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PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT SUBMISSION SUPPORTING STATEMENT

Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection

November 2013

Attachment A-4

Mandatory Civil Rights Data 

Collection for School Years 

2013–14 and 2015–16: 

Directional Indicators

Revised after 60-day public comment period.
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INTRODUCTION

Attachment A-4 contains guiding questions, or directional indicators (DI), used to reduce burden 

on LEAs. It is organized as follows:

 Overview of directional indicators

 List of directional indicators

Directional indicators are used to determine whether a data group is applicable to an LEA. For 

example, an LEA will be presented with a simple question asking whether or not students are 

enrolled in Advanced Placement (AP) courses at the school. If the LEA answers “no,” then the 

subsequent tables collecting student counts of AP enrollment, exam-taking, and AP exampassing are not presented to the LEA. 

Changes made as a result of comments received during the 60-day public comment period are 

noted with a “†”. Additional changes (including technical edits and revisions) that were made 

for clarity, accuracy, and consistency are noted with a “‡”.

OVERVIEW OF DIRECTIONAL INDICATORS

Because the CRDC is a mandatory collection, LEAs are obligated to respond to each applicable 

survey question. First implemented with the 2009-10 CRDC, directional indicators successfully

reduce the burden by eliminating tables that are not applicable, therefore reducing the amount of 

time LEAs spend entering zeros into non-applicable tables. As OCR continuously improves the 

design of the web-based survey tool, the 2011-12 CRDC included additional directional 

indicators to determine whether the LEA will be presented with subsequent data group tables. 

Many of these directional indicators are linked to existing data groups. For example, in DG932, 

OCR collects each grade offered at a school. Data are used to determine which applicable gradelevel retention tables are presented to the LEA (e.g., a school offering grades 10, 11, and 12 

would be presented only with the retention tables for grades 10, 11, and 12). However, there are 

some data groups which apply only to a subset of schools and this subset of schools cannot be 

determined from already collected information. For example, in the 2009-10 CRDC sample, 

approximately 55% of high schools offered Advanced Placement courses. In order to limit the 

burden of responding to data elements collecting detailed Advanced Placement data, OCR 

designed a directional indicator to determine which high schools (offering any grade 9-12) also 

offered Advanced Placement courses. These directional indicators minimize the burden of 

responding to the CRDC for LEAs and schools. 

The following list of directional indicators may be expanded as OCR designs the 2013-14 survey

tool. All directional indicators are designed to minimize the burden of the CRDC collection to 

the extent possible on participating school districts. 
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DIRECTIONAL INDICATOR TABLES

Directional Indicator (DI) Name Level ID

Page 

Number

Advanced Placement indicator† School 1 A4-4

Algebra I course offered—grade 7 indicator 

(2015–16) New! †

School 2 A4-5

Algebra I course offered—grade 8 indicator 

(2015–16) New! †

School 3 A4-6

Corporal punishment indicator New! School 4 A4-7

Credit recovery indicator (2015–16) New! † School 21 A4-8

Distance education indicator (2015–16) New! † LEA 5 A4-9

Dual enrollment indicator (2015–16) New! † School 6 A4-10

Early childhood program indicator New! † LEA 7 A4-11

GED preparation program indicator LEA 8 A4-11

Geometry course offered—grade 8 indicator 

(2015–16) New! †

School 9 A4-12

Gifted/talented program indicator† School 10 A4- 13

Grades offered†‡ School 11 A4-14

International Baccalaureate Programme indicator 

New! † School 12 A4-15

Interscholastic athletics single-sex indicator 

Revised! † School 13 A4-16

Magnet status† School 14 A4-17

Mathematics classes—high school† School 15 A4-18

Preschool daily length and cost† LEA 16 A4-19

Preschool grade New! † School 17 A4-19

School type† School 18 A4-20

Science classes—high school† School 19 A4-22

Single-sex academic classes indicator† School 20 A4-23
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DI Name: Advanced Placement indicator DI: 1

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether the school has any students enrolled in one 

or more Advanced Placement (AP) courses.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

Reporting Period† For 2013–14 CRDC--Single day between September 27 and 

December 31

For 2015–16 CRDC--October 1 

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment Report only for schools with any grade 9 through 12 and/or ungraded 

with high school age students.

