Using Cohorts Feature to View and Compare Data for Student Groups

Cohorts is a new Educator Center feature that allows Top-Level Administrators to create custom student groups that break away from the standard nested organizational structure (District > School > Class). Admins can view and compare data for various custom groups to gain insights across traditional subgroup boundaries.

Note: This feature is only available for organizations that have been rostered through RosterStream, and only top-level admins can access cohort data. (If you don’t see Cohorts in the Accounts > Manage menu, it is because your organization is not connected to RosterStream.)

• Cohorts Overview
• Viewing Cohort Data
• Cohort Dashboard

Cohorts Overview

Cohorts are created automatically when rostering through RosterStream, using student metadata from your organization’s SIS (Student Information System). These groups can reflect students in specific programs (SPED, ELL, etc.) or those with shared demographic attributes (ethnicity, gender, economic status, etc.).

Demographics:

• Ethnicity:

  • Asian

  • Black or African American

  • Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

  • American Indian or Alaska Native

  • White (Caucasian)

  • Hispanic/Latino

  • Two or More Races

  • Unknown
    
    

• Gender:

  • Male

  • Female
    
    

• Economic Status:
  • Economically Disadvantaged

• Programs:

  • SPED (Special Education)

  • English Language Learner

Note: Cohorts can only be created and updated by modifying metadata in the SIS. Editing cohort names or memberships directly in the Educator Center is not currently supported. So, whatever the cohorts are named in your SIS is what will appear on the Cohorts page.

Viewing Cohort Data

Top-level administrators can access cohort data by navigating to the Cohorts page in the Educator Center.

1. Click Accounts at the top of your Educator Center screen, then select Manage and Cohorts from the drop-down menus. (If you don’t see Cohorts as a menu option, it is because your organization is not connected to RosterStream.)
2. On the Cohorts page, click any "View Report" link to open the Cohort Dashboard and see data for this specific cohort.

Cohort Dashboard

The Cohort Dashboard opens when you click any View Report link on the Cohorts page.

The Cohort Dashboard includes the following capabilities:

• Product Switching: Click the product name menu (see above) to toggle between products if there are licensed students in the selected cohort.

• Comparing Cohorts: Click the Change Comparison link (see above) to view data compared to:

  • The entire organization (default)

  • A subgroup (district, school, or class)

  • Another cohort

• Only one comparison group can be selected at a time.

• The selected comparison group will persist once saved.