North Carolina MSP Data Collection Center

Primary Purposes To create a database application containing common information for all MSP’s across NC To provide data collected to MSPs for annual reporting to US Dept. of Ed. (other than evaluation data) To provide data collected to MSPs for interim reporting to NC DPI To provide project data status/queries to project administrators and evaluators for on-going planning and decision-making To provide Participant data available for districts and schools To provide data to support NC DPI sponsored research

RFP Project Requirement Research Participation: Teacher data and student achievement data collected by the project will become a part of the data collected across North Carolina regarding MSP projects. Projects funded in this round of the NC MSP program will be expected to fully cooperate with DPI sponsored researchers conducting research for DPI regarding the results of the MSP projects.

Possible Secondary Purposes Library of Project Evaluations and Research Findings Library of Content Courses Developed with NC MSP Funding Downloadable Forms and Resources

Why Participate? Funded by DPI to provide assistance to funded MSPs Participation is not “something else on the plate” Service to MSPs –Designed so data submitted can be easily queried and reported

Data Collection Process The Annual Reporting Process to US Dept. of Ed. (web-based) was used to develop both paper and web data forms A database application was developed and includes: –Website –Data collection segment –Reporting segment

Data Collection Process (a) Project / Partner Data Project Profile Form IHE Data Forms District Data Forms School Data Forms

Data Collection Process (b) Implementation Data Participant Data Forms PD Provider Data Forms Activity Data Forms

Collection / Reporting Status CollectCollectProcessProcessReportReport Projects submit baseline data forms Complete data entry for all forms Projects submit participant forms Projects submit activity forms Design and develop reporting modules Test and publish queries and reports Collect USER info from projects Assign USER ids and passwords Notify USERS with access instructions Bold items indicate on-going process

Reports Change Request Form –Option to submit will be available on-line –Submit by , fax, or snail mail for now Participant List Report –First report to be made available –Allow project staff to submit a query to show / print participants Within Project; Within District; or Within School –Will ease completion of Activity Forms (participant section)

Reports (2) For Accountability: a reference for completing Annual and Interim Reports –Project/partner data forms as.pdf files –Queries on Participants and Activities Participants by grade level, by subject area Number of students taught by participants Activities by focus and # of sessions –Participant contact hours (by project, by district, by school, by activity)

Reports (3) For Planning: a tool for Management Teams, Project Directors and Evaluators –Queries on Activities and Participants Activity Data –By location, by activity type, by primary focus, by emphasis, by P.D. provider, by participants. Teacher Data –by district, by school, by individual, by grade level, by subject area, by activity.

Sample Report Data (a) School Name Year 1Year 2Year 3 Cumulative Hours Teacher A Teacher B Teacher C School Totals Teacher Participation by School

Sample Report Data (b) Activity Name Activity Date(s) Relative Emphasis Primary Focus Contact Hours Summer Institute Name July – July Content Major/ Pedagogy Minor Physical Science / Physics 60 School Visit September Pedagogy Only Physical Science 2 Workshop Name October Content Only Physical Science 6 Contact Hours Total 68 Individual Teacher Participation by Year Teacher Name

Sample Report Data (c)

Data Collection Center Dr. Chuck Blanton, Program Director Ms. Margaret Allen, Data Coordinator Mailing Address: NCMSP Data Collection Center P O Box 330 Deep Gap, NC Phone: FAX: or