This 2013 report recommends a set of core practices, operations, and templates that can be adopted and adapted by Local Education Agencies (LEAs) as they consider how to respond to requests for both new and existing data about the education enterprise. Published by: Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SDLS) State Support Team (SST) Forum Guide to […]
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Stakeholder Engagement and Sustainability: Helping Stakeholders Get the Most from a Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS)
This 2013 brief discusses best practices, state examples and State Support Team (SST) tips on how to effectively use stakeholder engagement towards creating a sustainable Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS). Published by: Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SDLS) State Support Team (SST) Stakeholder Engagement and Sustainability: Helping Stakeholders Get the Most from an Statewide Longitudinal Data […]
Elevator Speeches
This 2013 brief describes best practices in explaining Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) to high-level, non-technical decision-makers or policymakers in a succinct way. Published by: Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SDLS) State Support Team (SST) Elevator Speeches
Early Wins
This 2013 issue brief offers advice on strategically planning early wins. An early win is the implementation of a small outcome or objective that can be realized quickly and early in a project’s timeframe. Published by: Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SDLS) State Support Team (SST) Early Wins
Essentials of Data-Based Action: Getting Data Out of Your Data System (so you can use it)
This 2013 session describes the importance of using data to inform decision-making. Principles of data use are broken out into three main categories: planning for who the users are, creating the tools and reports for those users, and how to support the state’s long-term data use needs. Presented by: 2013 Improving Data, Improving Outcomes Conference […]
Data Governance: The Foundation for an Effective Early Childhood Data System
This 2013 session discusses the increased need for data governance, but from a different approach. Instead of data governance administered within a single state agency to define when data are collected, how they are collected and how they are edited and validated, the focus shifts to the business rules around integrating the data from multiple […]
Moving Right Along: Incorporating Head Start Data in an SLDS
This 2013 document explores the journeys of seven states as they work to examine and share Head Start data, both among Head Start agencies and with state agency partners. It also provides guiding questions for states to examine where they are in the process of integrating Head Start data in an SLDS. Published by: Statewide […]
SLDS Sustainability Planning Guide
This 2012 resource was created to support states as they examine their ability to sustain their SLDS. It is a supplemental resource for the SLDS Sustainability Self-Assessment Tool. Published by: State Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) State Support Team (SST) SLDS Sustainability Planning Guide
SLDS Sustainability Planning Toolkit Best Practices & Resources
This 2012 toolkit is a companion document to the Sustainability Planning Guide and the Sustainability Self-Assessment Tool. It includes best practice recommendations, state examples, and links to additional resources. Published by: State Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) State Support Team SLDS Sustainability Planning Toolkit Best Practices & Resources
Stakeholder Engagement Plan Guide and Template
This 2012 planning template consists of important introductory information about stakeholder involvement in statewide data system initiatives, as well as a set of tables to help users systematically address key considerations when developing a comprehensive stakeholder engagement plan. Each section of this document includes a set of guiding questions to help users develop their own […]