Arizona Ed-Fi Data v3.3 - Sections

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This educational entity represents a setting in which organized instruction of course content is provided to one or more students for a given period of time. A course may be offered to more than one class/section. Instruction, provided by one or more teachers or other staff members, may be delivered in person or via a different medium.

Object Triggering Logic

This table describes logic for triggering syncing of this object.

ActionTrigger
Post

When a section is created and saved.

  • Section Placement is required in order for the section to send.
  • 1 record will report for each Section and Term Type combination.
  • Do not send records if the Calendar Exclude check box is checked.

  • Do not send records if the course is marked inactive.
  • Do not send if the School Exclude check box is checked.
  • Do not send a record if the State Reporting Exclude checkbox is selected on the course.
PostWhen Section Placement is changed and saved on a section.
PostWhen the Local Course Number or Term type Override is changed.
Put

When any fields listed below are changed:

  • When the local course name or SCED Seq Number is changed and saved on the Course editor.
  • When the Instructional Setting is changed and saved on a section.
  • When the Credit field is changed and saved on a Grading Task assigned to the course.
DeleteWhen a section is deleted.
DeleteWhen Section Placement is changed or removed and saved on a section.
DeleteWhen the Local Course Number or Term type Override is changed.


School Exclude, Calendar Exclude, Resource Toggle and Resync Logic

This table describes the School Exclude, Calendar Exclude, Resource Toggle and Resync logic of this object.

ActionTrigger
NoneIf a resource is toggled to 'OFF' after data has sent, all sent data will remain in the ODS but no new data will send.
DeleteIf a resource is toggled to 'OFF" after data has sent and an action is performed that would trigger a delete, that data will remain in the ODS until a resync is done.
ResyncIf a record is in the Ed-Fi Identity Mapping table and not in the ODS, it will be deleted from the Ed-Fi Identity Mapping table
ResyncIf a record is in the ODS and it does not have a matching record in Campus or the Ed-Fi Identity Mapping table, it will be deleted from the ODS.
ResyncIf a mapping is changed in Resource Preferences, a resync will need to be done to reflect the changes.


Natural Key Changes, Cascading Updates, and Deletes Logic

This table describes the Natural Key Changes/Cascading Updates and Deletes logic of this object.

ActionTrigger
Post/Delete

Natural Key Changes:

  • If the School ID changes, all data will remain under the old number and a resync will need to be completed to populate data under the new number.  The delete tool would need to be used to remove all data from the old School ID.
Post/Delete

If any of the following changes in the Course Offerings resource:

  • Local Course Code
  • Session Name
Post/DeleteIf the natural key changes all dependent data will delete/post
Dependent ResourcesStaff Section Associations, Student Section Associations, Student Section Attendance Events, Grades


Scope Year Logic

This table describes scope year logic of this object.

Logic
Sections will report to the configured year to which they are aligned.
Data will only send for years that have valid configuration.


Resource Preferences

This table describes the Resource Preferences of this object.

Data Element LabelMapping Needed
Educational Environment Descriptor
Section Instructional Setting
Course Level Characteristic DescriptorCourse Level


Event Queue Detail

This table describes the Event Queue Detail of this object.

Campus TableEd-Fi ActionFields
sectionPost/Put/DeleteThe primary table used for sending data for this resource.
coursePut

Educational Environment Descriptor

Sequence of Course

gradingTaskCreditPutAvailable Credits


Object Data Elements

This table describes data elements sent within the Sections resource.

Data Element Label

Business Requirement

Business Rules

M, C or O

Data Source GUI Path

Database

Field

idThe unique identifier of the resource.


M

section
Identifier

The local identifier assigned 

to a section.

Reports the section ID of the section being reported.

MCourse > Sectionsection.
sectionID
course
Offering
Reference
A reference to the related CourseOffering resource.

Reports the fields that are part of the Natural Key for the Course Offering resource.


M

location
Reference

A reference to the related Location resource.

  • classroomIdentification
    Code
  • schoolId
Reports the fields that are part of the Natural Key for the Locations resource.O

System Administration > Resources > Resources > Rooms


System Administration> Resources> School> Entity ID

room.name

school.EntityId

locationSchool
Reference
A reference to the related School resource.

This is optional, does not report.

O



siteLocation
School
Reference

The identifier assigned to a school. This is used when a course is taught at a different school.

  • schoolId
  1. If the Section Location Override <> NULL, report that value.
  2. If the Section Location Override is NULL, but the Course Location Override <> NULL, report that value.
  3. If both course.provider and section.provider is NULL, report out the School entityID.
M

Course > Section > Location Override

Course > Section > Location Override


System Administration > Resources > School > entityID

course.

provider


section.

provider


school.

entityID

availableCredit
Conversion
Conversion factor that 
when multiplied by the number of credits is equivalent to Carnegie units.

This is optional, does not report.

O

availableCreditsCredits or units of value awarded for the 
completion of a course.
  1. For students in Grades K-8, report '1'.
  2. For all other students:
    • Sum the total number of credits from the Grading Tasks on the course.
    • Divide by the number of terms the course section occurs.
OCourse > Grading Tasks > CreditgradingTask
Credit.Credit
availableCredit
TypeDescriptor
The type of credits or units of value awarded for the completion of a course.

This is optional, does not report.

O

characteristics

This descriptor defines characteristics of a 

section, such as whether 

attendance is taken and 

the section is graded.

This is optional, does not report.

O




classPeriods The class period during which the Section meets.

