Transcript Common Data Standards Initiative

Common Data Standards (CDS): How to
Access the Standards and Provide Feedback
Nancy Smith, NCES
Beth Young, QIP
Mark Blevins, AEM
Summer Data Conference
July 29, 2010
Common Data Standards (CDS): How to
Access the Standards and Provide Feedback
• Background and focus
• How CDS elements were included and articulated
• Where to find the elements & comment
• Use case examples
Common Data Standards
Organizational Chart
Technical Working
Group
(facilitated by
NCES)
Governance
Sub-Group
Postsecondary
Sub-Group
Technical
Sub-Group
Consortium for
Communication
& Adoption
(CCSSO, SHEEO,
SIF, PESC, DQC)
Use Case
Sub-Group
Technical Working Group
Keith Brown, HE, NC
Bethann Canada, SEA, VA
Patsy Eiland, SEA, AL
Kathy Gosa, SEA, KS
Patrick Perry, HE, CA
Tom Purwin, LEA, NJ
Linda Rocks, LEA, LA
Ken Sauer, HE, IN
Diane Sherman, HE, AL
Bill Smith, LEA, SD
Patricia Sullivan, SEA, TX
David Weinberger,LEA, NY
Tom Ogle, SEA, MO*
Bruce Dacey, SEA, DE*
*Alternates
Kwasi Asare, USED-OII
John Blegen, SHEEO
Jim Campbell, SIF Association
Corey Chatis, Gates Foundation
Ian Christopher, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Alex Jackl, CCSSO
Lyndsay Pinkus, Data Quality Campaign
Ross Santy, USED-OPEPD
Michael Sessa, PESC
Jessica Shedd, USED-NCES Postsecondary
Nancy Smith, USED-NCES
Tom Weko, USED-NCES Postsecondary
Hugh Walkup, USED - OET
Contractors:
Beth Young, QIP
Mark Blevins, AEM
Hector Tello, AEM
Keith Fox, AEM
Barbara Clements, ESPSG
Sub-Group Membership
Governance Sub-Group
John Blegen
Corey Chatis
Bruce Dacey
Ross Santy
Jessica Shedd
Diane Sherman
David Weinberger
Postsecondary Sub-Group
Keith Brown
John Blegen
Patrick Perry
Ken Sauer
Michael Sessa
Jessica Shedd
Tom Weko
Technical Sub-Group
Ian Christopher
Jim Campbell
Kathy Gosa
Alex Jackl
Linda Rocks
Michael Sessa
Patrick Perry
Use Case Sub-Group
Jim Campbell
Tom Purwin
Bethann Canada Ken Sauer
Corey Chatis
Diane Sherman
Ian Christopher
Bill Smith
Patsy Eiland
Pat Sullivan
Kathy Gosa
Timeline
Conversations about need for
Common Data Standards:
• SIF Association development
of objects and
interoperability standards
• PESC development of
standards in postsecondary
standards
• DQC discussion of need for
standards to help with
interoperability and
comparability across SLDSs
• NCES Forum discussion about
need for common standard
• USED/NCES role in
Handbooks and developing
voluntary standards
• Gates Foundation grants to
CCSSO/SHEEO to work on
communication & adoption
in conjunction with NCES
TWG
Technical Working Group
• 1st meeting in December 2009 to define scope,
type and initial list of elements, focus on critical
business use cases
• Jan – May: multiple reviews of elements, code
sets, technical specs, use cases in relation to
existing sources and SEA/LEA/HE needs
• May-June (and ongoing): receive comments from
community at large online
• June-July: review and address comments, refine
standards and processes for establishing
standards
• August-September: last round of review &
comment and release of Version 1.0 and
business use cases
• Sept-Dec: continued input, work with early
adopters, define scope, type and list of elements
for Version 2.0 – highlighting postsecondary
Focus and Value-Add
Focus
• Common
• Core subset of
variables, not
complete set
• Core subset of
permissible
values
• Spark plug,
not the car
Value-Add
• Interoperability, portability,
comparability
• Use cases: student record
exchange, transcripts,
feedback reports
Atomic level, not aggregate
metrics, not data collection
Common Data Standards (CDS): How to
Access the Standards and Provide Feedback
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