Term Info

This object provides information about a term, a reportable period of time.

Note: If there is a change in any of the user editable fields that are mapped to the SIF object elements, the system detects such data changes and triggers publishing. This ensures that the latest student data is consistently reflected in the State ODS.

The following table lists the elements that are published for this object:

Element Name or @Attribute	Submission	Definition	Code Set, if applicable	[Table]Field Mapping	Business Rules
@RefId	Yes	The ID (GUID) that uniquely identifies this TermInfo entity.		Derived	Object that Reference TermInfo RefID: SectionInfo StudentSectionEnrollment StudentSectionMarks
@SchoolInfoRefId	Yes	The ID (GUID) that identifies the school where the term is used.		Derived	This is a cross-reference to the corresponding SchoolInfo object.
@SchoolYear	Yes	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 2025-2026 school year).		Current Year
StartDate	Yes	Starting date of the term. (YYYYMMDD).		[Terms]Firstday
EndDate	Yes	Ending date of the term (YYYYMMDD).		[Terms]LastDay
Description	Yes	Text-based description of the term.		[Terms]Name	The locally defined description of the term. If the term set up is a block term, the school must include the word “Block” somewhere in the description of the term (e.g. Block 1, Block Two, 3rd quarter block, etc.). These courses will be considered one semester courses. Otherwise, the Description can be anything determined by the school.
RelativeDuration	Optional	Portion of the school year represented by this term, expressed in decimal form precise to 4 decimal places (e.g., 0.1333).		[Terms]Portion	Portion of the school year represented by this term, expressed in decimal form precise to 4 decimal places (e.g., 0.1333).
TermCode	Optional	Locally-defined code.		[Terms]School_Number [Terms]Abbreviation	This is a combination of [Schools]School_Number and [Terms]Abbreviation. Format - sch.SCHOOL_NUMBER - t.Abbreviation
TermSpan/Code	Yes	Code for session type.	Refer to TermSpan Code.	[Terms]Portion	An indication of the Session Type. A specific code indicating what this particular term being reported represents. OSDE does not ever expect to receive code “Other”. This code is reserved for emergency legislative updates or midyear policy changes and is not valid for any other reason. If you cannot find a code that fits a scenario, please call OSDE.
MarkingTerm	Yes	Does this TermInfo represent a marking period?	Yes No		Does this term represent a marking term? At least one of the following: MarkingTerm, SchedulingTerm, or AttendanceTerm must be marked with a “Yes” value. More than one may be represented in the same TermInfo object.
SchedulingTerm	Yes	Does this TermInfo represent a scheduling period?	Yes No		Does this term represent a scheduling term? At least one of the following: MarkingTerm, SchedulingTerm, or AttendanceTerm must be marked with a “Yes” value. More than one may be represented in the same TermInfo object.
AttendanceTerm	Yes	Does this TermInfo represent an attendance term?	Yes No		Does this term represent an attendance term? At least one of the following: MarkingTerm, SchedulingTerm, or AttendanceTerm must be marked with a “Yes” value. More than one may be represented in the same TermInfo object.