Level 1, 2, 3, Business Rules
Definition: Business rule levels are defined by the breadth of the characteristics that must be checked. Level 1 rules are simple ones that can be verified using only readily available data; whereas, Level 3 rules may require referencing data from across ...
Legacy System
Definition: A legacy system is a computer system that has been in existence for a number of years. Often this system is a mainframe system that does not take advantage of new technologies such as client/server. What This Means: Many education organizations ...
Leading Indicator
Definition: An indicator that is predictive of an outcome. What This Means: A leading indicator is a measure that is made at a time when changes can still be made in a process or program to improve outcomes. Identifying leading indicators in ...
LEA Data Staff Application Role
Definition: This application role identifies the user as a Data Manager at the local education agency (LEA or school district) level. What This Means: A term that is functional for users of ESP's metadata dictionary tool, called DataSpecs. DataSpecs is used when ...
LEA (Content Area Specialist Application Role)
Definition: This application role identifies the user as a Content Area specialist at the local education agency level. What This Means: A term that is functional for users of ESP's metadata dictionary tool, called DataSpecs. DataSpecs is used when developing an education ...
LEA (Local Education Agency)
Definition: A public board of education or other public authority within a State which maintains administrative control of public elementary or secondary schools in a city, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision of a state. (As defined by the ...
LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)
Definition: LDAP is a process used to access a directory listing. What This Means: LDAP provides a common method for searching information in a directory. LDAP is a companion protocol to HTTP and FTP. An agency-wide LDAP implementation can enable almost any ...
LAN (Local Area Network)
Definition: A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. What This Means: A LAN could connect users within a single school or within a school system’s central office. LANs provide more security than a broader network across locations might. Need ...
KPI (Key Performance Indicator)
Definition: Key performance indicators are those metrics by which we judge the effectiveness and success of both processes and outcomes. What This Means: Adding the word “key” to this term emphasizes the importance of the indicator. Some education agencies use school improvement ...
JDBC (Java Database Connectivity)
Definition: The JDBC application programming interface can access any kind of tabular data, especially data stored in a relational database. What This Means: JDBC helps write java applications that manage these three programming activities: - Connect to a data source, like a database - ...
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