1. CCSSO Blue Box: Common Ed Data Standards and Impact on the Application Marketplace December 6, 2011

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3. Agenda & Speaker 1.Welcome & Introductions by Mark Schneiderman, SIIA 2.Presentation by Gary West, Strategic Initiatives Director for Information Systems and Services, Council of Chief State School Officers 3.Q/A 3

4. The Blue Box Design: A Mechanism for Implementing CEDS 2.0 and Changing the Way Education Does Its Business 1 SIIA December 6, 2011

5. 2 K-12 Foundations and CEDS 2.0

6. 3 Successful implementation of college- and career-ready standards and accompanying assessments that provide actionable data and information Creation of accountability systems that provide actionable data and information Restructuring of comprehensive and coherent education workforce systems that focus on the effectiveness of the adults with respect to student outcomes and that provide actionable data and information Transforming current data systems into information systems that can inform teaching and learning, meet reporting needs, and provide actionable data and information Providing diverse high-quality opportunities and options that lead to graduation with college- and career-readiness Supporting chiefs as they address, individually and collectively, emerging issues based on actionable data and information States’ Strategic Planning Goals for 2011-2014

7. 4 States support comprehensive information systems that address the states’ individual and collective data needs: Inform teaching and learning (inform what should happen next for each learner) Automate all federal reporting (in the aggregate from record- level source data) Support the newly proposed accountability principles (state- based reporting) Share data with constituencies and communities (automate SchoolDataDirect and SchoolMatters, others) States’ Goals for Comprehensive Information Systems

8. 5 Most States’ Data Systems Today SLDS ( Statewide Longitudinal Data System ) Common Ed Data Standards State Core Model Filters and Queries De-Identification Systems Unique Identifiers Reporting Research More Student Information Systems Students Teachers CoursesClasses/Sections Discipline/Behavior Grades/Transcripts More Curriculum Systems Common Core State Standards Aligned Academic Standards Curriculum Components Instructional Planning Instructional Programs Instructional Materials Instructional Resources Instructional Activities More Educator Data Systems Teachers Principals Other Education Staff Evaluation Data Credentials/LicensesSchedules Professional Development Schools of Education More Assessment Systems Common Core Assessments Statewide Assessments Formative Assessments Interim Assessments More Postsecondary Links Educator Preparation College Readiness Reporting Research More ID Systems Students Teachers Courses ID Management Professional Development Instructional Resources More Workforce Links Business Partners Workforce Readiness Workforce Preparation Armed Forces Reporting Research More CSEIS

9. 6 The States’ Foundations

10. 7 CEDS v.1 Other Data Elements and Attributes CEDS 2.0 State Core Model v.2 CEDS Stakeholder Group

11. 8 A Mechanism for Implementing CEDS

12. 9 Moving the State’s Data through CEDS 2.0 (#1) State SLDS ETL The Blue Box CEDS 2.0 Same In Every State

13. 10 Moving the State’s Data through CEDS 2.0 (#2) State SLDS ETL The Blue Box CEDS 2.0 Same In Every State Other Data Sets

14. 11 The CEDS ETL Process State SLDS ETL The Blue Box CEDS 2.0 Extract Data from SLDS Transform Data to CEDS 2.0 Transform Data to XML 1 2 3 4 Processes 1 & 2 are unique to each state; processes 3 & 4 are the same for each state. Load XML to Blue Box

15. 12 State SLDS Comprehensive State Education Information System ETL App CEDS 2.0 TheMarketplace Dashboards EDFacts Reporting CRDC Reporting Accountability Principles Support Personalized Learning Plans Learning Maps Learning Content More… Vendor Apps Available to Each State The Blue Box Other Data Sets Applications for the Blue Box

16. 13 Possible Applications that Can Sit on the Blue Box

17. Advancing Assessing Applying Analyzing Accessing Awareness Acquiring 14 Informing Teaching and Learning: The 7 A’s Data Infrastructure } Using Information Most Work {

