1. 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

2. Course Catalog Official Notification NYSED Web Pages http://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/courseCatalog/ home.html

3. NYSED Comprehensive Course Catalog Mapping is not new!

4. May 2011 NYSED Memo

6. 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.

7. 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

11. 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)

12. What are they crazy?

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

14. 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

15. NCES SCED coding structure

16. 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

17. Existing NY State Course Codes ELA 3-8

18. X Use only these in 2012-2013

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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?

24. Feedback / Questions Please email Andy at aksetzer@optonline.net THANK YOU!