APSEP Reporting Information
2024-25 Collection
General Information:
- Approved Private Special Education Programs (APSEP's) will continue to report data directly in TCS. Direct upload began in 2019-2020.
- To obtain a username and password see your Security Manager to be assigned the TCS LEA User role.
- See the Course Codes section below for 2024-25 course code information.
- April 2025 training has been scheduled and additional sessions will take place in May/June. When scheduled, training information is always emailed to those with the TCS User role and posted on the Training page.
Documentation:
- 2024-25 TCS User Guide for APSEP's - This document outlines the fields collected and includes screen shots of the upload process.
- 2024-25 Training PowerPoint
- TCS Template - The fields collected are the same as last year.
- SCED Codes, Career Technical Education Course Codes and Clusters, AP Courses - For the 2024-25 school year SCED Version 12.0 will be will be used to report courses. See the Additional Codes below for changes from the prior year. Several courses were recoded and can no longer be used.
This document lists the courses that fall into each Technical Education Cluster. Note that the Connecticut CTE clusters differ from the federal codes. The Connecticut CTE clusters are reflected in the Next Generation Accountability System.
- Additional Codes - This document lists codes introduced in SCED 12.0 and Connecticut specific codes that are not part of SCED.
- 2024-25 Additional Codes - Excel
- 2024-25 Additional Codes - PDF
- Reminder: 04901 is the CT specific course code for the African American, Black, Latino, and Puerto Rican Course of Studies. The course description is available in the Additional Codes document above.
- Recodes - The course code used last year has changed. Be sure to make the necessary changes in your student information system.
- Additional Codes - This document lists codes introduced in SCED 12.0 and Connecticut specific codes that are not part of SCED.
- Commonly Used Elementary & Middle School Codes- This document lists codes that can be used to report students in PK- 6.
- Course Code Structure
2024-25 Communication:
Below are links to emails sent to all LEA contacts with the TCS User role as of the date of communication. Contact your LEA Security Manager for any updates to this role.
Subject - CSDE: TCS Training for APSEPs
Email to APSEP TCS Users with training information
Subject - CSDE: TCS Application is Open
Email to Special Education Leaders requesting to review and update TCS Users