DPI Educator File Number Data Collection and Reporting

2010-11 and Beyond

This is the unique six-digit identifier assigned by Teacher Licensing to individuals when they apply for a license to teach in the State of Wisconsin. In the Coursework Completion System the DPI Educator File Number is used for educator identification, record matching against Teacher Licensing, and linking course and teacher data.

USES: DPI Educator Number is needed to meet the requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and address existing gaps in the state LDS data sets, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) will build a new student level data collection and begin accumulating new data the first quarter of 2011 and beyond. The main objectives of this effort will be to address 2 key components referenced in ARRA and specified in the America COMPETES Act, the ability to match teachers with students and capture student-level transcript information, including courses completed. CWCS uses the DPI Educator File Number and the last name or former last name field as the unique identifier for a teacher based on the district, school, collection, year, sectionID, and term.

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ABOUT DPI EDUCATOR FILE NUMBER:

1. For teacher assignments the DPI Educator File Number may be retrieved from the PI-1202 download.
2. All teachers submitted to the CWCS regardless of teacher role must have a DPI Educator File Number.
3. Your district should set a guideline for reporting of long-term substitute teachers. DPI feels it would be appropriate to report one of the following scenarios; a) only the teacher of record, b) only the long-term substitute, or c) the teacher of record and the long-term substitute. This should be the decision of the district and be reported consistently for these instances through CWCS.

Last updated on 6/28/2011 2:04:53 PM