http://nces.ed.gov/programs/CEDS

CEDS Standard

Update

CEDS Stakeholder Group Update

• Why CEDS?• Schedule• CEDS Comments Received• Focus of Version 2• Review of Tools

What is the Standard?• A national collaborative effort to develop

voluntary, common data standards for a key set of education data elements

Voluntary Common Vocabulary

• A vocabulary including standard definitions, code sets & technical specifications.

Why do we need CEDS?1. Educators and policymakers need accurate, timely,

and consistent information about students and schools in order to plan effective learning experiences, improve schools, and reduce costs.

2. Our student population is highly mobile – across districts and states, and between early learning, K12, postsecondary & the workforce. Thus, the need to share high quality data requires that we develop a common vocabulary for a core subset of data elements that exist in multiple data systems.

Accurate, timely, and consistent information to inform decisionmaking

Share & compare high quality data within & across P-20W sectors

Required

A data collection

A federal unit record system

Solely an ED undertaking

All or nothing

An implementation

CEDS is Not:

Version 2 Stakeholders (1 of 2)• 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

Version 2 Stakeholders (2 of 2)• US Department of Education

• NCES (SLDS, IPEDS)• EDFacts• Office of Education Technology• Financial Student Aid• Office of the Undersecretary• Special Education

• US Health and Human Services• US Department of Labor• Interoperability Standard Organizations• Education Associations• Foundations

Evaluation & planning

Fall 2010

Stakeholder Group

meetings; development

Spring/Summer 2011

Draft One released for

public review

July/August 2011

Version 2 Schedule

CEDS Comments by Area (565 total)

Postsecondary

CEDS Comments by Role (565 total)

Elements with >10 commentsElement Area NumberClassification of Instructional Programs Postsecondary 11Financial Aid Amount Postsecondary 15Financial Aid Type Postsecondary 16First Time Student Postsecondary 11High School Diploma Type Overlap 13Normal Length of Time for Completion Postsecondary 15Sex Overlap 17Social Security Number Overlap 13Standardized Admission Test Postsecondary 16Student Address Type Overlap 21

CEDS Future

Stakeholder Group

meetings; development

Fall 2011

Final Draftreleased for public

review

October/November 2011

Release FINAL

Version 2 standards

January 2012

Version 2 Focus: Postsecondary

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Student-level items • Demographics• Instructional programs• Entrance/high school information• Enrollment• Some financial aid

Version 2 Focus: Early Learning

• Demographics o child, family, and workforce

• Eligibility o child and family

• Health o child

• License/program compliance o organization

Version 2 Focus: K12

• Assessments • district • State

• Federal reporting• EDEN• CRDC (districts)• Others

• Indicator/metrics support

CEDS comes from… CEDS will provide…CEDS is…

CEDS as Culmination

Data definitions

Data model

• Searchable CEDS Element Database

• Data Alignment/ Crosswalking Tool

• Policy Question Tool

• Technical Assistance

• More to come!

CEDS Metadata Repository

CEDS Metadata

Repository

CEDS v2

CEDS Metadata

Repository

CEDS v2

Conceptual DM

Logical DM

Texas Student Data

System

Physical DM

KansasP20WSLDS

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CEDS Data Alignment Tool

Web-based tool that allows stakeholders to:• Import or input their data dictionaries• Align their data to CEDS• Compare themselves with others• Analyze their data in relationship to various

other CEDS aligned efforts

Custom View Early Learning K12 Postsecondary Combined

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Reports

Multi-Map AlignmentCEDS element Alabama Georgia Virginia

Postsecondary Student→ Sex

Postsecondary→ Student→ Demographics→ Gender

Postsecondary→ Student→ Demographics→ Sex

Postsecondary→ Demographics→ Gender/Sex

Postsecondary Student→ First Name

Postsecondary→ Student→ Demographics→ Name

Postsecondary→ Student→ Demographics→ FName

Postsecondary→ Demographics→ First Name

Postsecondary Student→ Middle Name

Postsecondary→ Student→ Demographics→ Name

Postsecondary→ Student→ Demographics→ Middle Initial

Postsecondary Student→ Last/Surname

Postsecondary→ Student→ Demographics→ Name

Postsecondary→ Student→ Demographics→ LName

Postsecondary→ Demographics→ Last Name

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Alignment Tool

CEDS Use Case Generator Feature

Builds on the CEDS Data Alignment Tool and allows stakeholders to:• Generate specific and relevant maps to a

growing pool of CEDS aligned use cases

Custom View Early Learning K12 Postsecondary Combined

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Select Use Case State Comparison

o Compare by Domain (e.g., K12)o Compare by CEDS Entitieso Compare all

Education Data Standards

o SIF Associationo PESC

Othero Teacher Student Data Linko Common Coreo CCSSO’s “Blue Box”o EdFio Shared Learning Collaborative

Indicators/Metrics

o SFSFo EDENo IPEDS

Policy Questions

o Early Learningo K12o Postsecondaryo P20W State Definedo DQC

CEDS Stakeholder Use Caseso High School Feedback Reporto Assessment

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Custom View Early Learning K12 Postsecondary Combined

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State Defined

Georgia P20 SLDS

o Impact of early learning programs on high school graduation rates Impact of student hat size on mobility

New Mexico Legislature

o How are high school course-taking patterns and achievements related to precollege course-taking in college?

o What teacher preparation programs are most effective?o How many students are attending high school while working? Full-time or

part-time?

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Custom View Early Learning K12 Postsecondary Combined

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Reports

Georgia P20 SLDS

Impact of student hat size on mobility

CEDS ElementsA. Student Demographic | Identification Code (Student)B. Student Demographic | Identification System (Student)C. Student Demographic | Hat SizeD. Student Enrollment | Identification Code (School)E. Student Enrollment | Identification System (School)F. Student Enrollment | Entry DateG. Student Enrollment | Exit/Withdraw Date

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CEDS is

• A Robust & Expanding Metadata Repository

• Powerful Stakeholder Tools• Data Alignment Tool• Use Case Generator