State releases updates to Delaware Report Card

On-demand translation and printable snapshots are among new upgrades released today to the Delaware Report Card.

 

The Delaware Department of Education launched the Delaware Report Card (reportcard.doe.k12.de.us), a more consumer-friendly site to provide important educational information to Delaware families, last year. Designed for families to find important information with ease, the Delaware Report Card replaced the state’s school profiles site. The upgrades released today are part of continuous efforts to make enhancements and improvements to the site.

 

The latest changes and additions to the site include:

  • On-demand translation available for all information on the site in four languages
  • Downloadable/printable snapshot overviews for all schools, districts and the state
  • New data about students’ college and career preparedness as well as educator information coming next week
  • Data showing student growth in English language arts and math, complementing the proficiency data previously available
  • 2019 federal accountability results

 

Find more information on the Delaware Report Card here.

 

The department will continue to collect feedback through the contact link on the report card homepage. The link also can be used to submit general questions or comments.

 

As data is added to the Delaware Report Card it also may be added to the Open Data Portal, which provides researchers easier access to downloadable data to support their needs. Learn more about other recent additions to that site here.

 

Media contact: Alison May, alison.may@doe.k12.de.us, 302-735-4006

 


State launches first phase of Delaware Report Card

The Delaware Department of Education today launched the first phase of its new Delaware Report Card (reportcard.doe.k12.de.us), a more consumer-friendly site to provide important educational information to Delaware families. 

The Delaware Report Card, which replaces the state’s school profiles site, is designed for parents and caregivers and is focused on sharing data in a usable and digestible manner.

“We want Delaware families and stakeholders to engage meaningfully in public education decisions. That is only possible when they have access to clear, robust, timely and continuous information about how their students and schools are doing throughout the state,” Secretary of Education Susan Bunting said.

Available at the state, district, charter, or school level, a snapshot highlights important educational information, prioritized through community feedback. This overview allows a user to navigate high- level information on one page. The user can dive deeper into the data if desired, viewing data through various options, such as by year, grade or subgroups, including race/ethnicity, gender, residence or other characteristics. Family-friendly language and additional context about each data element were used to create a fuller picture of Delaware education.

The site will be updated with educational data more frequently than the previous school profiles. Data, once reviewed by districts/charters and the department, will be accessible immediately to the public. A calendar of data releases will be available through the resources link.

As required under the federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), some information shared through the report card has been protected for student privacy. The department continues to work with experts to share the most data, with supporting visuals, while still protecting student privacy.

Report card enhancement will continue over the next year as meetings with stakeholders will continue to guide additional features and shared data.

The department will continue to collect feedback through the contact link on the report card homepage. The link also can be used to submit general questions or comments.

 

Media Contact: Alison May, alison.may@doe.k12.de.us, 302-735-4006


Delaware Report Card to launch in January

The Delaware Department of Education will launch the first phase of its new Delaware Report Card, a more consumer-friendly site to provide important educational information to Delaware families, on Jan. 16. 

The Delaware Report Card, which replaces the state’s school profiles site, is designed for parents and caregivers and is focused on sharing data in a usable and digestible manner.

Originally slated for a December release, the department has pushed back the launch date to allow more time to address feedback received from district and charter leaders who have been helping department staff review the draft site.

Media Contact: Alison May, alison.may@doe.k12.de.us, 302-735-4006


Public feedback sought for Delaware State Report Card

The Delaware Department of Education is seeking online public feedback on data visuals that will be used in the Delaware State Report Card.

The federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires public reporting on schools. The Delaware Department of Education is developing the Delaware State Report Card to replace the current School Profiles site to meet these requirements.

In October, the Delaware Department of Education hosted five community conversation meetings throughout the state to provide background about the Delaware Report Card and to solicit revision recommendations for how educational information and data will be shared with the public. Now the department needs additional feedback on data visuals. Data visuals along with guiding context, business rules, and specific data points will help provide a more comprehensive, accurate and transparent picture of state, district and school performance to the public.

The survey can be accessed through the DOE School Profiles – Stakeholder Engagement page or directly through this link. The survey will close on March 1.

Media Contact: Alison May, alison.may@doe.k12.de.us, 302-735-4006


Delaware Report Card seeks feedback to help families access more meaningful education data

The Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) is hosting Community Conversations in October to gain feedback on the elements, priorities, and common terminology it plans to include on its upcoming Report Card website. Delaware’s Report Card will refine how DDOE communicates with families and the community its progress, performance, and programs in Delaware education, and replaces the state’s current School Profiles site for accessing education data.

 

“The Delaware Report Card will help families and the community access data in a more meaningful way so that we’re all making informed decisions based on the same information,” said Secretary of Education Dr. Susan Bunting. “We need people to attend the Community Conversations and provide constructive feedback. The Report Card has the potential to become a valuable tool that truly engages the public and consequently improves Delaware’s education system.”

 

Delaware’s Report Card will re-design School Profiles to provide families and the community with more comprehensive education data at the state, district, charter school

 

and school levels. DDOE has focused the initial redesign on defining which data to present and how to make the data easier to digest. Research shows that with increased access to meaningful data, parents, community members and other stakeholders become better prepared to engage in public education decisions.

 

Delaware will work on the Report Card design through the 2017-2018 school year. October’s Community Conversations are the first step in the public feedback process. In early 2018, the Department will ask the community to come together again to provide additional feedback on how the Report Card will visually represent data and on the site’s navigation design. Delaware is federally required to publish its Report Card by December 31, 2018.

 

The Delaware Report Card is part of Delaware’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) state plan, which was approved by the U.S. Department of Education in August. The items listed on the Report Card are required either federally, by the state, or are part of the Delaware School Success Framework (DSSF) system, which is Delaware’s system to measure and publicly report on multiple areas of school success.

 

The public is invited to join any of the Community Conversations events below. Please RSVP at https://www.doe.k12.de.us/reportcard. For questions or comments, contact  Delaware.ReportCard@doe.k12.de.us.

 

Community Conversations:

 

  • Monday, October 9, 2017 – 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. – Beacon Middle School Cafeteria, Cape Henlopen School District

 

  • Thursday, October 12, 2017 – 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. – Warner Elementary School Library, Red Clay Consolidated School District

 

  • Wednesday, October 18, 2017 – 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. – Dover High School Cafeteria, Capital School District

 

  • Monday, October 23, 2017 – 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. – MOT Charter High School Cafeteria MOT Charter School

 

  • Tuesday, October 24, 2017 – 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. – Laurel Middle High School Cafeteria Laurel School District