1. NCES Update Summer Forum Meeting July 11, 2012 Jack Buckley Commissioner National Center for Education Statistics

2. Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Grant Program

3. 2012 SLDS Grant Priority Areas 1.The design, development, and implementation of a statewide, longitudinal kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) data system 2.The development and linking of early childhood data with the State's K-12 data system 3.The development and linking of postsecondary and/or workforce data with the State's K-12 data system.

4. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FY12 Grants: Key Information Length of grants: 3 years 1. To design, develop, and implement a statewide, longitudinal kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) data system (AZ, DE, NE, NH, OK, PR, SD, VT, WV) 9 2. To develop and link early childhood data with the state’s K-12 data system (VI) 1 3. To develop and link postsecondary and/or workforce data with the state’s K-12 data system (AK, DC, HI, ID, IN, IA, KY, MD, MT, NV, NJ, NC, ND, RI) 14 Priority Area # of grants Start-End dates: July1, 2012 – June 30, 2015 Three Priority Areas (one funded per grant):

5. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Awards FY06 FY07 FY09 FY09 ARRA FY12

6. First-time Grantees 1.Delaware 2.Oklahoma 3.New Jersey 4.South Dakota 5.Vermont 6.West Virginia 7.Puerto Rico 8.US Virgin Islands

7. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Congratulations, FY12 Grantee States! Alaska (PS/L) Arizona (K12) District of Columbia (PS/L) Delaware (K12) Hawaii (PS/L) Idaho (PS/L) Indiana (PS/L) Iowa (PS/L) Kentucky (PS/L) Maryland (PS/L) Montana (PS/L) Nebraska (K12) Nevada (PS/L) New Hampshire (K12) New Jersey (PS/L) North Carolina (PS/L) North Dakota (PS/L) Oklahoma (K12) Puerto Rico (K12) Rhode Island (PS/L) South Dakota (K12) Vermont (K12) Virgin Islands (EC) West Virginia (K12)

8. CEDS V3 Update http://ceds.ed.gov

9. Version 3 Content Areas Early Learning K12 Postsecondary Workforce Career and Technical Education Adult Education Race to the Top Assessments

10. Early Learning Assessment Professional Development Federal Alignment Quality Ratings

11. K12 Teaching and Learning - Formative Assessments Supporting Teaching and Learning Initiatives o CCSS Identifiers o LRMI o SLC/SLI

12. Unpacking the model Adjusted: Instruction, Activities, Practice (variable inputs) Learning Progressions Current Learning Goals Criteria for Success Curriculum, Unit & Lesson Plans Activities, Resources Formative Assessment Learner Learner Competencies (less variable) Formative Feedback Instructional Decisions Standards reference measured error measured output + - What data elements and structures need to be added to CEDS? What process measures should become CEDS elements? What additional data elements describe learning progressions, etc.? Related content metadata to include, or not (for CEDS v3)?

13. Race to the Top Assessments Assessment Interoperability Framework (AIF) Identify Changes to Existing CEDS/Develop CEDS Assessment Data Elements AIF Best Practice Guidance Prototype Demonstration

14. Race to the Top Assessments

15. Postsecondary Student related IPEDS items IPEDS Institutional Characteristics Teacher Education College Readiness Common Data Set

16. CEDS Align Users Users472 Early Learning12 K12164 (41 states) Postsecondary102 (34 states) P203 Public61 Federal15 Association24 Vendor91

17. CEDS Align Maps

18. CEDS Connect (Upcoming) Builds on the CEDS Align tool and allows stakeholders to: Generate specific and relevant maps to a growing pool of CEDS connections

19. Remaining Version 3 Schedule Through August: Content Development September: Public Review Fall: Content Revisions RTTT Elements Released AIF Guidance and Prototypes January 2013: Version 3 Released

20. The Forum’s Role Provided Groundwork o Best Practice, Handbook, NEDM Participation o CEDS Stakeholder Group, SLDS Best Practice Conference, Public Domain Clearinghouse Action Items o Advocates o Participation in public reviews o CEDS Implementation o Continue important work of Forum