Stated Briefly Benchmarking education management information systems across the Federated States of Micronesia

Title:	Stated Briefly Benchmarking education management information systems across the Federated States of Micronesia
Description:	The chief state school officers of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) have called for the improvement of the education management information system (EMIS) in each of the four FSM states (Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap). To assist the FSM, Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific conducted separate assessments of the quality of the current EMIS in Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap. This report integrates the findings from all four states, thereby providing an opportunity for comparison on each aspect of quality. As part of a focus group interview, knowledgeable data specialists in each of the four states of the FSM responded to 46 questions covering significant areas of their EMIS. The interview protocol, adapted by Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific from the World Bank's System Assessment and Benchmarking for Education Results assessment tool, provides a means for rating aspects of an EMIS system using four benchmarking levels: latent (the process or action required to improve the aspect of quality is not in place), emerging (the process or action is in progress of implementation), established (the process or action is in place and it meets standards), and mature (the process or action is an example of best practice). Overall, data specialists in all four states rated their systems as either emerging or established.
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Cover Date:	December 2016
Web Release:	December 7, 2016
Print Release:	December 7, 2016
Publication #:	REL 2017209 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	REL
Associated Centers:	NCEE
Authors:	John S. Kendall: JSK Consulting Ltd., Nitara Dandapani: McREL International, Louis F. Cicchinelli: Cicchinelli Consulting Ltd.
Type of Product:	Stated Briefly
Keywords:	Benchmark Educational Research
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Stated Briefly, please contact: Amy Johnson.