Advanced Placement (AP) - AP refers to a program, sponsored by

the College Board, through which students may earn college credit 

and advanced college placement by successfully completing AP 

courses and standardized AP exams.

Advanced Placement (AP) course - An AP course is an advanced, 

college-level course designed for students who achieve a specified 

level of academic performance. Upon successful completion of the 

course and a standardized AP exam, a student may be qualified to 

receive college credit and/or placement into advanced college 

courses.

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 900 Advanced Placement course by subject enrollment table†‡

 DG 901 Advanced Placement course enrollment table†

 DG 902 Advanced Placement course self-selection†

 DG 903 Advanced Placement different courses provided†

 DG 904 Advanced Placement exam participation table

 DG 905 Advanced Placement exam participant results table‡
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†DI Name: Algebra I course offered—grade 7 indicator (2015–16) DI: 2

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether Algebra I is offered in grade 7.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

Reporting Period† For 2015–16 CRDC--October 1 

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment Report only for schools with grade 7.

Algebra I is a course that includes the study of properties and 

operations of the real number system; evaluating rational algebraic 

expressions; solving and graphing first degree equations and 

inequalities; translating word problems into equations; operations 

with and factoring of polynomials; and solving simple quadratic 

equations.

Algebra I is a foundation course leading to higher-level mathematics 

courses, including Geometry and Algebra II.

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 907 Algebra I course enrollment – grade 7 (2015–16)†

 DG 910 Algebra I course passing – grade 7 (2015–16)†
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†DI Name: Algebra I course offered—grade 8 indicator (2015–16) DI: 3

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether Algebra I is offered in grade 8.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

Reporting Period† For 2015–16 CRDC--October 1 

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment Report only for schools with grade 8 and/or ungraded with middle 

school age students.

Algebra I is a course that includes the study of properties and 

operations of the real number system; evaluating rational algebraic 

expressions; solving and graphing first degree equations and 

inequalities; translating word problems into equations; operations 

with and factoring of polynomials; and solving simple quadratic 

equations.

Algebra I is a foundation course leading to higher-level mathematics 

courses, including Geometry and Algebra II.

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 908 Algebra I course enrollment – grade 8 (2015–16)†

 DG 911 Algebra I course passing – grade 8 (2015–16)†
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New!

DI Name: Corporal punishment indicator DI: 4

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether the school uses corporal punishment to 

discipline students.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

Reporting Period Regular School Year 

Reporting Levels School		 LEA				 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 		

Comment Corporal punishment refers to paddling, spanking, or other forms of 

physical punishment imposed on a student.

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 921 Discipline of preschool students table†

 DG 922 Discipline of students with disabilities (IDEA and Section 504) table†

 DG 923 Discipline of students without disabilities table†
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†DI Name: Credit recovery indicator (2015–16) DI: 21

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether the school has any students who participate 

in at least one credit recovery program that allows them to earn 

missed credit in order to graduate from high school.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No 

 Not applicable*

Reporting Period For 2015–16 CRDC--School year up to one day prior to the 

beginning of the following school year

Reporting Levels School LEA  State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment *Not applicable = For schools that do not offer students the 

opportunity to participate in at least one credit recovery program.

Report only for schools with any grade 9 through 12 and/or ungraded 

with high school age students.

Credit recovery programs aim to help schools graduate more 

students by giving students who have fallen behind the chance to 

“recover” credits through a multitude of different strategies, often 

online. Different programs allow students to work on their credit 

recovery classes over the summer, on school breaks, after school, on 

weekends, at home on their own, at night in school computer labs, or 

even during the school day.

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 992 Credit recovery student participation†
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†DI Name: Distance education indicator (2015–16) DI: 5

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether the LEA has any students enrolled in any

distance education courses.

