Data for North Dakota
Educators
SLDS user's GuideSLDS 2.0
September, 2012
Check ND SLDS Training site for latest version of this guide.
this manual's goal is to provide details screen by screen and instructions button by button.
version 9/3/12
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SLDS User’s Guide Table of Contents Basic Navigation
List of SLDS Reports Listing ----------------------------- 4 SLDS Data Trail --------------------------------------------- 5 SLDS Login Page ------------------------------------------- 7 SLDS Portal’s Home Page --------------------------------- 6 SLDS Landing Page ----------------------------------------- 8 General SLDS Controls
Actions – Exports ---------------------------------- 10 Stoplight Color Code ----------------------------- 11 Drilldown ------------------------------------------ 12 Hovering cursor ----------------------------------- 12 Go Back Buttons ----------------------------------- 14 NCLB Subgroups ---------------------------------- 15 + sign to expand data field ----------------------- 17 Parameters ------------------------------------------ 17 Apply Buttom -------------------------------------- 18 Loading --------------------------------------------- 18 Query Parameters ---------------------------------- 19 Refresh Button ------------------------------------ 20 Expand View-area -------------------------------- 20 Export Options ------------------------------------- 21
Reports District
District Profile ------------------------------------- 22 District Enrollment -------------------------------- 23 District Attendance -------------------------------- 24 District Year to Date Absent --------------------- 25 District NDSA Summary ------------------------- 28 District Assessment Details ---------------------- 31 District NDSA & ACT Details ------------------ 32 District ACT Summary -------------------------- 34
ACT School Level ----------------------- 35 ACT Student List ------------------------ 36 ACT Individual Student ----------------- 37
District Dropout Rate ----------------------------- 38 District Graduation Rate -------------------------- 39 ACT National-State-District --------------------- 40 ACT Student Details ------------------------------ 41
Student Directory Current and Historical Course ------------------- 42 Current and Historical Grades ------------------- 43 Current Attendance -------------------------------- 44 Most Recent Proficient Level Results ---------- 44 Student Historical NDSA ------------------------- 45
NDSA Growth Growth Roster -------------------------------------- 46 Student Growth Report --------------------------- 47
NWEA MAP NWEA MAP Assessment Summary ------------ 48 NWEA MAP Data Chart ------------------------- 49 NWEA MAP Individual Student Report ------- 52
Postsecondary Developmental Courses ------------------ 53 Postsecondary Developmental Courses by Subject ----- 54
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PBD-9.3.12
–District Administrators Reports
State Name Description State Dashboard Statewide enrollments by school year and NDSA results Transportation Any districts transportation information reported to DPI
District Name Description Assessment Details Assessment summary by school year, assessment, subject and proficiency level. Shows results by student
counts and demographics. Assessment Inventory An inventory listing of all assessments available in the SLDS by school year and school. District AIMS Class Distribution
AIMS Class Distribution Report
District AIMS Subject Comparison
AIMS Subject comparison
District Assessment Summary Access
A Districts assessment summary for Access allows users to drill to district assessment details by assessment subject to allow for filtering on program and student demographics.
District Assessment Summary
A Districts assessment summary information selectable by assessment and subject area (NDSA, ACT, MAP, AimsWeb). Drills to district assessment details by assessment subject to allow for filtering on program and student demographics.
District Course Code Evaluation
Course code comparison for a selected District, School, Year and Code Status. This report allows you to compare your local and state course codes for discrepancies, thus allowing users the ability to review codes and align accordingly
District Dropout Rate A District's dropout rate, compared to the State's overall dropout rates. 4-year cohort as reported to EdFacts.
District Graduation Rates Graduation rates for each high school within the selected district. These numbers are derived from EdFacts.
District Proficiency Trend A District's percent of students who are at or above proficient levels, separated by Subject area. District Profile An overall profile status for the selected district. District State and National ACT Benchmark
Compare District, State and National ACT college readiness.
NWEA Teacher Report A listing of students per teacher and class that gives the NWEA test information consisting of RIT ranges and goal descriptors.
Student Mismatched Information
A listing of students that have mismatched information between the Stars and PowerSchool application. Additionally, fields that need to be filled in within the application are displayed as well.
