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Student Teacher Sections

This category captures section teachers and student section enrollments and includes the following data views and resources:

Staff Sections

This view captures the class sections to which a teacher is assigned as published in the staffSectionAssociation resource within the Student Teacher Sections category. The layout includes the School Name, Teacher Number, Staff Name, State Identifier, Course Number, Course Name, Section Number, Term, Last Publish Date, Publishing ID, and Resource ID.

staffSectionAssociation

This association indicates the class sections to which a teacher is assigned. This resource is required for all teachers.

Primary PowerSchool Source Data

  • Sections
  • SectionTeacher
  • Terms
  • Period

Selection Criteria

Records are published if the following criteria are met:

  • The teacher must not be excluded from state reporting.
  • The teacher’s school must not be excluded from state reporting.
  • The teacher’s section must not be excluded from state reporting.
  • The staffUniqueId must be populated in PowerSchool.

Resource Output

  • A separate staffSectionAssociation record is published for each course section in which the teacher is scheduled based on the year for the Term selected in the PowerSchool UI.
  • A teacher with classes at multiple schools will have a record for each section at each school.
  • A section with multiple teachers will have a record for each teacher associated with the section.
  • The staffSectionAssociation resource is dependent on the prior publishing of the following resources: staffs and sections.
  • LEAs and Schools may upload (publish) data to the Ed-Fi ODS in real time or on-demand (“Run Now” button).

Note: Click Export to export the data collection results to an Excel spreadsheet.

Data Element

Description

Data Type

Stored in Table.Field

Req’d

sectionReference

A reference to the related sections resource.

R

/schoolID

The school associated with the section.

Integer

Derived from: 

Sections.SchoolID

R

/classPeriodName

An indication of the portion of a typical daily session in which students receive instruction in a specified subject, for example, morning, sixth period, block period, or AB schedules.

String

Derived from:

Period.Abbreviation

Period.Period_Number

R

/classroomIdentificationCode

A unique number or alphanumeric code assigned to a room by a school, school system, state, or other agency or entity.

String

Sections.Room

R

/localCourseCode

The local code assigned by the LEA or Campus that identifies the organization of subject matter and related learning experiences provided for the instruction of students.

String

Courses.Course_Number

R

/termDescriptor

The name of the term in which the section is offered, for example, Fall Semester, Spring Semester.

Descriptor

Derived from

Terms.Portion

Terms.Abbreviation

R

/schoolYear

The identifier for the school year.

Integer

Terms.YearID

R

/uniqueSectionCode

A unique identifier for the section that is defined by the classroom, the subjects taught, and the instructors that are assigned.

String

Derived from:

Sections.DCID

R

/sequenceOfCourse

When a section is part of a sequence of parts for a course, the number in the sequence.If the course has only one part, the value of this Section attribute should be 1.

Integer

Published Value = '1'

R

staffReference

A reference to the related staffs resource.

R

/staffUniqueID

The staff associated with the section.

String

Users.DCID

R

classroomPositionDescriptorA unique number or alphanumeric code assigned to a room by a school, school system, state, or other agency or entity.String

Sections.Teacher = SectionTeacher.TeacherID: Published Value = 'Teacher of Record'

RoleDef.Name = 'Lead Teacher':

Published Value = 'Teacher of Record'

RoleDef.Name in 'Co-teacher', 'Job Share Teacher': Published Value = 'Assistant Teacher'

SchoolStaff.StaffStatus = 4:

Published Value = 'Substitute Teacher'

Otherwise: Published Value = 'Support Teacher'

R

beginDate

Month, day, and year of a teacher's assignment to the section. If blank, defaults to the first day of the first grading period for the section.

Date

SectionTeacher.Start_Date if populated

Otherwise: Terms.FirstDay of selected school year

O

endDate

Month, day, and year of the last day of a teacher's assignment to the section.

Date

SectionTeacher.End_Date if populated

Otherwise: Terms.LastDay of selected school year

O

percentageContribution

Indicates the percentage of the total scheduled course time, academic standards, and/or learning activities delivered in this section by this staff member. A Teacher of Record designation may be based solely or partially on this contribution percentage.