Permitted Values†  Yes

 No

 Not applicable*

Reporting Period† For 2015–16 CRDC--Regular School Year

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment† *Not applicable = For LEAs that do not offer students the 

opportunity to enroll in any distance education courses.

Distance education courses must meet all of the following criteria: 

(1) be credit-granting; (2) be technology-delivered via audio, video 

(live or prerecorded), the Internet, or other computer-based 

technology (e.g., via district network); and (3) have either (a) the 

instructor in a different location than the students and/or (b) the 

course content developed in, or delivered from, a different location 

than that of the students. 

LEAs should provide response regardless of where the courses 

originated. However, distance education courses that students take 

independently or that are provided by entities outside the control of 

the district should not be included unless the district has access to 

enrollment and monitoring information for those courses.

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 993 Distance education student enrollment table†
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†DI Name: Dual enrollment indicator (2015–16) DI: 6

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether the school has any students enrolled in a 

dual enrollment/dual credit program that allows them to take collegelevel courses and earn concurrent credit toward a high school 

diploma and a college degree.

Permitted Values†  Yes

 No

 Not applicable*

Reporting Period† For 2015–16 CRDC--October 1 

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment† *Not applicable = For schools that do not offer students the 

opportunity to enroll in a dual enrollment/dual credit program.

For schools with any grade 9 through 12 or ungraded with high 

school age students.

Dual enrollment/dual credit programs provide opportunities for high 

school students to take college-level courses offered by colleges, and 

earn concurrent credit toward a high school diploma and a college 

degree while still in high school. These programs are for high 

school-enrolled students who are academically prepared to enroll in 

college and are interested in taking on additional coursework. For 

example, students who want to study subjects not offered at their 

high school may seek supplemental education at colleges nearby. 

Dual enrollment/dual credit programs do not include the Advanced 

Placement (AP) program or the International Baccalaureate Diploma 

Programme. 

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 994 Dual enrollment program student enrollment†‡
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DI Name: Early childhood program indicator DI: 7

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether the LEA provides one or more early

childhood programs that serve children birth through age 2.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

Reporting Period† For 2013–14 CRDC--Single day between September 27 and 

December 31

For 2015–16 CRDC--October 1

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 		

Comment

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 926 Early childhood program for non-IDEA children†

DI Name: GED preparation program indicator DI: 8

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether the LEA operates a General Educational 

Development (GED) preparation program for students ages 16 

through 19.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

Reporting Period Regular School Year

Reporting Levels School		 LEA				 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment For LEAs with any grade 9 through 12 or ungraded with high school 

age students. 

GED preparation program – A program (e.g., course) designed to 

prepare students to be successful on the GED Test. The GED Test is 

a nationally recognized test that is used to certify the high schoollevel academic achievement of national and international non-high 

school graduates. Upon review of the test results, an education or 

government agency may award a high school equivalency credential.

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 928 GED preparation program credentials table 

 DG 929 GED preparation program participation table 
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†DI Name: Geometry course offered—grade 8 indicator (2015–16) DI: 9

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether Geometry is offered in grade 8.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

Reporting Period† For 2015–16 CRDC--October 1 

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment Report only for schools with grade 8 and/or ungraded with middle 

school age students.

Geometry is a course that typically includes topics such as properties 

of plane and solid figures; deductive methods of reasoning and use 

of logic; geometry as an axiomatic system including the study of 

postulates, theorems, and formal proofs; concepts of congruence, 

similarity, parallelism, perpendicularity, and proportion; and rules of 

angle measurement in triangles.

Geometry is considered a prerequisite for Algebra II.

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 930 Geometry course enrollment – grade 8 (2015–16)†
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DI Name: Gifted/talented program indicator DI: 10

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether the school has one or more gifted/talented 

programs during regular school hours for students with unusually

high academic ability or aptitude or a specialized talent or aptitude.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

Reporting Period† For 2013–14 CRDC--Single day between September 27 and 

December 31

For 2015–16 CRDC--October 1

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Comment Gifted/talented programs – Programs during regular school hours 

that provide special educational opportunities including accelerated 

promotion through grades and classes and an enriched curriculum for 

students who are endowed with a high degree of mental ability or 

who demonstrate unusual physical coordination, creativity, interest, 

or talent.

