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Board to consider updated dual‑credit data‑sharing with McHenry County College to track postsecondary outcomes
Summary
District staff told the curriculum committee they will move an updated data‑sharing agreement with McHenry County College forward for board approval; the new language continues dual‑credit data exchange and adds postsecondary‑outcome tracking for graduating seniors, with an opt‑out for families and automatic inclusion for dual‑credit enrollees.
Huntley Community School District 158 staff presented an updated data‑sharing and use agreement with McHenry County College (MCC) and asked the curriculum committee to forward it to the full board. The agreement renews existing dual‑credit data exchange and adds a new component allowing MCC to collect postsecondary outcome data on graduates and return aggregate results to the district.
What administrators said: the agreement keeps the district’s previous practice of sharing student information for enrolled dual‑credit students and adds a postsecondary outcomes component that will let MCC and the district track where graduates enroll or go after high school. MCC will obtain outcome data through the National Student Clearinghouse and share it back with the district, which administrators said will support the district’s “future readiness” strategic goals.
Opt‑out and dual‑credit rules: administrators said families of graduating seniors will be offered an opt‑out for the postsecondary outcomes portion; the district will begin with the current senior cohort and MCC may keep outcome records for up to five years (administrators said MCC wipes prior year data each July 1 and then reshares current seniors). Staff told the committee that students enrolled in dual‑credit or dual‑degree programs are considered enrolled with the college and therefore cannot opt out of dual‑credit data exchange.
Why it matters: district leaders said the postsecondary outcomes information will help measure college and career readiness and inform programming. Administrators told the committee they want two‑way data (the district will continue to share student enrollment and MCC will return course/performance and postsecondary destination information), which they said has not been available historically.
Board action: a curriculum committee member moved to forward the updated agreement for approval at the next board meeting; staff said they will present appendix A (the revised agreement) and appendix B (the existing agreement) for review. The committee unanimously agreed to advance the item.
Staff cautioned that the outreach/marketing component and the prior request for directory information for grades 8–12 were removed from the agreement; MCC agreed to eliminate broad directory access to student contact data at earlier grades. The administration said the first data run under the new agreement would begin with current seniors after the board approves the agreement.
