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SIP DATABASE – RELEASE NOTES:  DEC 2024

             
SIP now covers 27 states & >95% of all charter schools.
New Custom Portfolio Feature!

Enhancements to the SIP Database:

  • Portfolio Feature: Clients can now create multiple custom portfolios of charter schools they own or are interested in tracking, which refreshes in real-time.

  • Additional Data: Clients can view 100+ financial audits for recent bond issuers and 100+ 2024 audits, as well as updated state data with recently launched schools.
  • Updates: The ZIP code search function, Export and Compare page have been improved.
  • Data Improvements: 
    • 400+ expiration dates
    • Updated authorizers
    • Update grade spans as they change

SIP database coverage map
 

SIP DATABASE – RELEASE NOTES:  JULY 2024

SIP now covers 27 states & >93% of all charter schools.
New filters, better exports, more standardization, +2 states

  • Distressed school filters: Clients can now identify schools with negative income, declining enrollment and 45 days or less cash on hand.

Image of Filter Showing Distressed Schools

  • Enhanced Compare page: Clients can now compare 93% of charter schools & CMOs or just a single state, and export the data to Excel or via API.
  • Proximity function. Clients can now compare all schools within a zip code + user-defined radius, even if they cross state boundaries.

Notes from 2024:

  • SIP has now added Idaho (21K students) & Oregon (31K students).
  • SIP has standardized grade spans. Since states do not report grade span in a standard manner, SIP has normalized grade spans to save you time and make research and comparison easier.
  • SIP now has 99% of the 2023 audits standardized and digitized, including 50 new borrowers!
  • SIP has begun updating state operational and academic data from the states, where available, backfilling past years and are updating all data to 2023 or 2024 if available.
  • SIP can now update new schools when provided by the state.
  • SIP’s data update process now moves much faster from the states and for new schools.

SIP database coverage map

We pride ourselves in data that’s complete and accurate in the SIP Database. If you are looking for something in the database and can’t find it, or if a school has recently sold bonds and you don’t see financials and covenants, please reach out to us at jsorce@schoolimprovementpartnership.net. We’ll research the issue and get back to you promptly.

SIP DATABASE – RELEASE NOTES:  MARCH 2023
Now includes 26 states, all available 2022 EMMA audits & more 

Bringing charter data into the 21st century!  Stop spending your days spreading EMMA filings, and get to real analysis!

New Ways to Access:

  • Available as flat Excel file or via API
  • Launched on Bloomberg APP store & via DPC Data

New States & Coverage

  • 26 states total, now 90% of all charter schools
  • 6,900+ schools, 725 CMOs, 2150+ debt issuers
  • 99% of data points in each state
  • 32% of 2022 audits captured, current with EMMA

New Data:

  • Obligated Groups are now a category
  • 3 New States!  OH, LA, NJ

New Features & Updates:

  • User Experience: tooltips, see source of audit, more data on Compare export
  • Usability updates, making features more prominent

Coming Soon:

  • Use SIP database for Comps of all charters in a given ZIP code or locality
  • Display data by audit year (2021, 2022)

 

Suggest a feature: email our developer, Ning: ning@schoolimprovementpartnership.net

Book a demo: jsorce@schoolimprovementpartnership.net

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