The resources on this page are reference materials that help state and district staff understand and interpret DLM scoring and reporting for the 2023-24 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) 03/21/2024
- General Research File Accepted Characters (pdf) 01/24/2024
- Data Dictionary (xlsx) 03/21/2024
supports General Research File, exited students, incident, and special circumstance code files - Essential Element Crosswalk (xlsx) 03/21/2024
Sample Reports
These sample materials include only fictional data.
- Individual Student Score Report - ELA (pdf) 04/12/2024
- Individual Student Score Report - Mathematics (pdf) 04/12/2024
- Individual Student Score Report - Science (pdf) 04/12/2024
- Individual Student Score Report - Biology (pdf) 04/12/2024
- Aggregate Reports (pdf) 01/24/2024
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) 04/12/2024
- Talking to Parents about Score Reports (pdf) 04/12/2024
- Parent Interpretive Guide (pdf) 04/12/2024
- Parent Interpretive Guide en Español (pdf) 04/12/2024
- Parent Cover Letter - Superintendent Version (pdf) 01/24/2024
- Parent Cover Letter - Teacher Version (pdf) 01/24/2024