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 931 Gifted/talented program enrollment table†‡
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DI/DG Name: Grades offered DI: 11/DG: 932

Section Education Unit

Definition The grade level(s) offered by the school.

Permitted Values‡  Ungraded

 Prekindergarten*

 Kindergarten

 Grade 1

 Grade 2

 Grade 3

 Grade 4

 Grade 5

 Grade 6

 Grade 7

 Grade 8

 Grade 9

 Grade 10

 Grade 11

 Grade 12

 Grade 13*

 Adult Education*

 No Grades*

Reporting Period† For 2013–14 CRDC--Single day between September 27 and 

December 31

For 2015–16 CRDC--October 1

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment For the CRDC, preschool is also considered a grade. See data group 

Preschool grade (DG913). 

Permitted values with an asterisk (*) are not used for the CRDC.

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS AND DIRECTIONAL INDICATORS:

 DI 1 Advanced Placement indicator† (any grade 9-12 offered)

 DI 2 Algebra I course offered—grade 7 indicator (2015–16)†

 DI 3 Algebra I course offered—grade 8 indicator (2015–16)†

 DI 21 Credit recovery indicator (2015–16)† (any grade 9-12 offered)

 DI 6 Dual enrollment indicator (2015–16)† (any grade 9-12 offered)

 DI 9 Geometry course offered—grade 8 indicator (2015–16)†

 DI 12 International Baccalaureate Programme indicator† (any grade 9-12 offered)

 DI 13 Interscholastic athletics single-sex indicator† (any grade 9-12 offered)

 DG 906 Algebra I classes—middle school (2015–16)† (grade 7 or 8)

 DG 909 Algebra I course enrollment—high school† (grades 9 or 10 and grades 11 or 12 

offered)

 DG 918 Credit recovery (2013–14)† (any grade 9-12 offered)

 DG 950 Mathematics classes—high school† (any grade 9-12 offered)

 DG 951 Mathematics course enrollment—high school† (any grade 9-12 offered)

 DG 964 SAT or ACT test participation table† (any grade 9-12 offered)

 DG 973 Science classes—high school† (any grade 9-12 offered)
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DI Name: International Baccalaureate Programme indicator DI: 12

Section Civil Rights Data Collection

Definition An indication of whether the school offers the International 

Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme. 

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

Reporting Period† For 2013–14 CRDC--Single day between September 27 and 

December 31

For 2015–16 CRDC--October 1 

Reporting Levels School		 LEA				 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 		

Comment Report only for schools with any grade 9 through 12 and/or ungraded 

with high school age students.

The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme – The IB 

Diploma Programme, sponsored by the International Baccalaureate 

Organization, is designed as an academically challenging and 

balanced program of education with final examinations that prepares 

students, usually aged 16 to 19, for success at university and life 

beyond. The Programme is typically taught over two years. IB 

Diploma Programme students study six courses at higher level or 

standard level. Students must choose one subject from each of 

groups 1 to 5, thus ensuring breadth of experience in languages, 

social studies, the experimental sciences and mathematics. The sixth 

subject may be an arts subject chosen from group 6, or the student 

may choose another subject from groups 1 to 5. Additionally, IB 

Diploma Programme students must meet three core requirements: 

the extended essay, the theory of knowledge course, and a 

creativity/action/service experience.

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 936 International Baccalaureate Programme enrollment table†‡
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Revised!

DI Name: Interscholastic athletics single-sex indicator DI: 13

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether the school has any students who participate 

in single-sex interscholastic athletics.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

Reporting Period† School Year (CCD)

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment Report only for schools with any grade 9 through 12 and/or ungraded 

with high school age students. Single-sex interscholastic athletics 

refers to sports activities in which only male or only female students 

participate.

Interscholastic athletics – Team-based organized sports activities that 

offer competition between schools. 

