School Calendar Domain - Entities, References, and Descriptors

Entities, Extended References, and Descriptors

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Name	Description
AcademicWeek	This entity represents the academic weeks for a school year, optionally captured to support analyses.
Calendar	A set of dates associated with an organization.
CalendarDate	The type of scheduled or unscheduled event for the day.
GradingPeriod	This descriptor defines the name of the period for which grades are reported.
Session	A term in the school year, generally a unit of time into which courses are scheduled, instruction occurs and by which credits are awarded. Sessions may be interrupted by vacations or other events.

Name	Description
EducationOrganization	This entity represents any public or private institution, organization, or agency that provides instructional or support services to students or staff at any level.
School	This entity represents an educational organization that includes staff and students who participate in classes and educational activity groups.
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.
StudentSchoolAssociation	This association represents the School in which a student is enrolled. The semantics of enrollment may differ slightly by state. Non-enrollment relationships between a student and an education organization may be described using the StudentEducationOrganizationAssociation.

Entity	Name	Description	Usage Classification*
Calendar	CalendarType	Indicates the type of Calendar.	Flexible
Calendar	GradeLevel	Indicates the GradeLevel associated with the Calendar.	Orthodox
CalendarDate	CalendarEvent	The type of scheduled or unscheduled event for the day.	Flexible
GradingPeriod	GradingPeriod	The name of the period for which grades are reported.	Flexible
Session	Term	An descriptor value indicating the term (e.g., 'Semester', 'Quarter', etc.).	Flexible

* On these columns, please see the technical article Descriptor Guidance