This technical assistance project offers 3 helpful resources for data governance: Technical Brief 2. Data Stewardship: Managing Personally Identifiable Information in Electronic Student Education Records (NCES 2011-602), a 5-page brief […]
Category Archives: Toolkit Support Pages
Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) website
The U.S. Department of Education’s Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) offers two very helpful data governance resources: Data Governance and Stewardship, a 7-page brief last updated in August 2015 Checklist: […]
How to Build a “Data Culture”?
This short blog post from Whole Whale identifies three key components for building a Data Culture and outlined the role that each play in the process. It’s a helpful introduction […]
How States Use Data to Inform Decisions
This 2018 Pew Trust study used data collected from interviews with more than 350 state officials to highlight ways in which some government leaders have employed sophisticated data analytics, beyond […]
Key Activities to Build a Culture of Data Use
This DaSy-developed infographic identifies five key activities necessary for building a culture of data use. It is the foundation of our Data Culture Toolkit. View Culture of Data Use Infographic […]
Data Culture Self-Assessment
This DaSy-developed tool provides guidance for building a culture of data use. It includes items in four areas: teaming, data management, data-informed inquiry, and monitoring and communication. Items related to […]
Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Data Use Worksheet
This DaSy-developed worksheet is for recording, categorizing, and rank ordering data use barriers in the state or local program and brainstorming resolutions to them. View Worksheet: Identifying and Addressing Barriers […]
Barriers to Data Use
This DaSy-developed infographic identifies the cultural, political, and technical barriers that research has identified as impacting data use. View Barriers to Data UseInfographic or text-only version
Selecting State-Level Questions Most Relevant to Local Data Use
This DaSy-developed tool guides local staff in selecting and prioritizing critical questions most related to local programs in the areas of child and family, practitioner, and programs and services. Selecting […]
State-Level Data Quality Considerations Worksheet
This DaSy-developed worksheet is provided to facilitate conversations among team members about state data quality issues. Notes can be recorded in the column provided. View Worksheet: State-Level Data Quality Considerations […]