VT Census Case Studies : Missouri K-12 Education

Created by ziemer on 02 Jun 2015

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: http://dese.mo.gov/data-system-management/manuals

 

Date Inventory Completed: 6/1/15

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? NO

Explanation: It may be possible to get the data for the student level K-12 data by August 15th, but the data cannot currently be linked to higher education data.

Shortened Inventory 

Purpose

  • What is the purpose of the organization collecting the data?

To inform school districts and the state on overall performance level, and improve quality of education.

  • Who else uses the data? (make a note if they sell the data to companies)

Educators, school officials, 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?

Earliest: unknown; Latest: 2015

  • How soon after a reference period ends can a data source be prepared and provided?

Unclear

 

Selectivity (conversely, the representativeness)

  • What is the universe (e.g., population) that the data represents?

Students attending K-12 public schools.

  • Can K-12 be linked to higher ed or higher ed to workforce?

Not currently

 

Accessibility

  • How is the school-level data accessed (note if it needs to be screen scraped)?

School report cards are available via an online dashboard: http://mcds.dese.mo.gov/guidedinquiry/Pages/District-and-School-Information.aspx

Information will need to be screen-scraped.

  • How is the student-level data accessed?

Necessary to submit a request at https://k12apps.dese.mo.gov/webapps/datarequestform/requestform.aspx

  • Note if IRB is needed or any other restrictions on accessing data.

Unknown

  • Any records or fields collected, but not included in data source?

Unknown

  • Cost? - One time or annual or project based payment?

Unknown