The National Education Data Partnership: Phase Two

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The National Education Data Partnership Phase
Two

• June 2007

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What is the NEDP?

• A national effort to improve the quality,
  accessibility, and transparency of state
  education data
• Components A State Education Data Center phase
  two of the Decision Support Architecture
  Consortium (DSAC) EIMAC LSDS Task Force
• Partners CCSSO, Standard Poors, CELT
  Corporation, Data Quality Campaign
• Funder Bill Melinda Gates Foundation

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The State Education Data Center

• A project of CCSSO, approved by CCSSO Board of
  Directors
• Eventually a 501(c)3
• Incorporate SEDC functions
• Incorporate Data Quality Campaign functions
• Investigation of long-term funding
• Advisory Council
• Website
• Implementation of the Coordinated Data Ask (with
  the Data Quality Campaign)

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SEDC Advisory Council

• Valerie Woodruff, DE
• Ken James, AR
• Wes Bruce, IN
• Anne Bryant, NSBA
• Paul Lingenfelter, SHEEO

• Andy Rotherham, Education Sector
• Cindy Schmeiser, ACT
• Stephanie Saroki, Philanthropy Roundtable
• Chris Cross

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SchoolDataDirect.org

• Websiterebranded version of SchoolMatters.com
• SchoolMatters will continue as a site
  specifically for parents (SP)
• SEDC website will provide for mass data download
  feature

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SchoolMatters A Service of STANDARD POORs

• The SchoolMatters website includes
• A searchable database of all schools, districts,
  and states
• Comparative data tables
• Written reports (Phase One only)

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SchoolMatters A Service of STANDARD POORs
SPs Role in the Partnership

• Aggregate, standardize and analyze vast amounts
  of data from multiple sources, and integrate it
  into a central repository and standard analytical
  platform.
• Make data more transparent through clarity of
  interpretation and continuity of reporting over
  time.
• Strike a balance between consistent reporting of
  standardized indicators across different states,
  and the uniqueness of each states data and
  accountability systems.

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SchoolMatters A Service of STANDARD POORs
Four Fundamental Needs Identified

• Transparency
• Clear, consistent, accessible information
• Objectivity
• Third party analysis of data
• Return on Resources
• Synthesis of achievement and spending in
  demographic context
• Analytical Framework
• A consistent national platform

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Coordinated Data Ask

• CDA will be phased instarting with most commonly
  requested data elements
• Data collectors can be directed to SEDC website
  for data downloads. Anything available on the
  website will be available for download.

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EDFacts?

• Cooperation with EDFacts
• USED will investigate releasing EDFacts
  filesupon request of statesto SEDC
• Small cell size suppression
• Joint Funding Proposal

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State Education Data Center

• Working Timeline
• June 2007. CDA final implementation phases
  identified
• August 2007. Virtual meeting of Advisory Council
• July/August 2007. Decision on sharing of EDFacts
  files
• September 2007. Rebranded website live mass
  data download feature available.
• October 2007. Full day meeting of Advisory
  Council.

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DSAC II

• Developing a model for LEA data architecture
  evaluate agency processes in order to facilitate
  LEA/SEA cooperation in systems design)
• Developing curriculum materials for
  train-the-evaluator
• On-site consulting with approximately 10-12 SEAs
  three districts per SEA

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EIMAC LSDS Task Force

• Advisory nature to Data Quality Campaign
• Looking at defining comprehensive state education
  data systems

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Questions?

• Deborah Newby, deborahn_at_ccsso.org
• Paige Kowalski, paigek_at_ccsso.org
• Maureen Matthews, maureenm_at_ccsso.org