SectionInfo records are published for each section that is assigned to the current school year for schools that are part of the zone.
This resource can be published for Charter Schools (using the Sub-Districts feature) from Organization Schedules in the SIF Unity Framework.
Selection Criteria
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Section is within the school year.
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School and course must not be excluded from state reporting.
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Section must not be excluded from state reporting.
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Course name, Course number, and Course NCESCODE are not null.
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State Course Term Code is not null.
Dependency
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School Course Info resource
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Term Info resource
Element Mappings
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Element/Attribute |
Description |
Req. |
PS Field Mapping: [Table]Column |
Business logic/ Rules |
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RefId |
The Id (GUID) that uniquely identifies the section entity. |
M |
[sections]DCID |
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SchoolCourseInfoRefId |
The Id (GUID) that identifies the course being taught in this section. |
M |
[School_Course]DCID |
Identifies relation with schoolCourseInfo resource |
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SchoolYear |
The school year for which the information is applicable, expressed as the four-digit year in which the school year ends (e.g. 2026 for the 2025-26 school year). |
M |
NA |
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LocalId |
The locally assigned identifier for this course section. |
M |
[Sections]Course_Number [Sections]Section_Number |
The SIF Agent concatenates the two fields to make this value. |
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ScheduleInfoList |
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M |
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ScheduleInfoList/ScheduleInfo |
The schedule-related information for a section repeating for each term in which the section is scheduled. The TermInfoRefId attribute value must not repeat within an instance of the object (ScheduleInfo nodes must not have duplicate terms). (SIF) |
O |
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ScheduleInfoList/ScheduleInfo/@TermInfoRefId |
The ID (GUID) of the term to which this schedule information relates. |
O |
[Terms] DCID |
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ScheduleInfoList/ScheduleInfo/MeetingTimeList |
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O |
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ScheduleInfoList/ScheduleInfo/MeetingTimeList/MeetingTime |
The time when the section meets. |
O |
[Section]Expression TimetableDay TimetablePeriod |
The day is derived from the alphabet and period derived from the number which is in [Section]Expression. |
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MediumOfInstruction |
The medium through which the student receives instructional communication from the teacher.
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O |
[S_MA_SEC_X] MediumOfInstruction |
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MediumOfInstruction/Code |
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M |
[S_MA_SEC_X] MediumOfInstruction |
Defaults to 0605 if no value set. |
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SummerSchool |
Is this a summer school assignment? |
O |
“No” |
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SchoolCourseInfoOverride |
Optional overrides of the course information for this section. |
O |
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SchoolCourseInfoOverride/InstructionalLevel/Code -Element is no longer supported by MA. |
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SchoolCourseInfoOverride/Override |
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O |
[S_MA_SEX_X]CourseLevel [S_MA_SEX_X]NCES_CIPCode [S_MA_SEX_X]OverrideSchoolCode True = Yes |
If the fields are not null, then Override is “Yes“. |
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SchoolCourseInfoOverride/CourseCredit |
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M |
Type=9999 TypeNone= 9998 Value=[Courses]Credit_Hours |
Override = Yes Then [Courses]CREDIT_HOURS |
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SchoolCourseInfoOverride/DistrictCourseCode |
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O |
[SECTION]Course_Number |
Override = Yes Then [Section]Course_Number |
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SchoolCourseInfoOverride/InstructionalLevel |
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M |
[S_MA_SEC_X]CourseLevel [S_MA_CRS_X]CourseLevel |
Override = Yes Then WHEN '01' THEN '0570'
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CourseSectionCode |
A section code that is linked to a course. This must be a unique identifier within the school year and course (the class instance number for a course). For example, Algebra I: Section 23 is different from English II: Section 23. |
O |
[Sections]Course_Number [Sections]Section_Number |
The SIF Agent concatenates the two fields to make this value. |
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SIF_ExtendedElements/SIF_ExtendedElement |
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O |
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[@Name="MAGradeLevelOverride"] |
Used to override the calculated grade level (calculated from DOE016 values from students' SSE). Acceptable values may be found under WA09 in the EPIMS data handbook. |
O |
[S_MA_CRS_X]GradeLevel |
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[@Name="AttendingSchool"] |
This element will override the school code if the @Override flag is set to 'Yes'. It is mandatory (M) only when the override is set to 'Yes'. |
O/M |
[S_MA_SEC_X]OverrideSchoolCode [S_MA_CRS_X]OverrideSchoolCode [Schools]SIF_StatePrID |
Override = Yes |
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[@Name="MaxSeats"] |
The maximum number that can be enrolled in the section. |
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[Section]MaxEnrollment |
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[@Name="GradingEligibility"] |
If enabled, excludes the section from GPA calculation. |
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[Section]ExcludeFromGPA |
When 1 then No, else Yes. |
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[@Name="StartDate"] |
The date on which the term starts. |
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[Terms]FirstDay |
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[@Name="EndDate"] |
The date on which the term ends. |
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[Terms]LastDay |
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StateCourseCode |
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[S_MA_SEC_X]NCES_CIPCode [S_MA_CRS_X]NCESCode |
Override = Yes |