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UNDERSTANDING ED-FI SETUP AND HOW IT CAN BENEFIT YOUR DISTRICT
@Skyward_Inc
@nefec
@edfialliance
#FLCODE
@MSDF_Foundation
WHAT IS THE ED-FI ALLIANCE?
Alternative/Supplemental Services
Domain Coverage
The Ed-Fi Data StandardTechnical Governance
● Alternative/Supplemental
Services
● Assessment
● Bell Schedule
● Discipline
● Education Organization
● Enrollment
● Finance
● Graduation
● Interventions
● School Calendar
● Staff
● Student Academic Record
● Student Attendance
● Student Cohort
● Student Identification and
Demographics
● Teaching and Learning
● Areas of current growth:
○ teacher prep
○ talent management
○ assessment
Ed-Fi Alliance Adoption Overview (SEAs & LEAs)
31.3 M (62%)
Students
1.9 M (63%)
Teachers
10.9 K (66%)
Districts
28 (55%)
states (+ D.C.)
Total US students:
50.1 M
Total US teachers:
3 M
1.2, 1.3, 1.4• XML Schemas• Nightly Extracts/Builds• Bulk loading
2.x• Transactional or Bulk Loading• RESTful API• JSON or XML
Ed-Fi versions
WHAT IS SKYWARD’S ROLE?
Skyward’s 1.x work
BetaFederal/State Reporting14 InterchangesInterchange Setup
Skyward’s Ed-Fi Interchanges Setup Guide
Turn On Ed-Fi Processes Beta
Grading Period Setup
Course Subject Area & Characteristics
Verify Calendar Master vs. Control Sets
Calendar Event Setup
Education Service Center Information
Ed-Fi Staff Classification
Relation Type Codes
School Accountability
Assessment: Codes
Assessment: Test Builder Setup
Assessment: Performance Level Setup
Assessment: Date Setup
Assessment: Grade Level Crosswalk
File Transfer Setup (Nightly Extracts)
Lessons Learned
Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should
Assessments
Grading Periods
Course Subjects/Characteristics
Skyward source code varies slightly for each state
Ability to clone and auto-assign interchanges is important
Do as much as you can at the District Level (000 Entity)
Ed-Fi RESTful APIExCommTransactionalNear Real-time
Skyward’s 2.x
work
What Is ExComm?
Server Requirements for ExComm
https://support.skyward.com/Page.ashx/ITServices/TechnicalInformation/SkyInstallDocs
Where Can I
Download ExComm
ExComm Utility
ExComm Plug-In
ExCommError
Logging
ErrorDetail
Example
Skyward Ed-Fi Agent
Mass Send Options
Questions?
Marybeth WindhamStudent Database Manager
Baker County School District
Jeff GriffisDatabase Analyst II
North East Florida Educational Consortium (NEFEC)
Sherod KeenApplication Support Analyst
North East Florida Educational Consortium (NEFEC)
FL Collaborative on Operational Data for Educators (FLCODE)
