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
Link:
https://sled.osse.dc.gov/SitePages/Home.aspx
http://osse.dc.gov/publication/commonly-requested-data
Date Inventory Completed: 5/29/15
Screening
- Is there data available for 2013?
- Can we access the data by August 15th? Unclear.
Does this dataset appear to meet our needs for the Census study? UNDECIDED
Explanation: It is unclear what higher education or workforce data is available, although this data has been linked with K-12 data. Currently all data requests are under a moratorium and take at least 4 weeks before the request is viewed and then additional time for the request to be processed and approved. Have submitted the data request which will be submitted to their legal council.
Full Inventory
Purpose
- What is the purpose of the organization collecting the data?
“The DC Statewide Longitudinal Education Data (SLED) System is intended to enable the sharing of critical information spanning a student’s lifelong public education experience in DC, from early childhood through grades K to 12, college and other postsecondary education and into adult education and employment.”
- Who else uses the data? (make a note if they sell the data to companies)
Parents, schools, education stakeholders, researchers
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?
Depends on the school and on the variables, but most are available from 2002 to 2013.
- How soon after a reference period ends can a data source be prepared and provided?
Approximately one year.
Method
- What is the data collection method (portal, other)?
Portal
- What is the raw source of the collected data (teacher, superintendent)?
School official
Selectivity (conversely, the representativeness)
- What is the universe (e.g., population) that the data represents?
Students attending DC public schools and public charter schools. Students attending DC higher education institutions.
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?
Yes
- Links to codebooks:
N/A
Accuracy
- Any known sources of error?
Unknown
- Describe any quality control checks performed by the state (or data manager).
Unknown
Accessibility
- How is the school-level data accessed (note if it needs to be screen scraped)?
School level information is openly available on a dashboard and this data can be downloaded as a csv.
http://learndc.org/schoolprofiles
http://osse.dc.gov/publication/commonly-requested-data
- How is the student-level data accessed?
Researchers can submit a request to OSSE's online data request form at https://osse.sp.dc.gov/osse/EDM3/Public/Pages/P.aspx. DC is currently under a data-sharing moratorium, where all requests need to be approved by the DC data administrator. As a result this process has been greatly delayed. Would need to have an MOU with the state. Moreover, many of the education data is not available at the student level.
- Note if IRB is needed or any other restrictions on accessing data.
Would need an IRB from VT.
- Any records or fields collected, but not included in data source?
Any portions of LEA-level and school-level data that identify student-level data will be treated as sensitive and may not, with limited exception, be disclosed without written consent of the parent of the identified student.
- Cost? - One time or annual or project based payment?
No
Privacy and security
- Note any confidentiality policies or legal limitations other than FERPA:
MOU
- What do they consider personally identifiable information?
Any student-level data
Research
- What research has been done with this dataset?
School performance
- Research links:
https://sled.osse.dc.gov/Pages/SLED%20Pages/Reports.aspx
Describe any other notes you have or any gaps/concerns you see with this dataset: