Maine Statewide LongitudinalData System
June 2010
SLDS Project Goals
2007 Grant - Design, develop and implement a longitudinal data system that stakeholders can draw upon to make well-informed decisions about improving student achievement.
2010 ARRA Grant – Expand the SLDS to examine student progress from early childhood into career while protecting student privacy and confidentiality consistent with applicable privacy protection laws.
2007 Project Components
Education Data Sources InventoryStatewide Education Data DictionaryData Warehouse – PreK-20Single Sign-on PortalE-TranscriptsVertical Expansion of Unique IdentifiersTraining and Professional Development
2010 Project Components
Educator Credentialing System Teacher Quality Management System Adult Education System Linkage with other state agency systems
Early Childhood Programs Postsecondary Programs Workforce Development
Research Studies Training Programs
State Agencies in SLDS Project
Education (DOE) Pre-K through 12 Child Development Services Four-Year-Old Programs Adult Education Career and Technical Education
Health and Human Services (DHHS) Early Childhood Programs Educare/Head Start Pilots Office of Substance Abuse
State Agencies in SLDS Project
Corrections (DOC) Youth Development Centers
University of Maine System (UMS) Seven 4-year universities
Maine Community College System Seven 2-year colleges
Labor (DOL) Workforce Development/Maine Jobs Council Jobs for Maine’s Graduates
Statewide Longitudinal Data System
GovernanceData Management Team
MDOE program areas, LEA representationMonthly meetingsOversees MDOE data systems including data
dictionary and data warehouseGovernor’s Workforce Cabinet
Senior leadership of multiple State agenciesChaired by the Commissioner of LaborAdvises on longitudinal data uses and outcomes
Data Warehouse
Structure Implement a central repository for MDOE data
systems including student, staff, assessment, transportation, facilities and financial data
Create data marts for evaluation and research including: EDFacts reporting, At-Risk Students Identification, Growth Models and Balanced Scorecards
Provide a business intelligence system for reporting and analysis for all levels of stakeholders
Data Sharing Agreements
Memorandums of UnderstandingState AgenciesResearch organizations – REL, MEPRI
Security Policies/GovernanceState Office of Information TechnologyData Management TeamFERPAHIPAA
Non-disclosure Agreements
Adult Education System
Track and monitor individual student progress towards degree programs and transition into postsecondary programs and the workforce
Meet requirements for the National Reporting System for Adult Education and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
Linkages to the Department of Labor data system and career centers through state student identifiers and Social Security Numbers
Monitor GED attainment and outcomes
Post-Secondary Education System Align student identifiers Utilize National Student Clearinghouse data for
degree attainment and majors Monitor college readiness, remedial course
taking and college preparedness programs Analyze transitions from high school and
retention Track student progress from secondary through
postsecondary education and into the workforce Examine STEM majors in college
Workforce Studies
Develop Wage Records Matching Center to track earnings of secondary and postsecondary graduates
Perform Maine Education and Economic Analytics Employment and Earnings Outcomes of Graduates
from:Maine High SchoolsMaine’s Community College SystemMaine’s State University System
Linkages
DOE ↔ DHHS – “A” number/SSID
DOE ↔ DOC – SSID
DOE ↔ UMS – SSID/SSN/Student ID
DOE ↔ DOL – SSN
UMS ↔ DOL – SSN
Health and Human Services
Systems sharing Mainecare “A” number Over 1.4 million records in people tableACES – Adult Children Emergency Services EIS – Behavioral HealthMACWIS – Child WelfareMeCMS – Mainecare ServicesNECSES – Child Support Enforcement ServicesNEDSS – Disease Surveillance SystemOSA – Office of Substance Abuse
Considerations Assign unique identifiers as early in child’s life as
possible No single number is 100% reliable
CTE test with National Student Clearinghouse Issues with SSN Need for training
The system can never be too secure Centralize administration and governance Document data sharing agreements
Community programs lack central database File Federal Program Inventory Reports
Legislation
Chapter 448 - An Act To Improve the Ability of the Department of Education To Conduct Longitudinal Data StudiesAllows collection of student Social
Security numbers for matching longitudinal data
Facilitates inter-agency data sharingPassed in June 2009
Support for Legislation Maine Department of Education Maine Department of Labor Governor’s Workforce Cabinet Maine Jobs Council Jobs for Maine’s Graduates Maine Center for Economic Policy Maine Education Policy Research Institute Maine Children’s Alliance Maine Children’s Growth Council Maine Developmental Disabilities Council Maine Women’s Lobby
Legislation
Chapter 553 - An Act To Strengthen Job Creation Through Educational Opportunity ProgramsIncrease eligibility for loan programs
and the educational opportunity tax credit
Monitor effectiveness of programsPassed in June 2010
Legislation
Chapter 626 - An Act To Increase Maine’s High School Graduation RatesEstablishes goal of 90% by 2016Establishes a stakeholder group to reviews
guidelines for suspensions, expulsions and reinstatements, truancy and dropouts, zero tolerance practices, maximum mandatory attendance age and the effectiveness of current truancy laws
Passed in June 2010
Future Opportunities
Finance Authority of MaineHarold Alfond Challenge Grant$500 NextGen grant for all children born in
MainePotential to assign State Student Identifier
Maine Higher Education CouncilLinkage to all 27 public and private higher
education institutions in Maine
Statewide Longitudinal Data System
Q & A
Bill Hurwitch – Project Director [email protected] 207-624-6816
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