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Data for North Dakota

Educators

SLDS user's GuideSLDS 2.0

September, 2012

Check ND SLDS Training site for latest version of this guide.

this manual's goal is to provide details screen by screen and instructions button by button.

version 9/3/12

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SLDS User’s Guide Table of Contents Basic Navigation

List of SLDS Reports Listing ----------------------------- 4 SLDS Data Trail --------------------------------------------- 5 SLDS Login Page ------------------------------------------- 7 SLDS Portal’s Home Page --------------------------------- 6 SLDS Landing Page ----------------------------------------- 8 General SLDS Controls

Actions – Exports ---------------------------------- 10 Stoplight Color Code ----------------------------- 11 Drilldown ------------------------------------------ 12 Hovering cursor ----------------------------------- 12 Go Back Buttons ----------------------------------- 14 NCLB Subgroups ---------------------------------- 15 + sign to expand data field ----------------------- 17 Parameters ------------------------------------------ 17 Apply Buttom -------------------------------------- 18 Loading --------------------------------------------- 18 Query Parameters ---------------------------------- 19 Refresh Button ------------------------------------ 20 Expand View-area -------------------------------- 20 Export Options ------------------------------------- 21

Reports District

District Profile ------------------------------------- 22 District Enrollment -------------------------------- 23 District Attendance -------------------------------- 24 District Year to Date Absent --------------------- 25 District NDSA Summary ------------------------- 28 District Assessment Details ---------------------- 31 District NDSA & ACT Details ------------------ 32 District ACT Summary -------------------------- 34

ACT School Level ----------------------- 35 ACT Student List ------------------------ 36 ACT Individual Student ----------------- 37

District Dropout Rate ----------------------------- 38 District Graduation Rate -------------------------- 39 ACT National-State-District --------------------- 40 ACT Student Details ------------------------------ 41

Student Directory Current and Historical Course ------------------- 42 Current and Historical Grades ------------------- 43 Current Attendance -------------------------------- 44 Most Recent Proficient Level Results ---------- 44 Student Historical NDSA ------------------------- 45

NDSA Growth Growth Roster -------------------------------------- 46 Student Growth Report --------------------------- 47

NWEA MAP NWEA MAP Assessment Summary ------------ 48 NWEA MAP Data Chart ------------------------- 49 NWEA MAP Individual Student Report ------- 52

Postsecondary Developmental Courses ------------------ 53 Postsecondary Developmental Courses by Subject ----- 54

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PBD-9.3.12

–District Administrators Reports

State Name Description State Dashboard Statewide enrollments by school year and NDSA results Transportation Any districts transportation information reported to DPI

District Name Description Assessment Details Assessment summary by school year, assessment, subject and proficiency level. Shows results by student

counts and demographics. Assessment Inventory An inventory listing of all assessments available in the SLDS by school year and school. District AIMS Class Distribution

AIMS Class Distribution Report

District AIMS Subject Comparison

AIMS Subject comparison

District Assessment Summary Access

A Districts assessment summary for Access allows users to drill to district assessment details by assessment subject to allow for filtering on program and student demographics.

District Assessment Summary

A Districts assessment summary information selectable by assessment and subject area (NDSA, ACT, MAP, AimsWeb). Drills to district assessment details by assessment subject to allow for filtering on program and student demographics.

District Course Code Evaluation

Course code comparison for a selected District, School, Year and Code Status. This report allows you to compare your local and state course codes for discrepancies, thus allowing users the ability to review codes and align accordingly

District Dropout Rate A District's dropout rate, compared to the State's overall dropout rates. 4-year cohort as reported to EdFacts.

District Graduation Rates Graduation rates for each high school within the selected district. These numbers are derived from EdFacts.

District Proficiency Trend A District's percent of students who are at or above proficient levels, separated by Subject area. District Profile An overall profile status for the selected district. District State and National ACT Benchmark

Compare District, State and National ACT college readiness.

NWEA Teacher Report A listing of students per teacher and class that gives the NWEA test information consisting of RIT ranges and goal descriptors.

