XII–A

This two-hour session overviewed the 2006-07 and 2007-08 EDFacts collections and reporting system. EDFacts staff discussed issues that have arisen in reporting, and how they are being resolved, as well as changes state EDFacts Coordinators can expect to see in 2007-08. The session was intended as a comprehensive briefing for state EDFacts Coordinators; audience participation was welcome and expected!

XII–B

There are many types of change that need to be addressed in a state education agency (SEA) data management environment. This includes moving from a legacy system to a new system, changes in how and what data are being collected, new reports, as well as political changes, such as changes in administration or personnel. Because of all of this, there is a lot of change management work required in the first 2 years of any major statewide project. Based on the effects of a new system implementation, there are both political and communication needs that must be met. This includes the difficulty in understanding/managing the impact on different departments within the SEA, at the district level, and within schools. We discussed dealing with both the expected and unforeseen problems, long-term strategy, and performing systemic change, such as the implementation of SIF or statewide transcripts.

XII–E

This participant-directed, interactive session of simultaneous roundtable discussions touched on the topics that have been emerging in states' efforts to build and maintain longitudinal student data systems. Topics included the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, business intelligence tools, data quality, data security, effective data use, and system sustainability. The discussions were open to all participants.

XII–H

As states build and strengthen their longitudinal student data systems, many are considering whether and how to incorporate student transcript and course taking data. In addition to technical considerations such as how to structure and organize those systems and which data elements to include, states should consider how stakeholders may access and analyze transcripts. We demonstrated the newly available National Assessment of Educational Progress Data Explorer for the High School Transcript Study, exploring features of the online data tool that states may want to consider for their own systems and introducing attendees to national data that can serve as a comparison for their state data.

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• The NAEP Data Explorer for the High School Transcript Study (2.59 MB)