CELDT, AMAOs, and the Importance of Accurate

DataMitchell Aulakh

Background

• AMAO 1– Generally the same as last year, can go back to 2006-2007

data

• AMAO 2– Includes all CELDT takers, including Initial Identifications– Cohort 1 – Less than 5 years English Instruction*– Cohort 2 – 5 or more years English Instruction*– Only looks at CELDT Proficiency status* Difference between Date first enrolled in a US school and

test date. NOTE: Test Date has to be hand-bubbled.

CELDT – Data Issues

• CELDT has a high incidence of data issues– Hand-Bubbled answer docs• Purpose• Test date• Student identifying information (ID, SSID, Date of Birth,

grade, primary language, disability)• Date first enrolled in a US school• Previous test information (date, grade, scores)• County/District of Residence (Out of District SpEd only)• Always fill out complete info. (e.g. all digits in dates)

CELDT – Data Issues (cont.)

• Pre-ID (for next year)– Be sure student information is complete– Be sure to provide all previous assessment information

(date, grade, scores)• Must be 2006-2007 or newer

• Data Review Module (DRM) – Data Correction– Window is February 13th to March 9th – Correct all errors and as many warnings as possible.– Important data to review for AMAO

• Test Purpose• Date first enrolled in a US school• Previous assessment information• Test Date

Effects of Bad Data

• Purpose– Throws out test altogether

• Test Date– Assumes September 1st

• Date First Enrolled– Assumes September of Kindergarten

• Previous Test Information– Removal from AMAO 1

• Bad dates– Must have all digits in date

At-a-Glance Issues• Blank SSIDs

– 1919

• Test Purpose 5– 353

• Hispanic Blank– 499

• Missing Previous Assessments– 890

• Test Date blank– 1635

• EL Date Enrolled blank– 415

• Bad Dates (not the appropriate length)– 78 ELDateEnrolled, 1474 DateTestingCompleted

Questions?

Mitchell@KeyDataSys.com951-245-0828 Extension 220