18. 15 Possible Teacher/Learner App Teaching and Learning App Access Analytics Inform Teaching and Learning Teachers and Other Education Leaders SIS Student Information System LMS Learning Mgmt SystemAMS Assessment Mgmt System At-Risk Factors Dropouts AnalyticsInfrastructure Instructional Resources/Materials AssessmentResults Educator Portal StudentPerformance EducatorEffectivenessProgramEffectiveness Instructional Planning Lesson Planning LearningActivities LearningAssessments The Blue Box Marketplace

19. Educator Role/Interface Logout You are logged in as: Sallie Ann Jones September 26, 2011 YOUR OPTIONS PowerSchool CMS >> Your Lesson Plans Your Curriculum Your ePortfolio Your Credential Other Resources For Jonathan Academic Status >> Alerts Health Grades Attendance Discipline Test Data eIGP Query Data Individualized Learning Plan Student: Jonathan Alan WallingtonID: A3492K0013 Grade: 5 Parent/Guardian: Edward J. Wallington Phone:803-555-5187 123 Nice Wooded PlaceCell:803-999-4307 Cary NC 27800Emergency:803-999-4307 ACADEMIC PROGRESS For objectives you recently assessed or that are in your current lesson planning folder, Jonathan Alan Wallington has successfully completed: 1.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 2.yyyyyyyyyyyyyy 3.zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Jonathan Alan Wallington has not successfully completed: 1.aaaaaaaaaaaaaa 2.bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb 3.ccccccccccccccccccccccc At Risk N Details ACADEMIC RESOURCES Students like Jonathan Alan Wallington were successful in using the following resources in the areas shown above: 1.mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm (Add) 2.nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn (Add) The following teachers have had success in helping students like Jonathan Alan Wallington: 1.Margaret Wilson at Harrisburg Middle School, Saluda 2.James Eiger at Jones Middle School, Greer YOUR SIMILAR STUDENTS The following students in YOUR classes are currently like Jonathan Alan Wallington: 1.Kendra Marie Elderby 2.Sandra Jane Fisher 3.Martin James Harris 4.Laron Willis Nations ACADEMIC GROWTH The following chart indicates the current academic growth based on anticipated/expected growth for Jonathan Alan Wallington: 1.83 ELA MathScienceSoc Studies Vinegar Base Elementary School 16 Value Added from Blue Box Data Value Added for the Teacher and Learner

20. 17 Possible Automated Federal Reporting App(s) AFR App (Automated Federal Reporting) EDFacts (USED/NCES/EDEN) 79 File Types CRDC (Civil Rights Data Collection) 2 Parts SFSF (State Fiscal Stabiliz’n Fund) 33 Indicators/3Descriptors CCD (Common Core Data/Fiscal) Survey Financial Data SDFSCA (Safe/Drug Free Schools) Through CSPR M-V (McKinney-Vento) Through CSPR MSRI (Migrant Student Records Init) Complete Student Records CSPR (Consol State Perform. Rpts) 191 Indicators OCEP (Office of Spec Ed Programs) 34 Indicators Perkins (Perkins Act) Completer/Cluster/Other RTTT (Race to the Top) America COMPETES Act TIF (Teacher Incentive Fund) 6 Sections IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) Common Data Elements N and D (Neglected/Delinquent Children) Through CSPR The Blue Box De-Identification/Anonymization Tool

21. 18 Supporting the States’ Accountability Principles Alignment of performance goals to college- and career-ready standards Annual determinations for each school and district Focus on student outcomes Continued commitment to disaggregation Reporting of timely, actionable, and accessible data Deeper diagnostic reviews Building school and district capacity Targeting lowest performing schools Innovation, evaluation, and continuous improvement

22. 19 Informing Constituencies and Communities The Blue Box De-Identification/Anonymization Tool SDD Aggregation Tool School Matters Aggregation Tool www.schooldatadirect.orgwww.schoolmatters.com

