Staff/Curriculum Development Network Data System Update Staff/Curriculum Development Network September 15, 2011 1
Complexities Multiple teachers responsible for student learning outcomes: Co-teachers Push-in teachers Pull-out sections Distance learning Changes over time in teacher assignments Changes over time in student enrollment Changes over time in student attendance
Linkage Data Elements Multiple teachers assigned to a course section Teacher-student linkage to be expressed as a proportion to reflect changes over time: Duration* of student enrollment-teacher assignment linkage for course (minutes) Duration* of student attendance-teacher assignment linkage for course (minutes) Duration* of course (minutes) Teacher-student linkage start/end dates Teacher-student instructional weightings (dosage) Student exclude flag * As of state assessment date or end of year
Draft Conceptual Model
Linkage Issues State data system capacity sufficient to enable policy options Vendor capacity Fidelity of student management system extracts Human resource management systems LEA capacity LEAs without student management systems Roster verification Daily attendance verification vs. End-of-year verification Auditing of extracts Purposes of the data linkage
NYSED Data System Data Flow Processes CUNY & SUNY Data Data from Other P-20 Sources Accountability & Research Data Marts (eScholar) Accountability & Research Reports (Cognos) Accountability & Research Reporting Tools Statewide Data System - Level 2 (eScholar) Statewide and Local Aggregate Instructional Reports (Cognos) Instructional Application Platform Layer (SLI) Teacher View Application (EDP) Regional Data Systems - Level 1 (eScholar) Parent View Application (EDP) Instructional Support Tools Teacher Collaboration Application (EDP) Student Transcript Application (EDP) Web Based Data Loading - Level 0 NYCDOE Future State or 3rd Party EDP Applications Early Warning System Application (EDP) School and District Management Systems Course Catalog NYSED Data System
Questions or Comments Ken Wagner Assistant Commissioner for Data Systems New York State Education Department dataquest@mail.nysed.gov