Michigan Data Director Consortium (MDDC)

1. 2009-2010 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Enhancing Education through Technology Grant:Improving Instruction Through Regional Data Initiatives Title II, Part D program as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, CFDA Number 84.386

2. Michigan Data Director Consortium (MDDC) • Regional Application • Calhoun ISD as fiscal agent • Barry ISD • Berrien RESA • Branch ISD • Eaton ISD • Hillsdale ISD • Jackson County ISD • Lenawee ISD • Livingston • Macomb ISD • Gratiot-Isabella RESD • Washtenaw ISD

5. Key Attributes • Existing data warehousing systems • DataDirector and Michigan’s Data for Student Success (Data4SS) • Professional learning around • analyzing State data • analyzing school data • analyzing student work • monitoring classroom achievement

6. Enhancements for DataDirector • Additional pre-built reports • Expanded sharing of customized reports • Stronger item bank content alignment • Additional features for compliance reporting

7. Common Formative and Summative Assessments • Curriculum alignment • Efficacy of teacher practice • Successful professional development • Successful student intervention strategies

8. Principal Leadership • Classroom observations supported by data • Selection of professional development • Shared leadership with PLCs • Effective use of time

9. Project Design of Professional Development • Training on data tools • Two-day summer institutes • A minimum of two days of local PLC professional development each year.

10. MAISA Role • Overarching “professional learning community” to develop: • Interfacing Regional Data Initiatives with the Data for Student Success (D4SS) project • Interfacing Regional Data Initiatives with district student information systems • Developing common professional development programs • Recommending a common set of state and national course definitions to improve the transmission of secondary credit information across the K12 system and between K12 and higher education. • Facilitating research relationships with teacher preparation institutions. • Purchasing and sharing of tools and resources for differentiated instruction. • Developing a common set of reports to assist schools in identifying those students most at risk of dropping out that will help facilitate schools in addressing and lowering dropout rates based on the early warning sign research (http://www.betterhighschools.org/topics/DropoutWarningSigns.asp) • Evaluating the impact of Regional Data Initiatives in terms of instructional impact. • First meeting occurs November 19 and 20

11. Breakdown of Grant Monies • The LISD expects to receive $122,400 by January 15, 2010. • $12,000 assigned to purchase item bank questions for interim course assessments (formative) aligned to secondary priority standards • $110,400 assigned to professional development for increasing the capacity of our data warehouse initiative • Summer Damp Camp stipends, food, and resources • Stipends, food, and resources for development of performance assessments (summative) aligned to secondary priority expectations

12. LEA Assurance 1. We will incorporate the Regional Data Initiative program into our educational practices at the classroom level.  • Each building has a Data Team, capable of producing reports in DataDirector. • The LISD will continue to support increasing the capacity of data roles.

13. LEA Assurance 2. We will provide software interface capability between the Regional Data Initiatives and our student information system to facilitate the interchange of data.  • eSchool Plus is our source for demographic data for our student-based data warehouse

14. LEA Assurance  3. We will dedicate at least four professional development days over two school years for all instructional staff and administrators for professional development related to the use of data to improve instruction. • We will work with your data team to implement a schedule that will impact all of your instructional staff and administrators.

15. LEA Assurance 4. We will participate in the Regional Data Initiative during the FY2009-10, FY2010-11, and FY2011-12 school years. • We expect to continue the consortium agreements beyond our current three year agreement. 

16. LEA Assurance 5. We will fully participate in the collective evaluation of the Regional Data Initiatives Title IID grant program, including completing surveys and providing additional information to assist in determining program effectiveness and impact on student achievement.  • We have been collecting survey information and sharing results with you. • We will continue to monitor the effectiveness of our data warehouse initiative.

17. LEA Assurance  6. We give permission to the Regional Data Initiative to use district data for research purposes of improving education policy and practice and the preparation of teachers.  • We will be working with our research partner, Central Michigan University.

18. LEA Assurance  7. We agree to using or aligning with a common set of standards to determine personnel technology skill level with all instructional staff observed and report these determinations in the Registry of Educational Professionals (REP) as required. • We will deliver online courses for teachers on “21things for the 21st Century Educator”.

19. LEA Assurance  8. We agree to using or aligning with a common set of standards to determine the technological literacy of all 8th grade students and report these assessment results in the Michigan Electronic Grants System (MEGS) as required. • At present, this addendum was not funded.

20. Next Steps by November 30 • All districts who wish to participate must have their level 5 MEGS person complete the assurances process • Once in the Title II, Part D ARRA grant: • Click on ‘Grant Consortium Acceptance Form’ • Click ‘Accept the invitation and assurances above’ button • No response means you are not participating

22. Click on “Grant Consortium Acceptance Information” Do not click “Assurances”

24. [Either / Or]