Assessment Student Biographical Data (SBD)

The purpose of the Assessment SBD Snapshot is to collect accurate demographic information for students taking the Colorado SAT/PSAT and Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) assessments. The information collected through this Snapshot will populate the demographics that are associated with the assessment records for these students. This is the data that is used for assessment and accountability reporting. This snapshot will replace the SBD process for the SAT and DLM assessments. This collection does not include invalidation codes which should be assigned and reviewed in the vendor data systems.

State and federal accountability reporting including school and district performance framework ratings (e.g., Performance Plan, Improvement Plan, Priority Improvement Plan, Turnaround Plan) and federal identification (i.e., Comprehensive Support, Targeted Support, or Additional Targeted Support) all rely on accurate demographic and test score data. The Snapshot is not mandatory. If a district does not complete the snapshot, data from the October Count collection will be used to populate their student records where available.