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Grantee State - Florida

Websites:

  • Florida Department of Education

2009-ARRA Grant Application

Data In...Data Out

Start Date: 7/1/2010
End Date: 6/30/2015

Project Director: Andre Smith

Amount Awarded: $9,975,288

Project Application 11.5 MB

Project Abstract 46 KB

Major Outcomes:

  • Upgrade the four major source data systems that are incorporated into Florida’s Education Data Warehouse (EDW)
  • Employ a unique identifier system so that social security numbers are no longer the key field for tracking students between the Local Education Agencies and the State
  • Provide several different reporting capabilities for use by a myriad of stakeholders

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2009 Grant Application

Florida’s Enhancement of Data Governance and Restricted Access to Data

Start Date: 7/1/2009
End Date: 6/30/2015

Project Director: Andre Smith

Amount Awarded: $2,450,000

Project Application 3.1 MB

Project Abstract 94 KB

Major Outcomes:

  • Data Governance Process:
    • Automated management of the review and approval process for data requests.
    • Documentation of business rules.
    • Defining data elements .
    • Determining data usage by the sandbox and other features.
    • Determining data availability.
  • Automate Management of the Approval Process: FLDOE proposes to replace its current data request management system (e-mail and hard copy) with a Web-based automated application that will accelerate FLDOE's ability to review and approve data requests.
  • Metadata Application: similar to an electronic data dictionary for the integrated systems.
  • Sandbox to be a restricted access Web-based environment in which an approved requestor is provided time-limited access through assigned security protocols that include pathways and passwords.
  • Set up a Research Advisory Council.
  • Develop a Web-based portal consolidating access to these tools into one location for the user.
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2006 Grant Application

Florida Department of Education Statewide Longitudinal Data System

Start Date: 12/1/2005
End Date: 11/30/2009

Amount Awarded: $1,577,602

Project Application 23.1 MB

Project Abstract 106 KB

Major Outcomes:

  • Replacement of the Facilities system.
  • Integration of facility and cost information into the Education Data Warehouse (EDW) for both historical (stable) data and current (volatile) data through use of an Operational Data Store.
  • Deployment to analysts and policy makers through a web-base business intelligence (BI) environment.
  • Publication and distribution of a guidebook outlining design conventions to be considered when establishing integrated finance, facilities, and student information systems.

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WDQI Grant Application

Project Application 3 MB