CEDS: Why?

What is CEDS? voluntarycommon A national collaborative effort to develop voluntary, common data standards for a key set of education data elements Voluntary Common Vocabulary vocabulary A vocabulary including standard definitions, option sets & technical specifications to streamline sharing and comparing

Why do we need CEDS? 1.Accuratetimelyconsistent data 1.Accurate, timely, and consistent data to inform decisionmaking 2.Share & compare high quality data P-20 2.Share & compare high quality data within & across P-20 sectors

Required A data collection A federal unit record system Solely an ED undertaking All or nothing An implementation CEDS Not is Not:

CEDS: Who & How?

How do we get it done? Assemble stakeholders Assemble stakeholders representing the field Use existing sources Use existing sources of data standards Check alignment Check alignment with the field Review ideas public Review ideas with the public Model Model elements tools Place in tools Release Release

CEDS v2 Stakeholders (1 of 2) State Agencies State Agencies State Education Agencies State Higher Education Agencies Social Services Agencies Local Education Agencies Local Education Agencies K12 Head Start Social Services Institutions of Higher Education Institutions of Higher Education Public Private Community Colleges

CEDS v2 Stakeholders (2 of 2) U.S. Department of Education U.S. Department of Education NCES (SLDS, IPEDS) EDFacts Office of Educ. Technology U.S. Health and Human Services U.S. Health and Human Services U.S. Department of Labor U.S. Department of Labor Interoperability Standard Organizations Interoperability Standard Organizations Education Associations Education Associations Foundations Foundations Financial Student Aid Office of the Undersecretary Special Education

Version 2 Development April – June, 2011: Element development July – August, 2011: Draft released for public comment September, 2011: Element revisions October, 2011: Second draft released for public comment December, 2011: Element revisions January, 2012: Version 2 released

Version 3 Early Learning: Early Learning: policy question support, professional development, child outcomes, and federal alignment K12: K12: CCSS assessment, teaching & learning, implementation support, record exchange Postsecondary: Postsecondary: furthering IPEDS support, access, price/tuition, time to degree, Complete College America, teacher education Additional Areas: Additional Areas: Workforce, CTE, Adult Education

Version 3 Development February – March, 2012: Finalize V3 scope June, 2012: Stakeholders convene to review elements July – August, 2012: Element revisions September, 2012: Release draft for public comment October, 2012: Stakeholders convene to review public comments

Version 3 Development (continued) November – December, 2012: Element revisions January, 2013: Version 3 released

CEDS: What does it provide?

CEDS provides: Common, Voluntary Vocabulary A Robust & Expanding Common, Voluntary Vocabulary Tools & Models Powerful Stakeholder Tools & Models Data Alignment Tool Logical Data Model

Web-based tool that allows users to: their data dictionaries Import or input their data dictionaries Align Align their data to CEDS Comparewith others Compare themselves with others Analyze Analyze their data in relation to various other CEDS-aligned efforts CEDS Align Tool

Builds on the CEDS Align tool and allows stakeholders to: specificrelevant growing pool Generate specific and relevant maps to a growing pool of CEDS connections CEDS Connect Tool

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We need standards CEDShere Group Effort P-20 Elements Data Model Powerful Tools 1. We need standards 2. CEDS is here 3. It’s a Group Effort 4. It’s for P It provides Elements 6. It’s got a Data Model 7. It’s got Powerful ToolsRECAP

Contact Information: J. Keith Brown, CEDS Postsecondary Stakeholder Group Lead

Contact Information: J. Keith Brown, CEDS Postsecondary Stakeholder Group Lead