Course Section Report
Extracts course section information for all sections taught within the collection period.
Selection Criteria
Selection criteria determine which database records are used in the report. Refer to selection criteria for analysis when the report does not return the correct records.
Course Selection
The report selects records from the [Sections] table based on the following criteria:
- The section term dates must overlap the collection period date range.
- The teacher is not Excluded From Student-Teacher-Course Connection (STC) reports ([Teachers]AZ_ExcludeSTC does not equal 1).
- The section is not excluded from state reporting ([Sections]AZ_ExcludeSTC does not equal 1).
- The section’s associated course is not excluded from state reporting ([Courses]AZ_ExcludeSTC does not equal 1).
- The school that the section is associated with is not excluded from state reporting ([schools]state_excludefromreporting does not equal 1).
- The school number associated with the section is not 999999 or 0.
Report Input
For help with navigation and running the report, see How to Find and Generate a Report.
Field | Description |
Use | Choose one of the following:
Note: The District Wide option is only available when running the report from the District Office. |
Collection Period* | Choose one of the following from the pop-up menu:
Note: For the 40 Day, 100 Day, and EOY collections, the 40th and 100th school days are automatically calculated by the report at run-time. See the STC – Collection Date Setup Screen to view or override the calculated collection dates. The Start of School and End of Year dates are determined by the first day and last day of the full year term at the top of the page at run-time. |
Start Date of Report | Enter the Start Date of the Report. The option is available for the Ad-Hoc Report collection option. For all other collections, the entry box is greyed out. When the Ad-Hoc Report collection period is selected, the ‘Start Date of Report’ and ‘End Date of Report’ are used to determine section enrollment inclusion. |
End Date of Report | Enter the End Date of the Report. The option is available for the Ad-Hoc Report collection option. For all other collections, the entry box is greyed out. |
LEA Entity ID* | Enter the District LEA Entity ID (Required). |
Bypass Validation Mode* | Choose one of the following from the pop-up menu:
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Report Output
Each of the fields displayed in the output of the report are described below. See Understanding the Report Output Table for a definition of each column in the table.
Data Element | Description | [Table]FieldName |
AZ LEA Entity ID (LEAID) | The state assigned unique LEA entity identifier | N/A Entered at report run-time. |
AZ School Entity ID (SchoolId) | The state assigned public or charter school entity identifier | [Schools]AZ_EntityID |
Course Identifier (CourseId) | The identifying code for the course content. If the Course Identifier Section field is blank, report pulls from the Alternate Course Number Course field. If the Alternate Course Number field is blank, report pulls from the Course Number field. | [Courses]Course_Number [Courses]alt_course_number [Sections]AZ_CourseID |
Course Identifier System (CourseIdSystem) | The system used for the course identifier- either Local or State. If local course codes are used, the course must be mapped in the CourseWalk system to a state course code. | Calculated If [courses]alt_course_number or [sections]AZ_CourseID is populated, S is reported, otherwise L is reported. |
Local Course Title (CourseTitle) | The descriptive name given to a course of study offered in a school or other institution or organization. In departmentalized classes at the elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels (and for staff development activities), this refers to the name by which a course is identified (e.g., American History, English III). For elementary and other non-departmentalized classes, it refers to any portion of the instruction for which a grade or report is assigned (e.g., reading, composition, spelling, and language arts). If the Course Name Section field is blank, report pulls from the Courses Course name field. | [Courses]Course_Name [Sections]AZ_CourseName |
School Year (SchoolYear) | The school year for this course section in '2012' format. | Calculated. Pulls the 4 digit year number of the last day of the full year term of the term year set at the top of the page at run-time. |
SessionName (SessionName) | A description for the term or session for the course section, for example 'Fall semester' or '2nd Trimester' | [Terms]Name Pulls term name of term associated with the section. |
Timetable Day Identifier (TimetableDayIdentifier) | The unique identifier for the locally defined rotation cycle date code when the class meets (e.g., in a two day schedule, valid values could be "A" and "B", or "1" and "2"). | [Sections]expression Pulls all characters between parentheses, replacing a comma with a space. |
Class Period (ClassPeriod) | An identifier for the period during the day in which this section is held. If a Section spans multiple periods, report just the initial Class Period. | [Sections]expression Pulls first period in the expression. |
Section Identifier (SectionIdentifier) | Unique identifier for a section. | [Sections]Id |
Term Type (TermType) | The type of term this is. | [Sections]termid [StuTchCrsConnection]user_defined_integer (termid) [StuTchCrsConnection]user_defined_text2 (term type) |
Session Type (SessionType) | The type of term or session this is. Note: Use the Student Course Enrollment / Final Grade mapping page to populate Session Type. | [Sections]termid [StuTchCrsConnection]user_defined_integer (termid) [StuTchCrsConnection]user_defined_text (session type) |
Session Begin Date (SessionBegin) | The month and year in which a session begins. | [Sections]termid [Terms]firstday Format: MM/YYYY |
Session End Date (SessionEnd) | The month and year in which a session ends. | [Sections]termid [Terms]lastday Format: MM/YYYY |
Teacher 1 Last Name (T1LastName) | The last, family or surname for the primary teacher for the course section as reported in the HQT system PS 7.5 and higher: The most recent active Section Lead Teacher within the collection period is always reported as Teacher 1. Note: When External Provider Teacher 1 Last and First Name are entered, the teacher(s) associated with the section will not be reported unless the ‘Include both External Provider and Internal Teacher…’ box is checked. | [Sections]teacher or [SectionTeacher]SectionID [SectionTeacher]Teacherid [teachers]last_name |
Teacher 1 First Name (T1FirstName) | The first or given name for the primary teacher for the course section as reported in the HQT system | [Sections]teacher or [SectionTeacher]SectionID [SectionTeacher]Teacherid [teachers]first_name |
Teacher 1 Middle Initial (T1MI) | The middle initial for the primary teacher for the course section as reported in the HQT system | [Sections]teacher or [SectionTeacher]SectionID [SectionTeacher]Teacherid [teachers]middle_name Pulls first character. |
Teacher 1 Birthdate (T1Birthdate) | The primary teacher's birthdate as reported in the HQT system | [Sections]teacher or [SectionTeacher]SectionID [SectionTeacher]Teacherid [teachers]dob |
Teacher 1 Role (T1Role) | The role of the primary teacher for this course section PS 7.5 and higher: Reports the Reference Code value associated with the Role assigned to the teacher. See Co-Teaching Roles Setup - Student Teacher Extract. A teacher’s Role code value may be overridden by entering a valid Role Code value in the Notes field of the Actions Co-teaching column. See the Appendix for a list of valid Role Code values. PS 7.2.3 and previous: Report pulls a Role Code of R for all teachers. | Calculated. |
Teacher 1 Begin Date (T1BeginDate) | The date when Teacher 1 begins being associated with this section PS 7.5 and higher: Report pulls either the Section Teacher Start Date, or the first in-session day of the term, whichever is the most recent. PS 7.2.3 and previous: Report pulls the first in-session day of the term. | Calculated. [Sections]termid [Terms]firstday [SectionTeacher]Start_Date |
Teacher 1 End Date (T1EndDate) | The Date upon which the primary teacher is no longer associated with this section PS 7.5 and higher: Report pulls either the Section Teacher End Date, or the last in-session day of the term, whichever is less recent. PS 7.2.3 and previous: Report pulls the last in-session day of the term. | [Sections]termid [Terms]lastday [SectionTeacher]End_Date |
Teacher 1 Educator Stakeholder ID (T1EducatorID) | The Arizona Educator Stakeholder Id (if available) Per state guidelines, all Educator Stakeholder IDs are reported with a single quote before the 16-digit number so that the number will display correctly in excel. SRM will strip out the single quote upon submission. | [Teachers]SIF_StatePrid [Sections]teacher or [SectionTeacher]SectionID [SectionTeacher]Teacherid |
