Planned Changes for 2025-2026 School Year
New/Updated Descriptors
Descriptor Name | Update to Descriptor/New Descriptor? | Description of Change |
CTECertificationEarnedDescriptor | Update to Descriptor | Adding the following values for use: 1175 = KDHE OPERATORS CERTIFICATE EXAM FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT
1176 = NCCER HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS LEVEL ONE |
KSAtRiskEligibilityDescriptor | New Descriptor | Implementing KSAtRiskEligibilityDescriptor for use. Descriptor values are eligibility criteria that determines why students are At-Risk. |
PRAtRiskEligibilityDescriptor | New Descriptor | Implementing PRAtRiskEligbilityDescriptor for use. Descriptor values are eligibility criteria that determines why students are Preschool-Aged At-Risk. |
StudentCharacteristicsDescriptor | Update to Descriptor | Add the following values for use: - Part-Time Virtual Education Student - Student Indicated with Dyslexia Remove the following values: - Kansas At-Risk Program Participation -Preschool-Aged At-Risk Program Participation |
| LanguageDescriptor | Update to Descriptor | Removing the following values: - All KS namespace language descriptor values. |
New/Updated Resources
Resource Name | Update to Resource/New Resource? | Description of Change |
Grades | Update to Resource | Removing extension field 'FirstInstructionalDate' due to switching to field 'StudentSectionAssociation.BeginDate' available in the EdFi core model that supports data similar to what is being collected. |
Grades | Update to Resource | Removing extension field 'LastInstructionalDate' due to switching to field 'StudentSectionAssociation.EndDate' available in the EdFi core model that supports data similar to what is being collected. |
StudentAcademicRecord | New Resource | Implementing 'StudentAcademicRecord' resource for data collection use. |
StudentSchoolAttendanceEvents | New Resource | Implementing 'StudentSchoolAttendanceEvents' resource for data collection use |
StudentEducationOrganizationAssociation | Update to Resource | Removing extension field 'Transportation.NonResidentTransportation' due to not collecting data piece for the 2025-2026 School Year. |
| StudentEducationOrganizationAssociation | Update to Resource | Implementing ‘KSAtRiskEligibility’ extension field to collect students eligibility criteria for being indicated At-Risk. The ‘KSAtRiskEligibility’ extension field uses the ‘KSAtRiskEligibilityDescriptor’ values. |
StudentEducationOrganizationAssociation | Update to Resource | Implementing ‘PRAtRiskEligibility’ extension field to collect students eligibility criteria for being indicated At-Risk. The ‘PRAtRiskEligibility’ extension field uses the ‘PRAtRiskEligibilityDescriptor’ values. |
StudentLanguageInstructionProgramAssociation | Update to Resource | Utilizing data for core model field 'EndDate' to replace the 'StudentLanguageInstructionProgramAssociation.EndDate' extension field as the main source for data collection piece. |
StudentLanguageInstructionProgramAssociation | Update to Resource | Removing extension field 'EndDate' due to switching to core model field 'StudentLanguageInstructionProgramAssociations.EndDate' |
StudentSectionAssociation | Update to Resource | Utlizing data for 'BeginDate' field to replace 'Grades.FirstInstructionalDate' extension field as the main source for data collection piece. |
StudentSectionAssociation | Update to Resource | Utilizing data for 'EndDate' field to replace 'Grades.LastInstructionalDate' extension field as the main source for data collection piece. |
StudentSchoolAssociation | Update to Resource | Removing extension field 'CreditsEarned' due to switching to a field 'StudentAcademicRecords.CumulativeEarnedCredits' available in the EdFi core model that supports data similar to what is being collected. |
| StudentSchoolAssociation | Update to Resource | Implementing ‘SchoolEntryDate’ extension field to collect students entry date into the School. |
StudentSchoolAssociation | Update to Resource | Utlizing data for 'StudentSchoolAssociation.EntryDate' extension field to replace 'StudentSchoolAssociation.FirstInstructionalDate' extension field as the main source for data collection piece. |
StudentSchoolAssociation | Update to Resource | Removing extension field 'FirstInstructionalDate' due to switching to field 'StudentSchoolAssociation.EntryDate' available in the EdFi core model that supports data similar to what is being collected. |
StudentSchoolAssociation | Update to Resource | Removing extension field 'UnweightedGradePointAverage' due to switching to field 'StudentAcademicRecords.cumulativeGradePointAverage' available in the EdFi core model that supports data similar to what is being collected. |
| StudentSchoolAssociation | Update to Resource | Removing extension field 'AttendanceDays' due to implementing the resource 'StudentSchoolAttendanceEvents' which will be the main source for data collection piece. |