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2012 SLDS P-20W Best Practice Conference 1
ENGAGING LEGISLATORS TO SECURE SUPPORT FOR
THE SLDSTuesday, October 30, 2012
Bob Swiggum, Georgia Department of Education
Michael Archibeque, New Mexico Public Education Department
Tracy Korsmo, North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
2012 SLDS P-20W Best Practice Conference
• Georgia: It’s Not Just about SLDS
• North Dakota: An SLDS Initiated by Demand
• New Mexico: New Mexico’s P-20W System
• Questions & Answers
OVERVIEW
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It’s about integrating Technology into Education – a holistic approach• Three legged stool – HW, SW, and a plan
IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT SLDS
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Types of Influence to Use• Direct influence: follow their agenda and
guideo Technology funding recalculation – QBEo Legislation – SB289 and HB175
• Indirect influence: have others carry your messageo Legislation reports carried by district
superintendentso Budget increase requests carried by State
Board of educationo Value of technology carried by teachers,
administrators & parents o Integration with Governor’s priorities carried
by the Governor’s staff
IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT SLDS
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Governor’s Commission on Education Improvement• Chaired by Governor Dalrymple and
comprised of administrators, educators, legislators, and private sector leaders from across the state. The Commission was created in 2006 to address equity and adequacy in K-12 funding
COMMISSION ON EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT
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Mandates• ND State Scholarship and graduation
requirements• ACT for all 11th grade or WorkKeys• Interim assessment (MAP at 90%) grades
2–10 aligned with state standards• Career interest inventory that accompany
the PLAN or Pre-SAT• Funded Pearson PowerSchool statewide,
finishing rollout by Dec 2013
COMMISSION ON EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT
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Mandates• State Longitudinal Data System
o That will allow K-12 student information to be placed in a data warehouse and combined later with information from higher education and Job Service, to produce a comprehensive picture of the effectiveness of state education programs and workforce development initiatives
• Consulting firm recommended the SLDS as part the state proposal and told the committee to expect the cost at 20M and fail the first time
COMMISSION ON EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT
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SLDS Committee• Formed in 2007 by the Governor and
legislature to Plan and Budget for the SLDS
• 2009 SLDS Committee re-authorized to build the SLDS
• 2011 More authority granted to the SLDS Committee such that any agency must supply data requested, while providing for individual privacy regulations
SLDS
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SLDS Structure• Maintained by the Information Technology
Dept (ITD) – Centralized IT dept• SLDS staff are ITD employees
o 4 positions for the SLDS combined with ITD BI staff and database administrators
• Single systemo K12 IES Grantee State 2009o Workforce development program datao WDQI grant 2010 and IES Postsecondary P20
grant 2012
SLDS
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Legislative and Governor appointed members• Chair: State CIO Lisa Feldner
o Former district technology directoro DR. in educational leadership
• Governors office o Appointee very active
• Rep. Rae Ann Kelsch, o Chairman House Education Committee Chair
– Study developmental education issues with DPI and HE
o Education funding and taxation
SLDS
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Legislative and Governor appointed members• Rep. Bob Skarpol
o Chairman Appropriations Education and Environment
• Sen. Don Schaible o Replaced Rep Skarpolo Information Technology Committee
– Involved in HE and state IT budgets– Past President Mott/Regent School Board
SLDS
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SLDS Committee Reports• Recommendations for further
development, cost proposals, proposals for legislation, and data sharing governanceo Information Technology Committee (Shaible)o Interim Committee on education issues
– Higher education (Skarpol) and secondary education (Kelsh)
o Interim Committee on economic development
• Demonstrations!!!!!
