complexType Section
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p833.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type extension of ComplexObjectType
properties
base ComplexObjectType
children UniqueSectionCode SequenceOfCourse EducationalEnvironment MediumOfInstruction PopulationServed AvailableCredit SectionCharacteristics CourseOfferingReference SchoolReference SessionReference LocationReference ClassPeriodReference ProgramReference
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  annotation
idxs:ID      
documentation
The XML ID associated with the complex object.
annotation
documentation
This educational entity represents a setting in which organized instruction of course content is provided to one or more students for a given period of time.  A course may be offered to more than one class/section.  Instruction, provided by one or more teachers or other staff members, may be delivered in person or via a different medium.
appinfo
<ann:TypeGroup>Domain Entity</ann:TypeGroup>
source <xs:complexType name="Section">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>This educational entity represents a setting in which organized instruction of course content is provided to one or more students for a given period of time.  A course may be offered to more than one class/section.  Instruction, provided by one or more teachers or other staff members, may be delivered in person or via a different medium. </xs:documentation>
   
<xs:appinfo>
     
<ann:TypeGroup>Domain Entity</ann:TypeGroup>
   
</xs:appinfo>
 
</xs:annotation>
 
<xs:complexContent>
   
<xs:extension base="ComplexObjectType">
     
<xs:sequence>
       
<xs:element name="UniqueSectionCode" type="UniqueSectionCode">
         
<xs:annotation>
           
<xs:documentation>A unique identifier for the section that is defined by the classroom, the subjects taught, and the instructors that are assigned.</xs:documentation>
         
</xs:annotation>
       
</xs:element>
       
<xs:element name="SequenceOfCourse" type="SequenceOfCourse">
         
<xs:annotation>
           
<xs:documentation>When a section is part of a sequence of parts for a course, the number if the sequence.  If the course has only one part, the value of this section attribute should be 1.</xs:documentation>
         
</xs:annotation>
       
</xs:element>
       
<xs:element name="EducationalEnvironment" type="EducationalEnvironmentType" minOccurs="0">
         
<xs:annotation>
           
<xs:documentation>The setting in which a child receives education and related services; for example:
Center-based instruction
Home-based instruction
Hospital class
Mainstream
Residential care and treatment facility
....
</xs:documentation>
         
</xs:annotation>
       
</xs:element>
       
<xs:element name="MediumOfInstruction" type="MediumOfInstructionType" minOccurs="0">
         
<xs:annotation>
           
<xs:documentation>The media through which teachers provide instruction to students and students and teachers communicate about instructional matters; for example:
Technology-based instruction in classroom
Correspondence instruction
Face-to-face instruction
Virtual/On-line Distance learning
Center-based instruction
...
</xs:documentation>
         
</xs:annotation>
       
</xs:element>
       
<xs:element name="PopulationServed" type="PopulationServedType" minOccurs="0">
         
<xs:annotation>
           
<xs:documentation>The type of students the section is offered and tailored to; for example:
Bilingual students
Remedial education students
Gifted and talented students
Career and Technical Education students
Special education students
....
</xs:documentation>
         
</xs:annotation>
       
</xs:element>
       
<xs:element name="AvailableCredit" type="Credits" minOccurs="0">
         
<xs:annotation>
           
<xs:documentation>The amount of credit available to a student who successfully meets the objectives of the course. Available credits are measured in Carnegie units, A course meeting every day for one period of the school day over the span of a school year offers one Carnegie unit.  See publication: U.S. Department of Education, NCES, 2007-341, Secondary School Course Classification System: School Codes for the Exchange of Data (SCED).</xs:documentation>
         
</xs:annotation>
       
</xs:element>
       
<xs:element name="SectionCharacteristics" type="DescriptorReferenceType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
         
<xs:annotation>
           
<xs:documentation>Reflects important characteristics of the section, such as whether or not attendance is taken and the section is graded.</xs:documentation>
           
