CEPI Announcements: 12.20.17

DECEMBER 20, 2017

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MSDS: Reporting Seclusion and Restraint

The Seclusion and Restraint Component will be available to report in the Michigan Student Data System (MSDS) Spring 2018 General and the Spring 2018 Early Childhood collections.

For further information regarding Seclusion and Restraint, the 2017-18 MSDS Collection Details Manual version 1.2 has been posted on the CEPI website. Also, the 2017-18 MSDS Collection Component Matrix has been updated to include Seclusion and Restraint business rules.

MSDS: TSDL Business Rule Updates

Because of the dual enrollment issues experienced during the 2016-17 Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) Collection, CEPI is updating and creating new business rules for dual enrollment and high school/college credit. View the 2017-18 TSDL Business Rule Updates. We anticipate implementing these new business rules in January 2018. Please pay close attention to upcoming CEPI Announcements to learn when these new business rules will be enforced.

Meanwhile, only submit migrant data in TSDL. The rest of the required subgroups should be reported at the end of the school year.

MSDS: Early Childhood (EC) Important Dates

The MSDS Spring 2018 EC Collection is now available.

  • Reporting Period: Nov. 1, 2017 through Feb. 9, 2018
  • Mid-collection data quality snapshot: Feb. 5, 2018
  • Certification Start Date: Feb. 1, 2018
  • Certification Deadline: Feb. 14, 2018

Please note that the certification start date is before the end of the reporting period, which will allow running of quality review before the mid-collection snapshot. You are responsible for reporting all children served in the entire reporting period. Funding for Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) is based on the counts submitted in the MSDS EC Spring collection.

If you have questions regarding this collection, click the link to the collection’s web page above.

MSDS: EC Collections - Federal Poverty Level Quintile (FPLQ) Help

FPLQ is a new characteristic collected in the MSDS EC Collections as of Fall 2017. This field is required to be reported for children in a GSRP or GSRP/Head Start Blended program to be used for program compliance, and can be reported for other programs. For more information on how it is defined, why it is collected and how to report, visit the MSDS Early Childhood Collections New Characteristics 2017-18 link or the MSDS Collection Details Manual.

MSDS: EC Trainings

There will be three EC webinars held in January 2018. The topics are:

  • Obtaining UICs – Early Childhood Focus
  • Overview of Submitting in MSDS Early Childhood Collections
  • Ask the Analysts - Early Childhood

To reserve your spot, for more information, or to suggest a future training topic, please use the following link: EC Trainings Survey. Space is limited and will be filled on a first come, first served basis.

CEPI Position Posted

CEPI is recruiting to fill a MI School Data portal analyst position as posted on the State of Michigan job opportunities website. The position is located in Lansing and recruitment is open to both internal and external candidates. For more information, follow the link for the specific job posting – MI School Data Portal Analyst (listed as Job #0701-2018-0195LT). Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Jan 2, 2018.

MI School Data: Report Release News

New Dashboard

The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) has been working with CEPI to advance the State Board of Education’s vision of an easy-to-use online dashboard filled with meaningful school-level data for families. The resulting Parent Dashboard for School Transparency was developed with extensive input from parents and educators and includes nearly 20 school-level metrics. The dashboard is expected to be available in Preview on Dec. 28, 2017. The preview window is for educators to see data before they're released to the public. Data and web design elements are embargoed from being released to the media or any outside party until they're released publicly. If you're a school, district or ISD employee, contact your ISD Technical or Curriculum Contact to request access. If you're a college or university employee, contact your college/university keyholder. 

MDE has developed a set of Parent Dashboard Communications Tools to help schools, districts, and organizations discuss and share this exciting new dashboard with parents and the community.

Updated Reports

College Enrollment by High School: Shows the number of Michigan public high school graduates who enrolled in a college or university. The report displays the information by high school graduation year and shows how many Michigan students are going on to college, whether they are first enrolling in two-year or four-year institutions, and how soon they enroll after graduating from high school. This report will be updated with Fall 2017 data in Preview within one week, and will remain in preview for a week.

College Enrollment Destination: Allows users to view the colleges in which students enrolled by school or district, and graduation year. There are two trend views: “H.S. Graduation Year Trend” follows college enrollment across graduating classes, while “Enrollment Within Trend” follows the cumulative college enrollment of a specified graduating class for up to 48 months. This report will be updated with Fall 2017 data in Preview within one week, and will remain in preview for a week.

Financial Information Reports: Includes final expenditure, revenue, fund balance and balance sheet data on district and statewide levels. In addition, the District Financial Transparency Dashboard will be updated. The dashboard gives users a comprehensive view of district finances and includes five-year trend information. The reports and dashboard will be updated with school year 2016-17 data, and will be released to the public within about two weeks.

Student Growth: Shows changes in student scores over time for students who have taken two or more consecutive summative assessments in Michigan. Student Growth is represented in two formats, by mean student growth percentile and distribution of students into growth categories. This report has been updated with 2016-17 school year data and is available to the public.

Student Pathways: Shows student-level information on college enrollment, coursework, cumulative credit, program and award information, and GPAs from in-state and out-of-state colleges and universities. K-12 users can see the postsecondary achievement of students previously enrolled in the school district. Postsecondary users can see high school assessment and graduation data, and any postsecondary achievement of students who have attended their college or university. This report will be updated with Fall 2017 data and released to secure users within two weeks.

For a schedule of report releases, please see our Report Calendar. Check the ticker on MI School Data for updated report release news.

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