SLDS ENGAGING LEGISLATORS
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Engaging through K12 Organizations• ND Association of Education Technology
Leaders• ND Council of Education Leaders
o Active member in the SLDS, Gov. Commission, Conferences
• LEAD Center and Regional Education Associationso LEAD (develop excellence in educational
leadership)o Contractually are performing statewide
trainingo Presenting to legislative committees on the
SLDS– Ownership has been spread to education
organizations
SLDS ENGAGING LEGISLATORS
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Engaging through the LEA• LEA feedback to their legislative
representativeso K12 Data Management Committee
– District members, SEA, ITD SLDS, PowerSchool Team» Govern data collected
o PowerSchool leverage– Vertical reporting to the SEA through automated
collections» More data without burdening the districts
– Assessment data directly from the vendors
SLDS ENGAGING LEGISLATORS
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Engaging through Postsecondary and Workforce• New Chancellor of the University
o Publically committed to supply data to the SLDS
o Discusses the SLDS in committee
• Workforceo Committed to research using the SLDS on K12
dropouts and their outcomes
SLDS ENGAGING LEGISLATORS
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Educational Data System – HB 70• Collect, integrate, and report longitudinal
student-level and educator data (PreK-20)• Conduct research & evaluation of federal, state,
and local education programs• Ensure audit compliance with federal and state
requirementsEstablish the Statewide Data Systems Council• Membership – State agencies, local education
agencies, higher education institutions, legislative liaisons
• Developed a P20W Strategic Plan in 2008
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Executive Oversight Committee – Data Capture & Exchange• Membership – PED, HED, DWS, CYFD, DOH, HSD,
Legislative Liaisons• Data Governance Development• Development of 2012–2015 Strategic Plan• Governor’s Status Report• Quarterly Meetings
P20W Work Group – Signed Data Sharing & Exchange MOU• Public Education Department (PED)• Higher Education Department (HED)• Department Of Workforce Solutions (DWS)• Children, Youth and Families (CYFD)• Department of Health (DOH)• Human Services Division (HSD) – to be added
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Data Dictionary• An initial data dictionary has been developed• This development has been produced with all three
entities participation• The data dictionary will adhere to the Common Education
Data Standard
Data Storage• The three entities have agreed to provide relevant data
in a SQL format.Reporting
• The reporting system going to be use for this system with be Microsoft Reporting Services integrated into a SharePoint environment.
• This is a proven and cost effective tool for reporting. • PED has used this technology in the past three years and
it has proven to be secure and reliable.
P-20W WORK GROUP
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Initializing the SQL System• Using the data dictionary to create a SQL
databaseCreating the SharePoint and Reporting Services
Environment• PED, HED and DWS will work together to setup
environment. ETA (11/15/12)Report Development• Reports will be developed first to address the 17
questions in the legislation• Report development based on agency needs
NEXT STEPS
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Michael & Susan Dell Foundation - Data Dashboard Toolkit• Student• Classroom/Teacher• Campus/School • District Administration• Policy Makers & Public
NEW MEXICO’S EDUCATIONAL DATA DASHBOARD
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Mapping and Implementation• PED worked with vendor to create a mapping
between the dashboard products' dataset (Ed-Fi ODS) and the PED STARS system.
• Mapping was possible in 11 of 14 Ed-Fi ODS domains
• Mapping process identified existing data and status of data
• PED has the detailed mapping results, poised for implementation
Legislative Reporting and Analysis• Analyzed past data requests• Identified reports and charts for display
K12 SLDS – P-20W WORKING PROGRESS
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• NM PED would benefit from developing a long-term comprehensive data management vision and plano Ed-Fi Dashboard pilot could be one parto Shared vision with buy-in at appropriate levels, with
understanding of policy changes needed to be successful state-wide
• PED would need to devote adequate resources to support external resources for infrastructure and data needs
• PED would have to lead the course for interactions with state level and district level discourse
• Ongoing maintenance and upkeep requirements would need to be resourced appropriately
DATA SYSTEMS CONSIDERATIONS
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Identify 4 Pilot Districts• Consider having 4 districts with the same
Student Information System• Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) should be
considered even without the symmetry of the Student Information Systemo APS would always impact 1/3 of our public education
students
• These pilot districts will be required to work with the EdFi ODS database to be able to submit the timely data that is not included in STARS (Discipline, Attendance)
NEXT STEPS
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Benefits• Extensive proof of concept at State level and
District level• Valuable, timely metrics• Powerful marketing tool for PED• Collaboration with our State Legislators and
Analysts• Extensive Reporting Capabilities
Risks• Significant effort required to develop exchanges
with districts/schools• Significant policy risk if legislative support does
not materialize for statewide implementation
RISK/BENEFIT
2012 SLDS P-20W Best Practice Conference
Contact information:Bob Swiggum, [email protected]
Michael Archibeque, [email protected]
Tracy Korsmo, [email protected]
Jeff Sellers, [email protected]
For more information on engaging legislators:Alternative Sources of Support for SLDS Work: SLDS Best Practices Brief: http://nces.ed.gov/programs/slds/pdf/best_practices2b.pdf
Stakeholder Communication: SLDS Best Practices Brief: http://nces.ed.gov/programs/slds/pdf/best_practices.pdf
CONTACTS & ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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