VT Census Case Studies : South Dakota K-12 Education

Created by ziemer on 03 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://doe.sd.gov/data.aspx 

 

Date Inventory Completed: 6/3/15

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: Student level data for K-12 cannot be linked to higher education of workforce data currently. Unclear if student-level data could be accessed by August 15th.

Shortened Inventory 

Purpose

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

“To improve teaching, learning, and state and local educational program operations throughout South Dakota’s public schools through timely delivery and use of information, using established secure processes for efficient and effective collection and maintenance of educational data as governed by State statutes and administrative rules, and in accordance with the privacy rights of individual students.”

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

Researchers, educators, parents, policy-makers

 

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?

2005-2014

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

Less than one year.


Selectivity (conversely, the representativeness)

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

K-12 Public Schools

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

No

 

Accessibility

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

 Available to download on website as csv.

  • How is the student-level data accessed?

Must fill out a data request form, provide verification of approval under an IRB, and sign a data sharing agreement.

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

IRB is needed.

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

If less than 10 students under a certain group, their data will be suppressed.

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

“If there are costs involved in the fulfillment of your data request, the Department of Education will provide you with a time cost estimate prior to moving forward with the data request."