Enabling Powerful Data Use to Improve Achievement Education Information Management Advisory Council April 2011

Investment in Performance Management Dallas Austin Houston El Paso Boston DC Charlotte Prince George’s County New York Chicago Denver Los Angeles Oakland Rio Grande Valley Denver Public Schools Oakland Unified School District Aspire Public Schools Oakland Unified School District Aspire Public Schools NYC Department of Education Civic Builders College Board Achievement First NYC Department of Education Civic Builders College Board Achievement First Chicago Public Schools Children First Fund United Neighborhood Organization Academy for Urban School Leadership Noble network of Charter Schools Chicago Public Schools Children First Fund United Neighborhood Organization Academy for Urban School Leadership Noble network of Charter Schools Green Dot Public Schools California Charter School Association Inner City Education Foundation Partnership to Uplift Communities Los Angeles Unified School District Green Dot Public Schools California Charter School Association Inner City Education Foundation Partnership to Uplift Communities Los Angeles Unified School District Prince George’s County Public Schools Boston Public Schools Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools DC Public Schools DC PCSB Charter Fund DC Public Schools DC PCSB Charter Fund The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation has invested $160M+ in grants in multiple districts across 9 states for performance management

Texas Student Data System: Impact goals Reduce current $323M annual reporting burdens Enable 100% of Texas educators to have historical, timely and actionable student data to drive classroom and student success Create common data standard to enable coordinated solutions and market-based tools and benefits Provide deliverables of value for broad use and adoption

Texas Education Data Infrastructure Includes 4 Major Components State-sponsored SIS District Connections Database (DCD) PEIMS TPEIR

Current Reports Future Reports Primary Goal to Create User-Friendly, Actionable Reports for Educators

District Connections Database Demo

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Texas Education Agency Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Double Line Partners TEA is overseeing the TSDS solution with support from the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and Double Line Partners The Texas Education Agency ( is the state agency that oversees prekindergarten through high school education in Texas, which educates 4.7 million students in its more than 1,200 school districts and charter schools. The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation ( is dedicated to improving the lives of children living in urban poverty around the world. With offices in Austin, TX; New Delhi, India; and Cape Town, South Africa, the Dell family foundation funds programs that foster high-quality public education and childhood health and improve the economic stability of families living in poverty. The foundation has committed more than $530 million to global children’s issues and community initiatives to date. Double Line Partners, LLC, ( is a consulting firm focused on serving the public sector, with a special emphasis on working in K–12 education. Double Line Partners works with a broad range of state and local education agencies across the United States to create scorecards and dashboards to improve student performance.

Data Standard Enables ~60% of Snapshot Metrics to be Powered by Currently Collected Accountability Data