Ed-Fi Categories and Resources
Categories– Ed-Fi consists of a series of standard schemas, which define the structure of the XML that transports the data between systems. The Ed-Fi categories are transparent to the user and serve as "wrappers" for publishing resources to the state Ed-Fi ODS. As each state's Ed-Fi implementation is unique, only the categories currently used by Indiana are listed below.
Resources – Ed-Fi resources are persons, places, events, objects, or concepts about which data can be collected. An resource provides context for a data element, for example, K12 Student, K12 Staff, School, Program, etc. To supplement the standard Ed-Fi resources, the Indiana Department of Education has defined custom extensions to capture additional state-specific data. Only the resources used by Indiana are listed below.
Category | Description | Resource |
|---|---|---|
The Descriptor category is used to describe metadata about the descriptors and their structure. Descriptors define enumeration vocabularies that are not fixed within the Ed-Fi schema and vary according to the specific state implementation. | ||
The Student category describes students, and captures all their identifying information. | ||
The Organization Setup category captures information about the organization demographics, course catalog, programs, class periods, and locations. | ||
The Organization Calendars category represents information about sessions, grading periods, and calendars. | ||
The Organization Schedules category captures the information about course and section information for the school year. | ||
The Student Enrollment category describes student enrollments in schools. | ||
The Staff Demographics category captures staff demographic data and contains identifying information. | ||
The Staff Associations category defines staff and teacher information. It can be used to define employment, school associations, and assignments. | ||
The Student Teacher Sections category captures section teachers and student section enrollments. | ||
The Student Programs category captures student associations and information related to programs. | ||
The Contacts category captures any contacts linked to the student including their defined relationship. | ||
The Student Attendance Data category captures student daily and section attendance information. | ||
The Grades category captures student grades. | ||
The Transcripts category captures student record and course transcript data. |