1. Spokane’s Data Tools March 7, 2014 Corey Turner coreyt@spokaneschools.org

2. About Me BS in Computer Science I’m a programmer at heart I love databases

3. Spokane’s Data Tools - Outline 1. Products we use 2. Implementation 3. Example of organizational tool 4. Examples of our dashboards (Identifying risk, Mitigating risk) 5. Recommendations 6. Struggles

4. Products SIS - PowerSchool (Oracle Database) Data Warehouse (MS SQL Server) In-house Web Application (Data Tools) Tableau Desktop + Tableau Server

5. Implementation

6. Examples

7. Recommendations Use an organizational tool that incorporates the “5 principles”  Interpreting  Triangulation  Signaling  Integration  Consolidation Intentional about the data and how you train Setup a system in every school to continuously and effectively use data It’s not just about support, we need to focus on progressing all areas

8. Struggles Organization of data Determining what is measured Culture shift around new technology Getting people engaged in exploring and investigating