Certifying Data

Effective July 1, 2014, the CSDE requires all final data submissions be reviewed and certified by certified administrators only.

When a LEA certifies a collection, they agree to the following certification statement:

Certification Statement
By certifying these data the LEA attests that they have reviewed all data reported, including but not limited to the above figures and these data are, to the best of the LEA’s knowledge, valid and accurate in accordance with the requirements included in Connecticut General Statutes Sections 1-10 through 10-312. The LEA further understands upon certification, these data may be used in federally mandated reporting, state longitudinal data system public reporting, and in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) data requests made of the Connecticut Department of Education.