nces update

NCES Update

Summer Forum Meeting

July 11, 2012

Jack Buckley

Commissioner

National Center for Education Statistics

S t a t e w i d eL o n g i t u d i n a lD a t a S y s t e m sG r a n t P r o g r a m

2012 SLDS Grant Priority Areas

1. The design, development, and implementation of a statewide, longitudinal kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) data system

2. The development and linking of early childhood data with the State's K-12 data system

3. The development and linking of postsecondary and/or workforce data with the State's K-12 data system.  

U . S . D E PA R T M E N T O F E D U C AT I O N

FY12 Grants: Key Information

• Length of grants: 3 years

1. To design, develop, and implement a statewide, longitudinal kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) data system (AZ, DE, NE, NH, OK, PR, SD, VT, WV)

9

2. To develop and link early childhood data with the state’s K-12 data system (VI)

1

3. To develop and link postsecondary and/or workforce data with the state’s K-12 data system (AK, DC, HI, ID, IN, IA, KY, MD, MT, NV, NJ, NC, ND, RI)

14

Priority Area # of grants

• Start-End dates: July1, 2012 – June 30, 2015

• Three Priority Areas (one funded per grant):

U . S . D E PA R T M E N T O F E D U C AT I O N

Awards FY06 FY07 FY09 FY09 ARRA FY12

First-time Grantees

1. Delaware2. Oklahoma3. New Jersey4. South Dakota5. Vermont6. West Virginia7. Puerto Rico8. US Virgin Islands

U . S . D E PA R T M E N T O F E D U C AT I O N

Congratulations, FY12 Grantee States!

Alaska (PS/L)Arizona (K12)District of Columbia

(PS/L)Delaware (K12)Hawaii (PS/L)Idaho (PS/L)Indiana (PS/L)Iowa (PS/L)Kentucky (PS/L)Maryland (PS/L)Montana (PS/L)Nebraska (K12)

Nevada (PS/L)New Hampshire

(K12)New Jersey (PS/L)North Carolina

(PS/L)North Dakota (PS/L)Oklahoma (K12)Puerto Rico (K12)Rhode Island (PS/L)South Dakota (K12)Vermont (K12)Virgin Islands (EC)West Virginia (K12)

CEDS V3Update

http://ceds.ed.gov

Version 3 Content Areas

• Early Learning• K12• Postsecondary

• Workforce• Career and Technical Education• Adult Education• Race to the Top Assessments

Early Learning

• Assessment

• Professional Development

• Federal Alignment

• Quality Ratings

K12• Teaching and Learning - Formative

Assessments• Supporting Teaching and Learning Initiatives

o CCSS Identifierso LRMIo SLC/SLI

Unpacking the model

Adjusted: Instruction,Activities, Practice(variable inputs)

Learning ProgressionsCurrent Learning GoalsCriteria for SuccessCurriculum, Unit & Lesson PlansActivities, Resources

Formative Assessment

LearnerLearner Competencies(less variable)

Formative Feedback

Instructional Decisions

Standards

INPU

TS

OU

TPU

TS

reference

measured error

measured output

+

-

What data elements and

structures need to be added to

CEDS?What process measures should

become CEDS elements?

What additional data elements

describe learning progressions, etc.? Related content

metadata to include, or not (for CEDS v3)?

Race to the Top Assessments

• Assessment Interoperability Framework (AIF)

• Identify Changes to Existing CEDS/Develop CEDS Assessment Data Elements

• AIF Best Practice Guidance

• Prototype Demonstration

Race to the Top Assessments

Postsecondary

• Student related IPEDS items• IPEDS Institutional Characteristics• Teacher Education • College Readiness • Common Data Set

CEDS Align Users

Users 472

Early Learning 12

K12 164 (41 states)

Postsecondary 102 (34 states)

P20 3

Public 61

Federal 15

Association 24

Vendor 91

CEDS Align Maps

Other

P20

Early Learning

Postsecondary

K12

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

CEDS Connect (Upcoming)

Builds on the CEDS Align tool and allows stakeholders to:• Generate specific and relevant maps to a growing pool of CEDS connections

Remaining Version 3 Schedule

• Through August: Content Development• September: Public Review• Fall:

• Content Revisions• RTTT Elements Released• AIF Guidance and Prototypes

• January 2013: Version 3 Released

The Forum’s Role• Provided Groundwork

o Best Practice, Handbook, NEDM

• Participationo CEDS Stakeholder Group, SLDS Best Practice

Conference, Public Domain Clearinghouse

• Action Itemso Advocateso Participation in public reviewso CEDS Implementationo Continue important work of Forum