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http:/ceds.ed.gov. CEDS Update. What is CEDS? Who and How? Version 2 Update and Scope Public Comments Version 3. What is CEDS?. What is CEDS?. A national collaborative effort to develop voluntary , common data standards for a key set of education data elements.
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CEDS Update • What is CEDS? • Who and How? • Version 2 Update and Scope • Public Comments • Version 3
What is CEDS?
What is CEDS? • A national collaborative effort to develop voluntary, commondata standards for a key set of education data elements • A vocabularyincluding standard definitions, option sets & technical specifications to streamline sharing and comparing Voluntary Common Vocabulary
Why do we need CEDS? Accurate, timely, and consistent data to inform decisionmaking Share & compare high quality data within & across P-20 sectors
is Not: CEDS Required All or nothing A data collection An implementation Solely an ED undertaking A federal unit record system
CEDS provides: • Powerful Stakeholder Tools & Models • Data Alignment Tool • Logical Data Model A Robust & Expanding Common, Voluntary Vocabulary drawn from existing sources
Standard Information: The Basics Element Definition Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity Option set Yes No NotSelected Domain K12 Entity K12 Student Related Use Cases
CEDS: Who & How?
How do we get it done? • Assemble stakeholders representing the field • Use existing sources of standards • Check alignment with the field • Review ideas with the public • Model elements • Place in tools • Release
CEDS v2 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
CEDS v2 Stakeholders (2 of 2) • U.S. Department of Education • NCES (SLDS, IPEDS) • EDFacts • Office of Educ. Technology • U.S. Health and Human Services • U.S. Department of Labor • Interoperability Standard Organizations • Education Associations • Foundations • Financial Student Aid • Office of the Undersecretary • Special Education
Version 2 Development Draft One released for public review July─August 2011 Stakeholder Group meetings; development Spring─Summer2011 Evaluation & planning Fall 2010
Version 2 Development (continued) Stakeholder Group meeting; development December 2011 Final Draft released for public review October 2011 Stakeholder Group meetings; development Fall 2011
Version 2 Development (continued) Released FINAL Version 2 standard January 2012
Version 2 Expansions • Content Focus: From 161 to 628 unduplicated elements • Added Early Learning and Postsecondary • Expanded K12 scope • Technical Support • CEDS Data Model • Data Alignment Tool • Searchable database of elements
Version 2 Focus: Early Learning • Demographics • child, family, and staff • Eligibility • child and family • Health • child • License/program compliance • organization
Version 2 Focus: K12 • Assessments • District • State • Federal reporting • EDEN • CRDC (districts) • Others • Indicator/metrics support
Version 2 Focus: Postsecondary Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Student-level items • Demographics • Instructional programs • Entrance/high school information • Enrollment • Some financial aid
CEDS Comments by Area (1,098 total) Early Learning Overlapping K12 Postsecondary
Version 3 • Early Learning:policy question support, professional development, child outcomes, and federal alignment • K12:CCSS assessment, teaching & learning, implementation support, record exchange • Postsecondary:furthering IPEDS support (CMSS), faculty/staff, price/tuition, Complete College America • Additional Areas:Workforce, CTE, Adult Ed • Tools:Use Case Generator, Alignment Tool Support
1.We need standards2.CEDSishere3.It’s agroup effort4.It’s for P-20W5.It provides Elements6.It’s got a Data Model7.It’s got Powerful Tools RECAP