Recently, the Iowa Department of Education released AEA PREP Dashboards providing a portrait of how prepared Iowa high school
graduates are for success in postsecondary education and training. The
dashboards are intended to help guide school and district school
improvement efforts using statewide, AEA, district and building level
data. Schools can use their local information to benchmark and monitor
progress toward locally defined goals as they relate to postsecondary
readiness and success, including enrollment, persistence and completion
of postsecondary programs. The AEA PREP Dashboards are highly
interactive in nature and allow schools to examine the postsecondary
success of their students through a variety of postsecondary readiness
and demographic filters. The dashboards are housed within EdInsight; if
you desire access to
these dashboards
and currently do not have an EdInsight (also known as an “A & A”
account), please see these instructions for creating a user account
and/or requesting access.
I have spoken
with many of you about the dashboards and the information that it holds
and how you can be the leaders of the data understanding in your
buildings. I am so excited to share that it is now available!! A letter
went to your superintendents and HS Principals
last week about this information. Also, please remember this is a K-12 issue
- not just high school!!
What data are included/what data are excludedData
included: PREP Dashboards include postsecondary readiness and
demographic data provided by Iowa school districts through State
Reporting in Iowa (SRI). In addition, postsecondary enrollment and award
data are provided through three sources: Iowa Board of Regents (for
public Regent universities in Iowa); Iowa Division of Community Colleges
& Workforce Preparation (for public community colleges in Iowa);
and the National Student Clearinghouse (for in-state private colleges
and universities and all out-of-state colleges and universities).
Data
excluded: Postsecondary enrollment data is considered directory-level
data and thus does not include any postsecondary performance data,
including but not limited to college GPA, college credit accrual,
financial aid information, or other course-specific performance data.
How to use or interpret PREP DashboardsSpecifically,
AEA PREP Dashboards are intended to help guide districts in
establishing and monitoring postsecondary readiness goals aligned with
both the
Iowa College and Career Readiness
definition and overall school improvement efforts. The information
contained in the dashboards can be used to identify programmatic areas
of success in relation to increasing postsecondary enrollment and
award/completion. These reports are intended to support the entire
school improvement process in conjunction with the other data sources
already in use (i.e. ESSA reporting, school report cards and DA/Healthy
Indicators). Please note: AEA PREP Dashboards are intended for
in-district use only and are not intended for public distribution due to
their inclusion of small cell size data.