Data Collection

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• Data Privacy and Security

  The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) treats data confidentiality and the privacy of student educational records very seriously. It complies with all federal laws including Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), state statutes, and guidelines to protect confidential data.

• About the Collection: Educator Data System (EDS)

  The Educator Data System (EDS) collects data on all Connecticut public school educators and all educators in approved private special education programs (APSEPS) for each of the roles that they hold.

• About the Collection: ED204

  The ED204: Title I Part D Neglected and Delinquent Evaluation Report is used to collect data on student participation and academic outcomes from the prior school year. Only districts that receive Title I Part D funds are required to complete this form.

• About the Collection: ED205 - Title I Evaluation Report 

  The purpose of the ED205: Title I Evaluation Report is to provide information from the Title I Part A recipients who report data on student and staff participation. This form collects data on the prior school year. Only districts that receive Title I funds are required to complete this form.

• About the Collection: Noncertified Staff Collection

  CSDE uses the Noncertified Staff application to collect para-professional full-time equivalent (FTE) data in nine instructional and eleven non-instructional categories.

• About the Collection: CT-SEDS Referral and Evaluation (previously Evaluation Timelines)

  Evaluation Timelines collects data that are used to monitor compliance to the federal timeline regarding initial evaluations and eligibility determination for special education and related services.

• About the Collection: Assessment Accommodations

  As a result of the administration of the Connecticut Statewide Summative Assessments, there are several data collections that are used to collect Accommodation information for the Smarter Balanced Assessments, the NGSS Science Test and the Connecticut SAT School Day.

• About the Collection: ED165 - Connecticut School Data Report 

  The ED165: Connecticut School Data Report is used to collect a wide variety of data elements at the school-level for state and federal reporting.

• About the Collection: English Language Proficiency (ELP) Assessment Participation Exceptions

  Domain exemptions are available for students who are dually identified as English learners/multilingual learners (ELs/MLs) with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or a Section 504 Plan.

• About the Collection: Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO)

  The ECO data collection is required for all applicable students with an IEP at least 3 years of age and in the preschool grade.

• About the Collection: CT-SEDS Oct 1 Child Count (previously SEDAC)

  The CT-SEDS Oct 1 Child Count (previously SEDAC) is used to collect data regarding the provision of special education and related services. The data collected is required to provide measurement of each district’s and the state’s compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA).

• FAQ

  FAQ pertaining to Performance Office data collections.

• Data Collection Applications

  List of Performance Office Data Collection Applications with link to Help Sites.

• Timely and Accurate Information

  Current and prior year Timely and Accurate information for Performance Office Data Collections.

• About the Collection: Directory Manager

  DM is the official listing of all districts, schools and other educational facilities. DM is used to manage users and their roles for all Portal Applications.