13_CourseSection

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Report Description

This file is used to submit course section information and characteristics. This report produces the CourseSection extract for current school year in a comma-delimited format.

Selection Criteria

Selection criteria determine which database records are used in the report.

Course Selection

The report selects active Course records from the [Courses] table based on the following criteria:

The course must not be excluded from state reporting.
The course must be active at the school.

Section Selection

The report selects active Section records from the [Sections] table based on the following criteria:

The Section must not be excluded from state reporting.
The Section must be active at the school.

Report Input

For help with navigation and running the report, see How to Find and Generate a Report.

Field	Description
Select Schools	Choose one of the following: Current School Only – Includes all student records associated with the current school that meet selection criteria. To change the current school, click the School link at the top of the page and choose the appropriate school from the list. All Schools – Includes all student records on the PowerSchool server that meet selection criteria. Note: The All Schools option is only available when running the report from the District Office.
Select Students	Choose one of the following: The Selected [x] Students Only – Run the report for students in the current selection. All Students – Run the report for all students in the current school or district.
File Path	Enter the file path. If applicable, select the associated checkbox to save as the default value.
Data Collection Name	Choose the applicable Data Collection from the pop-up menu. 03_NightlyCollection_Unofficial 04_YearEndCollection_Official 07_SpringOfficial
SFTP Connections	Choose a selection from the pop-up menu. The default value is Disable.

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.

Item #	Data Element	Description	[Table]FieldName	Field Type	Field Length
1	ADMINID	The district's SU/SD ID.	[S_VT_District_S]AdminID	String	6
2	POSID	The staff member's employing org ID.	[S_VT_Schools_X]PosID	String	6
3	LOCALCOURSEID	The locally assigned course ID.	[Sections]Course_Number	String	55
4	COURSESECTION	Unique Course section ID.	[Sections]Section_Number	String	30
5	COURSETERM	Code set to identify course term.	[S_VT_SEC_X]CourseTerm	String	6
6	COURSELEVEL	Code set for course rigor level.	[S_VT_SEC_X]CourseLevel	String	1
7	COURSELEVELCHARACTERISTIC	Code set for course character.	[S_VT_SEC_X]CourseLevelCharacteristic	String	5
8	COURSECREDITAVAIL	The number of available course credits.	[Courses]Credit_Hours	Number	2,2
9	COURSESETTING	Code set to identify course setting.	[S_VT_SEC_X]CourseSetting	String	2
10	SY	The school year.	[S_VT_District_S]SY	Number	4
11	FLEXIBLE_PATHWAYS	Flexible pathways	[S_VT_SEC_X]COURSEFLEXIBLEPATHWAYS	String	100

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