NYSED Comprehensive Course Catalog

TO ALL RICs and BIG 5:

It’s time to start mapping!

Andrew K. Setzer, Field Coordinator

NYSED Comprehensive Course Catalog Project

Course Catalog Official Notification

NYSED

Web Pages

http://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/courseCatalog/home.html

NYSED Comprehensive Course Catalog

Mapping is not new!

May 2011 NYSED Memo

Comprehensive Course Catalog

• New York State’s comprehensive course code catalog will be adopted from the NCES SCED identifiers.

• SED intends to make a “quick reference guide” subset available to assist in reporting.

• LEAs would not be required to adopt the State codes, but they will have to map to the codes for reporting purposes in the 2011-12 school year.

Many States Have Already Adopted NCES SCED Codes

• In a recent survey, only 8 states said they did not plan to adopt NCES course codes

• Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, and more are among early adopters

TIME LINE

COMPREHENSIVE COURSE CATALOGDRAFT TIME LINE

MARCH TO APRIL 2011

APRIL TO DECEMBER 2011

JANUARY 2012MARCH 2011

COMPREHENSIVE COURSE

CATALOG

ADOPTION OF NCES SCED CODES

CREATE WORKGROUP AND SUBJECT AREA GROUPS

WORKGROUP/ SUBGROUP CODE IDENTIFICATION, REVIEW, AND PRODUCTION

NYS COURSE CODE SUBSET DEVELOPED, ROLLOUT

SUBSET ROLLOUTPROJECT COMPLETION

TIME LINEMARCH TO APRIL 2011

APRIL TO DECEMBER 2011

JANUARY 2012 JANUARY TO AUGUST 2012

MARCH 2011 SEPTEMBER 2012

Benefits of a State Course Catalog

• Ability to share electronic transcripts between NYS high schools

• Ability to share electronic transcripts from HS to SUNY/CUNY

• Allows for research questions to be answered• Compliance with Federal laws and State

regulations• Comparability among schools and districts• Provides for Teacher Student Data Linkage

(TSDL)

What are they crazy?

We know they are crazy, now how do we deal with it?

NCES SCED

Since state codes were based on NCES SCED course codes, where can I see the NCES SCED documents?

The NCES SCED for secondary can be found here:http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007341

The NCES SCED for prior-to-secondary can be found here: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2011801

NCES SCEDcoding structure

Existing NY State Course Codes(secondary)

01003 English/Language Arts III 02052 Algebra I 02072 Geometry 02106 Trigonometry/Algebra 03051 Biology 03101 Chemistry 03001 Earth Science 03151 Physics 06123 French III 06203 German III 06703 Hebrew III 06143 Italian III 06303 Latin III 06103 Spanish III 04101 U.S. History—Comprehensive 04052 World History and Geography

These are good now and into the future

Existing NY State Course CodesELA 3-8

Existing NY State Course CodesELA 3-8

XUse only thesein 2012-2013

Secondary vs. Prior-to-Secondary ?

• Generally, secondary courses will earn high school credits

• Review the introductions and information about the NCES coding structure

Tips and suggestions

• IMPORTANT: Remember that in addition to state course codes local course codes and local titles will be collected and used in reporting. Schools do not have to adopt state codes….merely map to them

• FIRST: Map ‘courses ending in state exams’ to required state course codes (no options)

Tips and suggestions

Tips and suggestions

• Be positive• Share the May 2011 memo• Schools should focus (limit craziness)• Download both the Secondary and Prior-

to-Secondary SCED• Have print copies of both the Secondary

and Prior-to-Secondary SCED• Do your best – perfection is not possible,

but excellence is

Tips and suggestions

• Secondary: read course descriptions• It’s okay to use ‘other’• Take your time; but don’t wait until the last

minute• Refer to official NYSED web pages• Email questions, feedback, and

suggestions• Hold new course code suggestions until

next year

Next Steps

• Schools start mapping

• NYSED rep meets with Big 5 and RIC SIS support teams

• Share feedback, questions, and suggestions

• Field Workgroup meets in June

• Other?

Feedback / Questions

Please email Andy at

aksetzer@optonline.netTHANK YOU!