Teacher 1 Contribution Percent (T1Contribution) | A fraction of time used to weight the educator's assigned responsibility for student learning in a Class Section, particularly when more than one educator is assigned to the class section. Use 0.5 for half contribution or 1 for full contribution. PS 7.5 and higher: Report pulls the Section Teacher % Allocation value entered on the section setup page. PS 7.2.3 and before: Report pulls a contribution percent of 1.00 for all teachers. | [SectionTeacher]Allocation |
Teacher 2 Last Name (T2LastName) | The last, family or surname for the secondary teacher for the course section as reported in the HQT system. Note: Teachers 2-5 are not reported on PowerSchool version 7.2.3 and previous. Co-Teaching functionality released in PowerSchool 7.5 allows for the collection and reporting of multiple teachers per section. Note: When External Provider Teacher 1 Last and First Name are entered, the teacher(s) associated with the section will not be reported unless the ‘Include both External Provider and Internal Teacher…’ box is checked. | [SectionTeacher]SectionID [SectionTeacher]Teacherid [teachers]last_name |
Teacher 2 First Name (T2FirstName) | The first or given name for the secondary teacher for the course section as reported in the HQT system | [SectionTeacher]SectionID [SectionTeacher]Teacherid [teachers]first_name |
Teacher 2 Middle Initial (T2MI) | The middle initial for the secondary teacher for the course section as reported in the HQT system | [SectionTeacher]SectionID [SectionTeacher]Teacherid [teachers]middle_name Pulls first character. |
Teacher 2 Birthdate (T2Birthdate) | The secondary teacher's birthdate as reported in the HQT system | [SectionTeacher]SectionID [SectionTeacher]Teacherid [teachers]dob |
Teacher 2 Role (T2Role) | The role of the secondary teacher for this course section Reports the Reference Code value associated with the Role assigned to the teacher. See Co-Teaching Roles Setup - Student Teacher Extract. A teacher’s Role code value may be overridden by entering a valid Role Code value in the Notes field of the Actions Co-teaching column. See the Appendix for a list of valid Role Code values. | Calculated. |
Teacher 2 Begin Date (T2BeginDate) | The date when Teacher 2 begins being associated with this section Report pulls either the Section Teacher Start Date, or the first in-session day of the term, whichever is the most recent. | Calculated. [Sections]termid [Terms]firstday [SectionTeacher]Start_Date |
Teacher 2 End Date (T2EndDate) | The Date upon which Teacher 2 is no longer associated with this section Report pulls either the Section Teacher End Date, or the last in-session day of the term, whichever is less recent. | [Sections]termid [Terms]lastday [SectionTeacher]End_Date |
Teacher 2 Educator Stakeholder ID (T2EducatorID) | The Arizona Educator Stakeholder Id (if available) Per state guidelines, all Educator Stakeholder IDs are reported with a single quote before the 16-digit number so that the number will display correctly in excel. SRM will strip out the single quote upon submission. | [SectionTeacher]SectionID [SectionTeacher]Teacherid [Teachers]SIF_StatePrid |
Teacher 2 Contribution Percent (T2Contribution) | A fraction of time used to weight the educator's assigned responsibility for student learning in a Class Section, particularly when more than one educator is assigned to the class section. Use 0.5 for half contribution or 1 for full contribution. Report pulls the Section Teacher % Allocation value entered on the section setup page. | [SectionTeacher]Allocation |
Teacher 3 Last Name (T3LastName) | The last, family or surname for the tertiary teacher for the course section as reported in the HQT system. Note: Teachers 2-5 are not reported on PowerSchool version 7.2.3 and previous. Co-Teaching functionality released in PowerSchool 7.5 allows for the collection and reporting of multiple teachers per section. Note: When External Provider Teacher 1 Last and First Name are entered, the teacher(s) associated with the section will not be reported unless the ‘Include both External Provider and Internal Teacher…’ box is checked. | [SectionTeacher]SectionID [SectionTeacher]Teacherid [teachers]last_name |
Teacher 3 First Name (T3FirstName) | The first or given name for the tertiary teacher for the course section as reported in the HQT system | [SectionTeacher]SectionID [SectionTeacher]Teacherid [teachers]first_name |
