Using Data and Technology to Support School Improvement Dr. Larry Fruth II Executive Director.
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Using Data and Technology to Support School Improvement Dr. Larry Fruth II Executive Director
Transcript of Using Data and Technology to Support School Improvement Dr. Larry Fruth II Executive Director.
Using Data and Technology to Support School Improvement
Dr. Larry Fruth II
Executive Director
The Challenge…..
“Ya Gotta Be There”
What drives people to:
want to be a part of 110,000 fans at a televised college football game?
want to sit in driving rain and wind to watch golfers pass you on one hole of a golf course?
sit in scorching sun with 1 million others watching a religious service in a language you do not speak?
think coming to school is a “ya gotta be there”?
……………….. Impossible?
The Drivers I …..
On January 8, 2002, President Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act
of 2001. The Act outlined four basic education reform principles: stronger
accountability for results, increased flexibility and local control, expanded options for parents, and an emphasis on teaching
methods that have been proven to work.
Today the driver is accountability demanded by end users and consumers – not just
reporting!
What is Data Driven Decision Making?
To:
Students “How am I doing?”
Educators “How are they doing?”
Administrators “How are we doing?”
State/Federal “Where are we?”
Policy Makers “What needs addressed?”
Parents “How is he/she doing?”
Stakeholders “What is the impact?”
Expectations With TechnologyTo:
Students Increased Engagement
Educators Increased Tools/Info
Administrators Increased Accountability
State/Federal Increased Capabilities
Policy Makers Increased Efficiencies
Parents Increased Information
Stakeholders Increased Output
SIS
Network Accounts
Cafeteria
Library Transportation
Challenge – Schools Traditional Setup
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Horizontal Questions
Data Warehousing
K12 Data Model
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HR
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Accountability, Reporting, Planning, etc…
The Drivers II…..
USED National Educational Technology Plan - Toward A New Golden Age In American Education
Action Step 7 Integrated Data Systems: Integrated, interoperable data systems are the key to better
allocation of resources, greater management efficiency, and online and technology-based
assessments of student performance that empower educators to transform teaching and personalize
instruction
Recommendation: “Ensure interoperability. For example consider Schools Interoperability
Framework (SIF) Compliance Certification as a requirement in all RFPs and purchasing decisions”.
Why Standards? An ExampleSchools Interoperability Framework
• Non-profit membership organization comprised of:– PK-12 Educational Technology Companies– Regional Service Agencies– Schools & Districts– U.S. and State Departments of Education– Other educational organizations
• Jointly building the XML Specifications to enableK-12 software applications to share data quickly, dynamically and securely.
• The SIF Implementation Specification is publicly available on the SIF website.
• “Platform Independent / Vendor Neutral”
SIF Components Working Together
Network Account
H.R. &Finance
Data Analysis
& Reporting Instructional
Services
Library Automation
Student Information
Services
GradeBook
FoodServices
– Zone Integration Server (ZIS)
– SIF Agents
– Applications
– SIF Data Objects
The ResultNew Student Registering for Enrollment into: *Student Information System *Directory Service Application *ID Card System *Library Automation System *Cafeteria Management System
Typical School SIF School- 49 minute task - 4 minute task- 10 times data entered - 1 time data entry
45 minutes/student X 18,000 students=
6 FTE’s!1/10th the Time – 1/10th the Risk
SIF School Benefits
Teachers– Real-time access to critical
information
– Better data analysis
– Teachers time better spent
Students & Parents– Personalized Student Content
– Improved timeliness of service
– Accurate School Data
– Increased Efficiency
IT Departments– Reduced support costs
– Reduced time needed to manage multiple data sources
– Save money using existing systems and infrastructure
Administrators– Increased Efficiency
– Reduced redundancy and errors
– Reduced compatibility issues
Efficiency, Accuracy, Cost Savings
Vertical Interoperability
DistrictDistrictDistrict
State
State Return on Investment
Reallocation from State Reporting
Eliminate 23 Aggregate Reports
Reduce 8 hours per school per report
Reduce hours per district per report= 70,000 hours school staff time= 18,000 hours district staff time= $1,760,000 est. state report savings
What is SIF’s current status?
Over 250 members – new added from each type each week
Specification utilized to serve over 3 million students, teachers and tech coordinators in 40 states
Legislatively mandated in one state – 3 others on the way
Demanded/suggested by USED, states and schools in dozens current or planned state RFP’s
Currently 50 certified applications - 1.5 testing new
Expanding from student/administrative data into curriculum, content and other industry “verticals”
12-18 month focus on “out of the box” interoperability and implementation support
Workshop Topics
Organization of SIFA
Implementation Success Stories – LEA & SEA
Certification Overview and Importance
Implementation Tools and Resources
SIFA Future Directions
Data Interoperability Discussion
How to get involved and empowered!
Data – Just Part of the Picture!The Big Picture:
Data Utilization
Data Interpretation
Infrastructure / Specifications
Data Movement
Data Identification
Description
How do we report info to stakeholders?
How do we change policies, resource allocation and teaching/learning?
What does the data mean?
How do we send/get data?
How is the data formatted?
What is the needed data?
Research
Data Communication
Why?
For More InformationSIF website
www.sifinfo.org
Laurie Collins Larry Fruth, Ph.D.Project Strategist Executive [email protected] [email protected]
Mark ReichertChief Technical [email protected]