23. 20 Possible Research App(s) State 3 State 5 State 1 State 4 State 2 State 6 A State Consortium for a Specific Research Project A Major University Under Contract to the Individual States or a Consortium

24. 21 Work Required to Build the Blue Box

25. 22 Integration of Various Data Sets through the States’ SLDSs SLDS Common Ed Data Standards State Core Model Filters and Queries De-Identification Systems Unique Identifiers Reporting Research More Student Information Systems Students Teachers CoursesClasses/Sections Discipline/Behavior Grades/Transcripts More Curriculum Systems Common Core State Standards Aligned Academic Standards Curriculum Components Instructional Planning Instructional Programs Instructional Materials Instructional Resources Instructional Activities More Educator Data Systems Teachers Principals Other Education Staff Evaluation Data Credentials/LicensesSchedules Professional Development Schools of Education More Assessment Systems Common Core Assessments Statewide Assessments Formative Assessments Interim Assessments More Postsecondary Links Educator Preparation College Readiness Reporting Research More ID Systems Students Teachers Courses ID Management Professional Development Instructional Resources More Workforce Links Business Partners Workforce Readiness Workforce Preparation Armed Forces Reporting Research More ETL The Blue Box CEDS 2.0

26. 23 Work to Create the Blue Box State SLDS ETL App CEDS 2.0 The Blue Box Other Data Sets Schools and Districts Prepare Data State Collects Data from Districts State Stores Data (SLDS, Other Sets) ETL Extracts and Formats to CEDS 2.0 ETL Formats to XML, Loads to Blue Box Blue Box Physically Stores XML Data Applications

27. 24 Implementing the Blue Box Steps to Implement CEDS 2.0 and the Blue Box: 1.Sign a statement of adoption and intent to implement. 2.Collect the appropriate elements from districts in the state. 3.Map state’s data elements to the CEDS 2.0 data model. 4.Develop the “upper” part of the ETL (extract and convert to CEDS 2.0). 5.Implement the “lower” part of the ETL (convert to XML version). 6.Load and store a physical copy of the XML version into the Blue Box. 7.As the state’s SLDS and other datasets evolve and migrate, convert those systems to get the data from districts in XML. Note 1:Completion of Step 4 indicates complete implementation of CEDS 2.0. Note 2:Completion of Step 6 indicates complete implementation of the Blue Box.

28. 25 Comments and Conclusions

29. 26 Developers with licensed content can provide access through their applications Content providers like PBS, NSF, the Smithsonian, and others can provide access through systems databases States wishing to use applications built on other data models will be able to provide data through their Blue Boxes Many more applications are possible, guided by our capacity to see the problem and create solutions Other Possible Applications

30. 27 Content Providers: Two Strategies Curriculum Systems Common Core State Standards Aligned Academic Standards Curriculum Components Instructional Planning Instructional Programs Instructional Materials Instructional Resources Instructional Activities More Resources in the databases from content providers like PBS, NSF, Smithsonian, and other non-profit content providers. Resources from commercial content providers through their applications. The Blue Box

31. 28 State SLDS ETL App CEDS 2.0 The Blue Box Other Data Sets Schools and Districts Prepare Data State Collects Data from Districts State Stores Data (SLDS, Other Sets) ETL Extracts and Formats to CEDS 2.0 ETL Formats to XML, Loads to Blue Box Blue Box Physically Stores XML Data Applications Data Quality Issues

32. 29 Partners in the Work Schools and Districts Prepare Data State Collects Data from Districts State Stores Data (SLDS, Other Sets) ETL Extracts and Formats to CEDS 2.0 ETL Formats to XML, Loads to Blue Box Blue Box Physically Stores XML Data Applications 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

33. 30 Contact Information Council of Chief State School Officers 1 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20001 202-336-7000 Information Systems and Services Gary West: garyw@ccsso.orggaryw@ccsso.org 202-336-7021

34. Q & A 34

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