IGOR Information Gathering to Obtain Results …because everybody needs an assistant Kent ISD 1

"Collecting data is only the first step toward wisdom. Sharing data is the first step toward community.” Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

IGOR Cost Effective Solution Prices based on a cost recovery model…not for profit – Low implementation cost – Low sustainability cost Strong Track Record Solution in place for over 6 years Working with three additional ISDs – Muskegon Area ISD – Montcalm Area ISD – Ottawa Area ISD

Assessment Instruction Content 1) What will students learn? 2) How will we know students have learned it? 3) How will the school respond when students do not learn? 4. How will the school respond when students do learn? The Information We Need

Islands of Information Transportation Student Records Personnel/Payroll Food Services Financial Accounting Instructional Management Information/ Document Processing Library/Media System Library/Media System

Data warehouse Data query and reporting tools Data query and reporting tools Data extraction, cleansing, and transformation Data extraction, cleansing, and transformation Other Data sources Other Data sources Analysis tools Existingoperationaldata Web access Load Other Student Personnel Payroll Financial Data Warehouse Design

IGOR (data warehouses in general) … is an overall strategy, or process, for building decision support systems. has a primary objective of bringing together information from different sources and put information into a format that facilitates making better decisions. has the ultimate goal to inform classroom practices and impact student achievement.

IGOR can assist you to make better data-based decisions… Instructional Identify students’ strengths & weaknesses Provide analysis for curriculum, assessment & instruction Provide best practice information Easily analyze data from multiple sources Focus on the important stuff…improving instruction Administrative Meet accountability mandates (NCLB, Ed YES!) Gain efficiencies with tight finances Evaluate program effectiveness

MEAP MME MI-Access English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) MLPP Assistant MAP (NWEA) TerraNova Scantron Achievement Series STAR Reading, Math, Early Literacy Single Record Student Database (SRSD) Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) Learning Styles Inventory (LSI) Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) Gates MacGinitie Reading DIBELS ACT ACT WorkKeys ACT Plan ACT Explore Stanford Achievement Test (SAT 10) Advanced Placement Program (APP) Local District Standards Course Grades Attendance Student Management System (SMS) Student Schedule: Win School, PowerSchool, Infinite Campus, CIMS, SASI Financial Information Database (FID) Salary Schedules Registry of Educational Personnel (REP) …and much more in the future Data Sets Available to Local Districts Updated

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Kent ISD Network connectivity Needs assessment Training to clean data Train to use portal Help plan district rollout Help design & develop reports with local district Plan report use for Curriculum, Assessment & Instruction Maintain security protocol Manage passwords Help district and building staff use the data to impact student achievement Local District Network connectivity Choose data sets to include Cleaning data errors Provide data in defined formats Describe data needs and use Communicate changes in local data systems & data sets Determine user rights & level of access Use the data to impact student achievement Partnership Roles & Responsibilities

Project Planning LEA Leadership: curriculum, technology, etc. Training format (time, location, size, etc.) Training schedule plan (LEA trainer-of-trainers, order of training) Leadership role of district administrators, principals, SI team, etc. to encourage a data driven culture Help Desk (password resets, etc.) User Agreements/Confidentiality Forms (OAISD staff also) Account creation/modification spreadsheet New data sets (currently available vs. new) DWH site: – Contacts – Popular Reports – Account access Aggregated or not (to student level or not) District, school & classroom access default (Should principals have access to district data? Should teachers have access to other classroom’s data?)

You can have data without information, but you cannot have information without data. -Daniel K. Moran

Bill Mieras Glen Finkel Mike Rice Ben BoerkoelBeth Blain Susan BrummelPatrick Craig Mark MaynardMark Rottman Deanna RolffsPeter Nethercott Karen Ruple IGOR Management Team