Teacher 3 Middle Initial (T3MI) | The middle initial for the tertiary teacher for the course section as reported in the HQT system | [SectionTeacher]SectionID [SectionTeacher]Teacherid [teachers]middle_name Pulls first character. |
Teacher 3 Birthdate (T3Birthdate) | The tertiary teacher's birthdate as reported in the HQT system | [SectionTeacher]SectionID [SectionTeacher]Teacherid [teachers]dob |
Teacher 3 Role (T3Role) | The role of the tertiary teacher for this course section Reports the Reference Code value associated with the Role assigned to the teacher. See Co-Teaching Roles Setup - Student Teacher Extract. A teacher’s Role code value may be overridden by entering a valid Role Code value in the Notes field of the Actions Co-teaching column. See the Appendix for a list of valid Role Code values. | Calculated. |
Teacher 3 Begin Date (T3BeginDate) | The date when Teacher 3 begins being associated with this section Report pulls either the Section Teacher Start Date, or the first in-session day of the term, whichever is the most recent. | Calculated. [Sections]termid [Terms]firstday [SectionTeacher]Start_Date |
Teacher 3 End Date (T3EndDate) | The Date upon which Teacher 3 is no longer associated with this section Report pulls either the Section Teacher End Date, or the last in-session day of the term, whichever is less recent. | [Sections]termid [Terms]lastday [SectionTeacher]End_Date |
Teacher 3 Educator Stakeholder ID (T3EducatorID) | The Arizona Educator Stakeholder Id (if available) Per state guidelines, all Educator Stakeholder IDs are reported with a single quote before the 16-digit number so that the number will display correctly in excel. SRM will strip out the single quote upon submission. | [SectionTeacher]SectionID [SectionTeacher]Teacherid [Teachers]SIF_StatePrid |
Teacher 3 Contribution Percent (T3Contribution) | A fraction of time used to weight the educator's assigned responsibility for student learning in a Class Section, particularly when more than one educator is assigned to the class section. Use 0.5 for half contribution or 1 for full contribution. Report pulls the Section Teacher % Allocation value entered on the section setup page. | [SectionTeacher]Allocation |
Teacher 4 Last Name (T4LastName) | The last, family or surname for the fourth teacher for the course section as reported in the HQT system. Note: Teachers 2-5 are not reported on PowerSchool version 7.2.3 and previous. Co-Teaching functionality released in PowerSchool 7.5 allows for the collection and reporting of multiple teachers per section. Note: When External Provider Teacher 1 Last and First Name are entered, the teacher(s) associated with the section will not be reported unless the ‘Include both External Provider and Internal Teacher…’ box is checked. | [SectionTeacher]SectionID [SectionTeacher]Teacherid [teachers]last_name |
Teacher 4 First Name (T4FirstName) | The first or given name for the fourth teacher for the course section as reported in the HQT system | [SectionTeacher]SectionID [SectionTeacher]Teacherid [teachers]first_name |
Teacher 4 Middle Initial (T4MI) | The middle initial for the fourth teacher for the course section as reported in the HQT system | [SectionTeacher]SectionID [SectionTeacher]Teacherid [teachers]middle_name Pulls first character. |
Teacher 4 Birthdate (T4Birthdate) | The fourth teacher's birthdate as reported in the HQT system | [SectionTeacher]SectionID [SectionTeacher]Teacherid [teachers]dob |
Teacher 4 Role (T4Role) | The role of the fourth teacher for this course section Reports the Reference Code value associated with the Role assigned to the teacher. See Co-Teaching Roles Setup - Student Teacher Extract . A teacher’s Role code value may be overridden by entering a valid Role Code value in the Notes field of the Actions Co-teaching column. See the Appendix for a list of valid Role Code values. | Calculated. |
Teacher 4 Begin Date (T4BeginDate) | The date when Teacher 4 begins being associated with this section Report pulls either the Section Teacher Start Date, or the first in-session day of the term, whichever is the most recent. | Calculated. [Sections]termid [Terms]firstday [SectionTeacher]Start_Date |
Teacher 4 End Date (T4EndDate) | The Date upon which Teacher 4 is no longer associated with this section Report pulls either the Section Teacher End Date, or the last in-session day of the term, whichever is less recent. | [Sections]termid [Terms]lastday [SectionTeacher]End_Date |
