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 […]
Category Archives: SLDS State Support Team
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 […]
State Approaches to Engaging Local K-12 Stakeholders
This 2012 document discusses the strategies used and lessons learned by Virginia, Oregon, Iowa, and Washington, DC through efforts to engage with stakeholders. These states offer insights for both engaging […]
Head Start and SLDS: Getting to Know You
This 2012 webinar summary is based on presentations from states on how Head Start fits into their statewide longitudinal data systems (SLDS). Published by: Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SDLS) State […]
Identifying SLDS Users and Uses
This 2011 brief provides guidance on the identification of end users and those users’ information needs. The document guides state staff to reflect on the purpose and intended outcomes of […]
Stakeholder Communication: Tips from the States
This 2011 best practices brief provides a list of Do’s and Do Not’s for effectively communicating with stakeholders throughout the system design, development, and deployment of a data system. Published […]
Planning for Early Childhood Data Use, Part 1
This 2011 document examines the planning phase of the Early Childhood Data Use Framework through the experiences of Arkansas’s and Washington State’s State Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) P-20W agencies. Published […]
Alternative Sources of Support for SLDS Work: Tips from the States
This 2011 best practice brief summarizes a webinar in which representatives from three states shared experiences and offered tips on identifying alternative sources of support for developing, sustaining, and expanding […]
Publication of Early Childhood Data and Its Interface with State Early Childhood Advisory Councils
This 2011 webinar summary discusses how Early Childhood Advisory Councils (ECACs) interface with the collection and publication of early childhood data. Published by: Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SDLS) State Support […]
Legalities of Data Sharing and the Issue of Commonality
This 2011 document summarizes a webinar that addresses implementing legal solutions for sharing data across numerous early childhood programs and implementing a coordinated data system when commonality is an issue. […]