Number

SectionTeacher.Allocation / 100

O

Student Sections

This view captures the course sections to which a student is assigned as published in the studentSectionAssociation resource within the Student Teacher Sections category. The layout includes the School Name, Student Number, Student Name. State Identifier, Grade Level, Course Number, Course Name, Section Number, Term, Last Publish Date, Publishing ID, and Resource ID.

studentSectionAssociation

This association indicates the course sections to which a student is assigned.

Primary PowerSchool Source Data

  • CC
  • Calendar_Day
  • Period
  • Sections
  • Terms
  • S_CC_EdFi_X
  • S_SEC_EdFi_X

Selection Criteria

Records are published if the following criteria are met:

  • The school must not be excluded from state reporting.
  • The section must not be excluded from state reporting.
  • The studentUniqueID must be populated in PowerSchool (Students.State_StudentNumber).
  • The enrollment ExitDate is greater than the EntryDate.

Resource Output

  • A separate studentSectionAssociation record is published for each course section in each school in which a student is or was enrolled based on the year for the Term selected in the PowerSchool UI.
  • The studentSectionAssociation resource is dependent on the prior publishing of the following resources: studentSchoolAssociations and sections.
  • LEAs and Schools may upload (publish) data to the Ed-Fi ODS in real time or on-demand (“Run Now” button).

Note: Click Export to export the data collection results to an Excel spreadsheet.

Data Element

Description

Data Type

Stored in Table.Field

Req’d

sectionReference

A reference to the related sections resource.

R

/schoolID

The school for which the section is defined.

Integer

Derived from: 

Sections.SchoolID

R

/classPeriodName

An indication of the portion of a typical daily session in which students receive instruction in a specified subject, for example, morning, sixth period, block period, or AB schedules.

String

Derived from:

Period.Abbreviation

Period.Period_Number

R

/classroomIdentificationCode

A unique number or alphanumeric code assigned to a room by a school, school system, state, or other agency or entity.

String

Sections.Room

R

/localCourseCode

The local code assigned by the LEA or Campus that identifies the organization of subject matter and related learning experiences provided for the instruction of students.

String

Courses.Course_Number

R

/termDescriptor

The name of the term in which the section is offered, for example, Fall Semester, Spring Semester.

Descriptor

Derived from

Terms.Portion

Terms.Abbreviation

R

/schoolYear

The identifier for the school year.

Type

Terms.YearID

R

/uniqueSectionCode

A unique identifier for the Section, that is defined by the classroom, the subjects taught, and the instructors that are assigned.

String

Derived from:

Sections.DCID

R

/sequenceOfCourse

When a Section is part of a sequence of parts for a course, the number if the sequence.

Integer

Published Value = '1'

R

studentReference

A reference to the related students resource.

R

/studentUniqueID

The student enrolled in the section.

String

Student.State_StudentNumber

R

beginDate

Month, day, and year of the student's entry or assignment to the section. If blank, default is the start date of the first grading period.

Date

Calendar_Day.Date_Value

Where Calendar_Day.InSession = 1
and Calendar_Day.Date_Value is between the first and last day of the term
and Calendar_Day.Date_Value is greater than or equal to CC.DateEnrolled

Format: 'YYYY-MM-DD'

R

endDate

Month, day, and year of the withdrawal or exit of the student from the section.

This element is required if applicable; otherwise it is excluded from publishing.

Date

Calendar_Day.Date_Value

Where Calendar_Day.InSession = 1
and Calendar_Day.Date_Value is between the first and last day of the term
and Calendar_Day.Date_Value is less than CC.DateLeft

Format: 'YYYY-MM-DD'

O

homeroomIndicator

Indicates the Section is the student's homeroom.

Boolean

S_CC_EdFi_X.HomeroomIndicator if populated

Otherwise: S_SEC_EdFi_X.HomeroomIndicator 

O

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