School Name Description ACT Student Detail Student composite and subject score ACT results for a selected school year, school and grade
enrolled. Displays latest test score taken by the student for the selected school year. Drills to details. ACT Summary District and School composite and subject score ACT results for a selected school year, school and grade
enrolled. NDSA Growth Model Roster NDSA Growth Model Roster NDSA Growth Model An individual student NDSA growth model School Assessment Summary
A Schools assessment summary information selectable by assessment and subject area (NDSA, ACT, MAP, AimsWeb). Drills to school assessment details by assessment subject to allow for filtering on program and student demographics.
School Profile An overview of a schools enrollment, attendance, YTD absence and latest NDSA results for the current enrolled student population
Student Proficiency Details Displays student proficiency details selectable by school year, grade, school, proficiency level, and student demographics.
Student Name Description Student Directory Search district directory to find a student and drill to the Student Profile to display current and historical
course schedules, program participation, assessments and course grades.
Postsecondary Feedback Name Description Developmental Courses By Subject Area
A Districts PostSecondary enrollment in Developmental Courses, broken out by course subject. Shows totals for high school graduating classes who are enrolled at an NDUS campus.
District Developmental Courses!
A Districts PostSecondary enrollment in Developmental Courses. Shows totals for high school graduating classes who are enrolled at an NDUS campus.
NDUS Student Directory A listing of 10th and 11th grade student directory information to be shared with NDUS. By state statute this data must be shared with NDUS. This report is NOT being sent to NDUS and is provided to the district for feedback on using the SLDS
5Commerce DeptDept of Human Services
ND State Longitudinal Data SystemK12 Domain
Job services of ND ND University SystemsOther State Depts
Policy Makers,Legislators,
Stakeholders
PowerSchool
STARS
Other DistrictData System
(i.e. Financial and HR)
Automatic data import into
STARS
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LEA / District
Includes remedial coursedata from
Post-Secondary
School Information
Manual data import into STARS
State Portal
Portal
Granularity of the data viewed will depend on user’s login and credentials
K12 Data Systems
District Data Systems
Validated School Data NDSA Growth ELL
SLDS interconnectionsCurrent State
as of: 04 Apr 2012
Assessment Data; ACT NWEA AIMSWeb mClass DIBELS Work-Keys
Data starts in the school office When
someone inputs information into
the system.
Data users
Superintendents, principals, teachers
& state
Stakeholders
User name and Initial password will be provided by EduTech.
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SLDS Login Page
URL:https://slds.ndcloud.gov
ND SLDS portal Home Page
School Personal will access SLDS through their assigned school Role and security level.
UnderPK-12
Select Role
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Training Documents,
guides, videos and BlogFuture
Public site
Sign out
SLDS Landing Page
District Level
Reports
Select District, school or student level reports.All reports are listed.
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School Level
Reports
Individual Student Reports
postsecondary Feedback Reports
SLDS Landing PageReport groupings can also be accessed through Dashboards and Libraries
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Dashboards &
Libraries groupings
General SLDS Controls
Actions - Provides Exports Options
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Select "Actions" to
access export options
Scroll to bottom to
view entire report
General SLDS Controls
Charts use theStoplight color code:
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Blue = WOW - exceeds
expectations
green = Good - Meets
expectations
Yellow = Caution - Almost, but does not meet expectations
Red = Urgent - in need of
immediate action
General SLDS Controls
Drilldown whenever you
see "More" or "Click Here
for details"
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Drilldownby
Clicking these locations
General SLDS Controls
Drilldown whenever you
see "More" or "Click Here
for details"
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Hover cursor over
chart sections will provide more detail
Go Back options:Use "Go back to the parent report" Button.Use The browser back button.Go back to Reports landing page.
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General SLDS Controls
Browser back button returns
you to the reports list.
Go back to the parent report
button
Sometimes it's easier to go back
to the reports Landing page.
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General SLDS Controls
Reports are disageraged by NCLB Subgroups
select
the + sign to expand data
field and access
drilldown options
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General SLDS Controls
Reports are disageraged by NCLB Subgroups
Excel export
General SLDS Controls
Drop down ParametersAll Parameters must be selectedNeed to wait between each selection. Remember, Patience is a virtue.
All Parameters
must be selected
Select Year Default is
"Select All"
Scroll to bottom of
screen Select "Apply"
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General SLDS Controls - Loading
Loading symbol will start to run as
soon as apply is selected. You may
need to scroll up to see the message.
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if you don't see a
loading message click on "apply" a
second time.
Step 1 Select report Step 2 select All ParametersStep 3 Scroll to bottom of screenStep 4 Select "Apply"
Step 2 Select District,
school, Year, Test and/or others.