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 937 Interscholastic athletics single-sex sports†

 DG 938 Interscholastic athletics single-sex teams†

 DG 939 Interscholastic athletics single-sex team participants†
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DI/DG Name: Magnet status DI: 14/ DG: 949

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether the school is a magnet school or has a 

magnet program within the school.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

 Not applicable

Reporting Period† For 2013–14 CRDC--Single day between September 27 and 

December 31

For 2015–16 CRDC--October 1

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Grand Total (Education 

Unit Total) 

Comment A magnet program is a program within a public school that offers a 

special curriculum capable of attracting substantial numbers of 

students of different racial/ethnic backgrounds, which may also 

reduce, prevent, or eliminate minority group isolation. The program 

may be designed to provide an academic or social focus on a 

particular theme (e.g., science/math, performing arts, gifted/talented, 

or foreign language). A public school is considered a magnet school 

if it operates a magnet program for all students or some students 

within the school.

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 948 Magnet program detail†
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DI/DG Name: Mathematics classes—high school DI: 15/DG: 950

Section Education Unit

Definition The unduplicated number of classes in mathematics (collegepreparatory) courses at the high school level.

Permitted Values  Integer

Reporting Period† For 2013–14 CRDC--

 For schools with regular scheduling – Single day between 

September 27 and December 31 

 For schools with block scheduling that allows a full-year course 

to be taken in one semester – Sum of a count taken on a single

day between September 27 and December 31 in the first block, 

and before March 1 in the second block

For 2015–16 CRDC--

 For schools with regular scheduling – October 1 

 For schools with block scheduling that allows a full-year course 

to be taken in one semester – Sum of a count taken on October 1 

in the first block, and around March 1 in the second block 

Reporting Levels School		 LEA				 State		

Grand Total

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment Report only for schools with any grade 9 through 12 and/or ungraded 

with high school age students.

Note: Grades offered is a guiding question for the mathematics 

classes data group. Only schools with grade 9-12 will be presented 

with the mathematics classes table. As a second-tier to the skip 

logic, a school must report greater than zero classes in the 

mathematics tables to be presented with the mathematics course 

enrollment table. 

CATEGORY SET DESCRIPTION

Category Set A  Mathematics (High School Classes)†‡

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 951 Mathematics course enrollment—high school†
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DI/DG Name: Preschool daily length and cost DI: 16/DG: 954

Section Education Unit

Definition Revised! An indication of whether the LEA provides a preschool program of a 

specific length to children and cost to parents/guardians.

Permitted Values

Revised!

 Full-day preschool (free; no charge to parent(s)/guardian)

 Full-day preschool (partial or full charge to parent(s)/guardian)

 Part-day preschool (free; no charge to parent(s)/guardian)

 Part-day preschool (partial or full charge to parent(s)/guardian)

 No preschool

Reporting Period† For 2013–14 CRDC--Single day between September 27 and 

December 31

For 2015–16 CRDC--October 1

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 		

Comment Preschool refers to preschool programs and services for children 

ages 3 through 5. A full-day preschool program is a program that a 

child attends each weekday for approximately six hours or more.

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 955 Preschool eligible students† (if full-day or part-day preschool selected)

 DG 956 Preschool enrollment table† (if full-day or part-day preschool selected)

 DG 957 Preschool students served table† (if full-day or part-day preschool selected)

DI/DG Name: Preschool grade DI: 17/DG: 913

Section Education Unit

Definition The preschool grade level offered by the school.

Permitted Values  Preschool

Reporting Period† For 2013–14 CRDC--Single day between September 27 and 

December 31

For 2015–16 CRDC--October 1

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment Preschool refers to preschool programs and services for children 

ages 3 through 5. The preschool grade level should be reported if 

offered, regardless of whether any children ages 3 through 5 are 

enrolled in preschool. 

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 921 Discipline of preschool students table† (PS offered)

 DG 956 Preschool enrollment table† (PS offered)
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DI/DG Name: School type DI: 18/DG: 977

Section Education Unit

Definition The type of education institution as classified by its primary focus. 

