Highlights

Record Level: Student by year by collection by program 
Record Count: approx. 50,000 students per collection per year 
Years Covered: 2012-Present 
Population Coverage: Student participants in state-funded early childhood programs

The early childhood researcher files contain commonly requested longitudinal student-level demographic and program data reported in the early childhood MSDS collection. Available datasets reflect information about early childhood demographics, and program participation. Currently, only four early childhood programs are required to report data to CEPI: GSRP (Great Start Readiness Program), GSRP/Head Start Blend, Sec 32p, and Sec 32p(4). However, several other early childhood programs are included. Data from the 2012 school year onward are available. Future year's school year data will be added near the end of the following summer. Early childhood data is obtained in three separate collections: fall, spring, and year. Data is available for a student during each collection and year in which they were enrolled in an early childhood program.

Demographics and Program Eligibility

Available data include the time invariant demographic information, such as gender and race, for students that participated in the the early-childhood programs that are required to report data to the state. The most recent gender and race reported are available for around 340,000 early childhood students.

Demographic variables by data collection are also available. It includes: DOB, gender, ethnicity, resident information (i.e., resident code, county name, residential LEA, zip code). Several variables indicating economic hardship are composites derived from participation in various Michigan Department of Education (MDE) programs, based on Supplemental Nutrition Eligibility collected by MDE and/or Direct Certification through the Department of Health and Human Services. Examples of these include homeless status, foster, direct certification, free lunch eligible, reduced lunch eligible, economic disadvantage, migrant eligible, and immigrant program. It also includes the institution names and school codes for submitting schools and districts.

Program Enrollment

Program Enrollment data include the program participation and details for the children included in the Demographics files. Variables recorded include: collection, fiscal entity, school code, provider license number, early childhood program code, program start and end date, program delivery method (i.e., school based, home based, and community based), program exit reason. Three variables are only available for 2018-on: program license number, federal poverty level quintile, additional eligibility factors (i.e., diagnosed disability, severe or challenging behavior, primary home language other than English, etc.), and additional qualifying factors (i.e., homeless, foster care, qualifying IEP). The TABLE_ID variable is used to join the annual demographics data to annual program data for a particular observation.

Note that the information for all programs is not available for all years. A majority of the data available (approximately 40,000 students per collection) concerns students in GSRP or GSRP/Head Start programs. The table below describes the availability of the data on a yearly basis, and programs that were required to report information. Head Start reporting is only required if the program is jointly funded with GSRP, thus data for stand alone Head Start centers is limited (approximately 5,000 students per collection). In fact, comparing the total number of funded Head Start slots reported in the 2017 Michigan Head Start Profile, the coverage of Head Start is suggested to be around 27%. Across all unique student IDs from 2012-2018, the four programs required to submit data to the State of Michigan plus Head Start represent about 85% of all records available for these data.

Early Childhood ProgramReporting Required or Optional?Availability
Great Start Readiness program (GSRP)Required2012-Present
Great Start Readiness program/Head Start BlendRequired2012-Present
Sec 32p Early Childhood Block GrantRequired – only end of program collection2014-Present
Sec 32p4 – Home VisitationRequired – only end of program collection2017-Present
Head StartOptional2012-Present
Title I preschoolOptional2012-Present
Child careOptional2012-2017
Early Head StartOptional 
Earl Head Start – Child care partnershipOptional2018-Present
Even Start Family Literacy ProgramOptional2012-2014
Great Parents Great StartOptional2012-2015
Tuition Based PreschoolOptional2012-2017
Other ProgramOptional2012-2017

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Category Sort descending Variable Description
Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: PHYSEMGR Description: 

Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: COMSCAGR Description: 

Computer Science A: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: ART3DGR Description: 

Studio Art: 3-D Design Portfolio: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: SPANLTGR Description: 

Spanish Literature and Culture: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: PSYCHGR Description: 

Psychology: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: ENVSCIGR Description: 

Environmental Science: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: CALCBCGR Description: 

Calculus BC: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: ARTSTDGR Description: 

Studio Art: Drawing Portfolio: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: USHISTGR Description: 

United States History: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: EURHISGR Description: 

European History: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: GOVUSGR Description: 

United States Government and Politics: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: GOVCOMGR Description: 

Comparative Government and Politics: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: LATINVGR Description: 

Latin Vergil: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: SPANLAGR Description: 

Spanish Language: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: COMSCPGR Description: 

Computer Science Principles: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: ECONMAGR Description: 

Macroeconomics: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: CALCABGR Description: 

Calculus AB: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: ARTST2GR Description: 

Studio Art: 2-D Design Portfolio: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: FRNLANGR Description: 

