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Student Cohort Group Data

This category captures student cohort information based on scheduled pull-out classes and student club memberships, along with the associated staff members, as published in the Student Cohort category.

Student Pull-out Classes

This view captures information about student cohort groups based on scheduled pull-out classes. The layout includes the School Name, Student Number, Student Name, Course Number, Course Name, Section Number, StartDate, End Date, Ed-Fi Unique ID, Last Publish Date, and the Publishing ID.

Student Club Memberships

This view captures information about student cohort groups based on club memberships. The layout includes the School Name, Student Number, Student Name, Club ID, Begin Date, End Date, Ed-Fi Unique ID, Last Publish Date, and the Publishing ID.

studentCohortAssociation

This association represents the cohort(s) for which a student is designated based on pull-out classes and club memberships. Both types of cohort groups are published in this association.

Primary PowerSchool Source Data

  • [Students]

  • [CC]

  • [ClubMembership] / [VirtualTablesData]

Selection Criteria

Records are published if the following criteria are met:

  • The student was published in the Student category.

  • StudentUniqueId must be populated in PowerSchool.

  • The student must not be excluded from state reporting.

  • For cohort groups based on pull-out classes: the student is scheduled into the class during the year for the term selected in the PowerSchool UI.

  • For cohort groups based on student club memberships: the student has a club membership record during the year for the term selected in the PowerSchool UI.

Resource Output

  • For pull-out classes: A studentCohortAssociation record is published for each period of enrollment in each pull-out section at each school.

  • For club memberships: A studentCohortAssociation record is published for each period of enrollment in each club at each school.

  • The studentCohortAssociation resource is dependent on the prior publishing of the following resources: student, studentSchoolAssociation, section (for pull-out classes), and studentSectionAssocation.

  • LEAs and Schools may upload (publish) data to the 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

studentReference/studentIdentity

The student associated with the cohort.

Integer

StudentUniqueId downloaded from State

Derived from:

Classes:

[CC]StudentId

Clubs:

[ClubMembership]StudentId

[VirtualTablesData]ForeignKey

M

cohortReference/cohortIdentity

Reference to the cohort associated with the student.

M

/cohortIdentifier

The name or ID for the cohort.

Varchar(20)

Classes:

[Sections]DCID

Clubs:

[ClubMembership]TN_ClubID

[VirtualTablesData]custom

M

/educationOrganizationReference/
educationOrganizationIdentity

The Education Organization associated with the Cohort.

Integer

SchoolID downloaded from State

Derived from:

[Prefs]Name=districtnumber 
[Prefs]Value

and

[Schools]Alternate_School_Number if value is greater than 0
Otherwise [Schools]School_Number

M

beginDate

The month, day, and year on which the student was first identified as part of the cohort.

Date

Classes:

[CC]DateEnrolled

Clubs:

[ClubMembership]TN_Club_MembBeginDate

[VirtualTablesData]custom

M

endDate

The month, day, and year on which the student was removed as part of the cohort.

Date

Classes:

[CC]DateLeft (-1)

Clubs:

[ClubMembership]TN_Club_MembEndDate

[VirtualTablesData]custom

O

CTSOChapterID

Chapter ID (name or number) assigned by the National CTSO.

Varchar(20)

[S_TN_STU_ClubMembership_C]TN_Club_ChapterID

M

CTSOMembershipId

Student membership ID assigned by the National CTSO

Integer(9)

[S_TN_STU_ClubMembership_C]TN_Club_MembershipID

M

sectionReference/sectionIdentity

The cohort representing the subdivision of students within one or more sections. For example, a group of students may be given additional instruction and tracked as a cohort.

O

/locationReference/locationIdentity

The location, typically a classroom, where the section meets.

M

//classroomIdentificationCode

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

Varchar(20)

[Sections]Room

Default: 'OPEN'

M

//schoolReference/schoolIdentity

The school for the section's classroom.

Integer

SchoolID downloaded from State

Derived from:

[Prefs]Name=districtnumber 
[Prefs]Value

and

[Schools]Alternate_School_Number if value is greater than 0
Otherwise [Schools]School_Number

M

/classPeriodReference/classPeriodIdentity

The class period during which the section meets.

M

//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.

Varchar(20)

[Period]Period_Number

Derived from:

[Section_Meeting]Period_Number

M

//schoolReference/schoolIdentity

The school for the class period.

Integer

SchoolID downloaded from State

Derived from:

[Prefs]Name=districtnumber 
[Prefs]Value

and

[Schools]Alternate_School_Number if value is greater than 0
Otherwise [Schools]School_Number

M

/courseOfferingReference/courseOfferingIdentity

The course offering taught in the section.

M

//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; must match LocalCourseCode in corresponding CourseOffering.

Varchar(60)

If Report Course.Section setting is set to Yes, then Local Course Number + Section_Number '_' Section DCID

Otherwise,

[Sections]ID

M

//term

The name of the term in which the section is offered, for example, First semester, Second semester, Year long, Summer school. This must match Term in corresponding CourseOffering.

Enumerated List

[Sections]TermID

[Terms]Portion

[Terms]Abbreviation

M

//schoolYear

The identifier for the school year, for example, 2010-2011. This must match SchoolYear in corresponding CourseOffering.

Enumerated List

[Terms]YearID

M

//schoolReference/schoolIdentity

The school offering the course; must match SchoolID in corresponding CourseOffering.

Integer

SchoolID downloaded from State

Derived from:

[Prefs]Name=districtnumber 
[Prefs]Value

and

[Schools]Alternate_School_Number if value is greater than 0
Otherwise [Schools]School_Number

M

Staff Pull-out Classes

This view captures the staff members scheduled for cohort pull-out classes. The layout includes the School Name, Teacher Number, Staff Name, along with Course Name, Course Number, Section Number, Start Date, End Date, Last Publish Date, and the Publishing ID.

staffCohortAssociation

This association indicates the staff associated with a cohort of students.

Primary PowerSchool Source Data

  • [Staff]

  • [Sections]

Selection Criteria

Records are published if the following criteria are met:

  • The cohort pull-out class or the cohort club was published in the cohort resource.

  • The staff member was published in the Staff category.

  • StaffUniqueId must be populated in PowerSchool.

  • The staff member must not be excluded from state reporting.

  • The staff member must not be designated as Lunch Staff or Substitute.

Resource Output

  • A staffCohortMembership record is published for each pull-out class section for which the staff member was scheduled, and for each student club with which the staff member is associated, assuming the other selection criteria are met.

  • The staffCohortMembership resource is dependent on the prior publishing of the following resources: staff and staffSectionAssociation.

  • LEAs and Schools may upload (publish) data to the 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

staffReference/staffIdentity

A unique alphanumeric code assigned to a staff.

Integer

[CST_PubUniqueIdStaff]UniqueId

Derived from:

[Sections]Teacher

[SchoolStaff]Users_DCID

M

cohortReference/cohortIdentity

The cohort associated with the student.

M

/cohortIdentifier

The name or ID for the cohort.

Varchar(20)

[Sections]DCID

M

/educationOrganizationReference/
educationOrganizationIdentity

The Education Organization associated with the Cohort.

Integer

SchoolID downloaded from State

Derived from:

[Prefs]Name=districtnumber 
[Prefs]Value

and

[Schools]Alternate_School_Number if value is greater than 0
Otherwise [Schools]School_Number

M

beginDate

Start date for the association of staff to this cohort.

Date

[Terms]FirstDay

Linked from [Sections]TermID

M

endDate

End date for the association of staff to this cohort.

Date

[Terms]LastDay

Linked from [Sections]TermID

O

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