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Learn about CALPADS data system, its purpose, stored information, important operations, and how to access and utilize the data for accountability. Discover key details including certified data, pre-id matching, and more.
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CALPADS 101 Wes Scott
Outline • Overview • What it is • What data is stored • Important Operations • Certified Data • How get data out of CALPADS
Outline • Accountability • What data is used and for what purpose • How is it used • Pre-id • Test/CALPADS matching
What is it? • California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System • Went live Fall 2009 • Predecessor – CSIS – began in 2000 • Tracks students in California’s public schools • School of attendance • Demographics, including all changes • State assessment results • A huge data warehouse • Assigns Statewide Student Identifiers (SSID)
Who Uses It • CALPADS Administrator • Grants access to others (user accounts) • Limited Access • There is no ‘read-only’ access • Latest plan is to implement in 2015-2016 • Number of users varies with district
What data is Stored? • Student Enrollment Information (SENR) • SSID, CDS, grade, start/exit dates, exit codes, place of birth, a-g indicator • Student Information (SINF) • Race/Ethnicity, Parent Ed, US School Entry date, home address, parent/guardian • English Language Acquisition Status (SELA) • English Proficiency • Status, date assigned, primary language
What data is Stored? • Student Programs (SPRG) • 504 plan, Gate, Migrant, SWD (including primary disability), NSLP, Homeless, and a few others • Bunch of other data • Staff demographics, staff assignments, courses offered, students schedules (including all classes, grades, etc.), student discipline, CTE, CAHSEE waivers and exemptions
CALPADS Data • Significant data restructuring summer 2014 • Added SELA file (data was in SINF) • Moved a few data elements around • Added some fields for Homeless tracking • Only have to update SINF and SELA if there are changes, not every year • All students exited each year (new exit code E155 if expected to return to the same school)
CALPADS Data • Data should be updated on an ongoing basis • Data is updated when there is a change • Student changes districts or schools • Any demographic/program changes • E.g. There is a SELA created when a student is first enrolled in CALPADS. A new record is submitted only when the English Proficiency changes.
Important Operations • Each year data needs to be certified • Must be signed off by CALPADS Administrator and Superintendent • Compares CALPADS snapshot reports to local SIS counts • A major issue that impacts the certification process is concurrent enrollments (CCE) • Student can have a primary enrollment in only one LEA/school at a time • District needs to exit students immediately
Important Operations • MIDS (multiple identifiers) • When a student is assigned multiple SSIDs • Preventable • Why does this happen? • Lose longitudinal data until resolved • Typically the newest one is assigned
Certified Data • Fall 1 • Data snapshot as of Information Day (first Wednesday in October) • Finalize previous years status all students • Student exit codes and reasons • Including Graduates • Impacts graduating class cohort • English Learner Information • Immigrant Information
Certified Data • Current year enrollment and related data • NSLP – Direct Certification (CalFresh and CalWORKS) • Foster youth - California Department of Social Services (CDSS) • Districts may add students not in CDSS data, but they might not be in LCFF • Certification date is second Friday in December • Embargoed Graduation Rate/Dropout/Enrollment • Unduplicated Counts (for LCFF purposes) • Amendment deadline is second Friday in February • LFCC is based on this certified data
Certified Data • Fall 2 • Data as of Information Day • Teacher demographics and assignments • Highly qualified teachers identified • Courses offered and student class enrollments • English Learner services • Certification deadline is first Friday of March • Amendment deadline is first Friday of April
Certified Data • End-of Year • EOY1 – Student course completion and CTE concentrators and completion – Grades 7-12 only • EOY2 – Program Participation • EOY3 – Discipline (suspensions and expulsions) • EOY4 – CAHSEE waivers/exemptions • Certification deadline 7/31 • Amendment deadline is first Friday in September
Getting Data out of CALPADS • ODS Extracts • ODS – Online Data Store • All of the data • Not tied to certification process • Extracts • Data files (not reports) • In the same format as uploaded data • Two additional date fields (first upload and updated)
Getting Data out of CALPADS • Typical dialog prompts • Data type to extract (e.g. enrollment) • Enrollment start and end date • E.g. first and last day of school calendar • Active Student (check box) • Do NOT check this for accountability reporting • Checking this box will limit extract to currently enrolled students, leaving out students who exited the school/district earlier in the school year.
