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RITS Student Identifier Overview

Originally Colorado legislation (22-7-603.5) required longitudinal analysis of the CSAP test. Tracking student scores over time and across district lines requires a SASID.

The Colorado Department of Education uses 5 data elements to uniquely identify a student in RITS:

      1. Last Name

      2. First Name

      3. Middle Name

      4. Birth date

      5. Gender

Confidentiality/Security

  • RITS is accessed via a secure, public internet connection and requires a unique user ID and password to enter
  • SASIDs are converted to an Encrypted State Assigned Student ID (ESID) before entering CDE's Data Warehouse
  • Names and sensitive non-directory information is stripped from data collections 
  • All public reporting and internal CDE use corresponds to the ESID to protect against accidental disclosure