See array section for logic

O

courseLevel
Characteristics
An unordered collection of courseLevel
Characteristics. The type
 of specific program or designation with which 
the course is associated (e.g., AP, IB, Dual Credit, CTE).
  1. Reports when the following are added:
    • CTE check box is checked on the course or section.
    • Report if Dual Credit checkbox is checked on the course or section.
    • Report from Level drop list if selected on course.
  2. See Array section below for data logic for each field.



educational
Environment
Descriptor
The setting in which a 
child receives education
and related services; for example: Center-based instruction Home-based instruction Hospital class Mainstream Residential care and treatment facility 
  1. Report the Ed-Fi Code value from the mapped Instructional Setting selected on the course section being reported.
  2. If NULL, do not report.
OCourse > Section > Instructional Settingsection.
instructional
Setting
instruction
Language
Descriptor
 The primary language of instruction, if omitted English is assumed.

This is optional, does not report.

O

mediumOf
Instruction
Descriptor
The media through which teachers provide 
instruction to students 
and students and teachers communicate about instructional matters; for example: Technology-based instruction in classroom Correspondence instruction Face-to-face instruction Virtual/On-line Distance learning Center-based instruction

This is optional, does not report.

O

offeredGrade
Levels
The ID of the GradeLevel Descriptor.

Reports the lowest and the highest grade level of students scheduled in the course section.

  1. All students are considered regardless of rosters start or end date.
  2. If a student changes grade levels either by updating grade on enrollment or creating a new enrollment this will not trigger a change on section. A resync would need to be done on section to update this field.
  3. If a grade level is marked as State Exclude in the Calendar > Grade Levels tab, those grade levels are excluded from consideration/inclusion in of this endpoint.
  4. Report the Ed-Fi Code value from the mapped Grade Level Name selected on the course section being reported.
M

population
Served
Descriptor
The population for which the course was designed; for example: Bilingual students Remedial education students Gifted and talented students Career and Technical Education students Special education students 

This is optional, does not report.

O

programsAn unordered collection of sectionPrograms. This educational entity represents a setting in which organized instruction of course content is provided to one or more students for a given period of time. A course may be offered to more than one class/section. Instruction, provided by one or more teachers or other staff members, may be delivered in person or via a different medium

This is optional, does not report.

O

sequenceOf
Course
When a section is part of a sequence of parts for a course, the number if the sequence. If the course has only onle part, the value of this section attribute should be 1
  1. Report the value selected in the SCED Sequence "Part n" field.
  2. If NULL, report '1'.
M

minutesPer
Week
Minutes reported per week.
  1. If Section CTE Minutes per Week Override are not NULL, report thevalue.
  2. If Section CTE Minutes per Week Override is NULL, but Course CTE Minutes per Week are not NULL, report the value.
  3. If both Section and Course fields are NULL, report blank.

C

Course > Section > CTE Minutes per Week Override

Course > CTE Minutes per Week



etagA unique system-generated value that identifies the version of the resource

This is optional, does not report.

O

Arrays

Class Periods

Data Element Label

Business Requirement

Business Rules

M, C or O

Data Source

GUI Path

Database Field

classPeriodReferenceReports the natural key of the Class Periods resource.
M

Course Level Characteristics

Data Element Label

Business Requirement

Business Rules

M, C or O

Data Source

GUI Path

Database Field

courseLevelCharacteristicsAn unordered collection of courseLevelCharacteristics.The type of specific program or designation with which the course is associated (e.g., AP, IB, Dual Credit, CTE).Report all courseLevelCharacterisitics that apply, based on the reporting chart listed below in the Course Level Characteristic Descriptor table.OVarious - See Course Level Characteristic Descriptors list below.Various - See Course Level Characteristic Descriptors list below.


Type/Descriptor

Educational Environment Descriptors

Code ValueDescriptionShort Description
Computer Based or Self Placed CourseComputer Based or Self Placed CourseComputer Based or Self Placed Course
Self StudySelf StudySelf Study
ClassroomClassroomClassroom
Resource RoomResource RoomResource Room
Self-contained (Special Education)Self-contained (Special Education)Self-contained (Special Education)
Structured English ImmersionStructured English ImmersionStructured English Immersion
VirtualVirtualVirtual

Course Level Characteristic Descriptors

CodeValueShortDescriptionData Source GUI PathIC AttributeIC Code ValueLogic
Gifted and TalentedGifted and Talented

Scheduling > Course > Level

Course.levelGTReport from Level drop list if selected.
UntrackedUntracked

Scheduling > Course > Level

Course.levelUNReport from Level drop list if selected.
Pre-APPre-AP

Scheduling > Course > Level

Course.levelPAReport from Level drop list if selected.
Graduation CreditGraduation Credit

Scheduling > Course > Level

Course.levelGCReport from Level drop list if selected.
Dual CreditDual Credit

Scheduling > Course > Dual Credit

Section > Dual Credit

course.dualCredit

section.localDualCredit


Report if Dual Credit checkbox is checked.
GeneralGeneral

Scheduling > Course > Level

Course.levelGNReport from Level drop list if selected.
English Language LearnerEnglish Language Learner

Scheduling > Course > Level

Course.levelELReport from Level drop list if selected.
AdvancedAdvanced

Scheduling > Course > Level

Course.levelADReport from Level drop list if selected.
Advanced PlacementAdvanced Placement

Scheduling > Course > Level

Course.levelAPReport from Level drop list if selected.
BasicBasicScheduling > Course > LevelCourse.levelBAReport from Level drop list if selected.
Career and Technical EducationCareer and Technical Education

Scheduling > Course > CTE

Scheduling > Course > Section > CTE



Report if CTE checkbox is checked on the course or section.

OtherOtherScheduling > Course > LevelCourse.levelOTReport from Level drop list if selected.
Students with disabilitiesStudents with disabilitiesScheduling > Course > LevelCourse.levelSEReport from Level drop list if selected.