Student Mismatched Information

A listing of students that have mismatched information between the Stars and PowerSchool application. Additionally, fields that need to be filled in within the application are displayed as well.

School Name Description ACT Student Detail Student composite and subject score ACT results for a selected school year, school and grade

enrolled. Displays latest test score taken by the student for the selected school year. Drills to details. ACT Summary District and School composite and subject score ACT results for a selected school year, school and grade

enrolled. NDSA Growth Model Roster NDSA Growth Model Roster NDSA Growth Model An individual student NDSA growth model School Assessment Summary

A Schools assessment summary information selectable by assessment and subject area (NDSA, ACT, MAP, AimsWeb). Drills to school assessment details by assessment subject to allow for filtering on program and student demographics.

School Profile An overview of a schools enrollment, attendance, YTD absence and latest NDSA results for the current enrolled student population

Student Proficiency Details Displays student proficiency details selectable by school year, grade, school, proficiency level, and student demographics.

Student Name Description Student Directory Search district directory to find a student and drill to the Student Profile to display current and historical

course schedules, program participation, assessments and course grades.

Postsecondary Feedback Name Description Developmental Courses By Subject Area

A Districts PostSecondary enrollment in Developmental Courses, broken out by course subject. Shows totals for high school graduating classes who are enrolled at an NDUS campus.

District Developmental Courses!

A Districts PostSecondary enrollment in Developmental Courses. Shows totals for high school graduating classes who are enrolled at an NDUS campus.

NDUS Student Directory A listing of 10th and 11th grade student directory information to be shared with NDUS. By state statute this data must be shared with NDUS. This report is NOT being sent to NDUS and is provided to the district for feedback on using the SLDS

5Commerce DeptDept of Human Services

ND State Longitudinal Data SystemK12 Domain

Job services of ND ND University SystemsOther State Depts

Policy Makers,Legislators,

Stakeholders

PowerSchool

STARS

Other DistrictData System

(i.e. Financial and HR)

Automatic data import into

STARS

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LEA / District

Includes remedial coursedata from

Post-Secondary

School Information

Manual data import into STARS

State Portal

Portal

Granularity of the data viewed will depend on user’s login and credentials

K12 Data Systems

District Data Systems

Validated School Data NDSA Growth ELL

SLDS interconnectionsCurrent State

as of: 04 Apr 2012

Assessment Data; ACT NWEA AIMSWeb mClass DIBELS Work-Keys

Data starts in the school office When

someone inputs information into

the system.

Data users

Superintendents, principals, teachers

& state

Stakeholders

User name and Initial password will be provided by EduTech.

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SLDS Login Page

URL:https://slds.ndcloud.gov

ND SLDS portal Home Page

School Personal will access SLDS through their assigned school Role and security level.

UnderPK-12

Select Role

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Training Documents,

guides, videos and BlogFuture

Public site

Sign out

SLDS Landing Page

District Level

Reports

Select District, school or student level reports.All reports are listed.

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School Level

Reports

Individual Student Reports

postsecondary Feedback Reports

SLDS Landing PageReport groupings can also be accessed through Dashboards and Libraries

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Dashboards &

Libraries groupings

General SLDS Controls

Actions - Provides Exports Options

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Select "Actions" to

access export options

Scroll to bottom to

view entire report


Charts use theStoplight color code:

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!

Blue = WOW - exceeds

expectations

green = Good - Meets

expectations

Yellow = Caution - Almost, but does not meet expectations

Red = Urgent - in need of

immediate action


Drilldown whenever you

see "More" or "Click Here

for details"

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Drilldownby

Clicking these locations


Drilldown whenever you

see "More" or "Click Here

for details"

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Hover cursor over

chart sections will provide more detail

Go Back options:Use "Go back to the parent report" Button.Use The browser back button.Go back to Reports landing page.

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Browser back button returns

you to the reports list.

Go back to the parent report

button

Sometimes it's easier to go back

to the reports Landing page.

