Variables included in the Dataset:
K-12
- Demographics
- School
- District
- Attendance/Dropout
- Grades/GPA
- Courses
- Test scores
- ACT/SAT
- Disciplinary action
- Teacher info (salaries, etc.)
Higher Education
- Demographics
- Type of college
- Enrollment
- Courses
- Major
- Grades
- Tuition/Scholarships
Workforce
- Demographics
- Salary
- Industry
Screening
- Is there data available for 2013?
- Can we access the data by August 15th?
Does this dataset appear to meet our needs for the Census study? NO
Explanation: It doesn't appear that they keep many variables and have at least a 45 day wait to process a data request for Personally Identifiable Information.
Full Inventory
Purpose
- What is the purpose of the organization collecting the data?
"ADE only collects data required by federal law, state law, or when mandated as part of educational funding packages. "
- Who else uses the data? (make a note if they sell the data to companies)
Authorized and authenticated ADE education officials and information services personnel, authorized and authenticated school and district personnel, contracted vendors with signed privacy obligations for specified applications, and approved researchers studying improvements to education with signed privacy and data destruction obligations.
Description
- What is the general topic of the data?
- K-12 Student Information
- Higher Education Student Information
- Workforce Information
- Longitudinal Education Information (includes K-12, Higher Ed, and/or Workforce)
- What are the earliest and latest dates for which data is available?
Earliest:Unclear, Latest: 2013
- How soon after a reference period ends can a data source be prepared and provided?
At least 45 days from submitting a request to getting the data.
Method
What is the data collection method (portal, other)?
Portal and excel spreadsheets
- What is the raw source of the collected data (teacher, superintendent)?
Teachers and school administrators
Selectivity (conversely, the representativeness)
- What is the universe (e.g., population) that the data represents (public, charter, private)?
Public and charter schools
Stability/Coherence
Note any changes to the universe of data being captured (e.g., including private schools).
Unknown
Note any changes to the data capture method or sources of data.
Unknown
Metadata
Is there a description of each variable in the source along with their valid values?
No
Are there unique IDs for unique elements that can be used for linking data?
Yes
Can K-12 be linked to higher ed or higher ed to workforce?
No, but received funding in 2014 to develop the SLDS
Links to codebooks:
NA
Accuracy
Any known sources of error?
Unknown
- Describe any quality control checks performed by the state (or data manager).
Maintained by Arizona Department of Education Data Governance Program, but unclear exactly what checks they perform.
Accessibility
- How is the school-level data accessed (note if it needs to be screen scraped)?
Downloadable from here. Example: 2014 data
- How is the student-level data accessed?
Submitting a request packet. Details can be seen here. Data Request Review Board reviews and approves research requests. The board meets four times a year to review proposals.
- Note if IRB is needed or any other restrictions on accessing data.
IRB is needed. Must have a specific list of people who will be accessing the data and a way that you will destroy your data once you are done researching.
- Any records or fields collected, but not included in data source?
Unknown
- Cost? - One time or annual or project based payment?
Unknown
Privacy and security
Note any confidentiality policies or legal limitations other than FERPA:
MOU
What do they consider personally identifiable information?
student-level data
Research
What research has been done with this dataset?
State report cards
Research links:
http://www.azed.gov/research-evaluation/report-cards/
Describe any other notes you have or any gaps/concerns you see with this dataset:
