CEPI Announcements: 3.22.18

March 22, 2018

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MSDS Deadline Reminders

The Michigan Student Data System (MSDS) Spring 2018 General Collection deadlines are below:

  • Certification Deadline: March 28 at 11:59 p.m. EDT

For more information about each deadline please click on the following link: Submission and Certification Deadline Information.

MSDS Section 31a Reporting

Last fall the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) provided guidance that districts should not report Section 31a in the Program Participation Component in the Fall 2017 MSDS General Collection due to changing legislation. For accountability purposes, a pupil must be identified in two of the three MSDS General Collections. For the 2017-18 school year, this means your Section 31a students must be reported in the Spring 2018 and End-of-Year (EOY) 2018 collections.

For more information see the Frequently Asked Questions in Resources on the MDE Section 31a At-Risk website.

MSDS Early Childhood (EC) End of Program (EOP) 2018 Collection Information

Important dates for the MSDS EC EOP 2018 Collection are below. Please note the tentative open date of April 4, 2018; it is likely the collection will not open until later due to collection updates. See the announcement titled “Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) Data Collection Updates” below for more information. There will be an update in the CEPI Announcements on April 4.

Important Dates:

  • Collection Open: April 4 (tentative)
  • Reporting Period: Feb. 10 through Aug. 9
  • Mid-collection data quality snapshot: Aug. 2 (tentative)
  • Certification Deadline: Aug. 15, at 11:59 PM EDT

If you have questions regarding EC collections, click the link to the collection web page above.

GSRP Data Collection Updates

CEPI and MDE are excited to announce our partnership in integrating GSRP eligibility and qualifying factor information into the MSDS. Starting with the EC EOP 2018 Collection, the child-level information previously reported in MEGS+ on the GSRP Child Information and Staff Report (CISR) must be reported in the MSDS. The fields reported on the 2016-17 CISR now collected in the MSDS are: “Additional Risk Factors”, and “Working Parents”, along with "Qualifying Factors". All other child fields are already collected in MSDS.

Please read the Child Information Reporting Memo on the MDE website for more information.

New SID Data Fields

The upcoming EOY 2018 School Infrastructure Database (SID) collection will have four new data fields. Per state law, the following fields will be required in the EOY 2018 collection:

  • Instances of administration of an opioid antagonist to a pupil
  • Instances of administration of an epinephrine auto-injector to a pupil in a school year
  • Pupils who were administered an epinephrine auto-injector who were not known to be severely allergic
  • Pupils who were administered an epinephrine auto-injector using the school’s stock

Information collected in these fields were previously captured in a MDE survey. Beginning EOY 2018, these fields will only be collected in the SID. For more information on these fields and who to contact for more information, please refer to the 2018 SID Data Field Descriptions Addendum.

Please note: the EOY 2018 SID collection will open on April 1 and close on June 30.

REP Resource Reminder

EOY 2018 Registry of Educational Personnel (REP) submission data are due to CEPI on June 30. The REP application will open on April 1, and will remain open through 11:59 p.m. EDT, June 30. Please visit CEPI’s REP web page to review the following important resources for the EOY REP submission:

  • Data Field Descriptions
  • Record Layout
  • User Guide
  • FAQs.

Data Systems Second Quarter Training Registration

CEPI invites you to a free training event hosted at Wayland Union Schools on May 16 from noon to 4 p.m. CEPI application users who are new or looking for a refresh are encouraged to attend.

Attendees will receive comprehensive overviews of topics in several applications. In addition to an opening general session, break-out sessions for those working in elementary and middle schools, high schools and school business offices will be offered.

Registration for this event will be preferential to those who live in western Michigan. If you work outside of this region but still wish to attend, you may request to be placed on a wait list. To register, please complete the Registration Form. Registrants will be confirmed as applicants in the order that requests are received. CEPI will send a final confirmation email to attendees by April 11.

MI School Data News

SAT Data Added to the Parent Dashboard

Parent Dashboard for School Transparency: Percent of Graduates from High School who are proficient on the SAT shows the percent of students who graduated from high school who were also proficient on the SAT. This metric includes 2016-17 school year data.

Released to the Public

Career and College Readiness Maps: Provides a visual time lapse map representation of data on high school graduation rates, college and career readiness, 6-month college undergraduate enrollment and college remedial coursework. The maps include 2012-13 through 2015-16 school year data.

New – Publicly Available Next Week

Michigan School Index System: Provides schools with an overall index value ranging from 0-100 based on: student assessment data, graduation rates, attendance rates, completing advanced coursework, postsecondary enrollment, and staffing ratios. Schools with low index values are identified as one of three low-performing school types according to federal requirements specified in the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA). These schools will receive supports and resources to aid them in school improvement.

Released into Preview Within a Week – Preview Will Last One Week*

Kindergarten Count: Shows state-funded early childhood program participation by kindergarten cohort class. This report has been updated with 2017-18 data. Data for the following programs are included:

  • Early On®
  • Early Childhood Special Education
  • GSRP
  • GSRP/Head Start Blend

Kindergarten Pathways: Shows the publicly-funded early childhood education path taken by students before enrollment into kindergarten. Users can filter for a particular early childhood program – GSRP, GSRP/Head Start Blend, Early Childhood Special Education, Early On® and Developmental Kindergarten. This report has been updated with 2017-18 data.

    *The preview window is for educators to see data before they're released to the public. Data are embargoed from being released to the media or any outside party until they're released publicly.

    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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