Longitudinal Data System (LDS): Best Practices for Administrators Georgia Educational Technology Conference Nikki Palmore Georgia Department of Education
Purpose of LDS Make informed data-driven decisions to improve student learning. Provides districts, schools, and teachers with access to data (Attendance History, Assessments, Enrollment History, Course History) beginning with the school year. Identify students’ strengths and weaknesses at the school, classroom, and individual student level. Identify reoccurring impediments to student learning.
Available Assessments in LDS Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests-Modified (CRCT-M) End-of-Course Tests (EOCT) Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT) Georgia High School Writing Test Georgia 8th Grade Writing Test 21st Century Skills Assessment Georgia Alternative Assessment (GAA)
Best Practices for District Data Staff Perform a full GTID claim of all active students once a month Auto-upload Student Course Profile (SCP) to automatically refresh overnight Margaret Samuel can help set up this process for your district
Types of User Dashboards District Dashboard School Dashboard Teacher Dashboard
District Dashboard
School Dashboard
Historical vs. Operational Dashboard
Historical Dashboard
Historical Dashboard - Enrollment Hover Feature
Withdrawal Click on the “More” button to see more details about the data shown in chart.
Chart View
Table View Click on the hyperlink to see the names of students.
Roster
Historical Dashboard - Attendance
Historical Dashboard –Assessment (School)
Historical Dashboard – Assessment (District )
Clicking on the [+] sign will expand a list of schools to choose from.
Historical Dashboard – Assessment (District)
Roster Click on the hyperlink to access Student Profile Page.
Student Profile
Historical Dashboard - GHSGT/EOCT Transition Report
Operational Dashboard - Assessment
Export Feature
Print Feature
Accessing Teacher Dashboards
Click on name of teacher.
Teacher Dashboard
Help and Training Link Self-Paced Training Modules Click on the link for LDS training information and materials.
Contact Information Nikki Palmore Georgia Department of Education Instructional Technology 1966 Twin Towers East 205 Jesse Hill Drive, SE Atlanta, GA