Setting a Term Indicator in DataDirector

As we move later into the school year and change enrollment “terms” (from S1 to S2 for example), you may have noticed that DataDirector reports are including students who are no longer enrolled at your site. DataDirector has a default configuration to include all students enrolled since the beginning of the school year. We are working with DataDirector to make a change so that the default is to include students enrolled during the current term. In the interim, you can set the Term so that reports include only students currently enrolled. In the Exams picture above (click on it to enlarge it), click on the current term for your school and then click Update.

If you are using custom reports, you will want to add a filter for the current term (found in the Students data set) by using the Refine Data Set option described in the Creating Custom Reports job aid (available at: http://www.sandi.net/datadirector/readandlearn/jobaids/index.asp).

Questions about setting Terms in DataDirector may be addressed to Tressa Renee at trenee@sandi.net or to Ron Rode at rrode@sandi.net or 619-725-7190.

Advanced Placement (AP) and SAT I Data Now in DataDirector

Two new assessments (identified as College Readiness when using a Scope filter...see graphic on right - click to enlarge) have been added to DataDirector. The SAT I results for 2007-08 include the composite score for the entire test as well as the individual scores for the verbal, writing, and mathematics subtests. The AP results for 2006-07 and 2007-08 are each included in a Test Series where students will have more than one row of results if they took more than one AP exam. To view results for all AP exams, simply click on the name of the assessment: 2007-08 AP Exams Combined, for example. Optionally, you may click on the plus sign (+) in front of the test series name to open up a list of all the individual AP exams and then click on the name of the one for which results are desired. Please note that it is not advisable to include the AP results in the test series as a column in custom reports because there is no way to indicate which AP exam results to include for students who took more than one exam. For custom reports, you will want to select individual AP exams under the Assessments type. Questions about accessing the SAT and AP data in DataDirector may be addressed to Tressa Renee at trenee@sandi.net or to Ron Rode at rrode@sandi.net or 619-725-7190.

2008 FITNESSGRAM Data Now Available in DataDirector

A new FITNESSGRAM summary assessment is now available in DataDirector. This assessment with 2008 FITNESSGRAM results for Grades 5, 7, and 9 provides an overall pass/fail, the number of test areas passed (out of 6), and a pass/fail for each of the 6 fitness tests. To view the assessment results, click on the Assessments tab in DataDirector, select the 2007-2008 academic year and Health and Physical Education under Subject Area to quickly find the assessment.

Questions about accessing the FITNESSGRAM assessment may be addressed to
Tressa Renee at trenee@sandi.net or to Ron Rode at rrode@sandi.net or 619-725-7190.