Career and Technical Education (Public LEAs Only) -- DRAFT

The Student Career and Technical Education (CTE) Program Association represents the career and technical education programs that a student engages with or receives services from. This association is a specialized extension of the /StudentProgramAssociation, specifically tailored for CTE programs.

Effective in the 2026–27 school year, CTE data collection is streamlined. The studentCTEProgramAssociation endpoint will be used only to report grades for students earning an Industry Recognized Credential (IRC).

CTE data is NOT expected from Choice schools.

Ed-Fi Tech Docs: v5 Student Program > StudentCTEProgramAssociation, https://techdocs.ed-fi.org/display/EDFICERT/v3+Student+Program+%3E+StudentCTEProgramAssociation (2024/25 SY and prior)

Data Properties:

#	Resource Name	Property Name	Data Type	Public (Required/ Optional/ Conditional)	Choice (Required/ Optional/ Conditional)	Business Definition	Data Element Page
1.0	/sections ( 2026-27 SY)	sessionName	string	REQ’D	REQ’D	The identifier for the calendar for the academic session (e.g., 2010/11, School Calendar, 2011 Summer).	https://dpi.wi.gov/wise/data-elements/sessionname
2.0		schoolReference	array
3.0		schoolId	big integer	REQ’D	REQ’D	The identifier assigned to a school. Format change from Integer to Big Integer (2025-26 SY and later)	https://dpi.wi.gov/wise/data-elements/sessionschoolreference
4.0		schoolYearTypeReference	array
5.0		schoolYear	integer	REQ’D	REQ’D	Key for School Year	https://dpi.wi.gov/wise/data-elements/school-year
6.0		beginDate	string	REQ’D	RED’Q	Month, day, and year of the first day of the Session.	https://dpi.wi.gov/wise/data-elements/sessionbeginandenddates
7.0		endDate	string	REQ’D	RED’Q	Month, day and year of the last day of the Session.	https://dpi.wi.gov/wise/data-elements/sessionbeginandenddates
8.0		gradingPeriodReference	array				https://dpi.wi.gov/wise/data-elements/sessiongradingperiodreference
9.0		gradingPeriodDescriptor	string	REQ’D	NOT RED’Q	The name of the period for which grades are reported.	https://dpi.wi.gov/wise/data-elements/gradingperioddescriptor
10.0		periodSequence	integer	REQ’D	NOT RED’Q	The sequential order of this period relative to other periods.	https://dpi.wi.gov/wise/data-elements/sequenceofcourse
11.0		schoolId	integer	REQ’D	REQ’D	The identifier assigned to a school.	https://dpi.wi.gov/wise/data-elements/gradingperiodschoolid
12.0		schoolYear	integer	REQ’D	RED’Q	The identifier for the grading period school year.	https://dpi.wi.gov/wise/data-elements/school-year
13.0		termDescriptor	string	REQ’D	REQ’D	An descriptor value indicating the term (e.g. 'Semester', 'Quarter', etc.).	Term Descriptor
14.0		totalInstructionalDays	integer	REQ’D	REQ’D	The total number of instructional days in the school calendar.	Session Total Instructional Days
1.0	studentCTEProgramAssociation ( 2026–27 SY, data collection for Dual Enrollment and Work-Based Learning (WBL) will be discontinued. The collection will be limited to reporting Industry Recognized Credentials (IRC) only.)	beginDate*	string	REQ'D	NOT REQ'D	The earliest date the student is involved with the program. Typically, this is the date the student becomes eligible for the program.	Student CTE Program Associations Begin & End Dates
2.0		educationOrganizationId*	integer	REQ'D	NOT REQ'D	The identifier assigned to an education organization.	Education Organization Reference
3.0		programName*	string	REQ’D	NOT REQ'D	The formal name of the program of instruction, training, services, or benefits available through federal, state, or local agencies.	Programs
4.0		programTypeDescriptor*	string	REQ'D	NOT REQ'D	The type of program. Applicable to Industry Recognized Credentials (IRC) only.	N/A
