Data Analysis & Disproportionality

Nancy Fuhrman & Dani Scott

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Presentation Topics Criteria ISES Data Categories Mining your Data

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Criteria A total enrollment of 100 students for any given

racial group;

There must be 10 students with disabilities in the particular racial group in question; and

The specific criteria must be met for three consecutive years

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Additional Criteria Risk levels for a racial group that are 1% or

higher than the state risk for White students

Weighted risk ratio that is at least 2.0 times compared to risk for all others in the district

Other criteria may be applied depending on unique circumstances

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Individual student data is collected for: Federal Reporting Requirements

State Reporting Requirements

School Improvement

District Profiles

Longitudinal (Trend) Data Study

Consolidation of Data Collections

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Aggregation of Student Data:

to meet other state requirements,

to meet federal data requirements, and

to answer key school improvement questions.

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WSLS

An ongoing data collection maintained throughout the year that is used:1) to assign new Wisconsin Student Numbers (WSNs) to students entering

Wisconsin Public Schools and 2) to help ensure that the WSNs stay with students as they move from school to

school and district to district.

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ISES Count Date & Year End

An annual data collection encompassing:1) fall public enrollment and Child Count,2) year end indicators from the immediately preceding school term, such as high

school completion, dropouts, attendance, and grade advancement, and 3) demographic and outcome data for the school population defined by the WSLS.

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ISES Discipline

An annual data collection for a subgroup of students:1) removed by expulsion,2) removed for ½ a day or more for out of school suspensions, 3) with disabilities removed for ½ a day or more for in-school suspensions or

placement in an interim alternative educational setting, and 4) the incident information associated with these removals.

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ISES On-line Applications Count Date

09/19/08 Year End

Exit Data for 2007-08 Discipline

Disciplinary Removals for 2007-08 Child Count

10/1/08

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Data Categories Demographic Information Enrollment Information Disability Status and Services Provided District and School responsible for FAPE Reason for Exit from School End of Year Information WSAS and ACCESS for ELLs Roster Labels Disciplinary Removals

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Demographic Information Race / Ethnicity Gender Date of Birth Grade Economically Disadvantaged Status English Language Proficiency Code & Native

Language Immigrant Status (Title III) Homeless Status Referral & Placement – Not reported

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Enrollment Information District School Enrollment and Exit Dates

Current and historical Third Parties responsible for providing

services WI State Schools, CCDEB, etc.

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Disability Status and Services Provided Primary Disability Secondary Disabilities Educational Environment Classification Status on Count Date

Indication of whether the student was receiving educational services

Program Schedule 4 yr old and 5 yr old Kindergarten

Payer Information Provided by source other than district

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End of Year Information Attendance Promotion / Retention Indicator of Completion of School Term

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Disciplinary Removals Incident

Primary and Secondary Type Date

Removal Type Date School Days Removed from Current Term Expulsion Terms

Return Year Early Reinstatement Conditions Services Provided during Expulsion Return to School after Expulsion Modified Term for Firearms incidents

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ISES Progress and Summary Reports Third Friday of September Enrollment

Graduation Rate

Dropout Summary

Attendance Rate

Retention Rate

WSAS Roster Report

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Reports

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View By Options Gender* Race/Ethnicity* Disability Status* Econ Disadv Status* ELL/LEP Status* All *d Variables

Primary Disability Code Econ Disadv Code Eng Lang Prof Code Grade Level District Residency 3rd Party Provider Accountability Status Age on Count Date

No Option Selected

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Third Friday of September Enrollment

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Graduation Rate

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Dropout Summary

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Attendance Rate by Race/Gender

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Retention Rate by Race/Gender

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Exporting Data from ISES Files generated from the ISES ‘File Download

Request’ function may be used to review student data.

The ‘Baseline Data’ option will return only student submitted by your district.

The ‘Reporting Data’ option will return all students for which your district is accountable.

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File Download Request

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Getting More Information WSLS: www.dpi.wi.gov/lbstat/wslsapp.html

ISES: www.dpi.wi.gov/lbstat/isesapp.html

October 1 Child Count: http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/lbstat/octapp.html

Correspondence to Districts: www.dpi.wi.gov/lbstat/eseacorrs.html