December 2019 Newsletter
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2019-20 Certified Enrollment
The 2019-2020 Certified Enrollment Report is here! This report is based on full-time equivalents (FTE). As seen in the chart below, the district student FTE decreased by 182 from 2018-19 to 2019-20. The 2019-20 Demographic Report is based on student counts (a student counts as one regardless of FTE). The certified enrollment count is always taken on the 1st day of October every year or the following Monday if the 1st falls on a weekend. 
DMPS Board Goals Public Reporting
As the DMPS Board of Directors receives monitoring reports on the three board goals, goal and progress measure data points are posted to a public dashboard for all stakeholders to review. The first goal presented to the board (on December 3) is goal 2:Our district-wide progress towards that goal can be found here. Data for the other two board goals will be added to the public dashboard as those monitoring reports are presented to the board. 
Winter MAP & FAST Testing
On Thursday, January 2, winter testing windows will begin. The testing windows are: Elementary Schools:
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Gallup Q12 Employee Engagement Results
Fall 2019 Gallup Q12 Employee Engagement results have been shared with DMPS cabinet members. Employee Engagement Survey results will be available to all administrators and supervisors via Gallup Access (login.gallup.com) on December 6. All administrators/supervisors will receive an email from Gallup with information on how to log in to Gallup Access on December 6. 
End of the Semester Grading Reminders
The current semester ends on Wednesday, January 15th. Elementary Schools Your term 2 grading window is open and teachers may enter topic scores at any time until the end of the term. All grades must be completed and posted for the semester by 4:00 pm on Wednesday, January 22nd. If you want term 2 reports cards printed, you must complete the electronic order form found in Infinite Campus. This can be submitted at any time for second semester but must be received by noon on Friday, January 24th. You must also provide confirmation by noon on Friday, January 24th that your teachers’ grades are final and complete before your report cards will be generated (this confirmation can be in the form of an email to Kaitlyn Evans). Middle Schools Your semester 1 grading window will be opened on Monday, January 6th for teachers to start posting their final semester grades. All grades must be completed and posted for the semester by 4:00 pm on Wednesday, January 22nd. If you want semester 1 reports cards printed, you must complete the electronic order form found in Infinite Campus. This can be submitted at any time for second semester but must be received by noon on Friday, January 24th. You must also provide confirmation by noon on Friday, January 24th that your teachers’ grades are final and complete before your report cards will be generated (this confirmation can be in the form of an email to Kaitlyn Evans). High Schools The semester 1 grading period ends on January 15th. Your semester 1 grading window will be opened on Monday, January 6th for teachers to start posting their final semester grades. All semester grades must be posted by the end of the day on Thursday, January 16th. Registers will notify Kaitlyn Evans when they have confirmed the successful completion of all final grades so they can be transcribed by the end of the day on Monday, January 21st. If you would like semester 1 reports cards printed, you must complete the electronic order form found in Infinite Campus. This can be submitted at any time for second semester but must be received by noon on Friday, January 24th. Any teachers having issues with their gradebooks should complete an SRG Support Ticket found in the electronic forms section in Infinite Campus. High schools wanting to order printed report cards for semester one should notify Kaitlyn Evans by January 2. |
UPCOMING DATES
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December 6: Employee Engagement Survey results released
January 2 - 15: Grades 2-5: MAP Testing January 2 - 31: Grades 6-8: MAP Testing (grades 9-10 optional) |
January 21 - 31: Grades K-3: FAST Reading Testing
January 21 - 31: Grades K-1: FAST Math Testing |
WAIT... WHAT?
Dear Data Dude,
I need to pull some information from Infinite Campus about assessment scores. I’m not good at Ad Hoc, how can I properly request this data?
Signed,
Curious
Dear Curious,
Let me start by explaining that sending emails to the data team does not create a clear path of execution. People sometimes lose track of what is in their email or may be in the middle of a large project. To ensure your data request gets the proper attention, enter it into the data request form. Let me give you a quick bulletproof summary of how to enter a data request into Qualtrics.
Data Dude
I need to pull some information from Infinite Campus about assessment scores. I’m not good at Ad Hoc, how can I properly request this data?
Signed,
Curious
Dear Curious,
Let me start by explaining that sending emails to the data team does not create a clear path of execution. People sometimes lose track of what is in their email or may be in the middle of a large project. To ensure your data request gets the proper attention, enter it into the data request form. Let me give you a quick bulletproof summary of how to enter a data request into Qualtrics.
- Go to data.dmschools.org
- Click on “Data Requests” in the banner
- Follow the step-by-step guided format (fill in the form)
- Someone will contact you with any clarifying questions and an estimated completion time
Data Dude
Spotlight on This Month's Data Dude
Chris Holm
Chris Holm has been working at DMPS for just over 4 years and comes from corporate data world. His experience allows him to create custom data sources while collaborating with all levels within DMPS and enhancing both the access and level of information available throughout the district. He and his wife Kristin have 5 kids. One is a sophomore at Iowa (ugh) and the other four range between 7th and 11th grades in Johnston. Chris spends his time coaching softball and baseball and loves working in the yard and cooking for the family.
Chris Holm has been working at DMPS for just over 4 years and comes from corporate data world. His experience allows him to create custom data sources while collaborating with all levels within DMPS and enhancing both the access and level of information available throughout the district. He and his wife Kristin have 5 kids. One is a sophomore at Iowa (ugh) and the other four range between 7th and 11th grades in Johnston. Chris spends his time coaching softball and baseball and loves working in the yard and cooking for the family.
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