Research and Data - Business Rules
What You'll Find Here!
This page provides the business rules regarding all the data used throughout this site. The business rules explain:
- Sources of data used in the site
- Point in time that the data is collected
- Definitions of individual data elements within a data set
- Explanations of any data that may be excluded from the analyses
School Directory
Access the business rules for the School Directory data here .
The School Directory is a directory of all the schools in Nevada. Included with that are various school designations which are used for filtering throughout the site. These designations include Title I, Magnet Status, and NSPF Star Rating. The School Directory business rules explain the definitions of those various designations.
Educator Workforce
Access the business rules for the Educator Workforce data here .
The Educator Workforce section of the website includes data regarding:
- Licensed staffing job assignments across Nevada
- Licensed staffing rates per 1,000 students
- Licensed staffing retention rates year-over-year
The Educator Workforce business rules explain the sources of data and the formulas for calculating all the workforce metrics.
Class Sizes
Access the business rules for the Class Sizes data here .
The Class Sizes section of the website includes data regarding:
- Average class size experiences for elementary grades K-5
- Average class size experiences for secondary grades 6-12
The Class Sizes business rules explain the sources of data and the formulas for calculating all the class size metrics. This includes defining and explaining the purpose behind the average class size experience metric. The business rules also include which courses and sections are included in the analyses as well as why some courses and sections could be excluded.
School Courses for the Exchange of Data (SCED)
Learn more about the SCED here .
The School Courses for the Exchange of Data (SCED) is a voluntary, common classification system for prior-to-secondary and secondary school courses. This classification system was developed to meet the need for common, widely understood, standardized course codes that can be used to compare course information, maintain data about students' coursework, and efficiently exchange course-taking records.
The SCED was developed by the National Forum on Education Statistics. It is updated and maintained by a working group of state and local education agency representatives who receive suggestions and assistance from a wide network of subject matter experts at the national, state, and local levels.
Nevada utilizes the SCED to create a common course classification system across schools and districts.