🗃️ALE Configuring Reference Data Selections (Connect)

These are the building blocks for the system's courses and student learning plans. They include the State Course Codes, Learning Activities, Objectives, and Standards, etc.   We typically load default data. If you want to change any available data, you can do so in a couple of ways in the Data Administrator Role.  

District Approved Curriculum

1. Start under Manage ALE Data on the left navigation menu, choose Reference Data Selections, and then District Approved Curriculum.

2. Click Add Curriculum in the top right.

   Select Yes or No from the Display In Application field dropdown menu. If you select Yes, the curriculum will be displayed in the application. Fill in the District Approved Curriculum Description, District Approved Curriculum Name, and District Approved Curriculum Publisher. Click the magnifying glass in the Grade Level(s) field, click one or more checkboxes to the left, and click Accept.   Select the State Subjects similarly. Click Save.

3. Click the Row Actions Gear and choose Edit or Delete. When you choose Delete, a confirmation window will open; this action cannot be undone. Click Yes or No.

4. If you want an item to no longer surface as an option for user selection, click on the Yes or No in the Display in Application column to change a single entry. (You can surface this list on the Details tab of any course by clicking on Select for the District Approved Curricula field.)

5. To change the display for multiple items at once:

   Click one or more checkboxes to the left of the curriculum name, or select the top checkbox to select all. Click the Selected Gear at the top of the data table and choose Edit Display in Application. Select Yes or No from the Display In Application field dropdown menu. No, will remove the curriculum from the application display. Choose Delete. When choosing Delete, a confirmation window will open. Click Yes or No. This action cannot be undone, and the curriculum will be deleted from the application display.

Manage Evaluation Selectors

Here, you will learn to manage which subject areas surface for evaluation selectors. This list populates the Evaluation Selections on the Evaluation tab of any course.

1. Start under Manage ALE Data in the left navigation menu, choose Reference Data Selections, then Evaluations.

2. Click Add Selection in the top right.

   Fill in the Evaluation Selection field. Click Save.

3. Click the Row Actions Gear to Edit or Delete.
   • When you choose Delete, a confirmation window will open. Click Yes or No. This action cannot be undone.

Learning Standards 

Here, you will learn to manage which subject areas surface for learning standards selections. By default, all K-12 standards are available for selection. This list populates the standards selections on the objectives tab of any course.

1. Start under Manage ALE Data in the left navigation menu, choose Reference Data Selections, and then Learning Standards.
2. Use the Data Table Data Settings Drawer to the left to filter by Learning Standard Levels and Learning Standard Subjects.
   • Click the magnifying glass in the field, then select one or more checkmarks to the left and click Accept.
3. In the data table to the right, click one or more checkboxes to the far left or click the checkbox at the top to select all.
4. Click the Selected Gear at the top of the table and choose ALE - Data Admin Set Learning Standard Active Status.
   • Select Yes or No from the dropdown menu for "Is Active." Yes means the learning standards will be active.

Objectives Selectors

Here, you will learn to manage which subject areas surface for objective selectors. This list populates the objective selection on the objectives tab of any course.

1. Start under Manage ALE Data in the left navigation menu, choose Reference Data Selections, and then Objectives.

2. Click Add Selection in the top right.

   Fill in the ALE Objective Selection. Click the magnifying glass in the Grade Level field, and click the checkbox to the left. Select the State Subject Area similarly. Select Yes or No from the Is Selectable dropdown menu. Yes, it means it will be selectable.

3. Click the Row Actions Gear to Edit or Delete.
   • When choosing Delete, a confirmation window will open. Click Yes or No. This action cannot be undone.
4. To remove multiple items at once, select one or more checkboxes in the far left column, or select the checkbox at the top of the table to select all.
5. Click the Selected Gear at the top of the table and choose Delete or Inactivate Objective(s).

State Subject Areas 

1. Start under Manage ALE Data in the left navigation menu, choose Reference Data Selections, and then State Course Codes.

2. Click the Row Actions Gear to choose Edit.
3. To edit multiple items at once, select one or more checkboxes next to the State Course Code, or select the checkbox at the top of the table to select all.
4. Click the Selected Gear at the top of the table and choose Edit Display in Application.
   • Select Yes or No from the Display in Application dropdown menu. If the course code is selected, it will be displayed in the application.

State Course Codes 

1. Start under Manage ALE Data in the left navigation menu, choose Reference Data Selections, and then State Subject Areas.
2. Click on True or False in the Available for Selection column to change whether or not a state subject area surfaces for selection with the ALE application. True means it will be available for selection, and False means it will not.

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