1. 2012 SLDS P-20W Best Practice Conference 1 A N E XPANSIVE V IEW OF SLDS S OURCES OF D ECISION - RELEVANT V ALUE : T OWARD A R OBUST P ORTFOLIO OF H UMAN C APITAL D EVELOPMENT M EASURES Monday, October 29, 2012 David Stevens, The Jacob France Institute, University of Baltimore Sharon Enright, Ohio Department of Education Ting Zhang, The Jacob France Institute, University of Baltimore

2. 2012 SLDS P-20W Best Practice Conference C AREER -T ECHNICAL E DUCATION U SE C ASE : SLDS R OBUSTNESS 2

3. 2012 SLDS P-20W Best Practice Conference CTE Use Case supports robustness of SLDS Some states took CTE’s data needs into consideration from beginning. Many states took basics-only approach − ”K-12 + Postsecondary.” o CTE not well-served. CTE U SE C ASE : SLDS R OBUSTNESS 3

4. 2012 SLDS P-20W Best Practice Conference What will states gain by being expansive? Meet accountability needs of CTE (and others). Provide richer data for many programs, for multiple purposes. Answer critical questions for policy makers and funders. Have more robust data available for research. CTE U SE C ASE : SLDS R OBUSTNESS 4

5. 2012 SLDS P-20W Best Practice Conference If CTE’s data needs can be met, the SLDS is likely to be robust. K12 data linked to Postsecondary data? Adult Workforce Training data linked to K12 and Postsecondary data? Workforce − UI/Wage data linked to all student data? GED data linked to all student data? “Worker credential” data linked to all student data? SLDS R OBUSTNESS T EST 5

6. 2012 SLDS P-20W Best Practice Conference Basics-Only “K12 + Postsecondary” SLDS Challenges: Individual Identifier – Often not developed from the ROBUSTNESS perspective. Benefits of having particular data fields often not considered in decisions about content and business rules for a SLDS. State laws & rules may limit access to individual data: o Access to student names and/or SSNS may be prohibited. o Retention of student-level data may be limited. C HALLENGES FOR A “B ASICS -O NLY ” SLDS 6

7. 2012 SLDS P-20W Best Practice Conference The CTE community believes that the case for SLDS sustainability (state funding) would have been stronger if CTE had participated in the initial and ongoing design and development stages. CTE is on board now to help accelerate the production of deliverables that stakeholders value. SLDS S USTAINABILITY 7

8. 2012 SLDS P-20W Best Practice Conference Many national data initiatives now recognize the value of the inclusion of the CTE community: SLDS Grant Program Common Education Data Standards (CEDS) Secondary School Course Classification System: School Codes for the Exchange of Data (SCED) Data Quality Campaign (DQC) Workforce Data Quality Campaign (WDQC) CTE AND N ATIONAL D ATA I NITIATIVES 8