Summary of Changes

Annual Mandatory Collection of Elementary and Secondary Education Data through EDFacts

Summary of Requested Changes in Attachment H

May 2011

Attachment H describes the technical corrections being requested to the Annual Mandatory Collection of Elementary and Secondary Education Data through EDFacts.

The relevant attachments, as noted in the following table, have been updated to reflect the technical corrections summarized here and detailed in Attachment H.

Attachment B-1 – Overview of EDFacts Data Set

Section in Attachment	Reference in Attachment H	Change
Legacy Collections	SY 2010 -11, #3	Added number of states approved for EDFacts only reporting for SY 2010-11 for IDEA Section 618 and added footnotes to explain the table Removed the reference to the congruency analysis process in the approach to transition CAR to EDFacts
Standard definitions	SY 2011-12 , #1	Amended the definition of “children with disabilities (IDEA)” to reflect Rosa’s Law

Attachment B-3 – EDFacts Data Groups

Section in Attachment	Reference in Attachment H	Change
Limited English Proficient Students and Title III of ESEA	SY 2010-11, #5	Changed the steward to OESE
	SY 2011-12 , #3	Added permitted value to AMAO I ELP making progress (DG569), AMAO II ELP attainment (DG518), and AMAO III AYP for LEP (DG688)
Accountability and Reporting Provisions of ESEA	SY 2010-11, #1	Added explanation of how the assessment data will be collected for SY 2010-11
	SY 2010-11, #1	Revised definitions of Assessment participation in mathematics table (DG588), in reading/language arts table (DG589), and in science table (DG590)
	SY 2010-11, #4	Added missing word to comment for Cohorts for regulatory extended year adjusted-cohort graduation rate table (DG698)
	SY 2010-11, #4	Amended the name of Regulatory extended time adjusted-cohort graduation rate (DG697) and added missing word to the comment
Public School Choice and Supplemental Education Services	SY 2010-11, #5	Changed steward to include OESE
Technology	SY 2010-11, #4	Revised reporting period of 8th grade technology literacy table (DG650)
	SY 2010-11, #4	Revised definition of Integrated technology status (DG524)
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)	SY 2010-11, #1	Added explanation of how the assessment data will be collected for SY 2010-11
	SY 2010-11, #1	Revised definition of Children with disabilities (IDEA) not participating in assessments table (DG491)
	SY 2010 -11, #4	Revised definitions of Children with disabilities (IDEA) exiting special education (DG85), Children with disabilities (IDEA) reasons for unilateral removal table (DG476) and Children with disabilities (IDEA) not participating in assessments table (DG491)
Throughout	SY 2010 -11, #5	Corrected errors in file specification numbers in summary tables. The summary tables were not updated when the file specification numbers were changed.

Attachment B-4 – EDFacts Data Categories

Section in Attachment	Reference in Attachment H	Change
Categories used throughout the data set	SY 2010-11, #5	Changed the steward of LEP Status (Both) and LEP Status (Only) to OESE
Limited English Proficient Students and Title III of ESEA	SY 2010-11, #5	Changed the steward to OESE
Technology	SY 2010-11 , #4	Revised the permitted values and definition for Technology Literacy Status
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)	SY 2010 -11, #4	Revised definition of Disability Category (IDEA)
	SY 2010 -11, #4	Revised definitions and permitted values for the Educational Services data category
	SY 2010 -11, #4	Revised definition and category name for the data category Reason for Not Completing Assessment
	SY 2011-12 , #1	Changed a permitted value for Disability Category (IDEA)

Attachment B-5 – EDFacts Data Groups and Categories for the Civil Rights Data Collection

Section in Attachment	Reference in Attachment H	Change
Categories used exclusively in the CRDC	SY 2011-12 , #2	Amended the additional instructions for reporting the category “School Expenditures” so that the inclusions and exclusions are consistent.

Attachment B-6 – EDFacts Data Set – School Improvement Grants

Section in Attachment	Reference in Attachment H	Change
Metric 8	SY 2010-11, #4	Revised the format of Average scale score table (DG730)
Metric 12	SY 2010-11, #2	Revised definition of Student attendance rate (DG731)
Throughout	SY 2010-11, #5	Added file specification numbers to new data groups

Attachment B-7 - EDFacts Data Set – State Fiscal Stabilization Fund

Section in Attachment	Reference in Attachment H	Change
Standards and Assessments	SY 2010-11, #4	Revised the definition and permitted values of the Postsecondary Enrollment Action data category
	SY 2010-11, #4	Revised the definition and permitted values of the Postsecondary Credit data category
Throughout	SY 2010-11, #5	Added file specification numbers

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