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
COMPREHENSIVE COURSE CATALOG
DRAFT TIME LINE
COMPREHENSIVE
COURSE
CATALOG
TIME LINE
ADOPTION OF
NCES SCED
CODES
CREATE
WORKGROUP
AND SUBJECT
AREA GROUPS
WORKGROUP/
SUBGROUP CODE
IDENTIFICATION,
REVIEW, AND
PRODUCTION
NYS COURSE
CODE SUBSET
DEVELOPED,
ROLLOUT
MARCH 2011
MARCH TO
APRIL 2011
APRIL TO
DECEMBER 2011
JANUARY 2012
MARCH 2011
MARCH TO
APRIL 2011
APRIL TO
DECEMBER 2011
JANUARY 2012
SUBSET ROLLOUT
PROJECT
COMPLETION
TIME LINE
JANUARY TO
AUGUST 2012
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 SCED
coding structure
Existing NY State Course Codes
(secondary)
These are
good now and
into the future
01003
02052
02072
02106
03051
03101
03001
03151
06123
06203
06703
06143
06303
06103
04101
04052
English/Language Arts III
Algebra I
Geometry
Trigonometry/Algebra
Biology
Chemistry
Earth Science
Physics
French III
German III
Hebrew III
Italian III
Latin III
Spanish III
U.S. History—Comprehensive
World History and Geography
Existing NY State Course Codes
ELA 3-8
Existing NY State Course Codes
Use only these
ELA 3-8
in 2012-2013
X
Tips and suggestions
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
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Be positive
Share the May 2011 memo
Schools should focus (limit craziness)
Download both the Secondary and Priorto-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.net
THANK YOU!