to https://wholechild.lausd.net/.  This new platform provides educators with a complete picture of the whole child by integrating data from various sources of student information.

    Support resources and training information are available on the website, https://achieve.lausd.net/wholechild. 

    Focus (MiSiS Ad hoc users ) URL Bookmarked or Saved to Favorites (403 Forbidden Error)

    Users who have previously bookmarked the Focus (MiSiS Ad hoc) URL might experience a 403 Forbidden Error.  Please delete your current bookmark for Focus, delete your history, close the browser then type focus.lausd.net.  Then bookmark the new URL if needed or save it to favorites.  We encourage users to always go to https://achieve.lausd.net/focus site first and then login from here.   

    If you have any issues please open a ticket for Focus (MiSiS Ad hoc Helpdesk) at https://lausd-myit.onbmc.com/ux/myitapp/#/catalog/home

    We apologize for this inconvenience.

    About Focus Reporting & Dashboards 

    Available now, Focus Reporting & Dashboards (Focus) is a web-based reporting application that strengthens LAUSD’s reporting capability by integrating major systems used in the District. Focus consists of subject-specific dashboards, canned reports, and an ad hoc reporting capability. In addition to MiSiS, Focus consists of data from other systems used by LAUSD employees, like Welligent, Cafeteria Management System (CMS), and Adult Ed. During the 2018-2019 school year, new data and dashboards will be released periodically. 

    See the most common Frequently Asked Questions below, or go to the FAQs page for more information.