CURRICULUM UPDATES:
Course Codes, CCMS and
Smart Core/Core Requirements
July 16, 2014
Resources Needed
• Course Code Numbering System document
• Smart Core/Core documents
• Access to Course Code Management System, if
possible
• May be found on the curriculum and
instruction page of the ADE website
http://www.arkansased.org/divisions/learningservices/curriculum-and-instruction
Intent of this work
• “Clean-up” existing documents
• On-going work; expect to see additional codes
added in CCMS
• Updated forms will reflect the most recent
date
• Removed or discontinued codes will be
phased out over time
Curriculum Frameworks
• Basis for everything we do!
• Found at www.arkansased.org - under curriculum
frameworks
• If there are no curriculum frameworks for a course that
your district/school wishes to count towards the
required 22 units, you should submit a course approval
• Courses that fall under the umbrella of ACE, concurrent
credit, AP, IB, EAST, etc., do not require individual
course approval, but may require program approval
• Local credit only explanation
• Implementations and revisions
Course Approvals
• All course approvals due May 1 prior to
implementation of course
• Courses without a framework, not AP, not IB,
not concurrent credit, need course approval
• Course approvals not retroactive
• Be attentive to course codes starting with a 5
Course Code Management System
• Electronic database of courses/offerings
• Links to Accreditation reports, APSCN-Triand, E-School and
Higher Education
• Quality data depends on accuracy of this work
• Features of CCMS:
Subscribe
Export
Search
Roll-over
• Grade-low and Grade-high go with the course!
District/School must verify licensure! (VERY IMPORTANT!!!)
Course codes – Programs
• No course codes for curriculum used to teach
courses based on our frameworks, such as
ARISE, Pacesetter, Core-Plus
• Use the course code for the framework
• Example:
Core-Plus – 530090 is Algebra I – 430000
ARISE – 530110 is Algebra 1 – 430000
SIMMS – 530120 is Algebra 1 - 430000
Course codes - Mathematics
• Commissioner’s Memo – LS 13-035 issued on
January 25, 2013
• Check out the REVISED 4th credit math courses and
numbers
433000 Pre-Calculus
434010 Calculus
439050 Advanced Topics and Modeling in
Mathematics
439070 Algebra III
439080 Mathematical Applications and Algorithms
439090 Linear Systems and Statistics
Course codes – Mathematics,
continued
• See the Smart Core Course Code List for the
complete list of courses that count for credit
beyond Algebra II
• First Part Algebra 1 – 430100
• Second Part Algebra 1 – 430200
• First Part Geometry – 431100
• Second Part Geometry – 431200
Frameworks for these REVISED courses are
on the ADE website
Course codes – ELA-based courses
• Commissioner’s Memo – LS-13-035 issued on
January 25, 2013
• New/revised courses/codes:
Debate I – 414050
Debate II – 414060
Debate III – 414070
Dramatic Literature – 416010
ELA Drama – 416000
Forensics I – 414020
Forensics II – 414030
Course codes – ELA-based
courses, continued
Forensics III – 414040
Journalism I – 415000
Journalism II – 415010
Journalism III – 415020
Journalism IV – 415030
Oral Communication (1 year) – 414010
Oral Communication (.5 year) – 414000
Creative Writing - 417010
Course codes – Oral Communication
• Expansion of allowable courses to meet
graduation credit
• See Course Code list
Course Codes – AP English Literature
and Composition & AP English
Language and Composition
• AP and ADE Gifted Program Recommendations:
517030 – AP English Language and
Composition may be taken in grades
11 or 12
517040 – AP English Literature and
Composition may be taken in grades 11 or 12;
recommended after AP English Language and
Composition
• Neither are approved for English credit towards
graduation below grade 11; see Course Code list
Course Codes – IB English 11 & 12
• IB English 11 counts as the 11th grade English
unit (517100)
• IB English 12 counts as the 12th grade English
unit (517200)
(IB Schools – call if questions!)
Course Codes – Concurrent Credit
• Added course codes for each rule requirement
519910 – English 9
519920 – English 10
519930 – English 11
519940 – English 12
539910 – Algebra I
539920 – Geometry
539930 – Algebra II
539900 – Beyond Algebra II
Course Codes – Concurrent Credit,
continued
514000 – Oral Communication
529910 – Biology
529920 – Physical Science
529930 – Chemistry
529940 – Physics
559000 – Fine Arts
579910 – World History
579920 – American History
579930 – Civics
Course Codes – Concurrent Credit,
continued
580090 – Health and Safety
585900 – Physical Education
574000 – Economics
Course Codes – AP Biology
• Course code is 520030; Does not meet Smart
Core rule for Biology
• NOTE AT CONCLUSION OF May CIV: An error was
made on the Smart Core Course Code Listing for
students graduating in 2014 and beyond. AP
Biology DOES NOT meet the requirement for
Biology under Smart Core. See the updated Smart
Core Course Code Listing.
Course Codes – Credit Recovery
• 970190-Credit Recovery was added to CCMS
– Should be used for students attempting to earn
credit after failing a course
– Districts are responsible for correcting failing
grade once student completes credit recovers
Course Code Updates/Additions
• ACE Concurrent Credit
• Licensure Additions/Changes
• All updates complete by August 1, 2014
AP Physics
• Course Codes
– AP Physics 1 (522080)
– AP Physics 2 (522090)
– AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism (522040)
– AP Physics C: Mechanics (522050)
ACE Concurrent Credit
• 25 new concurrent credit codes for Career and
Technical Education
• One for each of the career pathways
• Only counts for career focus credit
• Codes start with 590---
Resource Codes
• New resource codes for math and
assessments
• Commissioner’s Memo LS-14-065
• Commissioner’s Memo LS-14-076
Smart Core
• Course Code List has been updated to reflect
changes to offerings and to clean up wrong codes
– MAKE CORRECTIONS NOW! NOT IN CYCLE 7!
• Course Code List has been placed on our website
• Waiver and Consent Forms: Required to have
parent signature on these forms when students
enter grade 7; should remain in student’s folder
until graduation; standards requirement
• See Commissioner’s Memo COM-10-161
Smart Core / Core Presentation
• This presentation can be used to assist school
administrators, teachers, parents, and students in
understanding the requirements of and the
differences between the Arkansas Smart Core
and Core Graduation pathways.
• When displayed in presentation mode, an audio
recording guides the user through the slides.
• The presentation and an unofficial checklist can
be found on the Statewide Presentations section
of the ADE website:
http://www.arkansased.org/divisions/learningservices/curriculum-and-instruction/resourcematerials-for-lesson-plans/statewidepresentation-materials
Smart Core Course Code List
• Updated to reflect changes
• New document includes course code and
course title
• Forms have been updated on our website and
can be found at:
http://www.arkansased.org/divisions/learning
-services/curriculum-and-instruction/smartcore-core
QUESTIONS???
• Questions or comments should be addressed to:
thomas.coy@arkansas.gov
ernie.huff@arkansas.gov
stacy.smith@arkansas.gov
(501) 682-7442
• Standards of Accreditation
johnie.walters@arkansas.gov
(501) 682-4380