January 15, 2013
High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09)
2013 Update and Transcript Main Study
High School Transcript Component
Data Elements
Appendix 3
Request
for OMB Review
OMB# 1850-0852 v.11
Submitted by
National Center for Education Statistics
U.S. Department of Education
Course Catalog Data Elements
Course catalogs from HSLS:09 base year schools will be keyed and coded for the preparation of course offerings data to complement the transcript data files. The following information will be captured:
School-level information
Catalog type and year
Term system
Grading system
Credits equal to one Carnegie Unit – The schools will be asked how many credits a student would earn for taking a course that meets every day, one period a day, and all school-year long.
Credits required for each type of diploma
Course-level information
Course name, school-assigned course number, course department name
State/district-assigned course number
Credits offered
Program type
Term(s) course offered
Restricted enrollment, if applicable
Grade level(s) to which course is offered
Classification of Secondary School Courses (CSSC)
Transcript Data Elements
Information about the transcripts to be supplied by schools and entered includes:
Student-level information
Sample member address
Participation in specialized programs
Date sample member left school – The graduation or final withdrawal date.
Reason sample member left school (graduated, transferred, etc.)
Type of diploma received
Cumulative grade point average
PSAT, SAT, ACT, AP, and/or SAT II test scores and date taken
Coursetaking histories
Course name and school-assigned course number
School year in which course was taken
Grade level at time course taken
School at which course taken
Term in which course taken
Number of credits received as reported on transcript
Raw course grade as reported on transcript
Standardized letter grade received
Classification of Secondary School Courses (CSSC) code
Course Catalog (Course Description) Transmittal Sheet
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Name of Sender: ____________________________________
Date: ___________________________
Telephone number: __________________________________
In order to properly code the transcript data we will receive for your students, we need to obtain a copy of your school’s course catalogs, bulletins, or other materials that describe the course offerings for each academic year listed below.
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Instructions:
If the catalog(s) exist electronically, please send an e-mail to hsls@rti.org and either direct us to the catalog(s) online or send the catalog(s) as an attachment. If you need to send hard copy catalogs, please place check marks in the appropriate columns below to indicate the types of course catalogs you are sending for each year. Please do not send catalogs for which “not needed” appears. Please keep a copy of this completed sheet for your records and send the original to RTI with the catalogs using the FedEx materials provided.
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Other type/program (please specify) |
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DISCLOSURE NOTICE
A copy of the transcript for this student has been provided to RTI International, a nonprofit research organization and agent for the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. This disclosure statement fulfills the requirements of 34 CFR 99.32(a) pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. 1232g).
The transcript was requested for the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), a longitudinal study of fall 2009 ninth-grade students. NCES is authorized by federal law (20 U.S.C., § 9543) to conduct HSLS. RTI International is collecting data for this study for NCES. Responses and student record information may be used only for statistical purposes and will not be disclosed, or used, in identifiable form for any other purpose, except as required by law (ESRA 2002, 20 U.S.C., § 9573). Data will be combined to produce statistical reports for Congress and others. No individual data (e.g., names or addresses) will be reported.
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High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) Transcript Collection
School ID: «School_ID»
Preparer’s name ______________________________________
Preparer’s title ___________________________
Preparer’s e-mail address__________________________________
Preparer’s telephone number ____________________________
Date prepared _____________________
Your answers to the items below will help us analyze the transcripts. We ask that you visit the study website https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/HSLS:09 login with the study ID and password provided on the letter you received with this document, and complete this form online. If you are not able to access the study website, please complete this hardcopy form and fax to RTI at 877-254-1952 or 877-653-1239.
Please specify below your school’s grade scale (the percentage equivalent of each letter grade). Select Grade Scale 1, Grade Scale 2, or Other Grade Scale and then fill in the percentages your school uses.
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2. If your school weights certain courses or programs (such as Advanced Placement or honors), please specify the system you use below.
Is any of the information below unavailable at your school and consequently not included on or with the transcripts you are providing? Check off each piece of information that is unavailable. Please attempt to retrieve any information not routinely included on transcripts at your school from other sources, such as student records, and provide only the requested information by writing it on each student’s transcript photocopy or printout or by sending copies of additional documents.
