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- XXXX (Exp XX/XX) R EL Midwest Supporting Statement A: Implementation Study of the Ramp

- Up to Readiness Program

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### Extant Data Request

March xx, 2014

D ear [SCHOOL /DISTRICT STAFF MEMBER] :
Regional Educational Laboratory ( REL ) Midwest at American Institutes for Research (AIR) is the evaluator of the Ramp

- Up to Readiness program at [ SCHOOL ]. REL Midwest is one of 10 regional educational laboratories funded by the Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education and tasked with providing technical assistance and research support to topic

- focused groups of education

- related stakeholders with the ultimate aim of learning what works for impro ving student academic outcomes

In [ MONTH/YEAR ], our research team received approval from [ SCHOOL/DISTRICT ] to conduct this study . REL Midwest is beginning the data collection process. As a first step, we are sharing with you a list of student

- and school

- level data that we will need to collect for the study. The data that you share with our project team, i n combination with data from the Minnesota Department of Education

, will allow us to understand schools’ experience with implementing Ramp

- Up.

A data re quest for this project is on the second page of this letter . It provides a general description of the data elements needed for this part of the project. You will see that the data request is organized according to these levels of data (i.e., student data a nd school data)

. We are requesting student

- level data only for students enrolled in 10 th , 11 th , or 12 th grade in fall 2013.

We have found that an initial phone discussion about the data elements being requested can help prevent misunderstandings about data availability and quality. That said, we would like to find a 30

- minute window of time next week

, [DATES], when we can discuss the data request. Please let me know of your availability (or the availability of someone else who is familiar with the data)

, an d we will arrange a phone conference.

We appreciate your support for this study. Please let me know when you are available next week. In the meantime, if there are other questions you have, feel free to contact me at the phone number below my name

.

Best regards,

Jim Lindsay, Ph.D. Principal Investigator, REL Midwest 630

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REL Midwest Supporting Statement A: Implementation Study o f the Ramp

- Up to Readiness Program

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### REL Midwest Study of Ramp

- Up to Readiness: Administrative Data Request

Student

- Level Variables

Grade Level of Student in Fall 2013

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Student

- L evel V ariables 10th 11th 12t h
Student MARSS ID in f

all 2013

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Grade level in f

all 2013

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Student leave code (e.g., to indicate transfer, dropout)   

Cumulative unweighted and weighted GPA in s pring 2013   

EXPLORE score and date of administration   

PLAN score and date of administration  

Indicator of whether student took the ACT or SAT in 2012

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ACT composite scores with dates of administration  

SAT critical reading and mathematics scores with dates of administration  

Number of E

- le vel courses enrolled in 2012

– 13 and fall 2013

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Number of D

- level courses enrolled in 2012

– 13 and fall 2013

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Number of A

- level courses enrolled in 2012

– 13 and fall 2013

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Number of C

- level courses enrolled in 2012

– 13 and fall 2013

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Number of transcripts requested in fall 2013

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According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is XXXX.XXXX, OMB expiration date is XXXX, XX, 2014. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 60 minutes total , including the t ime to review instructions, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collected. Participation in this data collection task is voluntary. Per the policies and procedures required by the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, Title I, Part E, Section 183, response s to this data collection will be used only for statistical purposes. The reports prepared for this study will summarize findings across the sample and will not associate responses with a specific school, district, or individual. Any willful disclosure of such information for nonstatistical purp oses, except as required by law, is a class E felony. If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the time estimate(s) or suggestions for improving this form, please write to: U.S. Department of Ed ucation, Washington, DC 20202. If you have comments or concerns regarding the status of your individual submission of this form, write directly to: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20208.OMB Control Number XXXX

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- Level Variables

School ID Number of 10th, 11th, and 12th graders (separately) in 2012

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Percentage s of 10th, 11th, and 12th graders (separately) who took an E

- level course in 2012

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Percentage s of 10th, 11th, and 12th graders (separately) who took a D

- level course in 2012

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Percentage s of 10th, 11th, and 12th graders (separately) who took an A

- level course in 2012

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Percentage s of 10th, 11th, and 12th graders (separately) who t ook a C

- level course in 2012

– 13 School average PLAN composite score in 2012

– 13 Percentage s of 11th and 12th graders (separately) who took the ACT during 2012

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Percentage s of 11th and 12th graders (separately) who took the SAT during 2012

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School av erage ACT composite score in 2012

– 13 School average SAT critical reading and mathematics score s in 2012

– 13 Percentage of 12th graders who submitted a college application in 2012

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