Education Research & Data Center Data Discussion

Education Research & Data Center Data Discussion

Washington State Board of Education March 10, 2011

Carol Jenner, ERDC

O UTLINE

• Education Research & Data Center (ERDC) timeline

• ERDC vision, mission, values

• ERDC model: statutory responsibilities

• P-20 critical questions

• P-20 core data

• Examples

– Postsecondary enrollment patterns – Employment of high school students – Remedial course-taking rates

– Where do teachers go?

• P-20/K-12 interactions

• ARRA SLDS Grant components

• Additional analysis on transitions

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E DUCATION R ESEARCH & D ATA C ENTER (ERDC)

• 2005-06: Washington Learns – established the need for P-20 research and data

• 2007 Legislature (E2SSB 5843) created ERDC within Office of Financial Management (in collaboration with LEAP)

• 2009 Legislature (ESHB 2261) directed ERDC to “identify the critical research and policy questions” and adds P-20 data governance role. Also, directs ERDC and OSPI to “take all actions necessary to secure federal funds to implement sections 201 through 203 of this act.”

• December 2009 – ERDC and OSPI submit grant proposal for P-20/Workforce data system funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Notification of award ($17.3 million) announced May 2010.

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E DUCATION R ESEARCH & D ATA C ENTER

Vision

• To promote a seamless, coordinated preschool-to-career (P-20) experience for all learners by providing objective analysis and information.

Mission

• To develop longitudinal information spanning the P-20 system in order to facilitate analyses, provide meaningful reports, collaborate on education research, and

share data.

Values

• Coordinate, facilitate, build upon and enhance the education data collection and analysis already being done by multiple agencies and institutions.

• Adhere strictly to both the letter and spirit of privacy laws affecting individual student record data and be sensitive to other privacy concerns.

• Achieve consensus wherever possible among participating agencies and

institutions in determining the best data and research available to help guide the implementation of P-20 goals.

• Conduct all business, data development and research in an open and transparent

fashion (to the extent allowed by privacy laws), with the full inclusion of education

agencies, organizations, and institutions as well as legislative participants.

E DUCATION R ESEARCH & D ATA C ENTER

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DATA

M

,

GOVERNANCE

P ARTNERS

E ARLY

L EARNING

K-12

C OLLEGES

U NIVERSITIES

W ORKFORCE

D ^ATA M ^ANAGEMENT , G ^OVERNANCE

Standards, confidentiality, security

C ^RITICAL Q ^UESTIONS

R ^ESEARCH

D ^ATA

DICTIONARY ,

LONGITUDINAL LINKING , ^CROSS -

SECTOR DERIVED ELEMENTS

P-20 / W D ^ATASETS

P ROVIDE DATA TO PARTNER AGENCIES

T RACK OUTCOMES

L ONGITUDINALLY

C OLLABORATE ON P-20

RESEARCH

R ESPOND TO AD - HOC REQUESTS ( DATA AND RESEARCH ) FROM

PARTNERS , LEGISLATURE

E NSURE THAT LEGISLATIVE INTERESTS ARE SERVED

F EEDBACK REPORTS ( ON

BEHALF OF AGENCIES )

R ESPOND TO EXTERNAL

REQUESTS FOR DATA

C RITICAL Q UESTIONS

• Student Profile: Who are the students? What are their characteristics?

• Quality/Achievement: What are students doing? How well?

Course-taking, assessments, tests, etc.

• Transition/Advancement Outcomes: Do students continue on education path? Graduation rates, dropouts, retention,

employment

• Program effectiveness and costs: Evaluation and comparisons of programs, schools, districts

• Teachers: Supply, distribution, retention, training

For a more complete discussion, see “Critical P-20 Research and Policy Questions” <http://www.erdc.wa.gov/questions/ >

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P UBLIC K-12

1999-current

UW, WSU, CWU, EWU, TESC, WWU

P UBLIC

B ACCALAUREATES

1999-current SBCTC

C OMMUNITY &

T ECHNICAL C OLLEGES

2003-current

N ATIONAL S TUDENT

C LEARINGHOUSE

ESD

W ORKFORCE (Unemployment

Insurance)

Washington P-20

Education/Workforce Core Data

OSPI = Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction DEL = Department of Early Learning

ESD = Employment Security Department

SBCTC = State Board for Community & Technical Colleges

UW = University of Washington WSU = Washington State University CWU = Central Washington University

EWU = Eastern Washington University TESC = The Evergreen State College WWU = Western Washington University

DEL

State-Funded

E ^ARLY C ^HILDHOOD

1995-current

Current Data Linkage Future Data Linkage

P-20 L ONGITUDINAL D ^ATA E ^LEMENTS

E XAMPLE : P OSTSECONDARY E NROLLMENT S TATUS

2008-09 high school graduates:

64.2% enrolled in postsecondary education by June 2010 Of those enrolled:

83.5% enrolled in Washington institutions

Public 4-year 36.3%

Public 4-year 35.3%

Public 2-year 14.4%

Public 2-year 58.4%

Private 49.3%

Private 6.3%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Out-of-state 6,734 Washington

33,974

Type of Enrollment: Washington and Out-of-State Institutions.

(Universe: 2008-09 public high school graduates enrolled in any postsecondary institution)

See: “Participation in Postsecondary Education: Washington State High School Graduates, 2008-09,” Washington Education Research & Data

P OSTSECONDARY E NROLLMENT S TATUS ^{( CONTINUED )}

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See: “Participation in Postsecondary Education: Washington State High School Graduates, 2008-09,” Washington Education Research & Data Center, December 2010. <http://www.erdc.wa.gov/briefs/>

Note: Postsecondary students are classified according to the institution in which they were enrolled in Fall 2009. If not enrolled in the fall term, the students are classified by the type of institution associated with their earliest enrollment.