French Language and Culture: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: CHINESGR Description: 

Chinese Language and Culture: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: LATINCGR Description: 

Latin: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: PHYS1GR Description: 

Physics 1: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: COMSCBGR Description: 

Computer Science B: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: JAPANGR Description: 

Japanese Language and Culture: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: FRENLTGR Description: 

French Literature: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: PHYSMGR Description: 

Physics C: Mechanics: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: BIOLGR Description: 

Biology: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: PHYSBGR Description: 

Physics B: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: CPSTNSGR Description: 

AP Capstone Seminar: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: MUSICTGR Description: 

Music Theory: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: ITALGR Description: 

Italian Language and Culture: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: PHYS2GR Description: 

Physics 2: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: CPSTNRGR Description: 

AP Capstone Research: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: WDHISTGR Description: 

World History: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: GERLAGR Description: 

German Language and Culture: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: ENGLITGR Description: 

English Literature and Composition: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: ARTHISGR Description: 

Art History: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: ECONMIGR Description: 

Microeconomics: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: ENGLANGR Description: 

English Language and Composition: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: CHEMGR Description: 

Chemistry: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: STATGR Description: 

Statistics: Exam Score

Category: Advanced Placement Exams Variable: HUMGEOGR Description: 

Human Geography: Exam Score

Category: All Variable: ISD_NAME Description: 

Intermediate school district name (EEM).

Category: All Variable: SUBMITTING_SCHOOL_CODE Description: 
Category: All Variable: START_YEAR Description: 

The calendar year in which the school year began.

Category: All Variable: MOECS_EDUCATOR_ID Description: 

A unique identification code assigned to educators when they enter their information in MOECS for the first time, to keep the anonymity of the staff.

Category: All Variable: SCHOOL_OPEN_DATE Description: 

The actual opening date of the school or when it begins to do business.

Category: All Variable: ENTITY_TYPE Description: 

Description of Entity Type which indicates whether the school/entity that the staff is assigned to, is private, charter, public, state-run, etc.

Category: All Variable: OPERATIONAL_DISTRICT_CODE Description: 

The official state assigned five digit code denoting the district of the entity held accountable for the student's graduation status.

Category: All Variable: SCHOOL_NAME Description: 

The name as assigned to the building in the official Educational Entity Master (EEM).

Category: All Variable: EMPLOYED_DISTRICT_CODE Description: 

The official state assigned five digit code denoting the district that the educator is employed by.

Category: All Variable: EMPLOYED_ISD_CODE Description: 

The state-assigned five-digit number, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), that identifies the intermediate school district (ISD) or educational service agency (ESA) in which the district or program is located. This is the ISD that the educator is employed by.

Category: All Variable: ASSIGNED_ISD_NAME Description: 

The name, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), that identifies the intermediate school district (ISD) or educational service agency (ESA) in which the district or program is located. This is the ISD that the educator is assigned to.

Category: All Variable: SCHOOL_CLOSE_DATE Description: 

the actual closing date of the entity or the date the entity ceased to do business.

Category: All Variable: EMPLOYED_DISTRICT_NAME Description: 

The official district name denoting the district that the educator is employed by.

Category: All Variable: ASSIGNED_DISTRICT_CODE Description: 

The official state assigned five digit code denoting the district that the educator is assigned to.

Category: All Variable: BUILDING_CODE Description: 

The five-digit code as assigned to the building in the official Educational Entity Master (EEM). Note: This field has a value ONLY for data from General collection or SRM, but may be NULL for pre-K special ed.

Category: All Variable: DISTRICT_CODE Description: 

The state-assigned five-digit number, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), which identifies the public school district responsible for providing education to the reported student. Note: This field has a value ONLY for data from General collection or SRM.

Category: All Variable: LAST_COLLECTION_NAME Description: 

The collection in which the student was last reported by any district.

Category: All Variable: FIRST_COLLECTION_NAME Description: 

First MSDS Collection in which the student was assigned to a graduation cohort.

Category: All Variable: LAST_COLLECTION_ID Description: 

Code associated with the collection in which the student was last reported by any district.

Category: All Variable: FIRST_COLLECTION_ID Description: 

Code associated with the first MSDS Collection in which the student was assigned to a graduation cohort.

Category: All Variable: COLLECTION_SCHOOL_YEAR Description: 

The academic school year in which the course was completed by the student.

Category: All Variable: SCHOOL_YEAR Description: 

The start and end years of the schoolyear that the student attended / received services during the collection used for this record.

Category: All Variable: OPERATIONAL_ISD_NAME Description: 

The name, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), that identifies the intermediate school district (ISD) or educational service agency (ESA) in which the district or program is located.

