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 with and understanding the needs of districts, and using that knowledgewhen developing statewide data systems. Published by: State Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) State Support Team […]
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 Support Team (SST) Head Start and SLDS: Getting to Know You
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 a data system, identify and prioritize the users it can and should serve, and then assess the system’s capacity to support the identified uses. Published […]
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 by: State Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) State Support Team (SST) Stakeholder Communication: Tips from the States
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 by: Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SDLS) State Support Team (SST) Planning for Early Childhood Data Use, Part 1
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 statewide longitudinal data systems (SLDSs). Published by: Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SDLS) State Support Team (SST) Alternative Sources of Support for SLDS Work: Tips from […]
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 Team (SST) Publication of Early Childhood Data and Its Interface with State Early Childhood Advisory Councils
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. Published by: Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SDLS) State Support Team (SST) Legalities of Data Sharing and the Issue of Commonality
This 2011 document summarizes a webinar in which representatives from states presented on their states’ unique approaches to identity management. Presenters discussed the types of stakeholders served, authentication approaches used, user roles and access rights, district involvement, and privacy and security issues. Published by: Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SDLS) State Support Team (SST) Identity Management […]
This 2011 webinar summary addresses innovative use of local early childhood data. Boston Public Schools (BPS) presents their efforts to track school readiness assessment data, classroom quality data, workforce data, and child outcomes from pre-K to the K12 system, as well as how the district has used these data to influence policy and program development. […]
