The "Edit Course Data" page is your one stop shop for entering all course data that is sent to the Iowa Department of Education via SIF. Simply enter the appropriate information for each of your courses on the "State Specific Section" and "State Specific Course" tabs and you are on your way to seamlessly reporting your courses to the state!
To associate course data for state reporting in Iowa schools, head to Schedules > Course > Edit Course Data.
Step One: Enter the course name in the "Find" field to edit course data for a specific course.
Step Two: Click the "State Specific Section" tab to enter the required section data used for state reporting.
Step Three: Click the "Edit" link next to the term to update section details that are shared with the state.
Institution Providing: the numeric code identifying the institution providing the section of the course
Origination: the state-defined code indicating the curriculum's origination (e.g., district or non-district instruction)
Delivery Method: specifies how the course is delivered (e.g., Face-to-Face, Online, Blended)
FTE: represents the portion of a school year a student spends in the course for supplementary weighting
Step Four: Click the "Update" link to save changes or click the "Cancel" link to revert to the original entry.
Step Five: Click the "State Specific Course" tab to edit course-specific information shared with the state.
SCED Code: the state-defined numeric code for data exchange
Common Course Number: the number assigned to Iowa community college credit courses
Accreditation Program Area: the curricular area where the course should be counted (e.g., English/Language Arts, Fine Arts, CTE)
Credit Recovery Course: a checkbox used to indicate if a course is used solely for recovering a high school credit
Embedded Work-Based Learning: identifies work-based learning experiences integrated into the course
Helpful Tip: To exclude a course from state reporting, remove the checkmark from the "Include in SIF Reporting" checkbox.
Step Six: Click the "Save" button to update "State Specific Course" information.