State Number
Definition: State Number is the state identifier (ID) if the state has an existing element numbering scheme for data elements. What This Means: A term that is functional for users of ESP's metadata dictionary tool, called DataSpecs. DataSpecs is used when developing ...
State Report Manager (SRM)
Definition: SRM is ESP's product for exchanging electronic data files from schools and districts to state education agencies to meet reporting mandates. What This Means: SRM's is unique because it accomplishes not only more efficient submissions of electronic records from local districts ...
Statistical Report
Definition: Profile or statistical reports are predominately compilations of numerical figures for descriptive purposes. What This Means: These reports are extremely useful references for facts describing official statistics for comparison purposes. Need another definition?
Status
Definition: The default option set of status includes: Active, Inactive, Consolidated, Retired, Review, and Revise. The Status option set can be updated through System Administration/System Tables. The same Status option set is shared with Collection Info, Repository Info, Repository Table Info, ...
Storage Location
Definition: Storage Location refers to a check box that denotes documentation is available in a storage location, e.g., at a web site URL or in a directory. What This Means: A term that is functional for users of ESP's metadata dictionary tool, ...
Structured Query Language (SQL)
Definition: A special-purpose programming language designed for managing data held in a relational database management system (RDBMS). Need another definition?
Student Identifier
Definition: A number assigned to a student for tracking purposes. What This Means: All states have accepted the reality that a permanent identifier is necessary to manage the education records of all students statewide. Although the Social Security Number is still used ...
Student Record
Definition: A student record contains information about the education process and outcomes for an individual student. What This Means: Long known as the cumulative folder, the move to electronic records has changed the name of the accumulated data on a student to ...
Student Transcript
Definition: A student transcript is a student's permanent academic record. What This Means: The student transcript is now defined narrowly to be the secondary school document that certifies the student’s academic record, typically for exchange with a postsecondary institution, employer, or other ...
Support
Definition: Support is a service that is provided to business users in order to resolve basic questions to advanced systemic or technical issues. What This Means: User questions are to be resolved via a well defined and managed support process. The timely ...