Category: All Variable: SCHOOL_CODE Description: 

The entity code assigned to the School or Facility (Building) held accountable for the student's graduation status.

Category: All Variable: OPERATIONAL_DISTRICT_NAME Description: 

The official district name denoting the district of the entity held accountable for the student's graduation status.

Category: All Variable: SCHOOL_NAME Description: 

The official name assigned to the School or Facility (Building) type of entity held accountable for the student's graduation status.

Category: All Variable: REPORTING_PERIOD Description: 

Description of the reporting period (school year, fall, spring) that the data represents.

Category: All Variable: RIC Description: 

The unique student identifier--Research Identification Code.

Category: All Variable: IHE_SUBMITTED_SESSION_END_DATE Description: 

The date identifying the end of the academic session as submitted by the college.

Category: All Variable: OPERATIONAL_DISTRICT_CODE Description: 

The state-assigned five-digit number, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM).

Category: All Variable: SCHOOL_YEAR Description: 

The school year that the data represents.

Category: All Variable: SESSION_END_DATE Description: 

The date identifying the end of the academic session as determined by CEPI, based on the IHE's submitted Session Begin and End dates. Prior to the availability of the session begin and end dates in 2016-17, NSC records used the enrollment end date as reported to NSC.

Category: All Variable: SESSION_NAME Description: 

The academic term for which the data are being reported, as determined by CEPI, based on the IHE's submitted Session Begin and End dates. Example: Fall

Category: All Variable: IPEDS_CODE Description: 

IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems) IHE identification code.

Category: All Variable: SESSION_BEGIN_DATE Description: 

The date identifying the start of the academic session as determined by CEPI, based on the IHE's submitted Session Begin and End dates. Prior to the availability of session begin and end dates in 2016-17, this field was derived from the submitted Session Designator, which was the session start month and year.

Category: All Variable: SCHOOL_YEAR_ENROLLED Description: 

The school year during which the student is enrolled. Example: 2016-2017

Category: All Variable: IHE_NAME Description: 

Institution of Higher Education (IHE) Official Name.

Category: All Variable: IHE_SUBMITTED_SESSION_BEGIN_DATE Description: 

The date identifying the start of the academic session as submitted by the college.

Category: All Variable: YEAR_SESSION Description: 

A combination of the school year enrolled and the session name. Example: 2011-2012 Fall

Category: All Variable: RIC Description: 

The unique student identifier--Research Identification Code.

Category: All Variable: SCHOOL_START_YEAR_ENROLLED Description: 

The numeric start year of the school year during which the student is enrolled. Example: 2016

Category: All Variable: OPERATIONAL_ISD_NAME Description: 

The name, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), that identifies the Intermediate School District (ISD) or Educational Service Agency (ESA) in which the district or program is located.

Category: All Variable: OPERATIONAL_DISTRICT_NAME Description: 

The name, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM).

Category: All Variable: OPERATIONAL_ISD_CODE Description: 

The state-assigned two-digit number, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), that identifies the Intermediate School District (ISD) or Educational Service Agency (ESA) in which the district or program is located.

Category: All Variable: EMPLOYED_ISD_NAME Description: 

The name, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), that identifies the intermediate school district (ISD) or educational service agency (ESA) in which the district or program is located. This is the ISD that the educator is employed by.

Category: All Variable: OPEN_DATE Description: 

The actual opening date of the entity or when it begins to do business.

Category: All Variable: LONGITUDE Description: 

The longitude coordinate of the physical location of the entity.

Category: All Variable: LATITUDE Description: 

The latitude coordinate of the physical location of the entity.

Category: All Variable: COLLECTION Description: 

Collection Period of the observation. Example: EOY 2017

Category: All Variable: CLOSE_DATE Description: 

The actual closing date of the entity. Blank if Entity is open or data is unavailable.

Category: All Variable: START_YEAR Description: 

The numeric start year of the school year during which the data was collected. Example: 2016

Category: All Variable: DISTRICT_NAME Description: 

Operational District Name

Category: All Variable: DISTRICT_CODE Description: 

Operational District Code (i.e., the Employing District)

Category: All Variable: START_YEAR Description: 

The calendar year in which the school year began.

Category: All Variable: ISD_CODE Description: 

Operational Intermediate School District Code

Category: All Variable: ISD_NAME Description: 

Operational Intermediate School District Name

Category: All Variable: SCHOOL_CODE Description: 

The five-digit code as assigned to the building in the official Educational Entity Master (EEM). Otherwise known as Building Code. Building codes 00000 identify the administrative units.

Category: All Variable: ASSIGNED_DISTRICT_NAME Description: 

The official district name denoting the district that the educator is assigned to.