NCEO - Technical Report 7 - Matching Information in National Data Collection Programs to a Model of School Completion Outcomes and Indicators

2010

Reform initiatives throughout the entire educational system are shifting the focus toward outcomes and quantifiable data. With increasing frequency, the data needed to monitor and evaluate these reforms are being drawn from the nation's existing data collection programs. This investigation mapped the correspondence between indicators included in the NCEO comprehensive system of Educational Outcomes and Indicators for Students Completing School and indicators included in national data collection programs. The results indicated that important school completion outcomes for all students are substantially represented in the national data collection system. Across 13 national data collection programs, 91% of the NCEO school completion outcomes indicators were found to be represented by at least one measure. However, it is currently not possible to produce comprehensive reports about the status of students with disabilities due to the significant exclusion of such students from data collection programs and the variable or nonexistent identification of such students in national data collection programs. Recommendations are provided to realize the potential present for producing useful policy-relevant information regarding school completion outcomes for students with disabilities. Available online at: http://www.cehd.umn.edu/nceo/OnlinePubs/archive/Technical/TechnicalReport007.pdf

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