1. M ASTER S CHEDULE C OLLECTION Web Ex Presentation March 30, 2011

2. A GENDA ● Background on MSC ● How to report back to the LEAs ● Questions?

3. B ACKGROUND ON MSC

4. W HY ? ● To meet the requirements of the State Fiscal Stability Fund (SFSF) Indicator (b)(1) Indicator (b)(2) Indicator (b)(3)

5. I NDICATOR (b)(1) ● Indicate which of the 12 elements described in section 640(e)(2)(D) of the America COMPETES Act are included in the State’s statewide longitudinal data system; Element 8 – A teacher identifier system with the ability to match teachers to students Element 9 – Student-level transcript information, including information on courses completed and grades earned

6. I NDICATOR (b)(2) ● Indicate whether the State provides student growth data on their current students and the students they taught in the previous year to at a minimum, teachers of reading/language arts and mathematics in grades in which the State administers assessments in those subjects in a manner that is timely and informs instructional programs Current Students – Fall collection Students they taught in the previous year – EOY collection Output from MSC will include teacher-level rosters with student growth data included

7. I NDICATOR (b)(3) ● Indicate whether the state provides teachers of reading/language arts and mathematics in grades in which the state administers assessments in those subjects with reports of individual teacher impact on student achievement on those assessments. Students they taught in the previous year – EOY collection Output from MSC will include teacher-level rosters with student growth data included

8. W HAT TO R EPORT ● Each class at your school, its teacher(s) of the class, and the students enrolled in the class ● Student records are expected for courses completed AND those attempted when the student was enrolled in that section for more than 20 hours. ● SCED information or VA Course Information SCED codes may offer more choices for regional programs Both will be accepted for at least two years

9. H OW TO R EPORT TO THE LEA S

10. R EGIONAL P ROGRAMS ● Use the spreadsheet (will be available on the Master Schedule Collection website and emailed to participants of this webinar) to report the required information to your LEAs ● One F Record worksheet per LEA. When you dropbox this information, only send the relevant student information to each LEA

11. I NSTRUCTIONS 1. Compile the required information for each of your classes/teachers/students. 2. Fill out the spreadsheet for each LEA you serve. 3. Dropbox the spreadsheet to each LEA contact.

12. H OW TO I DENTIFY SCED C ODES ● Go to the MSC website: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/info_management/data_coll ection/master_schedule_collection/index.shtml http://www.doe.virginia.gov/info_management/data_coll ection/master_schedule_collection/index.shtml ● Use the “SCED Crosswalk” under Support Documents If you have a course that does not align to VA Course Codes: ● Use the “Secondary School Course Classification System: School Codes for Exchange of Data (SCED)” link under Support Documents ● Identify which course description best matches your course

13. D UAL E NROLLMENT C OURSES ● If you have dual enrollment courses and do not know the name of the professor, leave the License Information in the D Record blank and complete the E Record tab with the institution’s name ● Example: Maggie L. Walker’s students taking Calculus II at Virginia Commonwealth University

14. D EADLINES ● End of Year MSC is due from LEAs to DOE by September 30, 2011 ● Fall MSC is due from LEAs to DOE by January 31, 2012 Please work closely with your LEAs so that they receive this information as soon as possible!

15. Q UESTIONS ?