DATE:
Thursday, July 1, 2021
TO:
Elementary School Administrators
Middle School Administrators
FROM:
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D., Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Unofficial RISE Data Available on Tableau
RISE data downloaded from TIDE are now available on school administrator Tableau Viewer accounts. The dashboards contain RISE proficiency data for ELA, math and science for both the 2021 test administration as well as longitudinal SAGE/RISE data as far back as the 2013-14 school year. Included in the dashboard are demographic filters (i.e., socioeconomic status, EL, minority and special education status) that will allow administrators to interact with the data to look at individual student group performance. Dashboards that contain student level data are included as well.
With the 2021 RISE test administration, there are some key things to remember:
- Grades 4-5 science data are not currently available. Because the core changed, the test also changed. USBE staff and educators from across the state will be working this summer on standard setting and validation. Science grades 4-5 data with proficiency cut scores will be released later this fall.
- The assessment data on these Tableau dashboards are not the official state data and cannot be shared with the general public. The dashboards will be updated with official state data and can then be released to the public later this fall. However, school administrators may use the data to target student groups for extra support as well as allocate personnel and resources where needed.
- Student growth will not be calculated for the 2020-21 school year. Thus, for the time being, the dashboards contain only proficiency data.
School administrators will note that, in general, proficiency scores decreased from previous years across the board. Administrators are encouraged to exercise caution as they analyze their school’s 2021 RISE data. There are some mitigating factors that make the 2020-21 school year unique in nature and our proficiency scores, along with most LEAs across the state, reflect that. There is still much to be done to mitigate unfinished learning in the coming year and the 2021 RISE scores are simply a snapshot of where we are in that effort.
School administrators may access RISE data at the following links:
- District RISE Report – Explore > RISE > RISE Data Review and Analysis > 1 – District Report, RISE, 2014 – Present
- School RISE Report – Explore > RISE > RISE Data Review and Analysis > 1 – School Report, RISE, 2014 – Present
- RISE Student Level Data – Explore > RISE > RISE Data Review and Analysis > 1 – 2021 RISE Student Level Data > [Your School] 2021 RISE Student Level Data
Tableau dashboards containing official and final RISE data will be released this fall along with the Opportunity to Learn survey results that students took at the end of their RISE math test. The OTL survey questions will help frame the relationship between the unique learning environments students and teachers experienced and student achievement on the RISE test and will help school administrators further address unfinished learning during the 2021-22 school year. A copy of those OTL questions are included with this memo.
