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PROGRAMS & SERVICES:
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY:
DATA COLLECTION & TRAINING MATERIALS
(Updated 11/18/09)

   

During each fiscal year, the department collects data from Vermont's supervisory unions and school districts. In addition, the department provides training to help school professionals provide this data. This area provides access to training materials, data collection instructions and forms for submitting data to the department.

Please contact the department's Helpdesk at (802) 828-3777 with questions regarding data collections.

   
DATA COLLECTIONS
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The following data collections and related materials are presented in due date order:

   
Collection
Date
Mailed
Date
Due
Instructions
Online Links for:
Announced Tuition
Announced tuition is the maximum tuition a district can charge districts sending tuitioned students. Vermont law requires that any increases over a previous year’s announced tuition rate must be reported to sending districts and to the Department of Education by February 1st each year.
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TBA
Preliminary Budget
Preliminary budget data are used for: 1) creating the sheets for town meetings that estimate individual education property taxes paid after accounting for tax adjustments (income sensitivity); 2) as edit checks for the June 1st approved budget collection; and 3) to estimate the Education Fund reserve for future years.
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Educator Census
Data collected to determine which core academic subject classes are taught by teachers who are highly qualified for their assignment in accordance with Title II of NCLB

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Combined Incident Reporting Software (CIRS)
Assists in the gathering of information related to violations of school policies, state or federal statutes or regulations
October
2009
July 1,
2010

2010 Software Instructions
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2010 Reporting Instructions
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2010 Specifications
Clicking this link will open an Excel spreadsheet.

Safe and Healthy Schools (SHS)
Collects data from schools to assess how they are addressing school health issues
No longer required for School Year 2008-2009.
Annual Statistical Report (Statbook)
Enables school districts to comply with Title 16 V.S.A. § 563 (13). The collection provides data on expenditures made and revenues received by school districts.
July 15,
2009
August 18, 2009
June Budget
School district budget data to determine education spending for determining homestead property tax rates
April 14,
2008
June 1, 2009

2010 Software Instructions
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2010 Reporting Instructions
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Spring Census
An updated list of Vermont public school students with attendance and absence information
June
2009
July 15,
2009

2009 Software Instructions
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2009 Reporting Instructions
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Independent Student Census
Collection of students enrolled at independent schools as of October 1, 2009
October 1, 2009
October 30, 2009
 
Teacher/Staff Survey
The collection asks for the full-time equivalent count of all staff employed by each school and supervisory district/union and their corresponding salaries and/or cost of contracted services
October 14, 2009
December 1, 2009
Fall Census
An updated list of Vermont public school students
October 1, 2009
November 6, 2009
Tuitioned Student Census 
A list of students for whom their districts (towns) pay tuition or assessments to approved independent or out of state schools
October 5, 2009
November 6, 2009

Mac
Users
 

Child Count
Tracks special education children by different categories i.e., disability status, type of placement, time spent in various educational placements

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COLLECTION TRAINING MATERIALS (Updated 11/18/09)
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  Some of the training materials provided are replications of data and information presented at workshops conducted for business managers and school registrars.
   
  Collecting and Reporting Quality Data: The Best Practices Guide for Completing the Vermont Department of Education Core Data CollectionClicking this link will open a PDF document. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required. To download a FREE version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, click on the yellow Get Acrobat Reader icon toward the bottom of page.
This guide is the product of an NCES-supported project to visit several Vermont schools to document the data management practices that work the most effectively in completing many of the department data collections. This guide includes general best practices in addition to specific suggestions for completing the core data collections. NOTE: This document contains 65 pages.
   
 

Student Census: Revising or Adding Data (Updated 11/18/09)
The following two documents contain instructions, required forms and code set information for making revisions or additions to the student census data.

   
  Student ID Number Request FormClicking this link will open a PDF document. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required. To download a FREE version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, click on the yellow Get Acrobat Reader icon toward the bottom of page.
The form is used by schools use to request a student’s state ID number. Please note the following:
  • Schools wishing to have access to student IDs must submit student information by fax to (802) 828-1444.
  • It is preferable that the Student ID Number Request form be used but as long as the student’s name, date of birth, gender, grade and town of residence are provided, the request will be accepted.
  • Provide a contact name, phone number and fax number in case there are any questions on the student IDs that are being requested and that information can be returned to the appropriate person.
  • Should an ID exist, it will be returned to the school by fax. All other IDs will be assigned during the fall and spring data collection cycles and returned to superintendent’s office once all the data are submitted and all IDs are assigned.
   

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