1. Peter Laing Senior Director Lori Ventura Sr. Project Manager Student-Teacher-Course Connection Student-Teacher-Course Connection Overview

2. Program Overview Why are we doing this? STC-at-a-Glance – Phase I – Phase II – Phase III FAQs

3. Why are we doing this? American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)-2009 “Saving and Creating Jobs and Reforming Education” – State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) – *College and Career Readiness Standards/Assessments *Improved Data Systems *Teacher effectiveness *Support for low-performing schools For complete breakdown of funds and requirements, please visit: http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/implem entation.html http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/implem entation.html

4. Teacher- Student-Course Connection Data Link Provide meaningful data back to districts, schools and teachers Identify characteristics of effective educators Inform and support school district policies, practices and decision- making related to increasing student outcomes Provide the link for accountability for student learning and outcomes Plan and evaluate professional development Inform the content and practices of educator prep programs Identify activities that impact student learning Study educator mobility, recruitment and retention issues

5. Common Terms ARRA – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (2009) SFSF - State Fiscal Stabilization Fund STC - Student-Teacher-Course Connection SRM – State Report Manager CourseWalk – ADE course mapping tool Stakeholder ID SIS/Vendor – Student Information System Trial - SRM file submission

6. Getting your system ready for STC Phase I – CourseMapping – Local course codes = AZ state course codes CourseWalk Application Student-Information-System (SIS) Phase II – SIS configuration – Configuration of SIS system ensures that data extract can be submitted to state in the required format, containing the required data SIS Vendors – Working with ADE – Contact them ASAP

7. Making the STC magic happen Phase III – Data Submission Window – District file – 40 th day, 100 th day and EOY (windows of submission) 40 th day = Mid-September – Mid-December 100 th day = TBD EOY = TBD – File extract created by SIS is uploaded into State Report Manager application

8. More about educator stakeholder ID Unique 16 digit code – Certification Unit at ADE – Fingerprint Clearance Card – District/Charter adds to database Validate ALL teachers exist in Teacher Certification database Where do I find the Educator Stakeholder ID? – Teacher Certification database accessed thru CommonLogon – Contact HR from district to provide EIDs

9. JTED STC Reporting Centralized JTED – Report on all students served – Course Code – External Provider – Concurrent enrollment (under review) Satellite JTED – Member district to report students served – External Provider = JTED providing services

10. Can CTE courses be added to the AZ course catalog? YES! – Process (**) SCED crosswalk document – Review by CTE administrators – Feedback to STC team – Updates to AZ course catalog Career Exploration, Unique CTE Identifier…under review

11. Off Campus Reporting Community College – College Faculty External Provider Collection File Specifications – Concurrent Enrollment Collection File Specifications

12. We are here to help! Single Point of Contact – stconnection@azed.gov stconnection@azed.gov – 602-542-7378; Option 2 Website – www.azed.gov/racetothet op/stc www.azed.gov/racetothet op/stc – FAQ’s – Training Videos – Ongoing Webinars – Documentation Library Project Team – ADE – ESP