Staff

This entity represents an individual who performs specified activities for any public or private education institution or agency that provides instructional and/or support services to students or staff at the early childhood level through high school completion. For example, this includes:

• An "employee" who performs services under the direction of the employing institution or agency is compensated for such services by the employer and is eligible for employee benefits and wage or salary tax withholdings.

• A "contractor" or "consultant" who performs services for an agreed upon fee or an employee of a management service contracted to work on site.

• A "volunteer" who performs services on a voluntary and uncompensated basis.

• An in-kind service provider.

• An independent contractor or businessperson working at a school site.

StaffEducationOrganizationEmploymentAssociation

This association indicates the EducationOrganization an employee, contractor, volunteer, or other service provider is formally associated with typically indicated by which organization the staff member has a services contract with or receives compensation from.

StaffEducationOrganizationAssignmentAssociation

This association indicates the education organization to which a staff member provides services; also known as school of service.

StaffSchoolAssociation

This association indicates the School(s) to which a staff member provides instructional services.

StaffSectionAssociation

This association indicates the class sections to which a staff member is assigned.

LeaveEvent

This event entity represents the recording of the dates of staff leave (e.g., sick leave, personal time, vacation).

OpenStaffPosition

This entity represents an open staff position that the education organization is seeking to fill.

StaffProgramAssociation

This association indicates the Staff associated with a program.

EducationOrganizationReference

Required. Pertains to the following:

• The EducationOrganization with the OpenStaffPosition.

• The EducationOrganization to which the Staff member provides services.

• The EducationOrganization with which the staff is employed.

ProgramReference

Required. The Program associated to the Staff.

SchoolReference

Required.The School where the Staff member provides services.

SectionReference

Optional. The Section the Staff member is assigned to.

AcademicSubjectDescriptor

Required. The teaching field taught by an individual, for example English/Language Arts, Reading, Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences, etc. This mapping of descriptor values to known Ed-Fi enumeration values is required. (Optional for OpenStaffPosition.)

ClassroomPositionDescriptor

Required. The type of position the Staff member holds in the specific class/section; for example: Teacher of Record, Assistant Teacher, Support Teacher, Substitute Teacher

CountryDescriptor

Optional. Country of origin of the citizenship document.

CredentialFieldDescriptor

Optional. The field of certification for the certificate (e.g., Mathematics, Music).

GradeLevelDescriptor

Optional. The set of grade levels for which the assignment is responsible. This mapping of descriptor values to known Ed-Fi enumeration values is required.

EducationOrganizationIdentificationSystemDescriptor

Optional. This descriptor identifies the school system, state, or agency assigning the identification code.

EmploymentStatusDescriptor

Required. Reflects the type of employment or contract; for example: Probationary, Contractual, Substitute/temporary, Tenured or permanent, Volunteer/no contract

LanguageDescriptor

Optional. The language(s) the individual uses to communicate.

LevelDescriptor

Optional. The grade level(s) certified for teaching.

LevelOfEducationDescriptor

Optional. The extent of formal instruction an individual has received (e.g., the highest grade in school completed or its equivalent or the highest degree received).

ProgramAssignmentDescriptor

Required. The name of the program for which the individual is assigned; for example: Regular education, Title I-Academic, Title I-Non-Academic, Special Education, Bilingual/English as a Second Language. (Optional for OpenStaffPosition.)

SeparationReasonDescriptor

Optional. Reason for terminating the employment; for example: Employment in education, Employment outside of education, Retirement, Family/personal relocation, Change of assignment.

StaffClassificationDescriptor

Required. The titles of employment, official status, or rank of education staff.

StaffIdentificationSystemDescriptor

Optional. A coding scheme that is used for identification and record-keeping purposes by schools, social services, or other agencies to refer to a staff member.

TeachingCredentialDescriptor

Optional. An indication of the category of a legal document giving authorization to perform teaching assignment services.