Student Identification and Demographics Domain - Entities, References, and Descriptors

Student Identification and Demographics Domain Entities

Name	Description
Contact	This entity represents a contact of a student, such as a parent, guardian or caretaker.
Person	This entity represents a human being.
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.
StudentEducationOrganizationAssociation	This association represents student information that is specific to a student's relationship with an EducationOrganization. Often, these student properties are the result of evaluations administered by Local Education Agencies and therefore may have different values if the student is enrolled at more than one Local Education Agency.
StudentContactAssociation	This association relates students to their parents, guardians, or caretakers.

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.

Student Identification and Demographics Domain Descriptors

Entity	Name	Description	Usage Classification	EDFacts Mapping	Commonly Used	Commonly State-Defined
Contact	AddressType	The type of address listed for an individual or organization. For example: Physical Address, Mailing Address, Home Address, etc.)	Orthodox
Country	The name of the country. It is strongly recommended that entries use only ISO 3166 2-letter country codes.	Standard
ElectronicMailType	The type of email listed for an individual or organization. For example: Home/Personal, Work, etc.)	Standard
HighestCompletedLevelOfEducation	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).	Orthodox
IdentificationDocumentUse	The primary function of the document used for establishing identity.	Orthodox
IssuerCountry	Country of origin of the document. It is strongly recommended that entries use only ISO 3166 2-letter country codes.	Standard
Language	A specification of which written or spoken communication is being used.	Orthodox
LanguageUse	A description of how the language is used (e.g., Home Language, Native Language, Spoken Language).	Orthodox
Locale	A general geographic indicator that categorizes U.S. territory (e.g., City, Suburban).	Standard
OtherNameType	The types of alternate names for a person.	Orthodox
PersonalInformationVerification	The category of the document relative to its purpose.	Orthodox
Sex	A person's gender.	Flexible
StateAbbreviation	The abbreviation for the state (within the United States) or outlying area in which an address is located.	Standard
TelephoneNumberType	The type of communication number listed for an individual or organization.	Standard
Person	SourceSystem	This descriptor defines the originating record source system for the person.	Local
Student	BirthCountry	The country in which an individual is born. It is strongly recommended that entries use only ISO 3166 2-letter country codes.	Standard
BirthSex	A person's gender at birth.	Standard
BirthStateAbbreviation	The abbreviation for the name of the state (within the United States) or extra-state jurisdiction in which an individual was born.	Standard
CitizenshipStatus	An indicator of whether or not the person is a U.S. citizen.	Orthodox
IdentificationDocumentUse	The primary function of the document used for establishing identity.	Orthodox
IssuerCountry	Country of origin of the document. It is strongly recommended that entries use only ISO 3166 2-letter country codes.	Standard
OtherNameType	The types of alternate names for a person.	Orthodox
PersonalInformationVerification	The category of the document relative to its purpose.	Orthodox
Visa	An indicator of a non-US citizen's Visa type.	Standard
StudentEducationOrganizationAssociation	AddressType	The type of address listed for an individual or organization. For example: Physical Address, Mailing Address, Home Address, etc.)	Orthodox
AncestryEthnicOrigin	The original peoples or cultures with which the individual identifies.	Local			Yes
BarrierToInternetAccessInResidence	An indication of the barrier to having internet access in the student’s primary place of residence.	Flexible
CohortYearType	The type of cohort year (9th grade, graduation).	Local
Country	The name of the country. It is strongly recommended that entries use only ISO 3166 2-letter country codes.	Standard
Disability	A disability category that describes a child's impairment.	Orthodox
DisabilityDesignation	Whether the disability is IDEA, Section 504, or other disability designation.	Orthodox
DisabilityDeterminationSourceType	The source that provided the disability determination.	Orthodox
ElectronicMailType	The type of email listed for an individual or organization. For example: Home/Personal, Work, etc.)	Standard
InternetAccessTypeInResidence	The primary type of internet service used in the student’s primary place of residence.	Flexible
InternetPerformanceInResidence	An indication of whether the student can complete the full range of learning activities, including video streaming and assignment upload, without interruptions caused by poor internet performance in their primary place of residence.	Flexible
Language	A specification of which written or spoken communication is being used.	Orthodox
LanguageUse	A description of how the language is used (e.g., Home Language, Native Language, Spoken Language).	Orthodox
LimitedEnglishProficiency	An indication that the student has been identified as limited English proficient by the Language Proficiency Assessment Committee (LPAC), or English proficient.	Standard	Yes	Yes	Yes
Locale	A general geographic indicator that categorizes U.S. territory (e.g., City, Suburban).	Standard
PrimaryLearningDeviceAccess	An indication of whether the primary learning device is shared or not shared with another individual.	Flexible
PrimaryLearningDeviceAwayFromSchool	The type of device the student uses most often to complete learning activities away from school.	Flexible
PrimaryLearningDeviceProvider	The provider of the primary learning device.	Flexible
Race	The general racial category which most clearly reflects the individual's recognition of his or her community or with which the individual most identifies as last reported to the education organization. The data model allows for multiple entries so that each individual can specify all appropriate races.	Standard
Sex	The student's gender as last reported to the education organization.	Flexible
StateAbbreviation	The abbreviation for the state (within the United States) or outlying area in which an address is located.	Standard
StudentCharacteristic	Reflects important characteristics of a student. If a student has a characteristic present, that characteristic is considered true or active for that student. If a characteristic is not present, no assumption is made as to the applicability of the characteristic, but local policy may dictate otherwise.	Local
StudentIdentificationSystem	A coding scheme that is used for identification and record-keeping purposes by schools, social services, or other agencies to refer to a student.	Orthodox
TelephoneNumberType	The type of communication number listed for an individual or organization.	Standard
TribalAffiliation	An American Indian tribe with which the student is affiliated as last reported to the education organization.	Orthodox
	SupporterMilitaryConnection	Military connection of the person/people whom the student is a dependent of	Standard
StudentContactAssociation	Relation	The nature of an individual's relationship to a student; for example: Father, Mother, Step Father, Step Mother, Foster Father, Foster Mother, Guardian, etc.	Orthodox

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See Non-normative Descriptor Classifications for more information on Usage Classification.