Step 3 Mouse scroll wheel is a real
Helper for scrolling to the bottom
General SLDS Controls
Step 4 Select"Apply"
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* Expand View area by selecting the small triangles located mid-page on the side.* Select the Refresh button to update any changes.
General SLDS Controls
Select the triangle to expand view
area
Refresh Button
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General SLDS Controls
Export - Provides Exports Options
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export provides 7 options
Tip: Exports will exports all of the data contained in a report, not just the data showing on the screen. Because of this you can save time by exporting; then viewing the export rather than moving from screen page to screen page.
District Profile Report
Enrollment Summary - Attendance Summary Year to Date Days Absent - NDSA Summary
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Enrollment summary
Attendance Summary
Year To Date
Absence
NDSA Summry
District Profile Report - Enrollment
Select + sign to get more detail such as: Names for individual schools or student numbers.
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+ Sign will expand Data
Field.
drilldown link will take
you to the school profile
page
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Accessing reports
End of year Attendance Summary
+ Sign will expand Data
Field.
District Profile Report - Attendance
Tip: in this report the drill down data is the name of the school and link to the school's Profile page.
District Attendance
Rate
Accessing reports
year to date absent: Data Source is current Powerschool data.
District Profile Report - Year to date absent
More button drills down
to Daily Attendance
Chart
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Accessing reports
year to date absent: Expand individual school for attendance detail. absent Codes are set by school.
District Profile Report - Year to date absent
Absent codes; codes are set
by district
Student's daily
absences
individual school Absent codes
Absences on Report
dateAbsences day
before Report date
Difference between
two dates
Change in yearly
average
Hover cursor over
chart sections will provide more detail
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Accessing reportsDistrict Profile Report -
NDSA SummaryCurrent NDSA Summary - all areas by gradeAll students that took the test
You can drill down five levels to individual student report.
percent of students at
each proficiency
level.
Language data not available
prior to 2012
Hover mouse over bar to get number of students.
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Accessing reportsDistrict Profile Report -
NDSA Summarysecond level - data tablecurrent year's Proficiency levels by grade, school and nclb sub groups
Move to sub group
detail
NCLB sub
groups
Back to Parent report drill
down to grade and
school level.
Number of Students
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Accessing reportsDistrict Profile Report -
NDSA SummaryThird level - chartselected school's proficiency level by grade
click here to move to data table
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Accessing reportsDistrict Profile Report -
NDSA Summaryfourth level - data tableselected school's proficiency levels by grade
click on % link to move to student proficiency
details
Number of Students
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Accessing reportsDistrict Profile Report -
NDSA Summaryfifth level - Student ListStudent demographic detail at proficiency level nCLB sub
groups
Number of Students
click on student
name to move to student
details
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Accessing reportsDistrict Profile Report -
NDSA Summarysixth level - individual StudentStudent proficiency details Stop
light color
coaded...
scale score bars are proportional to the proficiency
level.Reference NDSA Scale score
chart in Training Modules.
Language scores added
in 2011
Proficient range is
666-706; 678 is close to
Partial Range
679 is mid-point of partial
range 657-687
science only tested in grades
4, 8, 11
missed advanced 713 by 1 point
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Accessing reportsAssessment Reports District Assessment details ACT
ACT assessment summary by school year, subject by College Ready or Not College Ready level. Shows results by student counts and demographics.
act District Assessment details
NCLB Sub-
groups
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Accessing reportsAssessment Reports District Assessment summary ACT
ACT assessment summary by school year and subject by College Ready or Not College Ready level. Shows results by student counts and demographics.
act District Assessment detailsACT Level 1
ACT Level 2
district Data Table
click here to drill
down five levels
click here to drill down to school level
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Accessing reportsAssessment Reports District Assessment summary ACT
ACT SCHOOL LEVEL assessment summary by subject by College Ready or Not College Ready level.
act school Assessment summaryACT Level 3
click here to drill down to student
list
ACT Level 4
school data chart
Data can be desegregated into NCLB sub
groups
click here to
drill down to subject data table
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports ACT National-State-distict
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Accessing reportsAssessment Reports District Assessment summary ACT
ACT student list of one subject by one proficiency level
act student list subject and Ppoficiency groupACT Level 5
click here to drill down to subject level
Student numbers
Parent report back
button; this is quickest way to navigate
back.
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports District Assessment summary ACT
sixth level - individual StudentStudent proficiency details
act student list subject and Ppoficiency groupACT Level 6
Stop light color
coaded...