<xs:appinfo>
             
<ann:Descriptor>SectionCharacteristicsDescriptor</ann:Descriptor>
           
</xs:appinfo>
         
</xs:annotation>
       
</xs:element>
       
<xs:element name="CourseOfferingReference" type="CourseOfferingReferenceType">
         
<xs:annotation>
           
<xs:documentation>The course offering taught in the section.</xs:documentation>
         
</xs:annotation>
       
</xs:element>
       
<xs:element name="SchoolReference" type="EducationOrganizationReferenceType">
         
<xs:annotation>
           
<xs:documentation>The school where the section is taught.</xs:documentation>
         
</xs:annotation>
       
</xs:element>
       
<xs:element name="SessionReference" type="SessionReferenceType" minOccurs="0">
         
<xs:annotation>
           
<xs:documentation>The session associated with the session.  This reference is optional only if the session reference is available elsewhere in the interchange.</xs:documentation>
         
</xs:annotation>
       
</xs:element>
       
<xs:element name="LocationReference" type="LocationReferenceType" minOccurs="0">
         
<xs:annotation>
           
<xs:documentation>The location, typically a classroom, where the section meets.</xs:documentation>
         
</xs:annotation>
       
</xs:element>
       
<xs:element name="ClassPeriodReference" type="ClassPeriodReferenceType" minOccurs="0">
         
<xs:annotation>
           
<xs:documentation>The class period during which the section meets.</xs:documentation>
         
</xs:annotation>
       
</xs:element>
       
<xs:element name="ProgramReference" type="ProgramReferenceType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
         
<xs:annotation>
           
<xs:documentation>Optional reference to program (e.g., CTE) to which the section is associated.</xs:documentation>
         
</xs:annotation>
       
</xs:element>
     
</xs:sequence>
   
</xs:extension>
 
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>

element Section/UniqueSectionCode
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p834.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type UniqueSectionCode
properties
isRef 0
content simple
facets
Kind Value annotation 
minLength 
maxLength 255 
annotation
documentation
A unique identifier for the section that is defined by the classroom, the subjects taught, and the instructors that are assigned.
source <xs:element name="UniqueSectionCode" type="UniqueSectionCode">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>A unique identifier for the section that is defined by the classroom, the subjects taught, and the instructors that are assigned.</xs:documentation>
 
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element Section/SequenceOfCourse
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p835.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type SequenceOfCourse
properties
isRef 0
content simple
facets
Kind Value annotation 
minInclusive 
maxInclusive 
annotation
documentation
When a section is part of a sequence of parts for a course, the number if the sequence.  If the course has only one part, the value of this section attribute should be 1.
source <xs:element name="SequenceOfCourse" type="SequenceOfCourse">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>When a section is part of a sequence of parts for a course, the number if the sequence.  If the course has only one part, the value of this section attribute should be 1.</xs:documentation>
 
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element Section/EducationalEnvironment
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p836.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type EducationalEnvironmentType
properties
isRef 0
minOcc 0
maxOcc 1
content simple
facets
Kind Value annotation 
enumeration Classroom 
enumeration Homebound 
enumeration Hospital class 
enumeration In-school suspension 
enumeration Laboratory 
enumeration Mainstream (Special Education) 
enumeration Off-school center 
enumeration Pull-out class 
enumeration Resource room 
enumeration Single Sex Classroom 
enumeration Self-contained (Special Education) 
enumeration Self-study 
enumeration Shop 
annotation
documentation
The setting in which a child receives education and related services; for example:
Center-based instruction
Home-based instruction
Hospital class
Mainstream
Residential care and treatment facility
....
source <xs:element name="EducationalEnvironment" type="EducationalEnvironmentType" minOccurs="0">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>The setting in which a child receives education and related services; for example:
Center-based instruction
Home-based instruction
Hospital class
Mainstream
Residential care and treatment facility
....
</xs:documentation>
 
