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This section contains several acronyms and abbreviations you'll see throughout Ed-Fi Alliance material.

  • API. Application Programming Interface. A general term that in the Ed-Fi context usually refers to the interface for the Ed-Fi ODS / API solution.
  • CEDS. The Common Education Data Standards initiative of the U.S. Department of Education.
  • CRDC. Civil Rights Data Collection.
  • CRUD. Create, Read, Update, Delete. The four common database operations.
  • ELL or EL. English Language Learner program.
  • FERPA. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
  • IEP. Individualized Educational Plan, regarding specialized instruction or services.
  • JSON. JavaScript Object Notation. The data exchange format used by the endpoints in the Ed-Fi ODS / API. 
  • K–12. Kindergarten through 12th grade.
  • LEA. Local Education Agency. A school district. Sometimes a charter school or charter school network.
  • LEP. Limited English Proficiency.
  • LMS. Learning Management System.
  • MSMQ. Microsoft Message Queue.
  • OCR. Office of Civil Rights. Owner of mandatory data collections including the CRDC.
  • ODS. Operational Data Store. A general term in the world of information technology, but in the Ed-Fi context usually refers to the database from the Ed-Fi ODS / API solution.
  • SDK. Software Development Kit. 
  • SIS. Student information system. An operational system that contains detailed information about the academic life of a student.
  • SPED. Special Education Program.
  • U.S. DoE. or DoE. The U.S. Department of Education.

 

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