Below you will find information taken from the Nebraska Reporting Release Notes Feb. 12, 2010
Edit Section and Edit Course Page Updates
Reference: PSSR-3830
Description: New fields are required on the Edit Section and Edit Course District Information pages for the NE Curriculum report.
Resolution: The following fields were added to or updated on the Edit Course District Information page (table and field name noted):
Special Course Indicator – [Courses]NE_Spec_Course_Code. Use this field to indicate if the course is a special course.
Alternate Course Number – [Courses]alt_course_number. This existing field is now used to record the Course Code. For more information about Course codes, see Appendix D, Course Codes and Clearing Endorsements: http://ess.nde.state.ne.us/DataCenter/DataCollections/Default.htm.
A checkbox, “Exclude from State Reporting (Curriculum Report)” is now available. Selecting this option will exclude a course only for the Curriculum report.
The following fields were added to or updated on the Edit Section page (table and field name noted):
• Semester Code – [Sections]NE_SemesterCode. Select the code to indicate when the course is offered and the length of the course.
• Minutes Per Session – [Sections]NE_MinPerSession. Provide the average number of minutes the class meets during the entire school year.
• Assignment Grade Level – [StaffAssignment]NE_StaffAssignGrade. Use this field to record the Grade_Taught_Code. This field is also located on the Staff Assignments page. The following values were added to the pop-up menu on both pages:
o (42) Grades K-2
o (43) Grades K-3
o (44) Grades K-6
o (45) Grades K-8