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Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) grantees have access to a variety of support resources. These support resources, described briefly below, are designed to help states with a variety of issues related to longitudinal data systems, including assessment issues, data governance, interoperability, data sharing, teacher–student linkages, external evaluations and research.
Expert Technical Assistance
Grant recipients can request expert Technical Assistance (TA) from consultants and organizations
experienced in helping states build longitudinal data systems. To request TA, complete a
support request.
NCES and CCSSO staff will review all TA requests and respond with next steps.
LDS Share
LDS Share is an online library of documents on various SLDS topics. The purpose of the LDS Share is to facilitate
sharing and collaboration between interested parties. LDS Share documents are submitted by SLDS grantees or
organizations that work on longitudinal data systems.
Listserv
A SLDS listserv is available for grantees to ask other states and learn how others have dealt with various
SLDS issues like writing RFPs and data sharing agreements. A Listserv Protocol document, available from
CCSSO, provides guidance on uses for the listserv. The listserv email address is
iesgrantees@lists.ccsso.org and
new grantees will automatically be added to the SLDS listserv.
Webinars
CCSSO hosts monthly webinars that states use to demonstrate special SLDS projects, share new SLDS platforms,
or present other aspects of their SLDS. Information on upcoming webinars is sent through the listserv and
past webinar presentations are available.
Personnel Exchange Network
The Personnel Exchange Network (PEN) provides grantee states and non–grantee states the opportunity to
visit another SEA to gain a wider understanding of successful methods of education data collection, maintenance,
reporting, and use. Host states have the opportunity share their progress and lessons learned. Personnel
Exchanges can last up to three days and include state teams of up to three people.
States needing help in specific areas can request support resources from NCES. To do so, please complete the support request form. Once the form has been submitted, NCES and CCSSO staff will review it and respond with next steps. Contact Yosef Seddiq (yosefs@ccsso.org) with any questions on the request form or your SLDS program officer for more information on available support resources.
Data Systems Standards and Guidelines
The development of a statewide longitudinal data system requires work and preparation. To guide States in
their development efforts, please visit the new Data Systems Standards and Guidelines
website, where resources have been gathered from many sources to share some of the lessons learned and tools
developed in building a data system.
IES Research Funding Opportunities Webinars
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) hosted a series of webinars to discuss research funding opportunities
at the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) and the
National Center for Education Research (NCER).
National Center for Education Research (NCER) Funding Opportunities
Through its research initiatives and the national research and development centers, NCER engages in research
activities that will result in the provision of high quality education for all children, improvement in student
academic achievement, reduction in the achievement gap between high–performing and low-performing students, and
increased access to and opportunity for postsecondary education. NCER research examines the effectiveness of
educational programs, practices, and policies, including the application of technology to instruction and
assessment. The goal of NCER research programs is to provide scientific evidence of what works, for whom, and
under what conditions.
Regional Educational Laboratories (REL)
The Regional Educational Laboratory Program (REL) consists of a network of ten laboratories that serve the educational needs of a designated region by providing access to high quality scientifically valid education research through applied research and development projects, studies, and other related technical assistance activities.
National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER)
CALDER is a federally funded National Research and Development Center that capitalizes upon longitudinal individual–level
student and teacher data across a number of states to investigate how state and local policies, especially teacher policies,
governance policies, and accountability policies affect teachers (e.g., who teaches what students) and students
(e.g., academic achievement and attainment).
What Works Clearinghouse (WWC)
The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) was established in 2002 by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of
Education Sciences to provide educators, policymakers, researchers, and the public with a central and trusted source
of scientific evidence of what works in education. The WWC aims to promote informed education decision making through
a set of easily accessible databases and user–friendly reports that provide education consumers with high–quality
reviews of the effectiveness of replicable educational interventions (programs, products, practices, and policies)
that intend to improve student outcomes.
