HCPSS MPIA Request #2018-141

Requested Information
I need the data that were used to derive the strengths and weakness of AAC Draft Plan assessment. For example, in the over all assessment, for the balanced reading test rate, what are the school by school numbers? And who decide these are the correct measures? What are the rationale of using these measures? The school redistricting process needs to be transparent. Thanks.
Status
Complete
Responsive Documents
Contains all polygon-level data as currently used by School Planning for redistricting purposes. In order to protect against potential disclosures of personally identifiable information about students when looking at polygon-level data where those who know the residents of a particular neighborhood may be able to deduce student-level information, HCPSS is following the National Center for Education Statistics’ federal guidelines for protecting student privacy in public reporting. Under both the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), which restricts access to student records, and MPIA GP § 4-313, which prevents disclosure of school district records pertaining to individual students, FARMs and academic testing data has been suppressed per the key contained in the file.

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