Term Info
This object provides information about a term, a reportable period of time. The following table lists the elements that are published for this object:
Element Name | Submission | Definition | Code Set, if applicable | [Table]Field Mapping | Business Rules |
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RefId | Yes | The ID (GUID) that uniquely identifies this TermInfo entity. | Derived | Object that Reference TermInfo RefID:
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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 | Optional | 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 | Optional | 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 | Optional | Does this TermInfo represent a marking period? |
| 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 | Optional | Does this TermInfo represent a scheduling period? |
| 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 | Optional | Does this TermInfo represent an attendance term? |
| 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. |