📉 Student Data Grid Guide (Connect)

A Student Data Grid is a centralized system or framework that consolidates and organizes various types of student data into a customizable, structured format. It provides educators, administrators, and other stakeholders with a comprehensive view of students' academic and behavioral performance. The grid combines data from multiple sources (demographics, assessment scores, attendance, grades, graduation requirements, and discipline), allowing easy analysis and decision-making. SchoolData has consolidated data from 13 categories and 51 data sources, totaling over 1,300 data columns.

Helpful Resource: Connect Student Data Grid Data Sources for Selector

1. Click the Site Navigation to begin. Then, click Dashboards and Distributions, choose Student Data Grids, and Launch.

2. If you are already in the Dashboards and Distributions Bundle, select the application name from the left navigation to open a bundle list and choose Student Data Grids.

Details Tab

1. Start under Create New Grid in the left navigation menu.
   1. Fill in the Name and Description for the grid.
   2. Click Save.

2. You will be taken to the Configure Student Data Grid, which features several tabs across the top. You will default to the Details tab, where the Name and Description will now be automatically populated.
3. Optionally, select the Suppress Display of Column Header Groups checkbox. This will exclude the column header groups in displays and downloads when selected.

Design Tab - Columns

1. Click the Design tab, then choose columns from the dropdown menu to add data point columns.

2. Click Add Dataset in the top right to add a data source.
3. Click the arrow to the left of the Data Source Category to reveal further detailed selections and information.
4. Click the checkbox to the far left of a data source.

5. You will now see the Configure Student Data Grid Dataset with tabs across the top. You will default to the Details tab.
6. The Label and Default Column Header Group will automatically populate.
7. Click the Columns (Datasource/DataSet Columns) field and choose one or more Data Source Columns by clicking the checkbox to the left. Click Accept when finished.
8. Click Save.
9. Different data sources will produce different tab selections. Continue to the next tab (e.g., Assessments> Assessments Tab). Or, click the “X” in the top right corner to close the window and return to the Configure Student Data Grid window.

10. Click the Row Actions Gear to the far right of the data set to Configure Dataset, Clone Dataset, or Delete Dataset.
11. Click the arrow to the far left to open the nested data table, which shows specifics about the selected dataset.
12. Click the Row Actions Gear to the far left of the nested dataset to Edit Column, Configure Column, or Remove Column.

Design Tab - Column Header Groups

1. Click the Design Tab, then choose Column Header Groups from the dropdown menu.
2. Click Add Record.
3. Fill in a Column Group Name and Column Group Label.
4. Click the Export Style field, then click the checkbox to the left of the style.
5. Click the Export Data Format field, click the arrow to the left to reveal detailed formats, then click the checkbox to select the format.
6. Click Save.
7. Click the Row Action Gear to the far right to Edit or Remove.

View Tab

1. Click the View tab to check your setup with student data. If you want additional assessment data points, return to the Design tab. You can also clone a setup or edit the dataset.
2. Click the Download icon in the top right to download an Excel document.

Other Tips

1. As you add, remove, and reorder columns on the design page, the columns can sometimes become slightly out of order. If needed, reset the view by clicking the Gear icon at the top right near the student count. 
2. Under "User Actions," click "Clear Saved Data Settings."
3. Click "Edit Page Settings" next to the title on the view page to change and filter the students displayed in the data grid. 
4. Use the Collaborate/Deliveries to generate a spreadsheet with files named differently. Helpful Resource: Using Student Data Grids (Connect)

Dashboard Integration 

If you wish to add the data grid to a dashboard, request support by sending a ticket to support@schooldata.net.

• Student Data Grids Training Slides 2024.pdf6 MB
• Student Data Grid Guide (Connect).pdf1 MB