VT Census Case Studies : Nevada K-12 Education

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://www.doe.nv.gov/DataCenter/

Nevada Data Dictionary (Department of Education) 

Student Level Data Fact Sheet

Date Inventory Completed: May 28th, 2015

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: Takes at least 45 days to process, so would likely not be available by August 15th. However, they do have extensive data once you gain access.

Shortened Inventory

Purpose

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

 "Federal and state law requires the Department to collect student level information for student, school and district performance reporting, evaluation of educational programs and allocation of state funding."  

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

Authorized and authenticated NDE officials and information technology personnel, authorized and authenticated District and School personnel, contracted vendors with signed privacy obligations for specified applications, and parents and students may access this data through their local district.

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?

 2003-2014

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

 45 days

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

 Not yet.

Selectivity (conversely, the representativeness)

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

 Public schools

Accessibility

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

Screen-scraped through their "report card" tool.

• How is the student-level data accessed?

 Submitting this request form. 

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

 IRB required.

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

 Unknown.

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

One Time