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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MCPS is not responsible for PARCC scores. That is under the control of Maryland Dept of Ed. There are many things we can blame MCPS for, this is not one of them[/quote]
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Yep, a bunch of clueless people. 
They probably don't even have kids in MCPS [/quote]

I'm curious on your source that it's a vendor issue.

Typically the state delivers files to every school system in Maryland at the same time.  For 2018-2019 the state delivered the initial score files to school systems around July 12th.  This file isn't considered final and doesn't have all the final data.

Then the file with the final data was delivered on August 23rd.

The state also says that the data is embargoed and not to be made public until they release the information at their state board meeting.  But it is also understood by many school systems that the part that is embargoed is the aggregated results that would report school or county performance.  It is okay to release individual student scores directly to families.

I never chimed in earlier because thought that maybe MCPS decided it wasn't worthwhile to process the initial 7/12 file because it wasn't the final file.  And then later on thought maybe they interpreted the embargoed rules differently.  Where they were waiting until after the state board's meeting before releasing the data.  My understanding is that it was originally supposed to be presented at the state board meeting towards the end of August but it sounds like it got delayed.  So if they were waiting for the next state board meeting and they're releasing the data/reports two or three weeks from now, that timeline sounds kind of right if that's the reason.

With the issue with the vendor file, it looks like the state loaded the 2018-2019 data on mdreportcard and it has an as of date of 8/27.  So their data is likely based off of the 8/23 delivery of the scores.  It is possible that there was a vendor issue and they'll reload the data for MCPS with the updated data.

It's also curious that other school systems in Maryland didn't have this issue.  So if something did happen on the vendor end, then was the initial issue caused in how MCPS processed something?  Because none of the other school systems were affected.

Also keep in mind that MCPS is changing their student information system, so the transition may have been caused some of the delay too.  Such as they decided it wasn't worth it to load the data into the old system and had to prepare the system to be able to load it in.

So any of those reasons may have seemed viable.  ie waiting for the final scores file, how they interpreted on when they can release the data or it was due to their transitioning of student information systems.

But I kind of question that it was an issue on the vendor's side of things.  I'm not saying it's not possible but I just question it.[/quote]

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