Getting Data out of CALPADS • Effective dates (SINF) • Looks at individual record start/exit dates • Only picks up the most current records, not all records for the date range • Any data updates create a new record/dates • Only most recent record is returned which may not be the data of record as of a given test date • This is why KDS requests multiple SINF data extracts • CDE works with all records for the school year
Getting Data out of CALPADS • Many extracts seem to work as follows regardless of what data is being requested • Select SENR data based on enrollment dates and ‘Active Student’ check box • Matches requested record types to the SENR enrollment records that were selected • SINF adds a filter based on the effective SINF start and end dates • Some extracts ask for academic year (SDIS)
CDE Data Extracts • Late June – first release of accountability reports (6/27/2014) • November – post data corrections accountability reports (11/24/2014) • Mid-December – Private preview in January based on Fall 1 certified data • Early January – CELDT DRM matching • April – Preliminary AMAO report • Likely June/July for final CELDT matching
Accountability • LCFF based on Fall 1 counts • AYP, AMAO, API (2015) • Matches student answer documents (SAD – data files from testing contractor) to CALPADS on SSID • 2012 used for continuous enrollment • 2013 used for demographics and continuous enrollment • 2014 Added AYP CALPADS reports 31.1-31.4
Accountability • 2014 CAASPP and CELDT • SAD updated from CALPADS before sending results to LEAs • Demographic corrections made in CALPADS not SAD • Missing or bad SSIDs corrected in SAD on contractors data correction web site • Cohort Graduation and dropout rates • First used for class of 2010 graduation rates (base rates for determining 2011 targets)
Assessments • Pre-id • 2015 CAASPP from CALPADS • Both SBAC and paper/pencil tests (STAR) • CDS, student name, SSID, grade, gender, Hispanic, Race, SWD, English Proficiency, 504 plan, SED, primary language, CELDT levels, Migrant, EL start date, RFEP date • CAHSEE will continue as is (no CALPADS pre-id) • CELDT will continue as is (abbreviated pre-id…will get demographics from CALPADS before sending results to LEAs)
CALPADS Matching • Special rules for matching SAD to CALPADS • Applied to 2014 AYP and AMAO • Likely apply to all future matching • Primary matching on SSID (LEA) and School (school level reporting) • Data used based on test date and CALPADS start/end dates • Special rules when no matching (bad/missing SSID, dates don’t line up)
CALPADS MatchingNo SSID match • Use local student ID and school code • School code, last name, first name, birthdate, gender • School code, last name, birthdate, gender • School code, birthdate, first 3 letters of last name, first 3 letters of first name
CALPADS MatchingNo SSID match • If student has multiple SSIDs (MID) • Retired SSID is ignored • Uses non-retired SSID • May not match to all historical data • If no match • Two or More Races • Not in EL, SWD, SED subgroups • Continuous Enrollment set to ‘Yes’
CALPADS MatchingDate Matching • Applies to all applicable CALPADS file types • Matching attempted in priority order • Priority 1 • When getting data for: Hispanic, Race, US Entry Date, Parent Ed, English Proficiency, SWD • Match on SSID and School • Test date within a CALPADS start/exit date • If within two CALPADS records, use the one with the start date closest to the test date
CALPADS MatchingDate Matching • Priority 2 • When getting data for: Hispanic, Race, US Entry Date, Parent Ed, English Proficiency, SWD • Match SSID and School but test date not between a start/end date • Use CALPADS with start or exit date closest to test date • No match through priority 2 • Parent Ed, English Proficiency, SWD set to standard no-match defaults
CALPADS MatchingDate Matching • Priority 3 • When getting data for: Hispanic, Race, US Entry Date • SSID but no school match • Test date within CALPADS start/end date • Priority 4 • When getting data for: Hispanic, Race, US Entry Date • SSID but no school match • CALPADS record with start or end date closest to test date
CALPADS MatchingDate Matching • Priority 5 • No Match on SSID within current school year • Hispanic and Race only • Look at historical CALPADS to get a match • If no match, Two or More Races • CAHSEE ELA and Math test dates may match up to different CALPADS records • May impact AYP
CALPADS MatchingMissing or Invalid Test Dates • CAASPP (STAR) • Use the most common test date of other students at same school • If only day portion blank, set to 15 • If still unknown, set to March 15 • CELDT • Set to September 1 • CAHSEE • Missing one content area, use other content date • Use steps 1 and 2 of CAASPP logic
Miscellaneous • NSLP • If student eligible any time in school year, NSLP set to ‘Yes’. • Exception: CALPADS start date before current school year and end date after current school year • SWD • If exited Special Education services within last two years (March 15), still in SWD subgroup
Summary • The district CALPADS person is your friend • Maintain CALPADS continually • Be sure correct and valid SSID in all pre-ids and/or hand-bubbled SAD • Be sure CALPADS data current and correct at time of testing and for CALPADS pre-ids • Be sure all paper/pencil test dates are bubbled • CAASPP (STAR) – SGID sheet • CAHSEE – SGID sheet • CELDT – individual answer documents
Wes@KeyDataSys.com Questions?