1. by Tenry D. Berry Pine Grove Middle School 7 th Grade Mathematics/L.A.T. Thursday, February 14, 2013 Lowndes County Technology Expo SLDS: The One-stop Data Shop!

2. Table of Contents Section One: What is SLDS? Section Two: Why Use it? Section Three: How do I access SLDS? Section Four: How do I use it? Section Five: The Tour Section Six: Growth Model

3. SLDS What is SLDS?

4. Definition The Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) Grant Program of 2002, was designed to help schools develop and implement longitudinal data systems. These systems are intended to enhance the ability of states to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze and use education data, including individual student records.

5. SLDS Why use it?

6. Information supporting the need Practical Needs Graduate courses often ask for demographic data Parent/teacher conferences: great resource to SHOW parents Can greater knowledge about students The data systems developed with funds from these grants should: Help states, districts, schools, and teachers make data-driven decisions to improve student learning. Facilitate research to increase student achievement and close achievement gaps.

7. SLDS Access

8. How do I access it? For your convenience, a link to SLDS is on the side bar of Infinite Campus. Clicking on the link takes you to the SLDS page where you can view student meticulously collected longitudinal information.

9. SLDS How do I use it?

10. How do I do it? On-line support and training through Georgia Virtual Learning is available to assist teachers as they use SLDS. A series of concise interactive online modules take new users through the steps for making the best use of the powerful data SLDS brings to Georgia's citizens and educators. Administrators: Module 1 - SLDS Online Administrative TrainingSLDS Online Administrative Training Module 2 - Accessing Enrollment DataAccessing Enrollment Data Module 3 - AttendanceAttendance Module 4 - Accessing Assessment DataAccessing Assessment Data Module 5 - SLDS: The Teacher ViewSLDS: The Teacher View Module 6 - Ideas for Using Longitudinal DataIdeas for Using Longitudinal Data Teachers: Module 1 - One Student A DayOne Student A Day Module 2 - Who Are My Students?Who Are My Students? Module 3 - Who Are Each of My Classes?Who Are Each of My Classes? Module 4 - Who Are Each of My Students?Who Are Each of My Students? Module 5 - Offering Help Before It Is NeededOffering Help Before It Is Needed Module 6 - Unit PlanningUnit Planning

11. SLDS The Tour

12. Tour When you first log in, this is the initial screen that appears. Note the four “tabs” at the top to navigate among all data. CRCT Data for the whole school. Shows a comparison to the county and state. Data for the last three years

13. Drop-downs Use the drop-down tabs to conduct your search. Enter student number 3 Years available Select desired grade level Populates all students in that particular grade

14. My Data The “Teacher Dashboard” links to a list of all the teachers in the school. This allows you to select your name and see data specific to you! Click the hyperlink and the adventure begins!

15. My Data The “homepage” shows a variety of charts and data for all the students I teach. My schedule Team attendance Lexile Chart CRCT Results Course grades for previous school year

16. My Data By “hovering” over most charts, an explanation of the data will be provided. Also, the “hand” appears to let you know it is a hyperlink that will lead to a breakdown of the specific students that make up that data piece. Click here for a roster of students

17. My Data Choose the class period you want to view. Locally defined = Homeroom

18. My Data The screen shot below shows what appears when you choose a period. Notice each name is hyperlinked and will yield specific data and charts for the chosen student.

19. Individual Student Data The screen shot below is a portion of what appears by choosing a particular students. Notice that the icon at the top allows any and all of these charts to be exported to the program of your choice!

20. SLDS Growth Model

21. Georgia Student Growth Model The Growth Model is the latest update the GaDOE has made to SLDS. The growth model describes change in student achievement across time. Georgia is implementing the Student Growth Percentile (SGPs) methodology as its growth model. SGPs describe a student’s growth relative to other students statewide with similar prior achievement (students who have a similar score history). An SGP not only shows how an individual student is progressing from year to year, but it also shows how groups of students, schools, districts, and the state are progressing.

22. Growth Model Each circle represents a grade level. The circles are hyperlinks and will link to specific classes. From there, the new circles link to specific students.

23. Search by Teacher The screen shot below shows a search by 7 th grade teachers for the 2011-2012 school year. Hovering over a particular circle provides the name of the teacher and their specific data. Clicking on the selected teacher links to his/her specific classes. My academic classes

24. Class & Student Growth