Grantee State - Iowa
Project Director: Jim Addy
2009 Grant Application
Iowa’s Unified Longitudinal Data System Infrastructure
Start Date: 6/1/2009
End Date: 5/31/2014
Amount Awarded: $8,777,459
Project Application 
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Project Abstract 118 KB
Major Outcomes:
- State LDS that can provide student-level data over time.
- Interoperability between SEA and LEA data systems.
- EdFacts system and four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate consistent with that proposed by the NGA.
- Expand K-12 longitudinal data systems to include a more robust set of data to the education community.
- Interoperability with postsecondary data systems or create consolidated P-16 data systems, in a manner consistent with the requirements of FERPA.
- Import workforce data from other sources to assess the extent to which high school graduates are adequately prepared for work or further education.
- Send and receive transcripts of student applying to postsecondary educational institutions and/or moving across state lines.
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