WSLS ISES Fall 2007 Collections An Overview June

WSLS / ISES Fall 2007 Collections: An Overview June 14, 2007

ISES Discipline Collection

Need for Individual Student Data • to meet requirements of a major expansion in discipline data reporting for the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) • to meet requirements of ESEA and Wisconsin School Performance Report

Discipline Data Element Definitions

Incident WSLS Enrollment Period Incident Date Primary Incident Type Secondary Incident Type

Incident Removal Period Start Date Removal Type Primary Disability ELP Code Serious Bodily Injury Expulsion Return Year Modified Term Early Reinstatement Conditions

Incident Removal Current Term Data School Days Removed this Term Services Provided during Expulsion Return to School after Expulsion

WSLS Data Incident WSN District / School (Submitting) Enroll Date Race Gender Removal Date of Birth

ISES 3 rd Friday of September Data Incident Accountable District / School Grade Removal Primary Disability ELP code Max Age Year

ISES Count Date and Year End Data Element Changes

Homeless Status: Homeless Status is an indication of whether a student lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.

Years in US Schools: Years in US Schools is the number of consecutive full academic years a student has been enrolled in one or more schools in any one or more States.

Native Language: Change in Definition Native Language will be collected for all grades.

Educational Environment Classification: Change in Codes Significant changes in both codes and code descriptions have occurred to meet new requirement of U. S. Department of Education.

Secondary Disabilities: Secondary Disabilities are any additional disability conditions identified by the student’s latest evaluation.

District: Change in Definition Additional Student Groups • Parentally Placed Private Students with Disabilities • DOC • DHFS

Parentally Placed Private: Parentally Placed Private is an indication of a student placed by a parent or guardian in a private school who receives special education or related services from the submitting district that meet state standards under a service plan.

Changes in WSLS

File Download: • NEW! Download in Exit / Update format • Download in WSN ID format

Birth State • NEW! US Territories are available • Update Birth State of existing WSLS records for all students born outside the US • Include Birth State for all new WSLS records, if possible, but at a minimum for students born outside the US

Schedule

Training Opportunities • WSLS Refresher Training – Available on-line in late June • ISES Count Date & Year End Refresher Training – Available on-line in August • ISES Count Date & Year End Fall Update – four sessions available August 20 – September 14 • ISES Discipline Training – eight sessions available August 20 – September 14

Tentative Fall 2007 ISES Schedule • ISES will open in August. • WSAS roster file will be pulled around the first week of October. • ISES Discipline data will be due in early October. • Initial submission of ISES Year End and Count Date data will be due in late October followed by the review and revision period in November 2007.