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101. Program Background. Goals of the Program. Enable grantees to design, develop, and implement SLDSs to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, disaggregate, report, and use individual student P-20W (early childhood through workforce) data. Long-term goals of the program are to:.

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  2. Program Background

  3. Goals of the Program Enable grantees to design, develop, and implement SLDSs to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, disaggregate, report, and use individual student P-20W (early childhood through workforce) data. Long-term goals of the program are to: 1. identify what works to improve instruction 2. ensure grads are equipped for long-term success 3. simplify reporting and increase transparency 4. inform decisionmaking at all levels of education 5. permit creation and use of accurate, timely P-20W data

  4. Legislative Background • Authorized in 2002 by the Education Sciences Reform Act and the Educational Technical Assistance Act • The grants are cooperative agreements—more active federal government involvement than in typical grants • Administered by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education

  5. Eligible Applicants Eligible applicants include the state education agencies of: 50 States District of Columbia Commonwealth of Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands American Samoa Guam Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands .

  6. Grant Awards: History & Evolution

  7. S s Grant Awards Status FY06 $52M FY15 $108M FY07 $62M FY12 $99M To date, 47 states, DC, PR, VI and AS have been awarded SLDS grants totaling $721M: • 1st Round (FY06): Nov. 2005 –14 grantees awarded over $52M FY09 $150M • 2nd Round (FY07): June2007– 13 grantees awarded over $62M FY09 ARRA $250M • 3rd Round (FY09): April 2009 –27 granteesawarded over $150M • 4th Round (FY09 ARRA): May 2010 – 20 states awarded $250M under American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) • 5th Round (FY12): May 2012 – 24 grantees awarded nearly $99M • 6th Round (FY15): September 2015 – 16 grantees awarded nearly $108M

  8. Program Evolution 2012 2006 & 2007 2015 2009 2009 ARRA K12 + ALL of the following: PreK, Postsec, Workforce, AND Student-Teacher link K12 + ONE of the following: PreK, Postsec, Workforce, OR Student-Teacher link ONE or TWO of the following: Financial Equity and Return on Investment, Educator Talent Management, Early Learning, College and Career, Evaluation and Research, OR Instructional Support ONE of the following: K12, PreK, OR Postsec/ Workforce K12 20 $12.5M 24 $4.1M 16 $6.5M 14, 13 $3.7M & 4.8M 27 $5.6M # of grants: Avg. Award:

  9. Not just A Grant Program ^

  10. Grantee Resources & Activities

  11. State Support Team (SST) Technical assistance is available to all states - regardless of grant status - from a team of state data systems experts.

  12. State Support Team (SST) Each state has a primary SST contact. Each state’s “go to” SST: • helps to identify needed resources • works with the state to develop & implement an individualized technical assistance plan • provides ongoing support • engages other SST members as needed

  13. State Support Team (SST) • data use SST areas of expertise include: • project management • sustainability • privacy/security • P-20W data linkage • stakeholder engagement • data governance/quality • technical design • indicator development • master data management

  14. Best Practices Resources SLDS Publications: • Data Use Standards • Sustaining data systems • Use of the Common Education Data Standards (CEDS) • Maintaining Partnerships with Data System Stakeholders • Determining Where to House P-20W+ Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems • …and more. To access, visit: http://nces.ed.gov/programs/SLDS/best_practices.asp

  15. PDC: Open-Source Best Practices Exchange • Public Domain Clearinghouse • Platform allows states to share nonproprietary SLDS-related tools and documents: • saves resources & time • promotes innovation • fosters community • DE Education EL Insight Dashboard • SD STARS Data Interpretation Guide https://nces.grads360.org/#p=19 Now available in the PDC: • VA Agency and Researcher Tool for Data Access • MS ECIDS • KS Training Strategy Template • …and many more!

  16. Personnel Exchange Network Enables state staff to visit other state agencies to learn and share knowledge with colleagues across state lines.

  17. Communities of Practice and Topical Workgroups • States collaborate on areas of common interest. • States convene to identify challenges & solutions, and share best practices. • Publications for broader SLDS community often result.

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