LEA Documentation

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• General- User Guide and basic collection information 
• Course Codes- Course lists, coding structure and CTE information
• Next Generation Indicator Information- Details on indicator calculations
• Communication- Links to all emails sent this collection year
• Additional Information About All CSDE Data Collections- A link to the Performance Office Data Collections page which contains useful SDE collection information

General:

• TCS Workflow- This document is a visual representation of the steps need to complete the TCS collection.
• TCS Template- Use this to manually create your file.
• 2022 - 2023 User Guide - Definitions, code lists, etc. 2023-2024 User Guide forthcoming.
• Facility Code List- This list provides the seven digit course code for the Course Facility Code and Facility 1 Code fields. 
• Transition/Vocational Service Providers- A student must be registered to one of these facilities and under the age of 17 or over the age of 22 in order to use code 02 (transition services) on the Missing SASID Report.

Course Codes:

2023-24:

• SCED Codes & Career Technical Education Course Codes & Clusters- For the 2023-24 school year SCED Version 11.0 will be will be used to report courses.  See the Additional Codes below for changes from the prior year. No codes were archived.
  
  This document also 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 will be reflected in the Next Generation Accountability System.
  
  • Additional Codes - This document lists codes introduced in SCED 11.0 and Connecticut specific codes that are not part of SCED. No codes from 10.0 have been archived.
    • Excel Additional Codes 
    • PDF Additional Codes
  • 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.

• Commonly Used Elementary & Middle School Codes- This document lists codes that can be used to report students in PK- 6.
• Course Code Structure
• Computer Science Course Reporting Guidance- As part of an effort to improve equity in computer science access and participation, the CSDE has published guidance to help districts ensure that they are reporting computer science courses accurately. This guide includes a list of courses from the TCS data collection that will be flagged as computer science courses, course descriptions, teacher authorization, and graduation requirements. Most courses listed have been in existence for several years; however additional courses will be added as new versions are released.
  
  

  CT Computer Science Course Reporting Guidance Webinar - A background of why this guidance has been created and information on  how LEA’s can ensure courses reported to the CSDE, in terms of Computer Science, are accurate. (recorded 4/28/21)

Next Generation Indicator Information:

2023-24 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.

• 3/11/24- Subject - CSDE: TCS Now Open 

Additional Information About All CSDE Data Collections:

• Visit the CSDE Data Collections page for information about all data collections, the Commissioner’s letter, the Agency Data Acquisition Plan, Timely and Accurate Information, Summary of Timely/Accurate Due Dates, certifying data, logging in, and passwords/usernames.