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element Section/MediumOfInstruction
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p837.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type MediumOfInstructionType
properties
isRef 0
minOcc 0
maxOcc 1
content simple
facets
Kind Value annotation 
enumeration Televised 
enumeration Telepresence/video conference 
enumeration Videotaped/prerecorded video 
enumeration Other technology-based instruction 
enumeration Technology-based instruction in classroom 
enumeration Correspondence instruction 
enumeration Face-to-face instruction 
enumeration Virtual/On-line Distance learning 
enumeration Center-based instruction 
enumeration Independent study 
enumeration Internship 
enumeration Other 
annotation
documentation
The media through which teachers provide instruction to students and students and teachers communicate about instructional matters; for example:
Technology-based instruction in classroom
Correspondence instruction
Face-to-face instruction
Virtual/On-line Distance learning
Center-based instruction
...
source <xs:element name="MediumOfInstruction" type="MediumOfInstructionType" minOccurs="0">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>The media through which teachers provide instruction to students and students and teachers communicate about instructional matters; for example:
Technology-based instruction in classroom
Correspondence instruction
Face-to-face instruction
Virtual/On-line Distance learning
Center-based instruction
...
</xs:documentation>
 
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element Section/PopulationServed
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p838.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type PopulationServedType
properties
isRef 0
minOcc 0
maxOcc 1
content simple
facets
Kind Value annotation 
enumeration Regular Students 
enumeration Bilingual Students 
enumeration Compensatory/Remedial Education Students 
enumeration Gifted and Talented Students 
enumeration Career and Technical Education Students 
enumeration Special Education Students 
enumeration ESL Students 
enumeration Adult Basic Education Students 
enumeration Honors Students 
enumeration Migrant Students 
annotation
documentation
The type of students the section is offered and tailored to; for example:
Bilingual students
Remedial education students
Gifted and talented students
Career and Technical Education students
Special education students
....
source <xs:element name="PopulationServed" type="PopulationServedType" minOccurs="0">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>The type of students the section is offered and tailored to; for example:
Bilingual students
Remedial education students
Gifted and talented students
Career and Technical Education students
Special education students
....
</xs:documentation>
 
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element Section/AvailableCredit
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p839.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type Credits
properties
isRef 0
minOcc 0
maxOcc 1
content complex
children Credit
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  annotation
CreditTypeCreditTypeoptional      
documentation
The type of credits or units of value awarded for the completion of a course
CreditConversionxs:decimaloptional      
documentation
Conversion factor that when multiplied by the number of credits is equivalent to Carnegie units.
annotation
documentation
The amount of credit available to a student who successfully meets the objectives of the course. Available credits are measured in Carnegie units, A course meeting every day for one period of the school day over the span of a school year offers one Carnegie unit.  See publication: U.S. Department of Education, NCES, 2007-341, Secondary School Course Classification System: School Codes for the Exchange of Data (SCED).
source <xs:element name="AvailableCredit" type="Credits" minOccurs="0">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>The amount of credit available to a student who successfully meets the objectives of the course. Available credits are measured in Carnegie units, A course meeting every day for one period of the school day over the span of a school year offers one Carnegie unit.  See publication: U.S. Department of Education, NCES, 2007-341, Secondary School Course Classification System: School Codes for the Exchange of Data (SCED).</xs:documentation>
 
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element Section/SectionCharacteristics
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p840.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type DescriptorReferenceType
properties
isRef 0
minOcc 0
maxOcc unbounded
content complex
children CodeValue ShortDescription Description
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  annotation
idxs:ID      
documentation
The XML ID associated with this complex object.
refxs:IDREF      
documentation
The XML IDREF that references the object associated with this object.
AsOfDate      
documentation
The date context in which this reference should be considered. This is important when descriptors change over time. If omitted, assumed to be the current descriptor.
namespaceURIrequired      
documentation
A globally unique namespace that identifies this descriptor set. Author is strongly encouraged to use the Universal Resource Identifier (http, ftp, file, etc.) for the source of the descriptor definition. Best practice is for this source to be the descriptor file itself, so that it can be machine-readable and be fetched in real-time, if necessary.
annotation
documentation
Reflects important characteristics of the section, such as whether or not attendance is taken and the section is graded.
appinfo
<ann:Descriptor>SectionCharacteristicsDescriptor</ann:Descriptor>
source <xs:element name="SectionCharacteristics" type="DescriptorReferenceType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>Reflects important characteristics of the section, such as whether or not attendance is taken and the section is graded.</xs:documentation>
   
