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Longitudinal Data Systems Roundtable Discussions
Nancy Smith, Data Quality Campaign
Terry Bergner, Consultant, Data Quality Campaign
Eboni Walker, Kforce Government Solutions
Amanda Miller and Yosef Seddiq, Council of Chief State School Officers
By popular demand, this session was a chance to talk with your colleagues about a variety
of issues surrounding the development, maintenance, and use of longitudinal data systems.
Participants could join a table with a particular topic, or suggest their own.
Sessions in LDS track:
I-A, II-A, III-A, IV-A, V-A, VI-A, VII-A, VIII-A, IX-A, X-A, XI-A, and XI-D
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Electronic Record and Transcript Exchange: How Texas Implemented a PK-20 System for 4.5 Million Students
Mark Gentzel, Texas Education Agency
Russell Buyse and Mark Johnson, National Transcript Center
With 4.5 million students, the State of Texas needed a faster, cheaper, more secure,
and more efficient way to exchange student records and transcripts. In 2007, the Texas
Education Agency (TEA) procured an electronic record/transcript system from the National
Transcript Center (NTC) who created a state specific version of their web-based application
called the Texas student Records Electronic eXchange system (TREx). TREx went live in
fall 2007 and delivers both PK-12 records *and* High School transcripts. TREx has already
made an enormous positive impact across the state - for students, LEAs, and TEA. This
session described how Texas approached this project and identified many of the strategic
questions an SEA should consider when implementing a PK-20 electronic record/transcript system.
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Sessions in Statewide LDS track:
I-B, II-B, III-B, IV-B, V-B, VI-B, VII-B, VIII-B, IX-B, X-B, and XI-B
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Addressing Data Quality in EDFacts
Barbara Timm and Gerald Kehr, U. S. Department of Education, EDFacts
This session explored the challenge faced by the U.S. Department of Education's
Performance
Information Management Service (PIMS) to evaluate the quality of the data being collected
and stored in EDFacts and the steps PIMS
is taking to provide top quality data
for the federal education program offices and others to access EDFacts. The presenters
focused on the processes and tools being used to evaluate data quality,
the efforts to develop a business rule repository, and other actions and policies
supporting data quality.
Sessions in EDEN/EDFacts track:
I-C, II-C, III-C, IV-C, V-C, VI-C, VII-C, VIII-C, IX-C, X-C, XI-C, and XII-C
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Measure Mania—Part II
Kathleen Barfield, Edvance Research, Inc.
Sue Thompson, Ysleta Independent School District (Texas)
Presenters provided an update on the "Statewide Tools for Teaching Excellence" project,
funded by the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, to develop and implement a system of
"actionable" indicators for Texas schools that helps them focus on critical outcomes and
processes related to student achievement and school improvement.
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Findings From The Condition of Education 2008
Michael Planty and William Hussar, National Center for Education Statistics
Grace Kena, American Institutes for Research
The Condition of Education 2008 was recently released.
The report summarizes important trends and
developments in education using the latest available data from many National Center for Education
Statistics surveys and other sources. The report includes 43 indicators on: (1) participation in
education, (2) learner outcomes, (3) student effort and academic progress, (4) contexts of
elementary and secondary education, and (5) contexts of postsecondary education. This session
highlighted key findings and issues.
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Sessions in Federal track:
I-F, II-F, III-F, IV-D, IV-F, V-D, V-E, V-F, VI-D, VI-F, VII-D, VIII-E, X-E, and XI-E
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Building Communities: What Is the State Role?
Shadd Schutte, Wyoming Department of Education
Alex Jackl, ESP Solutions Group, Inc.
The state has many responsibilities in managing education. One of the most often overlooked
roles is the creation, maintenance, and sustaining of multiple communities within the education
environment across multiple levels. The state has to be able to work with vendors, accreditation
agencies, auditing agencies, post-secondary education, and the K-12 community to provide for the
best possible education of a student. The problem is, how do we do this? Presenters discussed
what Wyoming has done to address this issue.
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Using the 3-D's and Best Practices at the District Level—Why does It Matter?
Rick Rozzelle, Center for Educational Leadership and Technology
Laurie Collins, Schools Interoperability Framework Association
When implementing an interoperability solution, the need for well defined and followed
data governance, data processes and data quality best practices becomes apparent along
with the need to conduct an assessment and put in place measures for success and growth.
In this session presenters explored the web-based tools that are available to assist
and guide you in assessing and planning a growth model plan to achieve success.
Sessions in SIF track:
II-G, III-G, IV-G, V-G, VI-G, VII-G, VIII-G, IX-G, X-G, XI-G, and XII-G
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Longitudinal Data Systems: A Preliminary Look at Issues, Research, Best Practices, and Resources
Bruce E. Dacey, Delaware Department of Education
Anthony Garofano, Quality Information Partners
Some of us have already done it, many of us are currently doing it, and most of the rest of us
are planning to do it sometime in the near future. With so many of us working to improve or enhance
the longitudinal dimension of our education information systems, what are some of the major issues
we need to consider up front and along the way?
What resources are currently available to inform the effective planning, implementation and
utilization of these systems, and help us make our high profile projects more successful? The
Longitudinal Data System (LDS) Task Force has been working on a guide for the past six months
and would like to offer some preliminary findings and information. This session examined
some of the important questions and considerations that face those who must design,
build, and/or facilitate the use of LDSs.
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