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    Independent Schools

    Metadata Updated: February 5, 2025

    The dataset contains locations and attributes of Independent Schools, which includes private schools in the District of Columbia. OSSE is responsible for overseeing them in compliance with DC Code § 38–205, by collecting enrollment data for all students of compulsory age. The dataset also contains all of the schools which received a Certificate of Approval from OSSE for placement of students with disabilities. Under the Placement of Students with Disabilities in Nonpublic Special Education Schools Act (D.C. Law 16-269; D.C. Official Code §38-2561.01 et seq.), OSSE is responsible for issuing COAs to nonpublic special education schools and programs and to maintain oversight of these programs.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. Non-Federal: This dataset is covered by different Terms of Use than Data.gov. License: Creative Commons Attribution

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date April 30, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date February 5, 2025

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from DC data

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date April 30, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date February 5, 2025
    Publisher Office of the Chief Technology Officer
    Maintainer
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    Data First Published 2015-02-27T20:52:59.000Z
    Data Last Modified 2024-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
    Category geospatial
    Public Access Level public
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    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
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    Harvest Source Id b05f955a-65d6-4288-9558-15a5ebc74e36
    Harvest Source Title DC data
    Homepage URL https://opendata.dc.gov/datasets/DCGIS::independent-schools
    License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -77.0981,38.8254,-76.9134,38.9848
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash e6b3a2d2e9a50ac09383d10f9681b20b2ec6713e35831570b1739c3b3e5b3f93
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