academicSessions.csv

The academicSessions.csv file lists various academic terms (such as school years, semesters, etc.). FitnessGram® requires that academic sessions connected to classes have a Start Date and End Date within the current school year, determined by the School Year specified on the Districts & Schools page.

Column NameRequiredDescription
sourcedIdAlwaysUnique ID for the academic session.
statusOnly for DeltaBulk imports: must be blank.
Delta imports: enter active, inactive, or toBeDeleted. However, since academic sessions are not directly stored, no update will occur.
dateLastModifiedOnly for DeltaBulk imports: must be blank.
Delta imports: date record was last modified.
titleYesName of the academic session. FitnessGram® does not use this value.
typeYesEnter term, gradingPeriod, schoolYearSemester. FitnessGram® does not use
this value.
startDateYesStart Date for the academic session. Fitnessgram® requires that this date be within the current school year (inclusive) as defined by the School Year Start Date under Districts & Schools if it has any classes that reference it.
endDateYesEnd Date for the academic session. FitnessGram® requires that this date be within the current school year (inclusive) as defined by the School Year Start Date under Districts & Schools if it has any classes that reference it.
parentSourcedIdNoSourcedId of the parent of this academic session.  FitnessGram® does not use this value, but it must be valid if specified.
schoolYearYesThe school year to which the academic session belongs. FitnessGram® does not use this value, but instead verifies that the Start and End Dates are within the current school year as defined by the School Year Start Date under Districts & Schools.

Example:

academicsession example