Organizing Districts to Use Data

Judith A. LaRocca

Director of Technology

New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Schools

jlarocca@nhp-gcp.org

LIASCD October 19, 2007

Quality data can be achieved in a school or district through the collaborative efforts of all staff.

http://nces.ed.gov/forum/pub_2005801.asp

Who’s my data?

Student Information System

BOCES Data Warehouse

Student Information Repository System (nySTART)

…..and more

http://datacentral.esboces.org

Eastern Suffolk BOCES Data Warehouse

http://data.nasboces.org

Nassau BOCES Data Warehouse

www.nystart.gov

How’s my data?

http://nces.ed.gov/forum/pub_2005801.asp

http://datacentral.esboces.org/CultureOfQualityDataForumGuide.pdf

What do I do with my data?

Data Teams“One of the most important and effective

things you can do is set up a data team”

DataWise –Boudett, City, and Murnane

 

National Center for Education Statistics

http://www.nces.ed.gov/

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences, is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

(Includes publications such as the Forum Guide to Building a Culture of Quality Data and the Forum Guide to Protecting the Privacy of Student Information.)

National Staff Development Council

http://www.nsdc.org/library/research.cfm

Data and Research

What does data-driven decision making mean for your school or district? What data are available, and how are they most effectively collected and analyzed? How can careful data analysis lead to improved teacher planning and instruction? This collection of resources will help you understand the importance of using data in guiding your professional development and teaching.

Data Articles

‘Scrubbing’ Data for D3M by Neil MercuriusOctober 2005 T.H.E Journal www.thejournal.com(data quality)

‘the other data’ by Matt VillanoSeptember 2007 T.H.E Journal www.thejournal.com(non-assessment data)

‘Use Data to Discipline’ by Geoff ColvinOctober/November 2007 Scholastic Administr@tor(using SIS for a particular focus area)

Data Tips Utilize your SIS, Data Warehouse, and local data Make sure you have quality data Use the NYSED Data Dictionary, Guidelines for Extracts,

and SIRS User Guide Develop a culture of using data Make it easy for teachers and administrators to access,

view, and understand the data Know who in the district is responsible for each domain of

data Have a district CIO who oversees all data activity and

create a district data team

Thank you.jlarocca@nhp-gcp.org