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Grantee State - Maine

Websites:

• Maine Department of Education

2023 Grant Application

Maine SLDS Data Collection Modernization and Data Literacy Curriculum Design and Implementation

Start Date: 9/25/2023
End Date: 9/24/2027

Project Director: Katherine Warren

Amount Awarded: $3,999,563

Project Abstract 74 KB

Major Outcomes:

• Modernizing Maine's data collection and operational data validation infrastructure, specifically student and staff data collections.
• Collecting near real time operational data via the SIF data transport standard and creating domain neutral capacity for future data collection, validation and certification expansion.
• Centralizing operational business rules and data validation infrastructure into a single solution.
• The design, development, and implementation of a data literacy curriculum.

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2019 Grant Application

The Maine State Longitudinal Data System Data Infrastructure Project

Start Date: 3/1/2020
End Date: 2/29/2024

Project Director: Tori Ryan

Amount Awarded: $3,500,000

Project Abstract 97 KB

Major Outcomes:

• Infrastructure Priority
  • There are two main goals of this project
    • increase the data shared with the data systems for other interested stakeholders across state government
    • use the data to create a dynamic reporting interface.
  • Major Outcomes:
    • The first outcome is the expansion of the data governance structure to incorporate several levels of governance.
    • The second outcome is the migration of state education data into the CEDS data structure.
    • The third outcome is the expansion and automation of data linkages.
    • The fourth outcome is the improvement in data validation, data quality, and data analysis.
    • The fifth outcome is the completion of a robust and sustainable data visualization and data reporting solution.

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2009-ARRA Grant Application

TEAchME - Tools for Educational Achievement in Maine

Start Date: 7/1/2010
End Date: 12/31/2014

Project Director: William Hurwitch

Amount Awarded: $7,315,000

Project Application 20.5 MB

Project Abstract 128 KB

Major Outcomes:

• Improve Teacher Effectiveness
  • Implement web-based Educator Credentialing System
  • Implement comprehensive web-based Teacher Quality Management System
• Expand the SLDS Education Data Warehouse from a Pre-K through 12 to an Early Childhood through 20 system
• Deliver comprehensive stakeholder training programs to encourage the use of longitudinal data by the general public, educators, at-risk intervention programs, community groups and researchers for the purpose of evaluating programs and improving student achievement
• Partner with the Maine Education Research Policy Institute (MEPRI) to conduct longitudinal research studies utilizing the expanded TEAchME longitudinal data

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2007 Grant Application

TEAchME - Tools for Educational Achievement in Maine

Start Date: 9/4/2007
End Date: 5/28/2011

Project Director: Bill Hurwitch

Amount Awarded: $3,227,231

Project Application 5 MB

Project Abstract 39 KB

Major Outcomes:

• A standard statewide Data Dictionary for education data to facilitate data collection from LEAs and the migration of data from disparate departmental databases into a central data warehouse. The Data Dictionary will include meta-data as well as SIF and NCES data element standards.
• A comprehensive central Data Warehouse serving as a repository of PreK-20 data from department databases to support data driven decision making, timely and complete State and federal reporting, as well as research and analysis of the effectiveness of intervention programs.
• A single sign-on Education Portal to provide secure and public access for all stakeholders for all education data from department data systems including the central data warehouse.
• Technology standards for State and LEA systems, including Full Integration of SIF Agents and Zone Integration Servers, to enable collection of staff, student, assessment and school funding data.

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WDQI Grant Application

Project Application 359 KB