ABCTools Ken Barbour NC DPI Symposium 2010. What is ABCTools? PC-based application Data management...

ABCTools

Ken Barbour

NC DPISymposium 2010

What is ABCTools?

PC-based application Data management tool Reporting tool

Historical Audits Exit Standards Student Profile Others

Downloading Tools

https://www.rep.dpi.state.nc.us/2010/2010_software.html

Configuration Settings

Loading Data – Menu

Reports – Menu

Reports – Historical Audit

• Which historical scores are missing• Which students need computer skills• Which students are level 1, 2, 3, 4

The Historical Audit report can help schools with:

Reports – Exit Standards

The Exit Standards report shows students’ ES status:

Reports – Student Profile

The Student Profile report provides a complete listing of student test scores; it can be a useful report to print for withdrawing students.

Reports > SQL

The SQL option provides users ability to run adhoc reports.

Predefined statements are available, for example: Show all data in acchist Show all data in membership – displays Homeroom #, number of students in each

Homeroom, course codes, teacher’s name, student id, student name, date of birth, gender

Show abc_growth for 2009 Competency not Passed ComputerSkills not passed 10th grade students with no English 1 – list of students with no English 1 score Show all Algebra 1 in acchist table – list of students with Alg 1 score, ach. level and

cscore Grade 4 math > level 2 – displays a list of students with levels 3 and 4

Reports > SQL

10th Grade students with no Algebra I score

Importance of Data

Diploma Dates – 9th grade entry date, diploma met/issued

Diploma Type Accommodations Student demographics – legal name, ID, DOB, grade

level, membership status, race/ethnicity Schedule – semesters/terms, teachers, homerooms,

course codes, ES reading & math Adding a test – use correct test date Computer Skills (P/F)

Questions?