Purpose of Viewing Dynamic Cohorts, Overview
In general, all cohorts provide a great opportunity to follow a selected group of students’ data longitudinally and perform data analysis, disaggregation, and inquiry.
DPI can create public dynamic cohorts more easily than it can create filter options for each dashboard. As such, it provides a win-win result of DPI being able to provide tools to narrow the scope of dashboard data, and LEAs being able to use this tool quickly and with ease.
We hope school districts continue to look for ways to improve student outcomes. Allowing the flexibility to filter and disaggregate data in a new way allows users to look at their data from a different perspective in order to find issues and opportunities.
CTE Graduates Cohort (Current and Prior Year):
Definition of CTE Graduate Cohort: This cohort is determined by those students identified as CTE Concentrators in their 12th grade year and that have graduated from high school. This cohort was created in the Filter Data to only populate the table with students that meet criteria for the reporting year. It is a quick method of reviewing student data without manually setting up personalized cohorts.
Purpose of Using CTE Graduate Cohort: Using this cohort allows for inquiry into graduation rates, postsecondary follow-up, and other indicators.
CTE Coordinators that oversee large Perkins consortiums (with multiple districts) may use the preset filter cohorts to quickly review and analyze data for each of their districts for annual program progress and the Comprehensive Learning Needs Assessment. Thus, multiple unique cohort groups would not have to be created. Each district may use the preset filter cohorts to focus on just those students that meet the cohort criteria, without creating a unique cohort group. Users may need to switch between the prior year cohort and current year cohort to quickly review numbers. The green (current year) table will see live cohort data. This means any changes made in the student information system and sent to DPI will appear in this table. The purple (snapshot) table will only see data that was submitted in time for the snapshot.
Best times of year to view this cohort data: CTE Graduate Concentrator Report collection begins January, in Qualtrics, and is due in May. Not applicable for snapshot preparation.
FAQs, Details, and Points to Note
Visit the following DPI pages for more information:
- For more information visit the CTE Data Resources webpage and read the CTE and Career Education WISE Guide.
- Career Education FAQs & Use Cases page
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