Implement, improve and expand your statewide longitudinal data system : creating a culture of data in education

Content: Implement, Improve and Expand Your Statewide Longitudinal Data System: Creating a Culture of Data in Education
 Copyright
 Contents
 Foreword
 Preface
 Acknowledgments
 Chapter 1 How to Establish a Successful SLDS
 What Is a Statewide Longitudinal Data System?
 What an SLDS Can Do that Sneaker Net Cannot
 Asking Questions and Getting Timely Answers
 Data-Driven Decisions That Can Impact Student Outcomes in Real Time
 More Accurate and Effective Reporting
 New Connections and Increased Collaboration
 A Measure for Educational Effectiveness. What It Takes to Implement (or Improve) Successful SLDS Processes
 Technology
 Leadership
 Preview
 Notes
 Chapter 2 The SLDS Landscape
 History of Longitudinal Data Systems
 Regulatory History
 The State of SLDSs Today
 Challenges to SLDS Success
 Data Management Models
 Centralized Data Warehouse
 Federated System
 Conclusion
 Notes
 Chapter 3 Getting Started on Your SLDS
 SLDS Planning and Preparation
 Establish a Data Governance Board
 Why Governance Is Important
 First Steps for Governance
 Address Interoperability of the Data
 Data Standards: CEDS
 Student Unique Identifiers. Set Policies for Data Security and Student Privacy Privacy: Protecting Personally Identifying Information
 Data Security
 Role-Based Access
 Evaluate Current Systems and Make Connections
 Link to Data Systems Outside of K-12
 Inventory of Current Systems
 Make It Sustainable
 Solutions That Can Grow with the System
 Budget
 Maintain Support-Communicate
 State Support
 Leadership within Agencies
 Make the System Invaluable
 Conclusion
 Notes
 Chapter 4 Data Management: Creating One Version of the Truth
 What Is Master Data Management?
 Less Data Redundancy
 Improved Efficiency. Agility in the Face of Technological or Policy Change Incorporating MDM Principles in Your SLDS
 Planning
 Data Quality
 Design and Implement
 Metadata Management
 Data System Architecture
 Evaluate, Monitor and Use
 Data Stewards
 Conclusion
 Notes
 Chapter 5 Florida Case Study: The Up-and Downside of Being the First
 Florida's SLDS
 Renovating What Exists Using Federal Grants
 Data Quality
 Unique Identifier System
 Researcher Access Process
 Creating a Formal Data Governance Body
 Conclusion
 Notes
 Chapter 6 Michigan Case Study: SLDS-a Tool for Reinventing the Economy. Michigan's SLDS: Moving Beyond Compliance The System
 Involving Stakeholders: Shared Goals, Shared Responsibility
 Engineered to Last: Roll with the Changes
 The Approach: Start with the Basics and Expand
 Career and College Ready Initiative: How Longitudinal Data Can Inform the Discussion
 Conclusion
 Notes
 Chapter 7 North Carolina Case Study: New SLDS, Existing Partnerships
 Stakeholders and the NC P20W System
 Running Start: A History of Collaboration
 The Vision
 State Legislation Reinforcing SLDS
 Looking Ahead
 Conclusion
 Notes
 Chapter 8 Sharing Information with Others.