This document describes the integration of the 2023 Report Year data into NOVA as the Baseline Year to begin planning for 2025-28 Student Equity Achievement Plans (SEP). It explains the subset of DI groups from the 2023 SEP data delivered through Data on Demand that are included for 2025-28 SEP planning in NOVA. It also describes the additional columns included in NOVA to eliminate DI versus fully close equity gaps.
All earnings data displayed are adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all Urban Consumer values extracted from the California Department of Finance website. A California CPI is calculated by the California Department of Finance as a population-weighted average of the Bureau of Labor Statistics published local area CPIs. California CPI used is from the Fiscal Year Averages from 1950-51.