Teacher 4 Educator Stakeholder ID (T4EducatorID) | The Arizona Educator Stakeholder Id (if available) Per state guidelines, all Educator Stakeholder IDs are reported with a single quote before the 16-digit number so that the number will display correctly in excel. SRM will strip out the single quote upon submission. | [SectionTeacher]SectionID [SectionTeacher]Teacherid [Teachers]SIF_StatePrid |
Teacher 4 Contribution Percent (T4Contribution) | A fraction of time used to weight the educator's assigned responsibility for student learning in a Class Section, particularly when more than one educator is assigned to the class section. Use 0.5 for half contribution or 1 for full contribution. Report pulls the Section Teacher % Allocation value entered on the section setup page. | [SectionTeacher]Allocation |
Teacher 5 Last Name (T5LastName) | The last, family or surname for the fifth teacher for the course section as reported in the HQT system. Note: Teachers 2-5 are not reported on PowerSchool version 7.2.3 and previous. Co-Teaching functionality released in PowerSchool 7.5 allows for the collection and reporting of multiple teachers per section. Note: When External Provider Teacher 1 Last and First Name are entered, the teacher(s) associated with the section will not be reported unless the ‘Include both External Provider and Internal Teacher…’ box is checked. | [SectionTeacher]SectionID [SectionTeacher]Teacherid [teachers]last_name |
Teacher 5 First Name (T5FirstName) | The first or given name for the fifth teacher for the course section as reported in the HQT system | [SectionTeacher]SectionID [SectionTeacher]Teacherid [teachers]first_name |
Teacher 5 Middle Initial (T5MI) | The middle initial for the fifth teacher for the course section as reported in the HQT system | [SectionTeacher]SectionID [SectionTeacher]Teacherid [teachers]middle_name Pulls first character. |
Teacher 5 Birthdate (T5Birthdate) | The fifth teacher's birthdate as reported in the HQT system | [SectionTeacher]SectionID [SectionTeacher]Teacherid [teachers]dob |
Teacher 5 Role (T5Role) | The role of the fifth teacher for this course section Reports the Reference Code value associated with the Role assigned to the teacher. See Co-Teaching Roles Setup - Student Teacher Extract. A teacher’s Role code value may be overridden by entering a valid Role Code value in the Notes field of the Actions Co-teaching column. See the Appendix for a list of valid Role Code values. | Calculated. |
Teacher 5 Begin Date (T5BeginDate) | The date when Teacher 5 begins being associated with this section Report pulls either the Section Teacher Start Date, or the first in-session day of the term, whichever is the most recent. | Calculated. [Sections]termid [Terms]firstday [SectionTeacher]Start_Date |
Teacher 5 End Date (T5EndDate) | The Date upon which Teacher 5 is no longer associated with this section Report pulls either the Section Teacher End Date, or the last in-session day of the term, whichever is less recent. | [Sections]termid [Terms]lastday [SectionTeacher]End_Date |
Teacher 5 Educator Stakeholder ID (T5EducatorID) | The Arizona Educator Stakeholder Id (if available) Per state guidelines, all Educator Stakeholder IDs are reported with a single quote before the 16-digit number so that the number will display correctly in excel. SRM will strip out the single quote upon submission. | [SectionTeacher]SectionID [SectionTeacher]Teacherid [Teachers]SIF_StatePrid |
Teacher 5 Contribution Percent (T5Contribution) | A fraction of time used to weight the educator's assigned responsibility for student learning in a Class Section, particularly when more than one educator is assigned to the class section. Use 0.5 for half contribution or 1 for full contribution. Report pulls the Section Teacher % Allocation value entered on the section setup page. | [SectionTeacher]Allocation |
Course Begin Date (CourseBegin) | The date of the first day of instruction Report pulls the first in-session day of the term. | [Sections]termid [Terms]firstday |
Course End Date (CourseEnd) | The date of the last day of instruction Report pulls the last in-session day of the term. | [Sections]termid [Terms]lastday |
Credits Offered (CreditsOffered) | The number of credits offered for this course (HS Only) | [Sections]course_number [Courses]credit_hours |
