New Hampshire is seeking to improve the accuracy, efficiency, and effectiveness of its school finance data collection, reporting and analysis systems which will enhance access to and transparency of school finance data. This will better allow school officials, community members, and policy makers to use school finance data in tandem with other already available education data including enrollment, environment, and performance data, to make strategic decisions to influence desired outcomes. New Hampshire seeks to utilize this grant to accomplish three objectives.
Revamp the NH Chart of Accounts and Improve Data Standardization
Build Robust and Flexible Financial Data Collection System
Better Integrate and Increase Depth of Finance Analytical Tools
Creation of a comprehensive longitudinal data warehouse with decision support software. This system will support policy, management, and funding decisions at the state and local levels.
Enhancements to a longitudinal data system specifically designed for teachers. This spring, when New Hampshire launches the Follow The Child Assistance Center, all teachers in the state will be able to analyze results of state assessments, as well as locally selected assessments. This grant will expand the system to allow teachers to create their own assessments, set benchmarks, and follow the growth of individual students, and to access a shared library of curriculum and lesson plan resources with built-in links to the State's grade level expectations. With its specific focus on each child, the Follow The Child Assistance Center will be the teachers' longitudinal data warehouse. Districts will be able to manage secure access for their staff and the parents of their students. Teacher training will be partially subsidized by the grant.
P-16 Collaboration on a Data Model. This grant will assist the NH Department of Education, the University System of New Hampshire and the New Hampshire Community Technical College System to develop plans to connect P-12 data and higher education data about students and educators. This will lay the foundation for a P-16 longitudinal data system.