WISEdash displays an asterisk * in a dashboard's data table instead of a number when it's required to mask data with small groups of students. The asterisk * also may appear in a graph's legend by a white color box. This masking is called redaction and is required by federal law to protect student confidential information. The asterisk * is different than "--" in a downloadable data file. See separate webpage on Redaction. See also "redaction" and "-- dashes".
UNKNOWN
In WISEdash, a category of students in a count that did not have complete information known at the time of data retrieval so could not be matched with a particular data point. Most commonly, UNKNOWN students appear when 1) a student's attribute is missing from the Certified data file, or 2) a Current data view is displaying some school districts but not others due to normal data collection timing issues. Over the year, some Unknown categories are cleared by data that arrives later and is matched.
2ND (SECOND) FRIDAY OF JANAURY ENROLLMENT
The 2nd Friday of January count is based on enrollment during any period of time which includes the count date rather than enrollment gathered as of the specific date. See "Enrollment".
3RD (THIRD) FRIDAY OF SEPTEMBER ENROLLMENT
See "Enrollment"
DATA VIEW
The Data View selector on the WISEdash portal grey filter pane that lets users choose between the Certified data view and the Current data view is no longer available. All data views now use certified data only with the exception of Postgraduation which uses the latest available data for each year.
DISABILITY
Disability is the most disabling condition of an IDEA-eligible student's impairment. Disability codes are defined by the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), and used for disaggregated federal and state accountability reporting. Students without disabilities (SwoD) and unknown disability (UNK) are removed from the graph. Complete information on disability reporting is at the disability reporting page. Details on Disability counting and grouping are on the About The Data Enrollment page.
EL
English learner status. Any student whose first language, or whose parents' or guardians' first language, is not English and whose level of English proficiency requires specially designed instruction, either in English or in the first language or both, in order for the student to fully benefit from classroom instruction and to be successful in attaining the state's high academic standards expected of all students at their grade level.
ENG PROF
English-language proficiency. A proficiency status as determined by a student's score on the ACCESS for ELs test.
ENROLLMENT
Head count of students who receive their primary PK-12 educational services either (1) directly from school district employees or (2) from third parties under the direct supervision of the school district. If a district is accountable for a student's educational outcomes, then the student is included in the district's enrollment counts, regardless of the location of or schedule for service delivery. Students need not occupy a seat in a school building to be counted. Criteria that apply to counting of students in school districts also apply to nondistrict charter schools (under s. 118.40(2r) , Wis. Stats.). When enrollment is as of the 3rd Friday of September, students must have either been actively receiving services on that date or be absent but receiving those services before and after that date. The 2nd Friday of January count is based on enrollment during any period of time which includes the count date rather than enrollment gathered as of the specific date. Enrollment in WISEdash may not match membership. For more details, see About the Data-Enrollment.
GROUP BY
A selector on the WISEdash application filter pane that lets users group the displayed data by a student data attribute. Group By selections may include: gender, race/ethnicity, grade level, EL, economic status, disability status, migrant, etc.
HOMELESS
Homeless status is an indication of whether a student is homeless. Homeless students lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. The student is reported as homeless if they experienced homelessness at any time during the school year in any district.
K3
Three-year-old kindergarten.
K4
Four-year-old kindergarten.
KG
Kindergarten grade level for 5-year-olds. Unless early admission criteria under s. 120.12(25), Wis. Stats. are met, students at KG (5-year-old kindergarten) must be 5 years old on or before September 1 in the year he or she proposes to enter school. Students at Grade 1 must be 6 years old, on or before September 1 in the year he or she proposes to enter school. (See Section 118.14, Wis. Stats.)
MIGRANT STATUS
Migrant Status is an indication of whether a student is a migrant student. A "migrant student" is defined as a student who is, or whose parent/guardian is, a migratory fisher, dairy worker, or agricultural worker, AND who in the preceding 36 months has moved from one school district to another in order for the worker to obtain temporary or seasonal employment in agricultural or fishing work. Record of eligibility certification is held at the state and the shared to districts securely via WISEdata and WISEdash for Districts. In years prior to 2019-20 and including the Third Friday of September snapshot for 2019-20, this data was submitted directly by districts. In the 2019-20 Year End snapshot and in subsequent years, this data was gathered directly from the statewide migrant vendor.
PK
Pre-kindergarten. Pre-kindergarten level programs such as early childhood special education, Title I preschool, district operated at-risk programs, and Head Start.
PRIMARY NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE
The kind of impermanent housing or lack of housing where the homeless student stays at night.
RACE/ETHNICITY
A person's "race/ethnicity" is the racial and/or ethnic group to which the person belongs or with which he or she most identifies. Ethnicity is self-reported as either Hispanic/Not Hispanic. Race is self-reported as any of the following 5 categories: Asian, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, or White. In WISEdash, the data displayed reflects the race/ethnicity that is reported by school districts to DPI. See more at the DPI webpage on Maintaining, Collecting, and Reporting Racial and Ethnic Data.
RETAINED (AT END OF YEAR)
Determination that a student has not made sufficient progress over the course of the school year to be promoted to a higher grade level or to receive a high school completion credential.
SCHOOL TERM
Time commencing with the first school day and ending with the last school day that the schools of a school district are in operation for attendance of pupils in a school year, other than for the operation of summer classes. This definition is based on Wis. s. 115.001(12), Stats.
SCHOOL YEAR
"School year" means the time commencing with July 1 and ending with the next succeeding June 30. This definition is based on Wis. s. 115.001(13), Stats.
SFJ
Abbreviation for 2nd (Second) Friday in January enrollment. See "Enrollment".
TOTAL ENROLLMENT
Count of students enrolled at any point during the school year. See "Enrollment".
TFS
Abbreviation for 3rd (Third) Friday in September enrollment count date. See "Enrollment".
UNACCOMPANIED HOMELESS YOUTH
An indicator of whether or not homeless children or youth are in physical custody of a parent or guardian.