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Student Interchange - v2.0
- Ian Christopher
Overview
This interchange defines students and contains all their identifying information.
Like all standard Ed-Fi interchanges, this schema references the Ed-Fi Core XSD and can be extended using the Ed-Fi Extensions Framework. See the Ed-Fi Data Standard: Developers' Guide for more information.
Use Cases
The Student Interchange can be used to:
Exchange school or LEA roster of student information.
Exchange new or updated student information.
Model Details
The following figure shows a logical view of the Student Interchange schema:
Entities
The following table describes the primary entities of which the Student Interchange is composed.
Name | Description |
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Student | This entity represents an individual for whom instruction, services, and/or care are provided in an early childhood, elementary, or secondary educational program under the jurisdiction of a school, education agency or other institution or program. A student is a person who has been enrolled in a school or other educational institution. |
Extended References
This interchange contains no external references.
Descriptor Dependencies
This interchange references the following Ed-Fi Descriptors, thus requiring them to have been defined using the Descriptors interchange prior to this interchange. For more information on the Ed-Fi Descriptor Pattern, see the Ed-Fi Data Standard - Developers' Guide.
Descriptor Name | Description |
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CountryDescriptor | Optional. This descriptor defines the name and code of the country. |
DisabilityDescriptor | Optional. The disability condition(s) that best describes an individual's impairment. |
LanguageDescriptor | Optional. The language(s) the individual uses to communicate. |
LimitedEnglishProficiencyDescriptor | Optional. An indication that the student has been identified as limited English proficient by the Language Proficiency Assessment Committee (LPAC), or English proficient. |
ProgramCharacteristicDescriptor | Optional. Reflects important characteristics of the Program, such as categories or particular indications. |
SchoolFoodServicesEligibilityDescriptor | Optional. An indication of a student's level of eligibility for breakfast, lunch, snack, supper, and milk programs. |
StudentCharacteristicDescriptor | Optional. Reflects important characteristics of the student's home situation (e.g., Displaced Homemaker, Immigrant, Migratory, Military Parent, Pregnant Teen, Single Parent, Unaccompanied Youth). |
StudentIdentificationSystemDescriptor | Optional. A coding scheme that is used for identification and record-keeping purposes by schools, social services, or other agencies to refer to a student. |
The following link is a ZIP archive containing the XSD for the Student Interchange v2.0 along with the Ed-Fi Core XSD and a Sample XML Data File:
Interchange-Student-Bundle.zip
A ZIP archive containing all v2.0 Ed-Fi Standard Interchange Schema can be found in the Download Directory.