Overview of the Dashboard Generator

When you log in to Centralized Reporting System (CRS), the Dashboard Generator page appears. The controls on the left let you select from the groups of tests that have been processed in your for the school year. Typically, you may choose test types, subjects within the test types, and grades within the subjects.

To the right of the dashboard generation controls are some other useful features. The Looking for a specific student? section allows you to use student ID to view all that student’s test results. The Features & Tools menu appears on the right side of this page and in reports, and offers multiple features that are described elsewhere in this guide.

If the Dashboard Generator shows a message saying there are no data, that means no test opportunities are available for this school year.

Note that a test can only appear in CRS when all items have been scored for at least one test opportunity An instance of a student taking a test, and that test opportunity has been processed. For information on scoring and submitting opportunities, refer to Entering Scores for Unscored Items and Submitting Scored Test Opportunities for Processing.

To generate the Dashboard:

1.Optional: To change the test groups listed in the Dashboard Generator, change the reporting time period.

2.Select the tests you want to view, expanding the test groups as needed.

3.Optional: To save your selections, mark the checkbox Make these my default selections. These selections will be set in the Dashboard Generator whenever you log in. You can change the defaults at any time.

4.Click Go to Dashboard. The Dashboard appears, displaying any data available for your selections.

From other reports, you can return to the Dashboard Generator by clicking Dashboard Generator in the upper-left corner of the page.