Have you finished CRDC, yet? If not, you've probably noticed how glacial the site has become. Did you know you can 'apply' for an extension? Simply log into the CRDC site and look for the 'Admin' link. Then click on Submit Extension Request. You can select 2 week extension (to Fri. Aug. 21st) or submit a request for an additional extension (that one is a form).
With all that we do
in the summer, we hardly have time for this one, so it's best to get started early. This is one thing that requires hunting down data we haven’t
thought about it in a year, so it can really be a headache. The DOE and
FTEtrack have changed all that!
The DOE has already uploaded some of your data to the CRDC website,
so you only need to verify it, but there is still some information you will
have to get from your schools. You can use FTEtrack to verify AND to collect
missing data. All you need is the FTE and Student Record files from 2013-2014
uploaded into FTEtrack, and you’re all set!
The files you’ll need to have uploaded, and the location to upload
them to are:
SR Student "C-level": C:/StateFiles/CRDC/Student.txt
SR Course "D-level": C:/StateFiles/CRDC/Course.txt
SR Student Safety "E-level": C:/StateFiles/CRDC/Safety.txt
SR Enrollment "F-level": C:/StateFiles/CRDC/Enrollment.txt
October FTE: C:/StateFiles/CRDC/FTE1.txt
If you’ve given your principals an account on FTEtrack (you have,
haven’t you?) they can log in, select the CRDC forms, and simply look for the
items in red. Those are the items that they need
to fill in manually, as those are not in your SIS system and have not been
uploaded by the DOE for you. These are things like school characteristics,
total FTE of teachers and their experience, etc.
FTEtrack really is invaluable for things like how many students took
and passed a subject, number of courses that were taught, and student
absenteeism…no more digging through prior year data!
Since the DOE has uploaded some information for you, you can compare
what is in FTEtrack to what is on the federal CRDC site. If you are using the
correct files, the numbers should match or at least be fairly close to what the
DOE has uploaded. Once the remaining data is filled in on FTEtrack, you
can download the file by logging on as an Administrator to CRDC Track and using
"Export" button (on top right). The download file can then be
uploaded to the CRDC federal site.
As an administrator for Lamar County over the past 13 years, we have
participated in the CRDC data collection nearly every year (for some odd
reason…aren’t we lucky?) I can tell you that this year the collection has taken
less than an hour for the principals and much less time for me, as opposed to
taking days and weeks in the past. If FTEtrack included only the CRDC piece, it
is well worth the cost!
