Data Agreement Repository

USBE190042MA

Data Recipient(s)

  • Dr. Richard Sudweeks
  • David Simpson

Start and End Dates

Original starting date: 05/01/2020

Current end date: 08/31/2020

Agreement Type

Research Data Sharing Agreement

Description

Purpose

The purpose of this external research sharing agreement between the Utah State Board of Education and Dr. Richard Sudweeks and David Simpson is to illustrate the value of the nonparametric difference score and nonparametric hierarchical linear modeling approaches to analyzing academic growth in state test data that has not been vertically scaled.

Legal Authority

34 CFR § 99.31(a)(6) and 20 U.S. Code § 1232g(b). This data sharing is permitted under the “Studies Exception” of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

Justification

  • Utah State Board of Education Decision

Approval

Original Agreement

Approved by: Utah State Board of Education

Approval Date: 06/07/2020

Data

Data Type

De-identified student-level data

Data Shared

Data shared included requested data points for a study of the value of the nonparametric difference score and nonparametric hierarchical linear modeling approaches to analyzing academic growth in state test data that has not been vertically scaled. Data requested included:

  • LEA ID (Deindentified)
  • School-Level ID (Deindentified)
  • Student-level ID (Deindentified)
  • Student School Year
  • Student Grade Level
  • Student SAGE testing data (2014-2016)
  • CRT Testing Data (2011-2013)
  • Student's Gender
  • Student's Race/Ethnicity
  • Student's Free and/or Reduced Lunch Eligibility

Documents

Board Meeting Documents and Recordings

June 7, 2020 (Full Board)