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About the Data
The Digital Equity Dashboard displays device, internet access, and internet performance data provided by students and their families on an annual basis. The graphs display the percentage of students as compared with total respondents within each group that answered the question with the given response. Student responses are associated with the school of current or most recent attendance. Color coding is used to indicate the most optimal responses (Green), less optimal responses (Yellow) and responses where intervention may be necessary (Orange).
The Digital Equity Data Collection is optional. The initial data was collected during the 2020-2021 school year. The questions were revised for the 2023-24 school year and beyond. The metrics cover the following questions:
| Question | 2020-2022 | 2023-2024 and Beyond |
| Internet Access in Residence - Can the student access the internet on their primary learning device at home? | X | X |
| Barrier to Internet Access in Residence - If the student is unable to access the internet in their primary place of residence, why not? | X | X |
| Internet Access Type in Residence - What is the primary type of internet service used at the residence? | X | X |
| Internet Performance in Residence - Can the student stream a video on their primary learning device without interruption? | X | X |
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Primary Learning Device Away from School - What device does the student most often use to complete school work at home? |
X | X |
| Primary Learning Device- Is the primary learning device a personal device or school-provided device and is it shared with anyone else in the household? | X | |
| Primary Learning Device Provider - Who provided the primary learning device to the student? | X | |
| Primary Learning Device Access - Is the primary learning device shared with anyone else in the household? | X |
The following indicators are included in the dashboard for ease of use.
- Student Responses (Informational) - A student will be included in the Student Responses tile count if at least one of the digital equity questions for the most recent school has a submitted value.
- Student Non-Responders (Informational) - A student will be included in the Student Non-Responder tile if the student didn't respond to any of the questions.
Additional Dashboard Notes
- Unknown/non-responses were recently pulled out of each graph so that count percentages can be calculated as a percent of responses. This was done in an effort to better understand the ratios among responses
- To review the group of students for which responses have been received drill into the Student Responses tile.
- Student attributes (race/ethnicity, grade level, disability status, etc.) are reported or filtered based on values reported for the latest available enrollment segment for each school year. As more data is collected throughout the current school year, the most recent values may differ resulting in a change in the “current” values.
For response categories related to the Digital Equity questions, see Definitions.
How the Data is Reported in WISEdash
Digital Equity data is provided voluntarily. These data elements are not required. The Digital Equity data may be submitted for each school in which the student was enrolled during the school year.
A student is included in the metrics for the school of most recent enrollment and is only included if the student is currently enrolled in a given district.
Data Sources
All data come from WISEdata. Digital Equity data was collected beginning in 2020-21.