Reviewing SPR Data for Accuracy and Completeness

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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• If a district (or charter school) detects errors in the data reported on the review web site, what is the process for correcting the errors?
• Not all of the data that districts must report back to parents and guardians was reported to DPI through the SPR application in June. Where does the rest of the data and information come from?
• The district's revenue and cost numbers do not look correct. Where did these numbers come from?
• The number of cohort dropouts in the graduation report does not equal the number of dropouts in the dropout report. Why?

If a district (or charter school) detects errors in the data reported on the review web site, what is the process for correcting the errors?

You must contact the DPI SPR Coordinator and ask him or her to unlock the particular district files that have errors. After you have made the corrections, you must relock the files and resubmit them to DPI. Then inform the SPR Coordinator that the files have been relocked and submitted.

Not all of the data that districts must report back to parents and guardians was reported to DPI through the SPR application in June. Where does the rest of the data and information come from?

The other data is drawn from several sources. The advanced placement (AP) test and ACT data are provided to DPI under contract with The College Board and ACT, the respective vendors. The advanced coursework and high school graduation requirement information is provided by each district through the PI-1215 Course Offerings Report. The district cost and revenue data are provided by each district through the Annual Report submitted to the DPI school financial services team. Pupil staff ratios are derived from data submitted by the districts through the PI-1202 Fall Staff Report and the Individual Student Enrollment System.

The district's revenue and cost numbers do not look correct. Where did these numbers come from?

These are figures that your district submitted to the DPI school financial services (SFS) team in the district's annual report. However, school finance data is subject to revision. The data presented on the SPR site is "point-in-time," as of a certain date. Please check the SFS web site for the most up-to-date information.

The number of cohort dropouts in the graduation report does not equal the number of dropouts in the dropout report. Why?

The number of cohort dropouts in the graduation report is the number of pupils in a particular class of students (e.g., the graduating class of 2002) who dropped out at some point during the four years of high school. For the graduating class of 2002, this would be number of 9th grade dropouts in the 1998-99 reporting year, the number of 10th grade dropouts in the 1999-2000 reporting year, the number of 11th grade dropouts in the 2000-01 reporting year, and the number of 12th grade dropouts in the 2001-02 (current) reporting year. The cohort dropout number is used in calculating the graduation rate.

For questions about this information, contact dpispr@dpi.wi.gov (608) 267-9619

Last updated on 2/28/2008 8:23:26 AM