Kansas Course Code
Updates
2013-2014
Kansas Power School User Group
Conference
October 22, 2013
Jeannette Nobo
Purpose
To provide participants with
information about the 2013-14
Kansas Course Code Management
System Updates
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Importance of KCCMS
1.The KCCMS is the main source of data for a
variety of reports and as such must be
maintained accurately.
2.KCCMS is the central repository for course
data.
3.Identifies qualified admissions courses
approved for post-secondary institutions
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Why is it important to have accurate
records in the KCCMS
 EDCS
 Pathway application
 STCO
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Kansas Course Codes Updates
 Corrected the “Incomplete Mapping” filter in the
Local Courses Tab
 Added a “save and duplicate” feature
• Copies everything except sequence, credit, and local ID
 Error message under the Local Courses and Course
Map tabs if Effective date is prior to 7/1/2008
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Kansas Course Codes
Duplication Rule Change
Current
 Duplication Validation Attributes
 C2 = Local Subject Area
 C4 = Local Course
Identifier
 C7 = Course Level
 C12 = Targeted Program
 C13 = Delivery Type
 C18 = Effective Date
Change
 Duplication Validation Attributes
 C2 = Local Subject Area
 C4 = Local Course
Identifier
 C18 = Effective Date
 KCC ID
(12104G0.501215GGF)
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
KCC Identifier – Course Attributes
Title
Course Description
Course Level
High School Credit
Sequence
Grade
Targeted Program
Delivery Type
College Career
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Accounting I Course
Second Semester Course
12104G0.502215GGF
12
Subject
Area
Code
104
Course
Identifier
G
Course
Level
0.50
Credit
2
Sequence
2
Sequence
Total
14
Grade
Level
G
Targeted
Program
G
F
Delivery College
Type
Career
Kansas Course Code Updates
 Message to user when deleting course asking if
this is what they really want to do.
 Added a filter for Inactive, Active and All Courses
under the Local Courses, Course Map tabs
 Added Qualified Admission Options:
• E = Elective Qualified Admissions Course
• Q = Qualified Admissions Course
• N = Does not meet Qualified Admissions criteria
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Kansas Course Codes Updates
College/Career
Removal of value “C” – CTE credit in an
approved and funded program/pathway and
college credit
Removal of value “E” – CTE Exploratory course
NOT funded in an approved program/pathway
(7th and 8th grade only)
(This is a file spec change.)
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
CTE Only Course Mapping
Designations
 F – All technical and application level courses
in an approved Pathway in which only high
school credit is earned by the student. This
would be the correct designation for students
who are enrolled in a dual-credit CTE class
but, for various reasons, do not want the
college credit and only want the high school
credit. FUNDED
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
CTE Only Course Mapping
Designations
 L – Any course in an approved Pathway (intro-,
technical, or application level) in which high
school credit and college credit is earned. NOT
FUNDED (state aid is provided for these
courses in the form of tuition reimbursement
for high school students from KBOR to the
post-secondary institution offering the college
credit)
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
CTE Only Course Mapping
Designations
 X – Introductory course in a Pathway NOT
FUNDED
T- CTE course NOT part of an approved
Pathway in which only high school credit is
earned by the student. NOT FUNDED
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
CTE Only Course Mapping
Designations
 R - CTE course NOT part of an approved
pathway (intro-, technical, or application level)
in which high school credit and college credit
is earned. NOT FUNDED (state aid is provided
for these courses in the form of tuition
reimbursement for high school students from
KBOR to the post-secondary institution
offering the college credit)
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
CTE Only Course Mapping
Designations
DESIGNATION
.5 FUNDED
APPROVED IN PATHWAY
EARNS COLLEGE CREDIT
F
Yes
Yes
No
L
No
Yes
Yes
X
No
Yes
No
T
No
No
No
R
No
No
Yes
Kansas Course Codes Update
 CTE Course Review changes
 No re-approval for changes in:
 Local course ID (C4)
 Local Course Title (C5)
 Targeted Program (C12)
 Added a field to the CTE Course Status tab that
allows the course approver to see previous notes
and decisions
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Kansas Course Codes Updates
 Reports Updates
 Filters to Local Mapped Courses-Details report to:
• search for courses by State Subject Area
• search for mapped QA courses within district by QA
codes
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Contact Information
KCCMS:
Jonathan Loppnow or Jeannette Nobo
(785) 296-2078
jloppnow@ksde.org or jnobo@ksde.org
CTE:
Pathway Help Desk
(785) 296-2261
pathwayshelpdesk@ksde.org
EDCS:
Lori Adams or Shane Carter
(785) 296-3835
ladams@ksde.org or scarter@ksde.org
STCO:
IT Help Desk
(785) 296-7935
KIDS@ksde.org
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org