Made college ready by 1
point
score bars are proportional to ACT's the proficiency levels.
reference ACT score chart or ACT Profile Report - ND in Training Modules.
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missed college
ready by 2 points
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports assessment trend report
NDSA assessment trend report: shows trend data for past two years.
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Accessing reportsAssessment Reports assessment trend report
NDSA assessment trend report: shows trend data for past two years.
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Accessing reportsAssessment Reports assessment trend report
NDSA assessment trend report: shows trend data for past two years.
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Accessing reportsAssessment Reports assessment trend report
NDSA assessment trend report: shows trend data for past two years.
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Accessing reportsAssessment Reports assessment inventory
An inventory listing of all assessments available in the SLDS by school year and school.
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Accessing reportsDistrict Reports Unmatched student information
A listing of students that have mismatched information between the Stars and PowerSchool application.
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Accessing reportsAssessment Reports NWEA MAP Teacher's REport
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select only 1 course
parameters
Your words here...
goal area heading
options
test period
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports NWEA MAP Teacher's REport
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NWEA MAP Teacher report provides a sortable report. Data includes: Test date, RIT score, standard error, national Percentile, percent correct, test duration, and rit ranges for each goal area and class rit mean.
% correct and
test duration are test validity
measures
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports NWEA MAP Assessment summary
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NWEA MAP Assessment Summary puts students into four groups: 0%-33% = Below Grade level34%-66% = At grade level67%-94% = above grade level=>95% = 95% percentile
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports NWEA MAP Data chart
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NWEA MAP Assessment Summary puts students into four groups: 0%-33% = Below Grade level34%-66% = At grade level67%-94% = above grade level=>95% = 95% percentile
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports NWEA MAP student proficiency list
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NWEA MAP Assessment Summary puts students into four groups: 0%-33% = Below Grade level34%-66% = At grade level67%-94% = above grade level=>95% = 95% percentile
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports NWEA MAP student proficiency list
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NWEA MAP proficiency list:one list for each proficiency level
Accessing reports
Assessment Reports NWEA MAP & NDSA student proficiency Reprot
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NWEA MAP & NDSA proficiency Report:
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports Aims test
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aims Class Distibution by Norm
select parameters
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports Aims test
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aims Class Distibution by Norm
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports Aims test
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aims class distribution by norm
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports Aims test
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aims subject comparision
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports Aims
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aims Class Distibution by Norm
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports access ell
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access ell district assessment summary
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports access ell
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access ell district assessment summary detail
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports access ell
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access ell district assessment summary detail
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports District dropout rate
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A District's dropout rate, compared to the State's overall dropout rates. 4-year cohort as reported to EdFacts.
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports School Graduation Rate
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Graduation rates for each high school within the selected district. These numbers are derived from EdFacts.
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports ACT student details
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Students College ready in 1 subject
Students College ready in 2 subjects
Students College ready in 3 subjects
Students College ready in 4 subjects
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports Student Directory
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Student current and historical course schedules, program participation, assessments and course grades.
Drill down to
Historical data
Select School and
Year for data
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports Student Directory
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Student current and historical course schedules, program participation, assessments and course grades.
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports Student Directory
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Student current and historical course schedules, program participation, assessments and course grades.
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports Student Directory
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Student current and historical course schedules, program participation, assessments and course grades.
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports Student Historical NDSA
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missed advanced 713 by 1 point
Proficient range is
666-706; 678 is close to
Partial Range
679 is mid-point of partial
range 657-687
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports NDSA growth Roster
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NDSA Growth roster - roster for each proficiency level.
TIP export in csv format and open in excel. this will allow you to have all students in one document.
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports NDSA Student growth projection
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NDSA student growth projection needs to be accessed one student, one subject at a time. for Reading and Math only.
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports Developmental courses
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A Districts PostSecondary enrollment in Developmental Courses. Shows totals for high school graduating classes who are enrolled at an NDUS campus.
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports Developmental courses by subject area
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A Districts PostSecondary enrollment in Developmental Courses. Shows totals for high school graduating classes who are enrolled at an NDUS campus.
Accessing reportsAssessment Reports NWEA MAP student proficiency list
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A Districts PostSecondary enrollment in Developmental Courses, broken out by course subject. Shows totals for high school graduating classes who are enrolled at an NDUS campus.
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