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Reports are disageraged by NCLB Subgroups

select

the + sign to expand data

field and access

drilldown options

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Reports are disageraged by NCLB Subgroups

Excel export


Drop down ParametersAll Parameters must be selectedNeed to wait between each selection. Remember, Patience is a virtue.

All Parameters

must be selected

Select Year Default is

"Select All"

Scroll to bottom of

screen Select "Apply"

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General SLDS Controls - Loading

Loading symbol will start to run as

soon as apply is selected. You may

need to scroll up to see the message.

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if you don't see a

loading message click on "apply" a

second time.

Step 1 Select report Step 2 select All ParametersStep 3 Scroll to bottom of screenStep 4 Select "Apply"

Step 2 Select District,

school, Year, Test and/or others.

Step 3 Mouse scroll wheel is a real

Helper for scrolling to the bottom


Step 4 Select"Apply"

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* Expand View area by selecting the small triangles located mid-page on the side.* Select the Refresh button to update any changes.


Select the triangle to expand view

area

Refresh Button

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Export - Provides Exports Options

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export provides 7 options

Tip: Exports will exports all of the data contained in a report, not just the data showing on the screen. Because of this you can save time by exporting; then viewing the export rather than moving from screen page to screen page.

District Profile Report

Enrollment Summary - Attendance Summary Year to Date Days Absent - NDSA Summary

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Enrollment summary

Attendance Summary

Year To Date

Absence

NDSA Summry

District Profile Report - Enrollment

Select + sign to get more detail such as: Names for individual schools or student numbers.

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+ Sign will expand Data

Field.

drilldown link will take

you to the school profile

page

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Accessing reports

End of year Attendance Summary

+ Sign will expand Data

Field.

District Profile Report - Attendance

Tip: in this report the drill down data is the name of the school and link to the school's Profile page.

District Attendance

Rate

Accessing reports

year to date absent: Data Source is current Powerschool data.

District Profile Report - Year to date absent

More button drills down

to Daily Attendance

Chart

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Accessing reports

year to date absent: Expand individual school for attendance detail. absent Codes are set by school.

District Profile Report - Year to date absent

Absent codes; codes are set

by district

Student's daily

absences

individual school Absent codes

Absences on Report

dateAbsences day

before Report date

Difference between

two dates

Change in yearly

average

Hover cursor over

chart sections will provide more detail

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Accessing reportsDistrict Profile Report -

NDSA SummaryCurrent NDSA Summary - all areas by gradeAll students that took the test

You can drill down five levels to individual student report.

percent of students at

each proficiency

level.

Language data not available

prior to 2012

Hover mouse over bar to get number of students.

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NDSA Summarysecond level - data tablecurrent year's Proficiency levels by grade, school and nclb sub groups

Move to sub group

detail

NCLB sub

groups

Back to Parent report drill

down to grade and

school level.

Number of Students

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NDSA SummaryThird level - chartselected school's proficiency level by grade

click here to move to data table

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NDSA Summaryfourth level - data tableselected school's proficiency levels by grade

click on % link to move to student proficiency

details

Number of Students

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NDSA Summaryfifth level - Student ListStudent demographic detail at proficiency level nCLB sub

groups

Number of Students

click on student

name to move to student

details

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NDSA Summarysixth level - individual StudentStudent proficiency details Stop

light color

coaded...

scale score bars are proportional to the proficiency

level.Reference NDSA Scale score

chart in Training Modules.

Language scores added

in 2011

Proficient range is

666-706; 678 is close to

Partial Range

679 is mid-point of partial

range 657-687

science only tested in grades

4, 8, 11

missed advanced 713 by 1 point

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Accessing reportsAssessment Reports District Assessment details ACT

ACT assessment summary by school year, subject by College Ready or Not College Ready level. Shows results by student counts and demographics.

act District Assessment details

NCLB Sub-

groups

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Accessing reportsAssessment Reports District Assessment summary ACT

ACT assessment summary by school year and subject by College Ready or Not College Ready level. Shows results by student counts and demographics.

