The resources on this page are reference materials that help state and district staff understand and interpret DLM scoring and reporting for the 2021-22 school year. This page also provides resources that state and district staff can use to help teachers, parents, and guardians understand and interpret score reports for their students.
Data Files
- General Research File Structure (xlsx)
02/03/2022 - General Research File Accepted Characters (pdf)
02/03/2022 - Data Dictionary (xlsx)
02/03/2022
supports General Research File, exited students, incident, and special circumstance code files - Essential Element Crosswalk (xlsx)
04/04/2022
Sample Reports
These sample materials include only fictional data.
- Individual Student Score Report - ELA (pdf)
02/03/2022 - Individual Student Score Report - Math (pdf)
02/03/2022 - Individual Student Score Report - Science (pdf)
02/03/2022 - Aggregate Reports (pdf)
02/03/2022
includes class, school, district, and state
Informational Documents
Documents presented in .docx format may be edited before sharing. Screen shots in these materials include only fictional data.
- Guide to Scoring and Reporting for Data Managers (pdf)
02/03/2022 - Talking to Parents about Score Reports (pdf)
02/03/2022 - Parent Interpretive Guide (docx)
02/03/2022 - Parent Interpretive Guide en Español (docx)
02/03/2022 - Parent Cover Letter - Superintendent Version (docx)
02/03/2022 - Parent Cover Letter - Teacher Version (docx)
02/03/2022