PowerSchool SIS Alabama

Courses

Introduction

When adding a new course or editing an existing course, the ALSDE requires information to be captured for State Reporting at Course level. The following data elements are required for Alabama State Reporting setup.


Start Page > District Setup > Courses

  1. On the Start Page, click the School link at the top of the page. The school list appears.

  2. Choose District Office. The district start page appears.

  3. Click District. The District Setup page appears.

  4. Click Courses under Courses category. The Courses page appears. 

  5. Click on New Course or select an existing Course. 

  6. Scroll down to the Alabama State Reporting Information category.

Data Collection

Navigation: Start page > District Setup > Courses > New/Edit Course > Alabama State Reporting Information

Data Element

Description

Table.FieldName

Length

INOW Course Code

This field displays the INOW course code.

]S_AL_CRS_X]NOW_Course_Code

40

INOW Course Name

This field displays the INOW course name.

]S_AL_CRS_X]INOW_Course_Name

40

Low Grade Level

Indicates the course is Low Grade.

[S_AL_CRS_X]Low_Grade_Level

2

High Grade Level

Indicates the course is High Grade.

[S_AL_CRS_X]High_Grade_Level

2

Locally Editable

Indicates if the Course can be edited locally

[S_AL_CRS_X]Locally_Editable_TF

1

College Course

Indicates if it is a college course.

[S_AL_CRS_X]IsCollege

1

Special Ed Course

Indicates if it is a Special Ed Course.

[S_AL_CRS_X]IsSpecialEd

1

Begin Year

The course beginning year.

[S_AL_CRS_X]BeginYear

4

End Year

The course ending year. 

[S_AL_CRS_X]EndYear

4