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P-20-W Stakeholder Engagement

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Jonathan Keller, MAKenneth Nelmes, NV

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Massachusetts

Unified High-Level SLDS Goals:

• Build a shared database that will enhance our ability to develop a cradle-to-career tracking system for everyone who enters public education

• Establish an ongoing process of evidence-based

accountability, policy analysis and policy implementation assessment.

• Generate Research and Analyses useful to teachers, staff and administrators at all levels of public instruction.

Massachusetts High–Level SLDS Goals

Early ChildhoodWorkforce Higher Education

Elementary and Secondary

Alignment

Privacy and Security Requirements

Data/ Database “Ownership”

Research and Assessment Priorities

Levels of Data Access

Resource Needs and Allocations

Research Governance and Oversight

Divergence

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Massachusetts

• Wide range of stakeholders beyond Early Childhood, elementary and secondary education, high education and workforce.

• Addressing the concerns of stakeholders who are not at the “bargaining table”.

• Relevant State Legislation.• MOU between Early Childhood, elementary and

secondary education and higher education.• MOU between higher education and workforce.• MOU development process as an avenue for ensuring

stakeholder comfort, “buy-in” and support.

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Nevada

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Nevada

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Contact Info and Resources:Jonathan Keller, jkeller@bhe.mass.eduKenneth Nelmes, knelmes@doe.nv.gov

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P-20-W Engaging Stakeholders