1. Duval County Public Schools Education Information Network Project
NCES – MIS 2001
February 26, 2001

2. Director of Student Information Management System
Marsha Cole
Director of Student Information Management System
Duval County Public Schools
Hardy Fletcher
General Director of Technology Support
Nina Briggs
Supervisor of Programming
Matthew Seeberg
Manager, K 12 Public Education
KPMG Consulting, Inc.
Public Services

3. Topics eEducation Vision The EdIN Project
Web-based Information Management
Technology Architecture
Challenges of Change

4. Duval County Public Schools
Factoids
16th largest school district in the country
160 schools
10,000 teachers and staff
135,000 students
Ongoing IT Projects
SAP HR / Fin / Purchasing / Maintenance
Teacher laptops
VPN across AT&T fiber lines

5. Topics e-Education Vision The EdIN Project
Web-based Information Management
Technology Architecture
Challenges of Change

6. The e-Education Vision
Ultimate goal is improved student performance
Solutions begin in the classroom and channel through web technology
Technology supports systemic and sustainable education reform — real value of technology is integration and classroom access
Data-based decision making across district — supported by data warehouse

7. e-Education Vision Student System Human Finance Curriculum & Core
Budget
Purchasing
A/R
A/P
G/L
Capital
Programs
Finance
Asset
Mgmt
State
Reporting
Inventory
Cost
Transportation
Information
Technology
Facilities
Maintenance
Operations
Print Shop
Food Service
Health
Grade
Master
Scheduler
Attendance
Student
System
Discipline
Assessment
Testing
Gradebook
Special
Education
Scheduling
Textbooks
Library
Automation
School to
Home
Curriculum
Standards
Instructional
Management
Resources
Curriculum &
Instruction
Internet Access
Infrastructure
Core
Services
Web Hosting
Benefits
Staff
Development
Personnel
Human
Payroll
Position
Control
Applicant
Tracking
Recruiting
Time and

8. Topics eEducation Vision The EdIN Project
Web-based Information Management
Technology Architecture
Challenges of Change

9. A Step towards the Vision — The EdIN Project
Fully integrated, web-based SIS application
Enhances data integrity and access
Full-district deployment — right down to the classroom in real-time
Flexible to the needs of Duval County PS
Current, standards-based technology
Data Warehouse for data consolidation

10. Top Integrators. Education Specialists. Hardware / Software Experts
EdIN Project Team
Top Integrators. Education Specialists. Hardware / Software Experts

11. Topics eEducation Vision The EdIN Project
Web-based Information Management
Technology Architecture
Challenges of Change

12. Student Information in the Classroom
Supports teacher innovation
With information available on each student’s abilities, learning can be custom tailored to fit the needs of each student

13. Real-Time Data from the Classroom
Ensures decision-makers can make crucial decisions based on timely, accurate data
Reduces reliance on labor-intensive processes and extra costs
Dean — 9:01am
Teacher — 9:00am
SIS Database
Attendance
Attendance

14. Internet Education Portal
Provides parents and community members greater access, awareness, and involvement in the education of their children
Secure access to updated attendance, grades, etc.

15. Performance Measurement and Accountability
Enabling educational program assessments, adjustments and the emergence of best practices
Data warehousing and business intelligence tools provide the basis for the reach for standards

16. Topics eEducation Vision The EdIN Project
Web-based Information Management
Technology Architecture
Challenges of Change

17. The Architecture of the Solution I
School
District
Parent
Student
Teacher
Administrator
Administrator
PowerSchool Enterprise
Web Server
Microsoft NT
PSE / Web Objects
Database Server
Microsoft SQL
Microsoft IIS
Application Server

18. The Architecture of the Solution II: Distributed Data
School
Local
Web / App Server DB
District DB
SQL Server
School
Local
Web / App Server DB

19. Topics eEducation Vision The EdIN Project
Web-based Information Management
Technology Architecture
Challenges of Change

20. The Challenges: Data Capture in the Classroom
Training
Accountability
Hardware / Connectivity
Electronic records not universally accepted

21. The Challenge: Data Security
Significant privacy laws dictate data handling
Classroom access
WAN / LAN security
Parent / Community portal
Teacher access from home

22. The Challenge: Legacy to Web-based
Updated architecture — web servers, java
Need to re-tool local talent
Changes in functionality from character-based to browser-based
Universal access — down to the classroom

23. The Challenge: Equity of Access
Parental / Community portal — do all have access?
Kiosks, library access
Teacher access — equity of opportunity

24. The challenges are opportunities
The technology is the vehicle for the improvement of student performance from the classroom level

25. EdIN

26. Contacts and Q&A colem@educationcentral.org Marsha Cole 904-390-2567
x 452
Marsha Cole
Director of Student Information Management System
Duval County Public Schools
Hardy Fletcher
General Director of Technology Support
Nina Briggs
Supervisor of Programming
Matthew Seeberg
Manager, K 12 Public Education
KPMG Consulting, Inc.