Edwin Analytics

Edwin Analytics Newsletter Volume 2, Issue 3

2016 3rd Quarter

PARCC Classroom Reports

Two classroom reports will soon be available with PARCC data. MCAS/PARCC Achievement and Growth by Teacher(PE520) and MCAS/PARCC Achievement and Growth by Classroom (GR501) will soon run for either MCAS or PARCC; a toggle button on the prompt page defaults to MCAS. These two reports were selected based on report usage, data availability--Edwin Analytics has no item level results for PARCC, and the ease of adapting the report. These reports will be available on Friday, October 7th, and accessible from the Teacher tab for users with either the Global Role: Teacher security role assigned alone or the Evaluator role in tandem with the District/School Administrator role. Please check the Edwin Analytics Home tab to confirm the release announcement on October 7th. As a reminder, the following reports also include PARCC (They are followed by the tabs where they are found.):

PARCC Results by Subgroup, District (PE334) / District & School - Public
PARCC Results by Subgroup, School (PE434) / District & School - Public
PARCC Student Roster (PE637) / Student
Student Profile Report (PR600) / Student
Assessment History Summary (PE613) / Student
MA Public Employment Summary (EP702) / Educator Prep

Training Initiative

Work is progressing on the Edwin Analytics training initiative, funded by the federal State Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) grant. Development is being overseen by ESE's Office of Digital Learning (ODL) and an Instructional Designer has been hired. At the moment three deliverables are planned. First, a curriculum of blended learning covering basics of standardized testing as they apply to the MCAS and future tests, and use of Edwin and other data in schools; second, a training environment for Edwin Analytics, where pre-professional and current educators alike can experience the system with a representative set of reports and de-identified data; and third reusable learning objects (online courses) which reinforce parts of this curriculum. The timeline for these three initiatives will begin with an initial and partial rollout next summer and additional resources being made available until 2019. The Office of Digital Learning supports the expansion of digital learning capacity and literacy to advance learning for every student in the Commonwealth. It provides polices, guidance, professional development and support in the following areas: district technology and infrastructure capacity, classroom level instructional tools, assistive technology resources, virtual schools and online courses, and emerging digital learning trends.

Security Role Refresher

Security in Edwin Analytics is administered through a user's organizational membership and the security role assigned to that user. Within the application these organizations and roles determine what reports a user can run and what data can be seen within the report. Generally speaking if a user has access to a tab, all the reports on that tab can be run by the user but there are a few reports that are further restricted within a tab. Below is a list of all the roles available in Edwin Analytics. Since this newsletter is sent to all individuals who subscribe, we've included all available roles below but please note that not all roles are available to all organizations.

K-12 Education Provider Security Roles

Edwin Analytics Agg Reports Available to: Public/Charter School Districts
Provides: All aggregated public data in reports where small cells are suppressed. Edwin Analytics District Administrator / School Administrator Available to: Public/Charter School Districts, Public/Charter Schools
Provides: Student level data for the user's district or school, depending on the role level. Security in the reports restricts the access to only their district or school data. Note: It is not necessary to grant the school administrator role if the user has been given the district administrator role. Edwin Analytics District Administrator / School Administrator with Edwin Analytics Evaluator Available to: Public/Charter School Districts, Public/Charter Schools
Provides: Access to the same student level data as described above plus access to the classroom reports for the purpose of evaluating teacher performance. Note: The Evaluator role must be assigned at the same organization as the Admin role is assigned and should never be the only Edwin Analytics role assigned. Edwin Analytics District Administrator / School Administrator with Edwin Analytics Educator Performance Ratings Available to: Public/Charter School Districts, Public/Charter Schools
Provides: Access to the Educator Evaluation Rating Roster (EV901) on the Teacher tab. Note: The Educator Performance Ratings role must be assigned at the same organization as the Admin role is assigned and should never be the only Edwin Analytics role assigned. Global Role: Teacher Available to: Public/Charter School Districts
Provides: Classroom reports as identified by the EPIMS-SCS October and June collections. Teachers can run reports for their latest school year plus two previous school years. Current year classrooms are available for SIF-enabled districts submitting complete EPIMS-SCS data via SIF. Edwin Analytics Collaborative Agency Admin / Collaborative Program Admin Available to: Collaborative Agencies and Programs
Provides: Similar to the District and School Admin roles but only two student level reports are available and only one aggregate report summarizes at the collaborative agency level. This report is available on the public tab for all users and is called MCAS Achievement Distribution by Year, District (PE305). Edwin Analytics Private Special Ed Agency Admin / Private Special Ed School Admin Available to: Private Special Education Agencies and Programs
Provides: Similar to the District and School Admin roles but only two student level reports are available and only one aggregate report summarizes at the private special education agency level. This report is available on the public tab for all users and is called MCAS Achievement Distribution by Year, District (PE305). Edwin Analytics SEIS Agency Admin / DYS/SEIS Program Admin Available to: SEIS Agencies and DYS/SEIS Programs
Provides: Similar to the District and School Admin roles but only two student level reports are available.

Education Preparation Program Provider Security Roles

Edwin Analytics ESE Ed Prep Review (EPPL) / Edwin Analytics Ed Prep Program Provider (EPPP) Available to: ESE Ed Prep Personnel & Ed Prep Providers. Note: This role shows no data if your organization has no prep program.
Provides: Educator preparation program aggregate and student level reports.

State Agency Security Roles

Edwin Analytics ESE Agg Reports and Cubes Available to: Elementary & Secondary Education Agency Users
Provides: All aggregated public data as well as reports and cubes where small cells are NOT suppressed. Edwin Analytics ESE Student Available to: Elementary & Secondary Education Agency
Provides: Student level data across the state. Does not provide access to classroom reports unless the Edwin Analytics Evaluator role is added. Edwin Analytics DHE User / Edwin Analytics DHE Agg Reports Available to: Department of Higher Education
Provides: DHE reports. Edwin Analytics ABE Agg Reports Available to: Adult & Community Service Learning
Provides: ABE reports and student level data. Edwin Analytics EEC Agg Reports Available to: Department of Early Education & Care
Provides: EEC reports and student level data.

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Last Updated: October 5, 2016