Organization Directory
This category captures information about Nebraska districts and schools as published by the Nebraska Department of Education. The Organization Directory category includes the following data views and resources:
Districts and Schools
This view captures a list of all Nebraska districts and their associated schools. Information from the LocalEducationAgency (LEA) and School Ed-Fi resources within the Organization Directory category is combined in a single layout on the Ed-Fi Reporting page. The layout includes the School Agency ID, School Name, District Name, and District Agency ID.
localEducationAgency (LEA)
This resource represents an administrative unit at the local level, which exists primarily to operate schools or to contract for educational services. It includes school districts, charter schools, charter management organizations, or other local administrative organizations.
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Data Element | Description | Data Type | Stored in [Table]Field | Req'd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
stateOrganizationId | The identifier assigned to an education agency by the State Education Agency (SEA). | Varchar(60) | LEAId - Data element downloaded from State Format: XX-YYYY-000' where 'XX' = the County Number, 'YYYY' = the District Number, and '000' indicates a district record rather than a school within the district. Stored in: [CST_PubOrganizaton]StateOrgId and [CST_PubOrganizaton]EduOrgId Also stored in: [Prefs]Value where name = 'districtnumber', without the '-000' suffix (e.g. '30-0025'). | M |
nameOfInstitution | The full, legally accepted name of the institution. | Varchar(75) | Data element downloaded from State Stored in: [CST_PubOrganizaton]NameofInstitution | R |
educationOrganizationCategory | EducationOrganizationCategoryType - The classification of the education agency within the geographic boundaries of a state according to the level of administrative and operational control granted by the state, for example, State Education Agency, Local Education Agency, or School. | Enumerated List | Data element downloaded from State: 'Local Education Agency' Stored in: [CST_PubOrganizaton]InstitutionType | M |
localEducationAgencyId | Identifier assigned to LEA by the SEA. | Integer | LEAId - Data element downloaded from State Stored in: [CST_PubOrganizaton]LocalEducationAgencyId Format is the same as StateOrganizationId, but numeric only, e.g. '300025000' | M |
localEducationAgencyCategory | LocalEducationAgencyCategoryType - The category of LEA/district, for example, Independent or Charter. | Enumerated List | Data element downloaded from State: 'Independent' Stored in: [CST_PubOrganizaton]CategoryType | R |
school
This resource represents an educational organization that includes staff and students who participate in classes and educational activity groups.
For the PowerSchool Ed-Fi implementation, one reporting school may be set up as multiple schools in PowerSchool. Alternate_School_Number, if set, contains the official school number for the school. For Ed-Fi publishing, schools with matching Alternate_School_Number will have their data combined.
Note: Click Export to export the data collection results to an Excel spreadsheet.
Data Element | Description | Data Type | Stored in [Table]Field | Req'd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
stateOrganizationId | The identifier assigned to the school by the State Education Agency (SEA). | Varchar(60) | SchoolId - Data element downloaded from State. Format: XX-YYYY-ZZZ where 'XX' the County Number, 'YYYY' = the District Number, and 'ZZZ' = the School Number. Stored in: [CST_PubOrganizaton]StateOrgId and [CST_PubOrganizaton]EduOrgId Also stored in: [Schools]Alternate_School_Number (if set), otherwise [Schools]School_Number | M |
nameOfInstitution | The full, legally accepted name of the institution. | Varchar(75) | Data element downloaded from State | R |
educationOrganizationCategory | EducationOrganizationCategoryType - The classification of the education agency within the geographic boundaries of a state according to the level of administrative and operational control granted by the state, for example, State Education Agency, Local Education Agency, or School. | Enumerated List | Data element downloaded from State: 'School' Stored in: [CST_PubOrganizaton]InstitutionType | M |
schoolId | The identifier assigned to a school by the State Education Agency (SEA). | Integer | SchoolId downloaded from State Stored in: [CST_PubOrganizaton]StateOrgId | M |