Organization¶

ClassPeriods¶

Describes class periods at a school.

Ed-Fi Element	Data Type	Implementation Notes	Req'd	AOE Req'd	AOE Layout	AOE Name	Data Type Length	Notes
classPeriodName	String 60		Y	M
officialAttendancePeriod	Boolean
schoolId	Integer		Y	M
	Array
startTime	String
endTime	String

Locations¶

Describes rooms within a school.

Ed-Fi Element	Data Type	Implementation Notes	Req'd	AOE Req'd	AOE Layout	AOE Name	Data Type Length	Notes
classroomIdentificationCode	String 60		Y
maximumNumberOfSeats	Integer
optimalNumberOfSeats	Integer
schoolId	Integer		Y

Calendars¶

Describes school calendars.

Ed-Fi Element	Data Type	Implementation Notes	Req'd	AOE Req'd	AOE Layout	AOE Name	Data Type Length	Notes
calendarCode	String 60		Y	M				Separate calendars for regular and summer
calendarTypeDescriptor	Descriptor		Y	M	8_OrgProfile	SYTFrame	String 1	Please use "School" for regular school year calendar, use "Summer School" for summer sessions
schoolId	Integer		Y	M	8_OrgProfile	ORGID	String 6
schoolYear	Integer		Y	M
	Array
gradeLevelDescriptor	Descriptor

CalendarDates¶

Describes dates on a school calendar.

Ed-Fi Element	Data Type	Implementation Notes	Req'd	AOE Req'd	AOE Layout	AOE Name	Data Type Length	Notes
date	Date		Y	M	8_OrgProfile 8_OrgProfile 8a_OrgProfile_Holidays	SYTFrameBeg SYTFrameEnd HOLIDAY	Date	Publish all instructional days and holidays
			Y	M
calendarCode	String 60		Y	M
schoolId	Integer		Y	M	8_OrgProfile 8a_OrgProfile_Holiday	ORGID	String 6
schoolYear	Integer	4 digits	Y	M
	Array		Y	M
calendarEventDescriptor	Descriptor		Y	M

Sessions¶

Describes School terms.

Ed-Fi Element	Data Type	Implementation Notes	Req'd	AOE Req'd	AOE Layout	AOE Name	Data Type Length	Notes
sessionName	String 60		Y	M
beginDate	Date		Y	M
endDate	Date		Y	M
termDescriptor	Descriptor		Y	M
totalInstructionalDays	Integer		Y	M
schoolId	Integer		Y	M
schoolYear	Integer	4-digits	Y	M
	Array
gradingPeriodDescriptor	Descriptor
periodSequence	Integer
schoolId	Integer
schoolYear	Integer	4-digits

GradingPeriods¶

Describes school grading periods (aligned with terms and used when reporting grades).

Ed-Fi Element	Data Type	Implementation Notes	Req'd	AOE Req'd	AOE Layout	AOE Name	Data Type Length	Notes
gradingPeriodDescriptor	Descriptor		Y	M
beginDate	Date		Y	M
endDate	Date		Y	M
periodSequence	Integer		Y	M
totalInstructionalDays	Integer		Y	M
schoolId	Integer		Y	M
schoolYear	Integer	4-digits	Y	M

CourseOfferings¶

Describes a course offered within a district or school.

Ed-Fi Element	Data Type	Implementation Notes	Req'd	AOE Req'd	AOE Layout	AOE Name	Data Type Length	Notes
localCourseCode	String 60		Y	M	12_Course	LOCALCOURSEID	String 55
localCourseTitle	String 60			M	12_Course	COURSENAME	String 255
			Y	M
courseCode	String 60		Y	M	12_Course	COURSECODE	String 5
educationOrganizationId	Integer		Y	M
schoolId	Integer		Y	M	12_Course	POSID	String 6
			Y	M
schoolId	Integer		Y	M
schoolYear	Integer	4-digits	Y	M
sessionName	String 60		Y	M
	Array
courseLevelCharacteristicDescriptor	Descriptor			RA	12_Course 13_CourseSection	ADDIT_COURSECAT COURSELEVELCHARACTERISTIC	String 30 String 5	https://datacollection.education.vermont.gov/Governance/Ed-Fi/Descriptors/#courselevelcharacteristicdescriptors
	Array
gradeLevelDescriptor	Descriptor			RA

Sections¶

Describes a specific class that both students and staff are assigned into.

Ed-Fi Element	Data Type	Implementation Notes	Req'd	AOE Req'd	AOE Layout	AOE Name	Data Type Length	Notes
sectionIdentifier	String 255		Y	M	13_CourseSection	COURSESECTION	String 30
sectionName	String 100
sequenceOfCourse	Integer
educationalEnvironmentDescriptor	Descriptor
instructionLanguageDescriptor	Descriptor
mediumOfInstructionDescriptor	Descriptor			M	13_CourseSection	COURSESETTING	String 2	https://datacollection.education.vermont.gov/Codesets/COURSESETTING/
officialAttendancePeriod	Boolean
populationServedDescriptor	Descriptor
availableCredits	Double
availableCreditConversion	Double
availableCreditTypeDescriptor	Descriptor
			Y	M
localCourseCode	String 60		Y	M	13_CourseSection	LOCALCOURSEID	String 55
schoolId	Integer		Y	M	13_CourseSection	POSID	String 6
schoolYear	Integer	4-digits	Y	M
sessionName	String 60		Y	M	13_CourseSection	COURSETERM	String 6
classroomIdentificationCode	String 60
schoolId	Integer
schoolId	Integer
	Array
sectionCharacteristicDescriptor	Descriptor
classPeriodReference	Array
classPeriodName	String 60
schoolId	Integer
programReference	Array
educationOrganizationId	Integer
programName	String 60
programTypeDescriptor	Descriptor							These do have custom AOE values

Implementation Notes¶

Publish all instructional days in each calendar.