School type is a classification of schools conducting elementary

and/or secondary instruction or programs according to the ordinary

or special instructional needs of students.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

Reporting Period† For 2013–14 CRDC--Single day between September 27 and 

December 31

For 2015–16 CRDC--October 1

Reporting Levels School		 LEA		 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment Code Set:

 1 - Regular School 

A public elementary/secondary school that does NOT focus 

primarily on vocational, special, or alternative education, 

although it may provide these programs in addition to a regular 

curriculum.

 2 - Special Education School

A public elementary/secondary school that focuses primarily on 

serving the needs of students with disabilities.

 3 - Vocational Education School

A school that focuses primarily on providing secondary students 

with an occupationally relevant or career-related curriculum, 

including formal preparation for vocational, technical, or 

professional occupations.

 4 - Alternative Education School

A public elementary/secondary school that addresses the needs 

of students that typically cannot be met in a regular school 

program. The school provides nontraditional education; serves as 

an adjunct to a regular school; and falls outside the categories of 

regular, special education, or vocational education.

 5 - Reportable Program

Program that does not meet the definition of a school but that 

enrolls public school students or otherwise provides education 

services on a regular basis. (This may include magnet programs 

operated within public schools when these programs must be 

reported separate from the schools and postsecondary institutions 

that are the school of record for students in any grade PK-13 or 

ungraded classes. Exclude postsecondary institutions that offer 

programs for students enrolled in elementary or secondary

schools, for example, community colleges that provide a limited 
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number of dual enrollment courses for students enrolled in a 

public high school.)

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 914 Alternative school focus† (if educational unit is an alternative school)
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DI/DG Name: Science classes—high school DI: 19/DG: 973

Section Education Unit

Definition The unduplicated number of classes in science (college-preparatory) 

courses at the high school level.

Permitted Values  Integer

Reporting Period† For 2013–14 CRDC--

 For schools with regular scheduling – Single day between 

September 27 and December 31 

 For schools with block scheduling that allows a full-year course 

to be taken in one semester – Sum of a count taken on a single 

day between September 27 and December 31 in the first block, 

and before March 1 in the second block

For 2015–16 CRDC--

 For schools with regular scheduling – October 1 

 For schools with block scheduling that allows a full-year course 

to be taken in one semester – Sum of a count taken on October 1 

in the first block, and around March 1 in the second block 

Reporting Levels School		 LEA				 State		

Grand Total

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment Report only for schools with any grade 9 through 12 and/or ungraded 

with high school age students.

Note: Grades offered is a guiding question for the science classes

data group. Only schools with grade 9-12 will be presented with the 

science classes table. As a second-tier to the skip logic, a school 

must report greater than zero classes in the science tables to be 

presented with the science course enrollment table.

CATEGORY SET DESCRIPTION

Category Set A  Science (Classes and Course Enrollment)

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 974 Science course enrollment—high school† (enrollment is collected if at least one 

class is offered)
Attachment A-4

CRDC Data Set for School Years 2013–14 and 2015–16

Page A4-23

DI Name: Single-sex academic classes indicator DI: 20

Section Education Unit

Definition An indication of whether the co-educational school has one or more 

academic classes where only male or only female students are 

permitted to take the class.

Permitted Values  Yes

 No

Reporting Period† For 2013–14 CRDC--Single day between September 27 and 

December 31

For 2015–16 CRDC--October 1 

Reporting Levels School		 LEA				 State		

Grand Total 

(Education Unit Total) 

Comment† For co-educational schools only. Independent study is not 

considered a single-sex class.		Include academic classes for grades 

K-12, and comparable ungraded levels.		

Single-sex academic class – A single-sex academic class refers to an 

academic class in a co-educational school where only male or only 

female students are permitted to take the class. If both male and 

female students are permitted to take the class, then it is not a singlesex class. A physical education class is not considered an academic 

class. 

GUIDING QUESTION FOR DATA GROUPS:

 DG 976 Single-sex academic classes table†