31.3% 31.3% 31.3%

10.9%

21.6% 18.9%

3.4%

3.4%

5.2%

12.4%

10.6%

50.4%

30.9% 35.8%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Low-Income Not Low-Income Total

Not enrolled

Out of State

Washington Private

Washington Public 4-year

Washington CTC Postsecondary enrollment by income status and type of institution.

(Universe: 2008-09 public high school graduates)

E XAMPLE : E MPLOYMENT DURING H IGH S CHOOL

Source: “Workforce Participation: Washington State High School Graduates, 2009,” Washington Education Research & Data Center,

59.9%

53.5%

55.3%

57.6%

60.5%

59.2%

51.8%

56.9%

4.8%

6.5%

5.0%

4.6%

4.7%

5.5%

7.2%

5.6%

35.3%

40.1%

39.7%

37.7%

34.8%

35.4%

41.0%

37.5%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Female Male High School GPA <2.0 High School GPA 2.0-2.5 High School GPA 2.5-3.0 High School GPA 3.0-3.5 High School GPA 3.5-4.0 All graduates

Employed during school year Employed summer only Not employed

Universe: 2009 high school graduates for whom employment status can be assessed

E ^XAMPLE : R ^EMEDIAL C ^OURSE -T ^AKING ( ^{R ECENT H IGH S CHOOL G RADUATES )}

RCW 28B.10.685 requires each public higher education institution in the state to report annually to OSPI and SBE:

1. The number of students who, within three years of graduating from a Washington high school, enrolled in a state-supported precollege-level class at the institution.

2. The types of precollege classes in which each student was enrolled.

3. The name of the Washington high school from which each student graduated.

State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) indicator: Information regarding the extent to which students transition successfully from secondary school to postsecondary education, including whether students enroll in remedial coursework.

Remedial course-taking report for 2008-09 grads is in preparation.

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E XAMPLE : W HERE D O T EACHERS G O ?

R

30.0%

UI BENEFITS

0.4%

N

21.9%

O UTSIDE PUBLIC EDUCATION

14.1%

P UBLIC EDUCATION

28.4%

B OTH PUBLIC &

NON - PUBLIC EDUCATION

5.2%

E MPLOYED

47.7%

2006

R

25.5%

UI BENEFITS

1.8%

N

23.2%

O UTSIDE PUBLIC EDUCATION

10.0%

P UBLIC EDUCATION

33.9%

B OTH PUBLIC &

NON - PUBLIC EDUCATION

5.6%

E MPLOYED

49.5%

2008

Teachers who left

teaching jobs matched against administrative records from

Unemployment Insurance Program and Department of Retirement Systems (Washington state records only).

Source: “Who Leaves Teaching and Where Do They Go?,” Washington Education Research & Data Center,

n=4,291

n=3,411

P-20/K-12 I NTERACTIONS

• Career/Technical Education postsecondary and workforce follow-up (selected federal reporting items)

• Tech-Prep CTC follow-up (selected federal reporting items)

• SFSF-required postsecondary enrollment status (within 16 months of high school graduation)

• SFSF-required postsecondary credit status (within 2 years of high school graduation)

• SFSF-required remedial course-taking rates for recent high school graduates

• SFSF commitment to development of an employment

handbook to standardize analyses of wage and employment outcomes of students

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G RANT A CTIVITIES

• It’s not just an IT project!

• Critical questions and related research (including selection of P-20 elements for high school feedback reports) will inform P- 20 data warehouse development

• P-20 data warehouse is a research-oriented tool …

– Students studied based on characteristics – not used for determinations related to individual students

– No need for personally identifying information (PII) in data warehouse – ERDC- assigned P-20 identifier is used to link records across sectors

• Data-sharing policies

• Source system enhancements: Department of Early Learning, Higher Education Coordinating Board, Public Centralized

Higher Education Enrollment System (OFM)

A PPLICATIONS M ATCH

Goal: to obtain an

unduplicated count of

qualified individuals applying to Washington public 4-year higher education institutions who were not served

Fall 2008 and Fall 2010 updates in preparation

Enhanced data available for the new studies: accurate K- 12 information plus National Student Clearinghouse info

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Source: Washington Office of Financial Management. <http://www.ofm.wa.gov/hied/appmat/>

Fall 2007

Undergraduate applications 68,675

Individuals 52,745

WA residents: 38,837

Enrolled (any institution) 29,741

Did not enroll: 9,096

Accepted for admission 5,738 Other (late, incomplete) 1,852 Denied admission: 1,506

Low GPA 305

Unknown GPA 198

Acceptable GPA 1,003

Unserved (“Waiting Line”) 1,003 –1,201

C ONSIDERATIONS W HEN U SING N ATIONAL D ATA

• Timeframe: Percent enrolling in fall vs. percent enrolling in 12 or 16 months after graduation.

• Treatment of Running Start students entering postsecondary after high school. Some considered “transfer” or “continuing”

students when enrolling in CTC where Running Start courses were taken (so not counted as “first-time” college student).

• Full-time equivalent (FTE) versus “headcount” enrollment

• Classification of higher education institutions. When CTCs offer applied baccalaureate degree programs, they are

classified as public 4-year institutions in the national data

systems.

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C ONTACT U S !

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WASHINGTON

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www.erdc.wa.gov