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: How & Who?

How do we get it done? Assemble stakeholders Assemble stakeholders representing the field Use existing sources Use existing sources of 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

Using CEDS

What does CEDS provide? Viewing the Elements Exploring the Data Model Using the Alignment Tool A look ahead: Use Case Generator

Standard Information: The Basics Element Definition Option set Domain Related Use Cases Entity Yes No NotSelected K12 Student Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity K12

CEDS Logical Data Model 2 distinct views Comprised of 2 distinct views: Domain Entity Schema (DES) A hierarchy of domains, entities, attribute categories, and attributes organizing and assigning elements to specific entities Used primarily by people as an index to search, map, and organize elements Normalized Data Schema (NDS) The NDS Logical Model provides a standard framework for integration of P-20 data systems through a well-normalized “operational data store” NDS factors the entities and attributes of the DES with standard technical syntax and 3rd normal form

CEDS Domain Entity Schema (DES) DomainEntity ELEL Child ELEL Family ELEL Staff ELEL Organization ELParent/Guardian DomainEntity K12K12 School K12Local Education Agency K12State Education Agency K12K12 Student K12K12 Staff K12K12 Section K12K-12 Course K12Assessment K12Program K12Incident K12Calendar K12Parent/Guardian DomainEntity PSPS Institution PSPS Student PSPS Section DomainEntity AssessmentsAssessment AssessmentsAssessment Administration AssessmentsAssessment Form AssessmentsAssessment Item AssessmentsAssessment Item Response AssessmentsStudent Assessment Registration AssessmentsAssessment Subtest Score DomainEntity Learning Standards Learning Standards Document Learning Standards Learning Standards Item

CEDS NDS Conceptual Model OrganizationsPeople Learning Process Roles Time

All can be represented as Organizations Key Concept: Organization Directory

21 All can be represented as Roles Key Concept: Roles

CEDS Logical Model (NDS): High Level 22

Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD)

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

CEDS Use Case Generator Tool Builds on the CEDS Alignment Tool and allows stakeholders to: specificrelevant growing pool Generate specific and relevant maps to a growing pool of CEDS aligned use cases

A=B A,B,C=T A=4,Z A=A A=X Alignment Exercise

A=Z Z=B X,4,Z=T Z=4,Z Z=Z Z=X Alignment Exercise

CEDS Elements 1. CEDS Elements provide a Data Model common vocabulary. 2. A Data Model offers a Alignment Tool framework for development. 3. The Alignment Tool helps users align & compare.RECAP

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Contact Information: Beth Young, QIP Jim Campbell, AEM Nancy Copa, AEM