1. Common Education Data Standards http://ceds.ed.gov/ 1 Improving Programs through Data-Driven Decisions: The Journey From Critical Questions to Data Visualization NAEYC’s 2016 National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development Early Learning at the Top of the Ticket

2. Common Education Data Standards http://ceds.ed.gov/ 2 Who am I? Colleen Murphy Applied Engineering Management Corporation (AEM)

3. Common Education Data Standards http://ceds.ed.gov/ 3 Intended Outcomes To build the capacity for high-quality data reporting, participants will: Have a roadmap for identifying, organizing, and visually displaying the data elements needed to answer prioritized questions Increase understanding of tools and resources available for improving data use

4. Common Education Data Standards http://ceds.ed.gov/ 4 Why Do I Need Data? Federal and state reporting Additional reporting to – Highlight gaps and barriers – Provide evidence of program improvement – Receive additional funding – Identify process to outcome relationships – Improve programs and policies

5. Common Education Data Standards http://ceds.ed.gov/ 5 What Is CEDS? Education Data Management Initiative

6. Common Education Data Standards http://ceds.ed.gov/ 6 What Is CEDS? Education Data Management Initiative Data Standard Element Definition Option set Domain Entity K12 K12 Student

7. Common Education Data Standards http://ceds.ed.gov/ 7 What Is CEDS? Education Data Management Initiative Data Standard Data Management Tool Set | Align

8. Common Education Data Standards http://ceds.ed.gov/ 8 What Is CEDS? Education Data Management Initiative Data Standard Data Management Tool Set | Connect

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10. Common Education Data Standards http://ceds.ed.gov/ 10 Using CEDS to Organize Data What is CEDS? voluntarycommon – A national collaborative effort to develop voluntary, common data standards for a key set of education data elements vocabulary – A vocabulary including standard definitions, option sets & technical specifications to streamline sharing and comparing Voluntary Vocabulary Common

11. Common Education Data Standards http://ceds.ed.gov/ 11 Using CEDS to Organize Data Why use CEDS? – Accurate, timely, and consistent data is needed to inform decision making – Share & compare high quality data within & across P-20 sectors

12. Common Education Data Standards http://ceds.ed.gov/ 12 Using CEDS to Organize Data Not What CEDS is Not: Required All or nothing A data collection An implementation Solely an ED undertaking A federal unit record system

13. Common Education Data Standards http://ceds.ed.gov/ 13 ●Import Data Dictionaries ●Align to CEDS ●Compare with Others ●Analyze data Using CEDS to Develop Answers

14. Common Education Data Standards http://ceds.ed.gov/ 14 Using CEDS to Develop Answers Organize your data with Align Get all of your data in one place Compare data collections across agencies or across data systems Identify data collection redundancies

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23. Common Education Data Standards http://ceds.ed.gov/ 23 Answer policy questions Calculate metrics and indicators Address reporting requirements Using CEDS to Develop Answers

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31. Common Education Data Standards http://ceds.ed.gov/ 31 Connecting Questions and Answers

32. Common Education Data Standards http://ceds.ed.gov/ 32 Connecting Questions and Answers How much of your information is available to answer the questions Do you collect all that you need? Is it in another system? 32

33. Common Education Data Standards http://ceds.ed.gov/ 33 Connecting Questions and Answers myConnect allows you to see a Connection and apply your aligned map to see how to do the analysis using your own data elements 33

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37. Common Education Data Standards http://ceds.ed.gov/ 37 Data Dictionary Research/Policy

38. Common Education Data Standards http://ceds.ed.gov/ 38 DaSy Example Identify high priority questions DaSy Critical Questions

39. Common Education Data Standards http://ceds.ed.gov/ 39 DaSy Example DaSy Critical Questions:

40. Common Education Data Standards http://ceds.ed.gov/ 40 DaSy Example What percentage of children with an IFSP or IEP are currently enrolled in each early learning program setting? To answer such a program question, you need – Data, possibly from multiple data systems – Data elements and their definitions – A plan to analyze the data... 40

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42. Common Education Data Standards http://ceds.ed.gov/ 42 DaSy Example - myConnect

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44. Common Education Data Standards http://ceds.ed.gov/ 44 One More Example Example Question: Which children and families are being served within a community?

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52. Engage with CEDS http://ceds.ed.gov