Priority Addressed by the Project Priority 1: to design, develop, and implement a statewide, longitudinal kindergarten through grade 12 (K 12) data system.
Participating Agencies
a. Arizona Department of Education (ADE)
b. Arizona State University (ASU)
c. Maricopa County Education Service Agency (MCESA) and other county education agencies.
d. Local Educational Agencies (LEAs)
ADE has used previous federal grant funding through the SLDS program to construct a data warehouse where many of the required data elements for a statewide longitudinal data system are currently in place. However, the current systems cannot effectively support increasing demands for timely, transparent, accessible, and actionable data across the K-12 continuum. Despite the depth of student data collected, Arizona is only able to provide a limited amount of actionable data back to stakeholders. Through this project, Arizona will be able to make significant progress toward meeting several key elements identified as requiring action, based on a needs assessment of the current state of the SLDS as aligned to the 16 capacity requirements defined in the RFA, as well as the recent 2011 Data Quality Campaign survey.
Project Description
ADE’s SLDS proposal is focused on deliverables that will increase:
Expected Deliverables
a. Identity management and access security (Privacy Protection and Data Accessibility, Enterprise wide Architecture, Secure Access to Useful Data for Key Stakeholder Groups);’
b. Provide user-friendly, multi-layered data visualizations (Data Use Deliverables);
c. Complete the data collection required to realize Arizona’s vision for a comprehensive longitudinal framework (Need and Uses, Data Quality, Interoperability, Enterprisewide Architecture, Partnerships with Research Community); and,
d. Embark on a training program that will enable stakeholders to effectively access information (Training on Use of Data Tools and Products, Professional Development on Data Use Evaluation of Data Products, Training, and Professional Development Sustainability).
