This 2012 presentation reviews security threats to education data systems, including common ways in which these systems can be exploited. It also offers suggestions on assessing system vulnerabilities and mitigating […]
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Understanding Early Intervention Data Systems
This 2012 two-page family handout was developed by Pennsylvania to explain key points about the PA early intervention data system, including what data is stored there, benefits to families, and […]
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 […]
2012 ITCA Tipping Points Survey: Part C Implementation State Challenges and Responses
This report presents and discusses the results of a 2012 survey of Part C Coordinators regarding Part C issues and challenges. Published by IDEA Infant & Toddler Coordinators Association (ITCA) […]
Managing and Sharing Data
This 2011 resource is a guide to data management and data sharing. Sections include sharing data, data management planning, documenting data, formatting data, storing data, ethics and consent, and copyright. […]
Managing Data Talk: A Workbook
This 2011 workbook is an accompanying guide to the textbook Making Data Talk: Communicating Public Health Data to the Public, Policy Makers, and the Press (Nelson, Hesse, & Croyle). This […]
Early Childhood Information System (ECIS) Vision Document
This 2011 document provides a vision for Massachusetts’ Early Childhood Information System (ECIS). It describes how Massachusetts engaged stakeholders in the process of creating a vision for the system; identifies […]
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 […]
Traveling Through Time: The Forum Guide to Longitudinal Data Systems (Book II: Planning and Developing an LDS)
This 2011 electronic book is the second in a four-part series about longitudinal data systems (LDS). It discusses the critical planning and development phases of a longitudinal data system project […]