Study of the Impact of English Learner Reclassification Policies
Supporting Statement for Paperwork Reduction Act Submission
APPENDIX A: Data Extract Form for SLDS Request
August 2022
Contract 91990021D0004 (Task Order 91990021F0387)
Submitted to:
Institute of Education Sciences
U.S. Department of Education
Submitted by:
Westat
An Employee-Owned Research Corporation®
1600 Research Boulevard
Rockville, Maryland 20850-3129
(301) 251-1500
SLDS Data Extract Form
Data type / data elements |
Notes |
State-specific
(if state data dictionary available, study team to complete) |
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Main |
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School year |
2010–11 through 2020–21. |
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Student ID |
Please use a consistent pseudo-ID that links student records across years. |
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Attending district |
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Attending school |
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Grade of enrollment |
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Student background |
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English learner (EL) status |
Note if current or former EL. If available, include monitoring status and/or year for former and Ever ELs. |
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Immigrant |
If available in state-level data system. |
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Country of origin |
If available in state-level data system. |
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Date arrived in country/enrolled in school |
If available in state-level data system. |
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Race/ethnicity |
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Gender |
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Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility |
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Special education status/eligibility |
Include both 504 and IDEA eligibility; can be provided separately. |
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Specific disability category |
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EL data |
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Home language |
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Date or year of initial classification as EL |
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Initial level of English language proficiency at identification |
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Type of language instruction education programs participating in |
Include parent refusal of services if available. |
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Date or year of reclassification |
If student has been reclassified. |
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Status/scores for non-assessment reclassification criteria (e.g., teacher ratings), if used |
If available in state-level data system. |
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Student program and enrollment data |
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Retention in grade from previous year |
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Length (in days) of current school year |
Will be used to calculate an annual attendance rate (if already calculated, please provide). |
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Days attended in the current school year |
Will be used to calculate an annual attendance rate (if already calculated, please provide). |
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Days absent in the current school year |
Will be used to calculate an annual attendance rate (if already calculated, please provide). |
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Courses enrolled |
To include NCES course codes, state-specific course names/IDs/codes, subject area, language of instruction (if available) for all classes enrolled during the current year. |
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Gifted and talented program participation |
If the state has such an indicator. If not, we will derive from course names/IDs. |
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Honors, advanced, or high-level course/program participation |
If the state has such an indicator. If not, we will derive from course names/IDs. |
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Remedial course/program participation |
If the state has such an indicator. If not, we will derive from course names/IDs. |
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EL-specific content courses (e.g., “sheltered science”) |
If the state has such an indicator. If not, we will derive from course names/IDs. |
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Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, dual-enrollment participation |
If the state has such an indicator. If not, we will derive from course names/IDs. |
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Algebra I enrollment |
If the state has such an indicator. If not, we will derive from course names/IDs. |
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High school credits completed |
If the state has such an indicator. If not, we will derive from course names/IDs. |
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Enrollment in full academic load (i.e., math, English language arts, science, social studies) |
If the state has such an indicator. If not, we will derive from course names/IDs. |
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Postsecondary enrollment |
2-year or 4-year college; 1 and 2 years after leaving high school. |
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Enrollment in developmental courses at postsecondary level |
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Postsecondary credits completed |
1 and 2 years after leaving high school. |
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Student achievement data |
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English language proficiency test scores |
To include all subscores and composite scores associated with the test. |
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English language arts test scores from state assessments |
To include all subscores and composite scores associated with the test. |
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Mathematics test scores from state assessments |
To include all subscores and composite scores associated with the test. |
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Science state test scores from state assessments |
To include all subscores and composite scores associated with the test. |
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High school exit/completion type |
4-year or 5-year graduation; regular diploma, career/technical diploma. |
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Author | Ann Webber |
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File Created | 2023-08-30 |