1. Data System Update Staff/Curriculum Development Network September 15, 2011

2. 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

3. 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 Linkage Data Elements

4. Draft Conceptual Model

5. 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

6. School and District Management Systems Web Based Data Loading - Level 0 Regional Data Systems - Level 1 (eScholar) Regional Data Systems - Level 1 (eScholar) Statewide Data System - Level 2 (eScholar) Statewide Data System - Level 2 (eScholar) NYCDOE Accountability & Research Reporting Tools Instructional Support Tools Statewide and Local Aggregate Instructional Reports (Cognos) Statewide and Local Aggregate Instructional Reports (Cognos) Accountability & Research Data Marts (eScholar) Accountability & Research Data Marts (eScholar) CUNY & SUNY Data Instructional Application Platform Layer (SLI) Instructional Application Platform Layer (SLI) Teacher View Application (EDP) Parent View Application (EDP) Teacher Collaboration Application (EDP) Early Warning System Application (EDP) Student Transcript Application (EDP) Course Catalog Future State or 3 rd Party EDP Applications Data from Other P-20 Sources Accountability & Research Reports (Cognos) Accountability & Research Reports (Cognos) NYSED Data System Data Flow Processes

7. Questions or Comments Ken Wagner Assistant Commissioner for Data Systems New York State Education Department dataquest@mail.nysed.gov