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/grades

Roster is a collection within WISEdata that collects coursework data from schools. Roster data is required for all grade levels except PK, including the /grade endpoint for Pass/Fail. LEAs will receive a validation message in WISEdata Portal when the /grade endpoint is missing for grade levels 9 to 12.

This endpoint is NOT expected from Choice schools.

Ed-Fi Tech Docs: https://techdocs.ed-fi.org/display/EDFICERT/v4+StudentGrade+%3E+Grade


Data Properties:

#

Property Name

Data Type

Public (Required/ Optional/ Conditional)

Choice (Required/ Optional/ Conditional)

Business Definition

Data Element Page

1.0

gradeTypeDescriptor

string

REQ'D

NOT REQ'D

The type of grade reported. 'Final' gradeType is the only allowable gradeTypeDescriptor

Grade Type

2.0

gradingPeriodReference

array

 

 

 

 

3.0

gradingPeriodDescriptor

string

REQ'D

NOT REQ'D

The name of the period for which grades are reported.

Grading Period Descriptor

4.0

periodSequence

integer

REQ'D

NOT REQ'D

The sequential order of this period relative to other periods.

Sequence of Course

5.0

schoolId

integer

REQ'D

NOT REQ'D

The identifier assigned to a school.

School ID

6.0

schoolYear

integer

REQ'D

NOT REQ'D

The identifier for the grading period school year.

School Year

7.0

studentSectionAssociationReference

array

 

 

 

 

8.0

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.The identifier assigned to a school.

Local Course Code

9.0

schoolId

integer

REQ'D

NOT REQ'D

The identifier for the school year.

School ID

10.0

schoolYear

integer

REQ'D

NOT REQ'D

The local identifier assigned to a section.

School Year

11.0

sectionIdentifier

string

REQ'D

NOT REQ'D

The local identifier assigned to a section.

Unique Section Code

12.0

sessionName

string

REQ'D

NOT REQ'D

The identifier for the calendar for the academic session (e.g., 2010/11, 2011 Summer).

Session Name

13.0

studentUniqueId

string

REQ'D

NOT REQ'D

A unique alphanumeric code assigned to a student.

WISEid

14.0

letterGradeEarned

string

OPT

NOT REQ'D

A final or interim (grading period) indicator of student performance in a class as submitted by the instructor.

Letter Grade Earned

15.0

numericGradeEarned

number

OPT

NOT REQ'D

A final or interim (grading period) indicator of student performance in a class as submitted by the instructor.

Numeric Grade Earned

16.0

performanceBaseConversionDescriptor

string

CONDITINALLY REQ'D

NOT REQ'D

A conversion of the level to a standard set of performance levels.

Performance Base Conversion Type


Descriptors:

Namespace

Code Value

Short Description

Description

Namespace

Code Value

Short Description

Description

uri://ed-fi.org/gradeTypeDescriptor

 

 

 

uri://ed-fi.org/gradingPeriodDescriptor

 

 

 

uri://ed-fi.org/performanceBaseConversionDescriptor

 

 

 


Use Cases:

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Use Case Title

Use Case Description

What to Submit/retrieve

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Use Case Title

Use Case Description

What to Submit/retrieve

1.0

Sending grades for a course that a student is enrolled in, which has multiple studentSectionAssociations for the same logical class due to change of begin dates

Only one ‘Final grade’ will be awarded to the student for the logical class irrespective of having multiple studentSectionAssociations with change in Begin Dates. Only one /grades endpoint should be submitted with a reference to one /studentSectionAssociation for the entire logical class. It is expected to receive the most recent studentSectionAssociation with the latest beginDate for the final grade record.

Prerequisites:

  • To be able to submit the /grades endpoint, the /gradingPeriod =endpoint should be submitted first (/grades has gradingPeriod reference).

  • To be able to submit the /grades endpoint, the /studentSectionAssociation endpoint should be submitted first (/grades has studentSectionAssociation reference).

POST on /grades:
gradingPeriodReference:
gradingPerioddescriptor: uri://dpi.wi.gov/GradingPeriodDescriptor#07
periodSequence: 1
schoolId: 7525
schoolyear: 2021
studentSectionAssociationReference:
studentUniqueId: 8660232105
schoolId: 7525
localCourseCode: LCC-121941
sectionIdentifier: Section-121941
schoolYear: 2021,
sessionName: Sessions-121941
gradetypeDescriptor: uri://dpi.wi.gov/GradeTypeDescriptor#Final
performanceBaseConversionDescriptor: uri://dpi.wi.gov/PerformanceBaseConversionDescriptor#P
letterGradeEarned: A
numericGradeEarned: 01

2.0

Sending grades for a course that is taught in a ‘Semester’, but has two final grades at the end of each Quarter

Since ‘Final Grades’ are awarded at the end of each Quarter, the ‘Term’ should be set up as a ‘Quarter’ and not as a ‘Semester’. This will allow one ‘Final grade’ to be submitted for the term set up.

POST on /grades

3.0

Sending grades for a course that is taught in a ‘Quarter’, but the ‘Final Grade’ is awarded at the end of two Quarter, i.e a ‘Semester’

Since ‘Final Grades’ are awarded at the end of the ‘Semester’ , the ‘Term’ should be set up as a ‘Semester’ and not as a ‘Quarter’ . This will allow one ‘Final grade’ to be submitted for the term set up.

POST on /grades

4.0

Sending grades for multiple courses taught in the same class (e.g. Math and Science)

This should be reported as two different courses: one with a reference to the Math course, and the other with a reference to the Science course.

The /grades endpoint should be submitted separately with the association to each course identifying student’s performance to determine Pass, Fail, or Incomplete.

POST on /grades


JSON Sample:

{ "gradingPeriodReference": { "gradingPerioddescriptor": "uri://dpi.wi.gov/GradingPeriodDescriptor#07", "periodSequence": 1, "schoolId": 7525, "schoolYear": 2021 }, "studentSectionAssociationReference": { "studentUniqueId": "8660232105", "schoolId": 7525, "localCourseCode": "LCC-121941", "sectionIdentifier": "Section-121941", "schoolYear": 2021, "sessionName": "Sessions-121941" }, "gradetypeDescriptor": "uri://dpi.wi.gov/GradeTypeDescriptor#Final", "performanceBaseConversionDescriptor": "uri://dpi.wi.gov/PerformanceBaseConversionDescriptor#P", "letterGradeEarned": "A", "numericGradeEarned": "01" }

 

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction