SLDS

Grantee State - Rhode Island

Websites:

• Rhode Island Department of Education

2023 Grant Application

Reimagining College and Career Pathways

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

Project Director: Margaret Votta

Amount Awarded: $3,190,065

Project Abstract 47 KB

Major Outcomes:

• Redesign and streamline the K-12 datasets essential for new regulations to include more information about real-world relevant learning; student's academic, career, and personal/social goals; as well as their commitments outside of the classroom.
• Enhance the capacities for the RILDS to share data with districts, schools, parents, and students with the goals of informing decisions about college and career pathways and reducing inequities in student opportunities and outcomes.

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2019 Grant Application

Building School Capacity to Address Equity at Scale

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

Project Director: Peg Votta

Amount Awarded: $3,241,206

Project Abstract 133 KB

Major Outcomes:

• Equity Priority
  • SLDS Enhancements
    • This workstream aims to enhance existing SLDS structures in Rhode Island so that the system includes data that allows for a broader look at the challenges.
  • Integrated Data-Sharing and Planning Tool
    • This workstream creates a data and planning tool for school/district leaders that drives stronger equity audits and root cause analysis.
  • Equity Profiles and Information for Improvement
    • This workstream supports schools and districts in identifying common equity challenges within their data and provides evidence supported information on how to improve.

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2012 Grant Application

The Next Frontier: Expanding Rhode Island's Statewide Longitudinal DataSystem to Better Support the Needs of the Postsecondary and Workforce Community

Start Date: 7/1/2012
End Date: 6/30/2018

Project Director: Peg Votta

Amount Awarded: $4,000,000

Project Application 11.5 MB

Project Abstract 116 KB

Major Outcomes: TBA

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2009 Grant Application

Mapping Educational Access and Opportunity: PK-20 and Beyond

Start Date: 7/1/2009
End Date: 6/30/2013

Project Director: Margaret Votta

Amount Awarded: $4,667,933

Project Application 4.8 MB

Project Abstract 141 KB

Major Outcomes:

• Implementation of an electronic interoperability framework that will enable OHE and Department of Labor and Training to exchange information with RIDE's CEIS, and enable increased interoperability between schools and districts, resulting in effective longitudinal tracking of citizens from Pre-K through 20+ and into the workplace.
  
  
  • Adaptation and initiation of a statewide Data Quality marketing and communications campaign, including multi-level curriculum modeled after the Data Quality Curriculum, and a Data Quality Website.
  • Creation and adoption of an electronic transcript exchange system K-16, including a common course classification system.
  • Development and implementation of an automated system to electronically link and merge data from existing education agency and work force data systems.

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WDQI Grant Application

Project Application 472 KB