5.0		studentUniqueId*	string	REQ'D	NOT REQ'D	A unique alphanumeric code assigned to a student.	WISEid
6.0		cipCode Removed 2026-27 (Moved under cteProgramServices 2025-26 SY)	string	NOT REQ’D	NOT REQ'D	Number and description of the CIP Code associated with the student's CTEProgram.	IAC Code type
7.0		certificatedProgramStatusDescriptor	string	REQ’D	NOT REQ'D	Indicator of Certificated Program Status.	Certificated Programs Status Type
8.0		cteProgramAreaDescriptor	string	REQ’D	NOT REQ'D	WI Program areas of concentration.	CTE Department/Program Areas Type
9.0		careerPathwayDescriptor	string	REQ’D	NOT REQ'D	A sequence of courses within an area of interest that is a student's educational road map to a chosen career.	Cluster Title
		cteProgramServiceDescriptor	string	NOT REQ	NOT REQ’D	Indicates the service being provided to the student by the CTE program	Cluster Title
10.0		endDate	string	REQ’D	NOT REQ'D	The month, day, and year on which the student exited the program or stopped receiving services.	Student CTE Program Associations Begin & End Dates
11.0	studentSectionAssociation	beginDate	string	REQ'D	NOT REQ'D	Month, day, and year of the Student's entry or assignment to the Section.	Student Section Association Begin and End Date
12.0		localCourseCode	string	REQ'D	NOT REQ'D	The local code assigned by the School that identifies the course offering provided for the instruction of students.	https://dpi.wi.gov/wise/data-elements/localcoursecode
13.0		schoolId	integer	REQ'D	NOT REQ'D	The identifier assigned to a school.	https://dpi.wi.gov/wise/data-elements/sessionschoolreference
14.0		schoolYear	integer	REQ'D	NOT REQ'D	The identifier for the school year.	https://dpi.wi.gov/wise/data-elements/school-year
15.0		sectionIdentifier	string	REQ'D	NOT REQ'D	The local identifier assigned to a section	https://dpi.wi.gov/wise/data-elements/uniquesectioncode
16.0		sessionName	string	REQ'D	NOT REQ'D	The identifier for the calendar for the academic session (e.g., 2010/11, 2011 Summer).	https://dpi.wi.gov/wise/data-elements/sessionname
17.0		studentUniqueId	string	REQ'D	NOT REQ'D	A unique alphanumeric code assigned to a student.	WISEid
18.0		programName (Moved to core 2025-26 SY)	string	REQ'D	NOT REQ'D	The formal name of the Program of instruction, training, services, or benefits available through federal, state, or local agencies. See program types and names below.	Programs
19.0		programTypeDescriptor (Moved to core 2025-26 SY)	string	REQ'D	NOT REQ'D	The type of program. See program types and names below.	N/A
20.0		attemptStatusDescriptor	string	REQ'D	NOT REQ'D	An indication of the student's completion status for the section.	Attempt Status Descriptor
21.0		endDate	string	REQ'D	NOT REQ'D	Month, day, and year of the withdrawal or exit of the Student from the Section.	Student Section Association Begin and End Date

Descriptors & Programs:

Namespace	Code Value	Short Description	Description

Namespace	Code Value	Short Description	Description
uri://ed-fi.org/ProgramTypeDescriptor ( 2026-27 SY and later)	Career and Technical Education	Career and Technical Education	Career and Technical Education Applicable on /SCTEPA only for IRC
uri://dpi.wi.gov/ProgramTypeDescriptor (on /SCTEPA) ( Deprecated 2026-27 SY)	CTE	Career and Technical Education	Career and Technical Education
uri://dpi.wi.gov/certificatedProgramStatusDescriptor	A	Completed with Certificate	Student met the requirements of the certificated program and was or is to be awarded a certificate
	B	Continuing	Student is continuing in the certificated program
	C	Exited	Student has left the certificated program before completion
	D	Completed without Certificate	Student completed program but did not meet the requirements for the certificate
uri://dpi.wi.gov/cteProgramAreaDescriptor (on /SCTEPA) ( Delete 2026-27 SY)