Metadata Dictionary

What is a Metadata Dictionary?

 Utah law requires districts and charter schools to create a “metadata dictionary,” or MDD for short. The metadata dictionary is basically a record of what student PII is being shared outside your LEA, and with whom it is being shared. The two primary components that should be included in your MDD, along with their subcomponents, are outlined in the table below.

• Please refer to this section in the Data Manager Course.

Instructions

The document below contains the instructions for updating or creating your metadata dictionary. Full disclosure: the instructions document is long. Creating a metadata dictionary is a complex process, and thus requires lots of instructions.