Student-level information:
_____ Student address
_____ Participation in specialized programs
_____ Date student left school (graduation date or final withdrawal date)
_____ Reason student left school (graduated, transferred, etc.)
_____ Type of diploma awarded (standard diploma, GED, certificate of
attendance, etc.)
_____Cumulative GPA
_____ Standardized test scores for the PSAT, SAT/ACT, AP, and/or SAT subject tests
_____ Date taken for the PSAT, SAT/ACT, AP, and/or SAT subject tests
Coursetaking histories for grades 9 through 12* including:
_____ Course title
_____ Course number
_____ School name where course was taken
_____ School year course was taken
_____ Grade level course was taken
_____ Term course was taken
_____ Number of credits earned for each course taken
_____ Raw course grade/Standardized letter grade received
_____ Classification of Secondary School Courses (CSSC) code
*If coursetaking histories prior to 9th grade are available, we would be grateful for their inclusion as well. There is keen interest, in particular, in identifying students who have taken algebra or geometry prior to 9th grade.
4. Please specify below how your school calculates Grade Point Average (GPA), including whether all courses are included in the calculation or only academic courses.
5. For 2012-2013, how many credits did a student in this school earn for a course that meets every day for a single class period throughout the school year (or is equivalent to such a course)? _______ credits.
If this changed during the past four years, please also answer the question for each of the school years below:
2009-2010: _______ credits
2010-2011: _______ credits
2011-2012: _______ credits
6. Please specify below what term system your school uses (e.g., year, semesters, quarters, trimesters, etc.).
7. Please send course catalogs, course descriptions, or equivalent documents for the school years listed below. Place a checkmark next to the school year(s) for which you are sending a course catalog. If you are unable to provide a course catalog, please provide a reason (such as “call Jane Doe in district office at (919) 555-1111”). If these catalogs are not available, please send master teaching schedules, a catalog for the 2011-2012 school year, and/or course listings or similar documents. (If there are no catalogs listed below, please skip to item 8.)
«M_0910Catalog»
«M_1011Catalog»
«M_1112Catalog»
«M_1213Catalog»
8. Have there been substantial changes in your course offerings between 2009-2010 and the 2012-2013 school years? Please indicate yes or no, and, if yes, please explain.
9. Please indicate whether or not courses are available to your students in any of the ways listed below. If offered/available, also indicate whether your school’s course catalogs and transcripts include this information:
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Do your course catalogs include information identifying these courses? (Y/N) |
Do your transcripts include information identifying these courses? (Y/N) |
Notes/Comments Are there special symbols or abbreviations used to identify these courses in your course catalogs and on transcripts? If so, please list them below. |
Courses taught off-site at career/technical or vocational center1 |
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Courses provided at or by a postsecondary institution - for high school credit only |
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Courses provided at or by a postsecondary institution - for dual credit2 |
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Courses that are part of a tech-prep program3 |
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Courses that are part of a career academy4 |
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Courses taught on-line or via distance education |
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If these courses are not included in your school’s standard course catalog, please send us course catalogs or lists (if available) that contain the courses (including the vocational center or other facility’s catalog if it has its own, as applicable). Please record how many of these catalogs (or lists) you are sending: __________.
10. Please place a checkmark next to the types of high school diplomas offered at your school (check all that apply) and indicate the total number of credits required for graduation for the different types. If this information is in the course catalogs, please indicate which page the information is on: page_______.
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Certificate of Attendance |
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11. Please provide below (or on additional pages) any information about the transcripts or course catalogs you are providing that would be helpful in processing them, including keys to abbreviations on the transcripts.
Please call RTI toll-free at 1-866-253-1063 or e-mail us at hsls@rti.org if you have any questions/concerns. Thank you for your help. We appreciate your cooperation.
1 Typically provides career/technical instruction only; students attend part-time and receive their academic instruction at a home high school.
2 A course taken which enables a student to earn both high school and college credit.
3 A course that can be taken as part of a program of integrated academic and vocational high school study linked to a related postsecondary program (e.g., 2+2 program).
4 A course taken as part of a school-within-a school program in which a curriculum that integrates academic and vocational courses is organized around broad career areas (e.g., health, transportation, information technology).
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| Last Modified By | Kashka Kubzdela |
| File Modified | 2013-01-26 |
| File Created | 2013-01-08 |