Lessons learned from the Oregon DATA Project : The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Josh Klein, Chief Information Officer Dr. Mickey Garrison, Data Literacy Strategist Oregon Department of Education

Training BoardDistrictClassroom Core areas ReadingWriting Mathematics Drivers of the work Educational Service Districts Purposes = Science sustain existing best practices integrate current work use data to improve student learning develop effective instructional strategies

The Good PROJECT DESIGN PROJECT DESIGN Input from the field Input from the field Responsive to requests Responsive to requests Capacity, sustainability Capacity, sustainability Partnerships a priority Partnerships a priority

The Good PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION Regional rollout model Regional rollout model Communications strategy Communications strategy Volunteer development Volunteer development Integration of SLDS grants Integration of SLDS grants

How are you involving stakeholders in the project? How are you involving stakeholders in designing the project? How are stakeholders involved in the phase? How are stakeholders involved in the implementation phase? What is your plan? (Do you have one?) What is your communications plan? (Do you have one?) How are you building ? How are you building sustainability ? Table Talk

The Bad The “going deeper” initiative The “going deeper” initiative Planning the evaluation Planning the evaluation … and the Ugly Procurement delays Procurement delays

How are you handling evaluation? How are you handling evaluation? Do you have an “ugly” story to share with the rest of the group? Do you have an “ugly” story to share with the rest of the group? Table Talk

Lessons learned Seek input from all stakeholders, early and often Seek input from all stakeholders, early and often Be nimble to meet needs as they develop Be nimble to meet needs as they develop Begin with the end in mind Begin with the end in mind Build partnerships with people and organizations Build partnerships with people and organizations Be intentional about communication Be intentional about communication Have a point person coordinate contracts Have a point person coordinate contracts

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