1. DataDirector Next Steps Kristin Davis Riverside Publishing

2. What’s Included? Custom Standards Test Series Power Data Sets

3. Custom Standards How will they appear? Content Area > Grade > Strand > Sub strand

4. Custom Standards What do I need? Excel (.xls or.xlsx) 12 fields a. State b. Source (Content Standards, Framework, etc.) c. Subject Area d. Year (single, 4-digit year only) e. Grade Range f. Grades g. Parent (Use the Parent field if a standard is a sub-standard. The Parent field is the standard description of the main standard. Otherwise, leave blank.) h. Label i. Code j. Description k. Linkable (Y, N only- will a user be able to link an exam question to this line of data?) l. GUID (Leave this field blank, as it is for internal purposes)

5. Custom Standards What do I need?

6. Custom Standards Additional Notes Submit one subject per file. Multiple grades should be separated by a comma (,). For Example, Grade Range: Grades 9 though 12, Grades: 9,10,11,12. District or consortium lead should submit all files to the Status List.

7. Test Series What is it?

8. Test Series What is it? Common Assessment 2 Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Common Assessment 1 Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Common Assessment 3 Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6

9. Test Series What is it?

10. Test Series Why do I want it? Use Common Assessment Data in Pivot Table How did students move (or not move) proficiency levels from one common assessment to another?

11. Test Series Why do I want it? Use Common Assessment Data in Multiple Assessment Listing Show common assessment data next to demographics and other scores.

12. Test Series Why do I want it? Look at student common assessment data across grade levels Which students across grade levels scored lower on their second common assessment that on their first?

13. Test Series How do I make one?

14. Test Series How do I make one?

15. Test Series How do I make one?

16. Test Series How do I make one?

17. Test Series Done!

18. Test Series Additional Notes A test series contains 1 record per student. Only 1 person at each level (preferably each district) should be able to create a test series. Only create test series for assessments at your level. Creating a test series is permission- based.

19. Power Data Sets What are they? State Test Scores WLPT WASL HSPE Letter Grades Class-specific Period-specific Per term (semester, trimester, quarter) Local Assessment Scores Periodic Common Assessments

20. Power Data Sets What can I do with them? Power Reports What are the MEAP scores and letter grades for two years for students in math?

21. Power Data Sets What data do I need? Clean 4 core files Demographic Course Teacher/ User Roster 5 th core file- Transcript file

22. Power Data Sets What is in the transcript file?

23. Power Data Sets How do I check the file? Power Reports Eligibility Course Subject Mapping Transcript Year and Term Completeness Transcript Date Consistency Transcript Date Verification Transcript Roster Term Consistency Schedule Power Data Set Update

24. Power Data Sets What is the process? Submit Transcript FileCheck over Power Reports EligibilitySchedule Power Data Sets Update Share Power Data Sets with key report builders Build Power Reports and share with users

25. Power Data Sets Additional Notes

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