Common Education Data Standards Version 2 Update Tate
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Common Education Data Standards: Version 2 Update Tate Gould, NCES Beth Young, QIP http: //nces. ed. gov/programs/CEDS
Work Since Winter Forum Meeting o May: CEDS Stakeholder Group Meeting o Scope setting o Spring: Element Development o Prioritizing for first draft o July 18 th: First Draft for Public Review o August: Public Web. Ex Meetings
Version 2 CEDS Stakeholder Group (1 of 2) o State Agencies o State Education Agencies o State Higher Education Agencies o Social Services Agencies o Local Education Agencies o K 12 o Head Start o Social Services o Institutions of Higher Education o Public o Private o Community Colleges
Version 2 CEDS Stakeholder Group (2 of 2) o US Department of Education o o o 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
Content Scope of V. 2 – K 12 o Assessment o Support for Common Core State Standards o District-level needs o Classroom instructional support o Federal reporting o EDFacts o Civil Rights Data Collection (LEA) o Metrics o State Fiscal Stabilization Funds (SFSF) o Supporting metrics
Content Scope of V. 2 – Postsecondary o Student-level items needed for IPEDS reporting o Data quality o Reduction in burden o Surrounding metrics
Content Scope of V. 2 – Early Learning o Program entry/application process o Early Learning program applications o Information on early learning stored in state systems o Early learning workforce o Information about the early learning workforce stored in data systems o Programs/entities o Basic information on early learning entities
Schedule for Version 2 o July 18 th: Release Draft One of the Version 2 o o Standard for public review August 15 th: Comments on Draft One due (due date for consideration in Draft Two) October: Release Draft Two of the Version 2 Standard for public review November: Comments on Draft Two due (for consideration in final standard) January, 2012: Version 2 standard released
CEDS as Culmination CEDS comes from… • elements, definitions, code sets • data model • catalog of data elements • relationships among data State Core • state system catalog CEDS is… Data definitions Data model CEDS will provide to its users… • Direct technical assistance to its stakeholders • Data dictionary comparison tools • Cross-walking tools • Policy question generator tool • More to come!
Questions for You: o What is needed to make CEDS implementable? o What kinds of supplemental materials would be helpful? o What user tools would you like to see?