Graduation Domain - Entities, References, and Descriptors

Entities, Extended References, and Descriptors

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Graduation Domain Entities

Name

Description

GraduationPlanThis entity is a plan outlining the required credits, credits by subject, credits by course, and other criteria required for graduation. A graduation plan may be one or more standard plans defined by an education organization and/or individual plans for some or all students.
PostSecondaryEvent

This entity captures significant postsecondary events during a student's high school tenure (e.g., FAFSA application or college application, acceptance, and enrollment) or during a student's enrollment at a postsecondary institution.

Extended References

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.

PostSecondaryInstitutionThis entity represents an educational organization that provides programs for individuals who have completed or otherwise left educational programs in secondary school(s).
SchoolThis entity represents an educational organization that includes staff and students who participate in classes and educational activity groups.
StudentThis 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.
StudentAcademicRecordThis educational entity represents the cumulative record of academic achievement for a student.
StudentSchoolAssociationThis 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.


Graduation Domain Descriptors

EntityNameDescriptionUsage Classification  (see info)EDFacts MappingCommonly UsedCommonly State-Defined
GraduationPlanAcademicSubjectThe intended major subject area of the graduation requirement.Local


AssessmentReportingMethodThe method that the administrator of the assessment uses to report the performance and achievement of all students. It may be a qualitative method such as performance level descriptors or a quantitative method such as a numerical grade or cut score. More than one type of reporting method may be used.Local


CreditTypeThe type of credits or units of value awarded for the completion of a course.Flexible


GraduationPlanTypeThe type of academic plan the student is following for graduation: for example, Minimum, Recommended, Distinguished, or Standard.Local


PerformanceLevelThe performance level(s) defined for the assessment.Local


ResultDatatypeTypeThe datatype of the result. The results can be expressed as a number, percentile, range, level, etc.Orthodox


WhenTakenGradeLevelThe grade level when the student is planned to take the course.Orthodox


PostSecondaryEventPostSecondaryEventCategoryThe PostSecondaryEvent that is logged (e.g., FAFSA application, college application, college acceptance).Orthodox