act District Assessment detailsACT Level 1

ACT Level 2

district Data Table

click here to drill

down five levels

click here to drill down to school level

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ACT SCHOOL LEVEL assessment summary by subject by College Ready or Not College Ready level.

act school Assessment summaryACT Level 3

click here to drill down to student

list

ACT Level 4

school data chart

Data can be desegregated into NCLB sub

groups

click here to

drill down to subject data table

Accessing reportsAssessment Reports ACT National-State-distict

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ACT student list of one subject by one proficiency level

act student list subject and Ppoficiency groupACT Level 5

click here to drill down to subject level

Student numbers

Parent report back

button; this is quickest way to navigate

back.


sixth level - individual StudentStudent proficiency details

act student list subject and Ppoficiency groupACT Level 6

Stop light color

coaded...

Made college ready by 1

point

score bars are proportional to ACT's the proficiency levels.

reference ACT score chart or ACT Profile Report - ND in Training Modules.

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missed college

ready by 2 points

Accessing reportsAssessment Reports assessment trend report

NDSA assessment trend report: shows trend data for past two years.

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Accessing reportsAssessment Reports assessment inventory

An inventory listing of all assessments available in the SLDS by school year and school.

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Accessing reportsDistrict Reports Unmatched student information

A listing of students that have mismatched information between the Stars and PowerSchool application.

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Accessing reportsAssessment Reports NWEA MAP Teacher's REport

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select only 1 course

parameters

Your words here...

goal area heading

options

test period

Accessing reportsAssessment Reports NWEA MAP Teacher's REport

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NWEA MAP Teacher report provides a sortable report. Data includes: Test date, RIT score, standard error, national Percentile, percent correct, test duration, and rit ranges for each goal area and class rit mean.

% correct and

test duration are test validity

measures

Accessing reportsAssessment Reports NWEA MAP Assessment summary

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NWEA MAP Assessment Summary puts students into four groups: 0%-33% = Below Grade level34%-66% = At grade level67%-94% = above grade level=>95% = 95% percentile

Accessing reportsAssessment Reports NWEA MAP Data chart

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Accessing reportsAssessment Reports NWEA MAP student proficiency list

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NWEA MAP proficiency list:one list for each proficiency level

Accessing reports

Assessment Reports NWEA MAP & NDSA student proficiency Reprot

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NWEA MAP & NDSA proficiency Report:

Accessing reportsAssessment Reports Aims test

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aims Class Distibution by Norm

select parameters


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aims class distribution by norm


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aims subject comparision

Accessing reportsAssessment Reports Aims

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Accessing reportsAssessment Reports access ell

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access ell district assessment summary


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access ell district assessment summary detail


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access ell district assessment summary detail

Accessing reportsAssessment Reports District dropout rate

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A District's dropout rate, compared to the State's overall dropout rates. 4-year cohort as reported to EdFacts.

Accessing reportsAssessment Reports School Graduation Rate

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Graduation rates for each high school within the selected district. These numbers are derived from EdFacts.

Accessing reportsAssessment Reports ACT student details

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Students College ready in 1 subject

Students College ready in 2 subjects



Accessing reportsAssessment Reports Student Directory

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Student current and historical course schedules, program participation, assessments and course grades.

Drill down to

Historical data

Select School and

Year for data


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Accessing reportsAssessment Reports Student Historical NDSA

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missed advanced 713 by 1 point

Proficient range is

666-706; 678 is close to

Partial Range

679 is mid-point of partial

range 657-687

Accessing reportsAssessment Reports NDSA growth Roster

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NDSA Growth roster - roster for each proficiency level.

TIP export in csv format and open in excel. this will allow you to have all students in one document.

Accessing reportsAssessment Reports NDSA Student growth projection

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NDSA student growth projection needs to be accessed one student, one subject at a time. for Reading and Math only.

Accessing reportsAssessment Reports Developmental courses

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Accessing reportsAssessment Reports Developmental courses by subject area

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A Districts PostSecondary enrollment in Developmental Courses, broken out by course subject. Shows totals for high school graduating classes who are enrolled at an NDUS campus.