complexType Section
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p1075.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0200
type extension of ComplexObjectType
properties
base ComplexObjectType
children UniqueSectionCode SequenceOfCourse EducationalEnvironment MediumOfInstruction PopulationServed AvailableCredits SectionCharacteristic InstructionLanguage CourseOfferingReference SchoolReference LocationReference ClassPeriodReference ProgramReference
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  Annotation
id  xs:ID        
documentation
The XML ID associated with the complex object.
annotation
documentation
This entity represents a setting in which organized instruction of course content is provided, in-person or otherwise, to one or more students for a given period of time. A course offering may be offered to more than one section.
appinfo
<ann:TypeGroup>Domain Entity</ann:TypeGroup>
<ann:EdFiId>580</ann:EdFiId>
source <xs:complexType name="Section">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>This entity represents a setting in which organized instruction of course content is provided, in-person or otherwise, to one or more students for a given period of time. A course offering may be offered to more than one section.</xs:documentation>
    <xs:appinfo>
      <ann:TypeGroup>Domain Entity</ann:TypeGroup>
      <ann:EdFiId>580</ann:EdFiId>
    </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 who are assigned.</xs:documentation>
            <xs:appinfo>
              <ann:EdFiId>1632</ann:EdFiId>
            </xs:appinfo>
          </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 of the sequence. If the course has only one part, the value of this section attribute should be 1.</xs:documentation>
            <xs:appinfo>
              <ann:EdFiId>1631</ann:EdFiId>
            </xs:appinfo>
          </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:appinfo>
              <ann:EdFiId>1623</ann:EdFiId>
            </xs:appinfo>
          </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:appinfo>
              <ann:EdFiId>1626</ann:EdFiId>
            </xs:appinfo>
          </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:appinfo>
              <ann:EdFiId>1627</ann:EdFiId>
            </xs:appinfo>
          </xs:annotation>
        </xs:element>
        <xs:element name="AvailableCredits" type="Credits" minOccurs="0">
          <xs:annotation>
            <xs:documentation>The amount of credit available to a student who successfully meets the objectives of the course. AvailableCredits 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:appinfo>
              <ann:EdFiId>1620</ann:EdFiId>
            </xs:appinfo>
          </xs:annotation>
        </xs:element>
        <xs:element name="SectionCharacteristic" type="SectionCharacteristicDescriptorReferenceType" 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>SectionCharacteristicDescriptor</ann:Descriptor>
              <ann:EdFiId>1630</ann:EdFiId>
            </xs:appinfo>
          </xs:annotation>
        </xs:element>
        <xs:element name="InstructionLanguage" type="LanguageDescriptorReferenceType" minOccurs="0">
          <xs:annotation>
            <xs:documentation>The primary language of instruction, if omitted English is assumed.</xs:documentation>
            <xs:appinfo>
              <ann:Descriptor>LanguageDescriptor</ann:Descriptor>
              <ann:EdFiId>1624</ann:EdFiId>
            </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:appinfo>
              <ann:EdFiId>1622</ann:EdFiId>
            </xs:appinfo>
          </xs:annotation>
        </xs:element>
        <xs:element name="SchoolReference" type="SchoolReferenceType">
          <xs:annotation>
            <xs:documentation>The school where the Section is taught.</xs:documentation>
            <xs:appinfo>
              <ann:EdFiId>1629</ann:EdFiId>
            </xs:appinfo>
          </xs:annotation>
        </xs:element>
        <xs:element name="LocationReference" type="LocationReferenceType">
          <xs:annotation>
            <xs:documentation>The location, typically a classroom, where the Section meets.</xs:documentation>
            <xs:appinfo>
              <ann:EdFiId>1625</ann:EdFiId>
            </xs:appinfo>
          </xs:annotation>
        </xs:element>
        <xs:element name="ClassPeriodReference" type="ClassPeriodReferenceType">
          <xs:annotation>
            <xs:documentation>The class period during which the Section meets.</xs:documentation>
            <xs:appinfo>
              <ann:EdFiId>1621</ann:EdFiId>
            </xs:appinfo>
          </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:appinfo>
              <ann:EdFiId>1628</ann:EdFiId>
            </xs:appinfo>
          </xs:annotation>
        </xs:element>
      </xs:sequence>
    </xs:extension>
  </xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>

element Section/UniqueSectionCode
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p1076.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0200
type UniqueSectionCode
properties
content simple
facets
Kind Value Annotation
minLength 1
maxLength 255
annotation
documentation
A unique identifier for the Section that is defined by the classroom, the subjects taught, and the instructors who are assigned.
