Data Recipient(s)
- Joshua Wilson (University of Delaware Researcher)
Start and End Dates
Original starting date: 06/10/2021
Current end date: 06/10/2024
Agreement Type
Research Data Sharing Agreement
Description
Purpose
The purpose of this research sharing agreement between the Utah State Board of Education
(USBE) and Joshua Wilson (University of Delaware Researcher) is to aim to conduct
a rigorous causal inference study to explore whether students that participated in
the implementation of a formative AWE software called Utah Compose for multiple years
perform better than comparable students that did not participate in the implementation
of Utah Compose during the same time period in their state ELA and writing outcomes.
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: 09/23/2021
Data
Data Type
Personally identifiable student information
Data Shared
Data Shared included relevant data points for the implementation to conduct a rigorous
causal inference study to explore whether students that participated in the implementation
of a formative AWE software called Utah Compose. Data Shared includes:
- Statewide Student Identifier (SSID)
- School Name
- District Name
- ELA Teacher ID
- Student Demographic Data
- Grade
- Gender
- English Language Learner (ELL)
- SpecialEd
- CRT English Language Arts Performance Data
- SAGE English Language Arts and Writing Performance Data
- RISE English Language Arts and Writing Performance Data
- Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts Performance Data
- ACT English Language Arts Performance Data
