Implement, Improve and Expand Your Statewide Longitudinal Data System (eBook)

Creating a Culture of Data in Education

Jamie McQuiggan, Armistead W. Sapp (Autoren)

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2014 | 1. Auflage
224 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-84150-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Step-by-step guidance for implementing an effective statewidelongitudinal data system

Every U.S. state faces challenges in its efforts to ensure thehighest-quality education for students. To address thesechallenges, a growing number of states are establishing statewidelongitudinal data systems (SLDSs), a data-rich system integratingrelevant data about a student's education. ImplementingStatewide Longitudinal Data Systems for Education presents adetailed and contextualized discussion of SLDSs, which will serveas a recipe for states that want to implement an SLDS, developdesign and enactment of new and existing SLDS systems, addressingimplementation, operation and optimization.
* Provides a contextualized discussion of the history and purposeof SLDSs
* Describes how to plan for and implement an SLDS, including bestpractices regarding data governance, standards and privacy
* Discusses proven methods of data management, and details thetwo most popular methods of database architectures used forSLDSs
* Provides 5 case studies of states successfully using SLDSs
* Offers suggestions for expansion and inclusion of new datasetsover time

This essential book addresses the culture of data concept,providing a guide for states to usher in a new era in theireducation system where data is invaluable and used by everyone, notsimply the newest version of the old system. A robust LDSinitiative includes linked student records, teacher records, testscores, course selection, finances, certifications, licensure,salary and more. Concluding with a discussion of the potentialfuture uses of SLDS, this book is the ultimate guide to SLDSimplementation and understanding.

Autor

JAMIE McQUIGGAN is a technical writer specializing ineducation topics at SAS Institute Inc. She has a master's degree intechnical communication and experience in software documentation,grant writing and social media strategy. She is a formerinformation developer at IBM and business analyst with FidelityInvestments. ARMISTEAD W. SAPP III is the senior vice president ofResearch and Development at SAS, responsible for the development ofthe software used at more than 65,000 sites in more than 135countries. As head of the P-20 efforts at SAS, he leveragescorporate R&D to bring innovative solutions for administrationand instruction to the education market. This includesresponsibility for SAS® Curriculum Pathways, a no-costWeb-based curriculum for middle and high schools. His 20-plus-yearcareer at SAS has encompassed many roles in marketing and R&D,and he was the president of SouthPeak Interactive (a developer andpublisher of interactive entertainment software). He is also acontract researcher at Duke University Health System, working onneonatal best practices and safety.

Inhalt

Foreword xiii

Preface xvii

Acknowledgments xix

Chapter 1 How to Establish a Successful SLDS 1

What Is a Statewide Longitudinal Data System? 2

What an SLDS Can Do That Sneaker Net Cannot 4

What It Takes to Implement (or Improve) a Successful SLDS 9

Preview 13

Notes 15

Chapter 2 The SLDS Landscape 17

History of Longitudinal Data Systems 18

The State of SLDSs Today 23

Data Management Models 28

Conclusion 30

Notes 31

Chapter 3 Getting Started on Your SLDS 33

SLDS Planning and Preparation 35

Establish a Data Governance Board 35

Address Interoperability of the Data 38

Set Policies for Data Security and Student Privacy 41

Evaluate Current Systems and Make Connections 45

Make It Sustainable 50

Conclusion 53

Notes 54

Chapter 4 Data Management: Creating One Version of the Truth57

What Is Master Data Management? 58

Incorporating MDM Principles in Your SLDS 60

Conclusion 75

Notes 75

Chapter 5 Florida Case Study: The Up- and Downside of Beingthe First 77

Florida's SLDS 78

Renovating What Exists Using Federal Grants 79

Conclusion 83

Notes 84

Chapter 6 Michigan Case Study: SLDS--a Tool forReinventing the Economy 85

Michigan's SLDS: Moving Beyond Compliance 86

Career and College Ready Initiative: How Longitudinal Data CanInform the Discussion 92

Conclusion 94

Notes 94

Chapter 7 North Carolina Case Study: New SLDS, ExistingPartnerships 95

Stakeholders and the NC P20W System 96

The Vision 101

State Legislation Reinforcing SLDS 102

Conclusion 104

Notes 104

Chapter 8 Sharing Information with Others 105

Public Information Sharing: What Information Is the PublicEntitled to and Interested In? 108

Policy Makers and State-Level Decision Makers: How CanLegislators Enable and Use Longitudinal Data? 109

Researchers: How Can States Leverage Researchers to Make theLongitudinal Data Answer Key Questions? 112

Establishing the Connection with Academia 114

Parents: What Longitudinal Data Do Parents Need, and How Will ItMake a Difference? 118

Students: How Can Schools Provide Students with More Intuitive,Instant Access to Their Own Student Record Contextualized withLongitudinal Data? 122

Conclusion 124

Notes 124

Chapter 9 Using Data in Schools and Classrooms 127

Teachers 128

Administrators 134

The Teacher-Student Record Link 136

Conclusion 141

Notes 142

Chapter 10 Expanding Your SLDS: Adding Out-of-School Time andHealth-Care Data 145

Collective Impact: The Longitudinal Data Connection 148

OST: What Happens When They're Not in School? 149

Health-Care Data 153

How to Facilitate Collective Impact Initiatives 157

Conclusion 160

Notes 161

Chapter 11 A Culture of Data: Using Longitudinal Data toSolve Big Problems 163

Creating a Culture of Data 164

Data-Driven Decision Tools 171

Response to Intervention (RTI) 172

Early Warning Systems 177

Conclusion 180

Notes 181

Chapter 12 It's Not about the Data 185

Ways to Sustain the System 188

Conclusion 193

Notes 194

About the Authors 195

Index 197

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.1.2014
• Reihe/Serie: SAS Institute Inc
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Schlagworte: Business & Management • Strategic Management • Strategisches Management • Wirtschaft u. Management
• ISBN-10: 1-118-84150-6 / 1118841506
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-84150-1 / 9781118841501