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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska Department of Education has defined custom extensions to capture additional state-specific data. Only the resources used by Nebraska are listed below.
Category | Description | Resource |
|---|---|---|
The Descriptor category is used to describe metadata about the descriptors and their structure. It is used to define enumeration vocabularies that are not fixed within the XML schema, but are loaded in XML files and linked to their source. | ||
The Organization Directory category carries education organizations, their structure, and their education offerings. It is used to exchange education organization information about a state's schools, Local Education Agencies (LEAs), Education Service Centers (ESCs), and others. | ||
| State Courses | The State Courses category represents the official course catalog for the state of Nebraska including state Course Codes, Course Titles and other related information as downloaded from the state. | |
| State Programs | The State Programs category represents the list of the valid student programs for Nebraska as downloaded from the state. | |
| Periods and Locations | The Periods and Locations category carries information about the rooms/classrooms and class meeting periods. | |
The Organization Calendars category carries school calendar information. It can be used to exchange school calendar data, including instructional days, sessions, and grading periods. | ||
The Organization Schedules category carries education course offerings and the times and days offered. | ||
| Staff Associations | The Staff Associations category carries staff and teacher information. | staffEducationOrganizationAssignmentAssociation |
| staffSchoolAssociation | ||
| staffSectionAssociation | ||
The Student Demographics category carries the student resource, which defines students and contains all their identifying information. | ||
The Student Enrollments category carries student enrollments in schools and in sections. | ||
The Student Contacts category carries contacts linked to the student and captures their defined relationship. | ||
The Student Cohort Groups category carries student cohort information. | ||
The Student Programs category carries students' participation in programs. | ||
Student Discipline Data | The Student Discipline Data category carries discipline incidents and discipline actions. | disciplineIncident |
studentDiciplineIncidentAssociation | ||
| disciplineAction | ||
The Student Post Graduate Activities category carries the results of the Post School Survey of Career Education graduates and their postgraduate activities including college, employment, and military service. | ||
The Student Attendance category carries student attendance events. | ||
The Student Course Grades category carries grades for a grading period or group of grading periods. | ||
The Student Transcripts category carries transcript information for courses and student academic records for a given session. | ||