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>1632</ann:EdFiId>
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 who are assigned.</xs:documentation>
    <xs:appinfo>
      <ann:EdFiId>1632</ann:EdFiId>
    </xs:appinfo>
  </xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element Section/SequenceOfCourse
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p1077.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0200
type SequenceOfCourse
properties
content simple
facets
Kind Value Annotation
minInclusive 1
maxInclusive 8
annotation
documentation
When a section is part of a sequence of parts for a course, the number of the sequence. If the course has only one part, the value of this section attribute should be 1.
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>1631</ann:EdFiId>
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 of the sequence. If the course has only one part, the value of this section attribute should be 1.</xs:documentation>
    <xs:appinfo>
      <ann:EdFiId>1631</ann:EdFiId>
    </xs:appinfo>
  </xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element Section/EducationalEnvironment
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p1078.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0200
type EducationalEnvironmentType
properties
minOcc 0
maxOcc 1
content simple
facets
Kind Value Annotation
enumeration Classroom
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>165-001</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Homebound
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>165-002</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Hospital class
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>165-003</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration In-school suspension
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>165-004</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Laboratory
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>165-005</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Mainstream (Special Education)
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>165-006</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Off-school center
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>165-007</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Pull-out class
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>165-008</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Resource room
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>165-009</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Single sex classroom
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>165-013</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Self-contained (Special Education)
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>165-010</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Self-study
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>165-011</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Shop
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>165-012</ann:EdFiId>
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
...
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>1623</ann:EdFiId>
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:appinfo>
      <ann:EdFiId>1623</ann:EdFiId>
    </xs:appinfo>
  </xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element Section/MediumOfInstruction
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p1079.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0200
type MediumOfInstructionType
properties
minOcc 0
maxOcc 1
content simple
facets
Kind Value Annotation
enumeration Center-based instruction
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>196-001</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Correspondence instruction
documentation
Course is taught via hard or electronic copy or other media (CD, DVD, video cassette) and student works at own pace usually without an instructor present, but generally under supervision of LEA. Includes "packet" programs.
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>196-002</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Distance Learning (other than online)
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>196-003</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Face-to-face instruction
documentation
Course is taught primarily in person and usually in a conventional classroom or lecture hall.
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>196-004</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Independent study
documentation
Structured learning experience is recognized for credit but is not under supervision of the LEA.
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>196-005</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Internship
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>196-006</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Other
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>196-007</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Other technology-based instruction
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>196-008</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Technology-based instruction in classroom
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>196-009</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Telepresence/video conference
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>196-010</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Televised
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>196-011</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Videotaped/prerecorded video
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>196-012</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Virtual/On-line Distance learning
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>196-013</ann:EdFiId>
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
...
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>1626</ann:EdFiId>
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:appinfo>
      <ann:EdFiId>1626</ann:EdFiId>
    </xs:appinfo>
  </xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element Section/PopulationServed
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p1080.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0200
type PopulationServedType
properties
minOcc 0
maxOcc 1
content simple
facets
Kind Value Annotation
enumeration Regular Students
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>205-010</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Bilingual Students
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>205-002</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Compensatory/Remedial Education Students
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>205-004</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Gifted and Talented Students
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>205-007</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Career and Technical Education Students
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>205-003</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Special Education Students
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>205-011</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration ESL Students
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>205-006</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Adult Basic Education Students
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>205-001</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Honors Students
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>205-008</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Migrant Students
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>205-009</ann:EdFiId>
enumeration Economic Disadvantaged
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>205-005</ann:EdFiId>
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
...
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>1627</ann:EdFiId>
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:appinfo>
      <ann:EdFiId>1627</ann:EdFiId>
    </xs:appinfo>
  </xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element Section/AvailableCredits
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p1081.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0200
type Credits
properties
minOcc 0
maxOcc 1
content complex
children Credits CreditType CreditConversion
annotation
documentation
The amount of credit available to a student who successfully meets the objectives of the course. AvailableCredits 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).
