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http://www.ceds.ed.gov

A language is a standard form of communication.

But, there are certain things we all need to understand and communicate.

Humans speak many different languages.

For these, we need a common language.

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FOR EXAMPLE: Sign symbolsImagine...

You arrive at an airport in a foreign city where an unfamiliar language is spoken.

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Universal travel sign symbolsdeveloped in the 1970s aided wayfinding.

How do you find your way?

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A high school student in one state enrolls in a university in another state that uses a different education data standard.

Imagine…

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Here’s a new student:

JonathaTsumuraII

Race = JapaneseGender = M

Did you mean:

Jonathan ?Tsumura ?

Suffix = II ?Race = Asian ?

Sex = M ?

High School in

state A

IHE in state B

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This is why a common vocabulary—such as Common Education Data Standards—is essential.

A common vocabulary allows stakeholders to avoid the confusioninherent in such situations.

CEDS Solution

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Reasons for a Common Vocabulary1.Accurate, timely, and consistent

data to inform decisionmaking2.Share & compare high quality

data within & across P-20 sectors3.Decrease the staff burden

associated with deciphering data

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• Required• All or nothing• A data collection• An

implementation• Solely an ED

undertaking• A federal unit

record system

CEDS is Not

History & Who’s Involved

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• Version 1: Fall 2010 – K12

• Version 2: January 2012– K12 Federal Reporting– Postsecondary and Early Learning– Data Model and Align Tool

• Version 3: January 2013– P-20– Adult Education, Workforce, Career and Technical

Education– Race to the Top Assessment Support– Connect Tool

• Version 4: January 2014– P-20W

CEDS History

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• State Agencies – State Education Agencies– State Higher Education Agencies– Social Services Agencies

• Local Education Agencies– K12– Head Start– Social Services

• Institutions of Higher Education– Public– Private– Community Colleges

CEDS Stakeholders

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• Financial Student Aid• Office of the Undersecretary• Special Education

• U.S. Department of Education• NCES (SLDS, IPEDS, Forum)• EDFacts• Office of Educ. Technology

• U.S. Health and Human Services• U.S. Department of Labor• Interoperability Standard

Organizations• Education Associations• Foundations

CEDS Stakeholders (cont.)

Using CEDS

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Standard Information: The Basics

ElementDefinition

Option set

DomainEntity

YesNoNotSelected

Hispanic or LatinoEthnicity

K12K12 Student

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Standard Information: The Basics (cont.)

Related Connections

Element Technical NameCEDS Element ID

XMLK12 Student

00144

HispanicOrLatinoEthnicity

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• A Robust & Expanding Common, Voluntary Vocabulary drawn from existing sources

• Powerful Stakeholder Tools & Models• Connect• Logical Data Model• Align

CEDS Tools

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Web-based tool that allows users to• Import or input their data

dictionaries• Align their current data to CEDS• Compare themselves with others• Analyze their data in relation to

various other CEDS-aligned efforts

Align

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Cross-Domain Alignment

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• Generates specific and relevant maps to a growing pool of CEDS aligned use cases

• Allows stakeholders to generate specific and relevant maps to a growing pool of CEDS “connections”

Connect

Stakeholders from varied types of educational organizations can use the tool to answer policy questions calculate metrics and indicators address reporting requirements

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About the Users

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About the Users

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Examples of K12 State Uses of Align

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CEDS Publications

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Using CEDS Publications• Using CEDS

– Vendors and Researchers– Data Governance– Building a Data System

• CEDS in the Field– Using CEDS Align in K12 SEAs– Alaska– Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education

(WICHE)– The Common Content Tagging Initiative

• CEDS Addresses– Blended Learning– Rubric Elements– Financial Data Elements– Professional Development

Contacts:

Beth Youngbethyoung@qi-partners.com

Nancy SharkeyNancy.Sharkey@ed.gov