<xs:appinfo>
     
<ann:Descriptor>SectionCharacteristicsDescriptor</ann:Descriptor>
   
</xs:appinfo>
 
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element Section/CourseOfferingReference
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p841.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type CourseOfferingReferenceType
properties
isRef 0
content complex
children CourseOfferingIdentity
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  annotation
idxs:ID      
documentation
The XML ID associated with this complex object.
refxs:IDREF      
documentation
The XML IDREF that references the object associated with this object.
annotation
documentation
The course offering taught in the section.
source <xs:element name="CourseOfferingReference" type="CourseOfferingReferenceType">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>The course offering taught in the section.</xs:documentation>
 
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element Section/SchoolReference
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p842.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type EducationOrganizationReferenceType
properties
isRef 0
content complex
children EducationOrganizationIdentity
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  annotation
idxs:ID      
documentation
The XML ID associated with this complex object.
refxs:IDREF      
documentation
The XML IDREF that references the object associated with this object.
annotation
documentation
The school where the section is taught.
source <xs:element name="SchoolReference" type="EducationOrganizationReferenceType">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>The school where the section is taught.</xs:documentation>
 
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element Section/SessionReference
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p843.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type SessionReferenceType
properties
isRef 0
minOcc 0
maxOcc 1
content complex
children SessionIdentity
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  annotation
idxs:ID      
documentation
The XML ID associated with this complex object.
refxs:IDREF      
documentation
The XML IDREF that references the object associated with this object.
annotation
documentation
The session associated with the session.  This reference is optional only if the session reference is available elsewhere in the interchange.
source <xs:element name="SessionReference" type="SessionReferenceType" minOccurs="0">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>The session associated with the session.  This reference is optional only if the session reference is available elsewhere in the interchange.</xs:documentation>
 
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element Section/LocationReference
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p844.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type LocationReferenceType
properties
isRef 0
minOcc 0
maxOcc 1
content complex
children LocationIdentity
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  annotation
idxs:ID      
documentation
The XML ID associated with this complex object.
refxs:IDREF      
documentation
The XML IDREF that references the object associated with this object.
annotation
documentation
The location, typically a classroom, where the section meets.
source <xs:element name="LocationReference" type="LocationReferenceType" minOccurs="0">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>The location, typically a classroom, where the section meets.</xs:documentation>
 
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element Section/ClassPeriodReference
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p845.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type ClassPeriodReferenceType
properties
isRef 0
minOcc 0
maxOcc 1
content complex
children ClassPeriodIdentity
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  annotation
idxs:ID      
documentation
The XML ID associated with this complex object.
refxs:IDREF      
documentation
The XML IDREF that references the object associated with this object.
annotation
documentation
The class period during which the section meets.
source <xs:element name="ClassPeriodReference" type="ClassPeriodReferenceType" minOccurs="0">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>The class period during which the section meets.</xs:documentation>
 
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element Section/ProgramReference
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p846.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type ProgramReferenceType
properties
isRef 0
minOcc 0
maxOcc unbounded
content complex
children ProgramIdentity
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  annotation
idxs:ID      
documentation
The XML ID associated with this complex object.
refxs:IDREF      
documentation
The XML IDREF that references the object associated with this object.
annotation
documentation
Optional reference to program (e.g., CTE) to which the section is associated.
source <xs:element name="ProgramReference" type="ProgramReferenceType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>Optional reference to program (e.g., CTE) to which the section is associated.</xs:documentation>
 
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>