engaging legislators to secure support for the slds

2012 SLDS P-20W Best Practice Conference 1

ENGAGING LEGISLATORS TO SECURE SUPPORT FOR

THE SLDSTuesday, October 30, 2012

Bob Swiggum, Georgia Department of EducationMichael 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 NOT JUST ABOUT SLDS

GEORGIA


It’s about integrating Technology into Education – a holistic approach• Three legged stool – HW, SW, and a plan


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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



AN SLDS INITIATED BY DEMAND

NORTH DAKOTA


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


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



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



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


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


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


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


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


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



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



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• Workforce

o Committed to research using the SLDS on K12 dropouts and their outcomes



NEW MEXICO’S P-20W SYSTEM

NEW MEXICO


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

ENGAGING LEGISLATORS


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

ENGAGING LEGISLATORS


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


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


Michael & Susan Dell Foundation - Data Dashboard Toolkit• Student• Classroom/Teacher• Campus/School • District Administration• Policy Makers & Public

NEW MEXICO’S EDUCATIONAL DATA DASHBOARD


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


• 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


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


QUESTIONS & ANSWERS


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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