Connecticut State Department of Education

Data Collection

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  • About the Collection: Kindergarten Entrance Inventory (KEI)

    The Fall Kindergarten Entrance Inventory was designed to provide a statewide snapshot of the skills students demonstrate, based on teachers' observations, at the beginning of the kindergarten year.

  • About the Collection: CT-SEDS Restraint & Seclusion Help Site

    The CT-SEDS Restraint and Seclusion database collects compliance data that identifies the frequency of use of physical restraint and/or seclusion and specifies whether the use of such seclusion was in accordance with an individualized education program (IEP) or whether the use of physical restraint or seclusion was an emergency.

  • About the Collection: Appeals Entry

    The collection of appeals for the Smarter Balanced Assessment, NGSS Science (including the Connecticut Alternate Science) and the Connecticut Alternate Assessment.

  • About the Application: PPR Narratives

    The Profile and Performance Report (PPR) Narratives are collected from all public school districts and are designed to collect information about school district policies and activities in several areas.

  • Vendor Information

    The purpose of this page is to provide student information system (SIS) vendors with information on Performance Office Data collections.

  • About the Collection: ED166 Student Disciplinary Offense Data Collection 

    The ED166 is the Student Disciplinary Offense Data Collection. Districts are required to submit specific incidents to CSDE annually. CSDE then uses this data to satisfy various federal mandates.

  • Data Privacy and Security

    The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) treats data confidentiality and the privacy of student educational records very seriously. It complies with all federal laws including Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), state statutes, and guidelines to protect confidential data.

  • About the Collection: PSIS

    The Connecticut State Department of Education uses the Public School Information System (PSIS) to collect data regarding student enrollment throughout the state of Connecticut.

  • About the Collection: Directory Manager

    DM is the official listing of all districts, schools and other educational facilities. DM is used to manage users and their roles for all Portal Applications.

  • About the Collection: CT-SEDS Oct 1 Child Count (previously SEDAC)

    The CT-SEDS Oct 1 Child Count (previously SEDAC) is used to collect data regarding the provision of special education and related services. The data collected is required to provide measurement of each district’s and the state’s compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA).

  • About the Collection: TCS

    The Teacher-Course-Student (TCS) application collects student, teacher and course data. Analyses of TCS data can greatly inform school and district strategists to increase the college and career readiness of all learners. This data allows districts to make informed decisions about the current state of instruction and learning as well as the ways in which both can be improved, monitored and shared.

  • Special Education Data Collections Help Site

    This site is dedicated to helping you understand all the data elements and important processes within each of the data collections associated with special education data.

  • FAQ

    FAQ pertaining to Performance Office data collections.

  • Data Collection Applications

    List of Performance Office Data Collection Applications with link to Help Sites.

  • Timely and Accurate Information

    Current and prior year Timely and Accurate information for Performance Office Data Collections.