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>1620</ann:EdFiId>
source <xs:element name="AvailableCredits" type="Credits" minOccurs="0">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>The amount of credit available to a student who successfully meets the objectives of the course. AvailableCredits 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:appinfo>
      <ann:EdFiId>1620</ann:EdFiId>
    </xs:appinfo>
  </xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element Section/SectionCharacteristic
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p1082.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0200
type SectionCharacteristicDescriptorReferenceType
properties
minOcc 0
maxOcc unbounded
content complex
children CodeValue Namespace
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  Annotation
id  xs:ID        
documentation
The XML ID associated with this complex object.
ref  xs:IDREF        
documentation
The XML IDREF that references the object associated with this object.
annotation
documentation
Reflects important characteristics of the Section, such as whether or not attendance is taken and the Section is graded.
appinfo
<ann:Descriptor>SectionCharacteristicDescriptor</ann:Descriptor>
<ann:EdFiId>1630</ann:EdFiId>
source <xs:element name="SectionCharacteristic" type="SectionCharacteristicDescriptorReferenceType" 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>SectionCharacteristicDescriptor</ann:Descriptor>
      <ann:EdFiId>1630</ann:EdFiId>
    </xs:appinfo>
  </xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element Section/InstructionLanguage
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p1083.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0200
type LanguageDescriptorReferenceType
properties
minOcc 0
maxOcc 1
content complex
children CodeValue Namespace
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  Annotation
id  xs:ID        
documentation
The XML ID associated with this complex object.
ref  xs:IDREF        
documentation
The XML IDREF that references the object associated with this object.
annotation
documentation
The primary language of instruction, if omitted English is assumed.
appinfo
<ann:Descriptor>LanguageDescriptor</ann:Descriptor>
<ann:EdFiId>1624</ann:EdFiId>
source <xs:element name="InstructionLanguage" type="LanguageDescriptorReferenceType" minOccurs="0">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>The primary language of instruction, if omitted English is assumed.</xs:documentation>
    <xs:appinfo>
      <ann:Descriptor>LanguageDescriptor</ann:Descriptor>
      <ann:EdFiId>1624</ann:EdFiId>
    </xs:appinfo>
  </xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element Section/CourseOfferingReference
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p1084.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0200
type CourseOfferingReferenceType
properties
content complex
children CourseOfferingIdentity
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  Annotation
id  xs:ID        
documentation
The XML ID associated with this complex object.
ref  xs:IDREF        
documentation
The XML IDREF that references the object associated with this object.
annotation
documentation
The course offering taught in the Section.
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>1622</ann:EdFiId>
source <xs:element name="CourseOfferingReference" type="CourseOfferingReferenceType">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>The course offering taught in the Section.</xs:documentation>
    <xs:appinfo>
      <ann:EdFiId>1622</ann:EdFiId>
    </xs:appinfo>
  </xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element Section/SchoolReference
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p1085.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0200
type SchoolReferenceType
properties
content complex
children SchoolIdentity SchoolLookup
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  Annotation
id  xs:ID        
documentation
The XML ID associated with this complex object.
ref  xs:IDREF        
documentation
The XML IDREF that references the object associated with this object.
annotation
documentation
The school where the Section is taught.
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>1629</ann:EdFiId>
source <xs:element name="SchoolReference" type="SchoolReferenceType">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>The school where the Section is taught.</xs:documentation>
    <xs:appinfo>
      <ann:EdFiId>1629</ann:EdFiId>
    </xs:appinfo>
  </xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element Section/LocationReference
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p1086.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0200
type LocationReferenceType
properties
content complex
children LocationIdentity
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  Annotation
id  xs:ID        
documentation
The XML ID associated with this complex object.
ref  xs:IDREF        
documentation
The XML IDREF that references the object associated with this object.
annotation
documentation
The location, typically a classroom, where the Section meets.
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>1625</ann:EdFiId>
source <xs:element name="LocationReference" type="LocationReferenceType">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>The location, typically a classroom, where the Section meets.</xs:documentation>
    <xs:appinfo>
      <ann:EdFiId>1625</ann:EdFiId>
    </xs:appinfo>
  </xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element Section/ClassPeriodReference
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p1087.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0200
type ClassPeriodReferenceType
properties
content complex
children ClassPeriodIdentity
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  Annotation
id  xs:ID        
documentation
The XML ID associated with this complex object.
ref  xs:IDREF        
documentation
The XML IDREF that references the object associated with this object.
annotation
documentation
The class period during which the Section meets.
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>1621</ann:EdFiId>
source <xs:element name="ClassPeriodReference" type="ClassPeriodReferenceType">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>The class period during which the Section meets.</xs:documentation>
    <xs:appinfo>
      <ann:EdFiId>1621</ann:EdFiId>
    </xs:appinfo>
  </xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element Section/ProgramReference
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p1088.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0200
type ProgramReferenceType
properties
minOcc 0
maxOcc unbounded
content complex
children ProgramIdentity ProgramLookup
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  Annotation
id  xs:ID        
documentation
The XML ID associated with this complex object.
ref  xs: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.
appinfo
<ann:EdFiId>1628</ann:EdFiId>
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:appinfo>
      <ann:EdFiId>1628</ann:EdFiId>
    </xs:appinfo>
  </xs:annotation>
</xs:element>