Instructional Setting (InstructionalSetting) | The instructional setting for the course Defaults to ‘Regular Departmentalized Classroom’ if course or section are blank | [Sections]AZ_InstSet [Courses]AZ_InstSet |
Low Grade Level (LowGrade) | The lowest grade level of students either enrolled in the course or for which the course is targeted If section value is blank, report pulls from course. If course and section values are blank, report pulls from low grade of school. | [Sections]AZ_LowGrade [Courses]AZ_LowGrade [Schools]Low_Grade |
High Grade Level (HighGrade) | The highest grade level of students either enrolled in the course or for which the course is targeted If section value is blank, report pulls from course. If course and section values are blank, report pulls from high grade of school. | [Sections]AZ_HighGrade [Courses]AZ_HighGrade [Schools]High_Grade |
Is Dual Credit (DualCredit) | A flag indicating if students enrolled in this course have the option of receiving both high school and post-secondary credit, regardless of whether any students avail themselves of that option. High School Courses only If section value is blank, report pulls from course. If course and section values are blank, the value defaults to N for high school courses. Non high school courses report X. | [Sections]AZ_DualCredit [Courses]AZ_DualCredit |
Concurrent Enrollment (Concurrent) | A flag indicating a college course attended by students prior to high school graduation for which they are not receiving high school credit. Reporting these sections is optional. Optional Field. Reports as blank for high school courses unless populated at section or course level. | [Sections]AZ_ConcurEnroll [Courses]AZ_ConcurEnroll |
Course Level Characteristic (CourseLevel) | An indication of the level of rigor in a course Defaults to ‘General or Regular’ if course or section are blank) | [Sections]AZ_CourseLevel [Courses]AZ_CourseLevel |
Is CTE Certificate (HS Only) (Certificate) | A flag indicating if the course is part of a career or technical education program leading to a specific technical certification. High School Courses Only If section value is blank, report pulls from course. If course and section values are blank, the value defaults to N for high school courses. Non high school courses report X. | [Sections]AZ_CTECert [Courses]AZ_CTECert |
Is Required for Graduation (HS Only) (GradRequirement) | A flag indicating if this specific course is required for a student to graduate. This does not apply if this course is one of several they may meet a general "so many credits" in a subject area requirement, but not this specific course. High School Course Only Optional Field. Reports as blank for high school courses unless populated at section or course level. | [Sections]AZ_ReqGrad [Courses]AZ_ReqGrad |
External Provider Name (Provider) | If the course is being provided by an external organization, e.g. a distance education or virtual course, the name of that providing organization. | [Sections]AZ_Provider |
Provider Teacher 1 last Name (ProviderT1LastName) | If the course is being provided by an external provider, the last, family, or surname of the provider's primary instructor. Note: When External Provider Teacher 1 Last and First Name are entered, the teacher(s) associated with the section will not be reported unless the ‘Include both External Provider and Internal Teacher…’ box is checked. External Provider teachers are not validated against HQT. | [Sections]AZ_ProviderT1LastName |
Provider Teacher 1 First Name ProviderT1FirstName) | If the course is being provided by an external provider, the first or given name of the provider's primary instructor. | [Sections]AZ_ProviderT1FirstName |
Provider Teacher 1 Role (ProviderT1Role) | The instructional role of the provider's primary instructor | [Sections]AZ_ProviderT1Role |
Provider Teacher 2 last Name (ProviderT2LastName) | If the course is being provided by an external provider, the last, family, or surname of the provider's secondary, if any, instructor. | [Sections]AZ_ProviderT2LastName |
Provider Teacher 2 First Name ProviderT2FirstName) | If the course is being provided by an external provider, the first or given name of the provider's secondary, if any, instructor. | [Sections]AZ_ProviderT2FirstName |
Provider Teacher 2 Role (ProviderT2Role) | The instructional role of the provider's secondary, if any, instructor | [Sections]AZ_ProviderT2Role |
Notes | Any clarifying information for this course section | [Sections]AZ_Notes |