Using Longitudinal Data
to Improve Student Achievement
US Chamber of Commerce Institute
Aimee Rogstad Guidera
February 23, 2010
State of the Nation
State Progress: Elements by Elements
States are Well-Positioned to Focus on
the USE of Data
 States are well on their way to building the
critical infrastructure necessary to be able to
provide timely, accessible data to all
stakeholders
 Growing political will and commitment to
building and using these systems
 Policy issues considered “untouchable” are
now being discussed & addressed
DQC 10 State Actions to Ensure Effective Data Use
Changing the Culture Around Data Use and Maximizing States’
Investments in Longitudinal Data Systems for Continuous Improvement
CHANGING and
enriching the type
of information
stakeholders can
get…
Link
Systems
Ensure
Access and
Use
Build
Capacity
CHANGING the
way stakeholders
get information…
CHANGING the
ability for
stakeholders to
use data
State of the Nation: 10 Actions*
State Progress: By Actions
Expand the ability of state data systems to
link across P-20/Workforce pipeline
Action 1
Link state K-12 data systems with early childhood, postsecondary education,
workforce, social services, and other critical state agency data systems.
8 states
are taking
this Action
Expand the ability of state data systems to
link across P-20/Workforce pipeline
Action 2
Create stable, sustained support for robust state longitudinal
data systems.
7 states
are taking
this Action
Expand the ability of state data systems to
link across P-20/Workforce pipeline
Action 3
Develop governance structures to guide data collection, sharing
and use.
24 states
are taking
this Action
Expand the ability of state data systems to
link across P-20/Workforce pipeline
Action 4
Build state data repositories (e.g., data warehouses) that
integrate student, staff, financial and facility data.
33 states
are taking
this Action
Ensure data can be accessed, analyzed and used…
Action 5
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Implement systems to provide all stakeholders timely access to
the information
Stakeholders (parents, teachers & school administrators,
general public, policymakers) require information tailored to
their needs
Role Based access ensures identifiable personal information
is protected/shared only with appropriate users
Timely access is dependent on the type of data being shared
 End-of-course assessments
 Diagnostic assessments
 Attendance data
The DQC is not issuing an analysis for Action 5 because the survey instrument failed to
collect adequate information.
Typical Data Reporting
Ensure data can be accessed, analyzed and used…
Action 6
Create progress reports with individual student data to improve
student performance.
10 states
are taking
this Action
Potential Performance Report
Month Day, Year
Student Report
Potential Performance Report (PPR)
1) School Year
A PPR will be produced for
every student in 8th-12th grade
2008-2009
2) District
Abbeville 60
3) School
Calhoun Falls High School
10
4) Grade
5) Student
Smith, Fred Doe
6) StateID
123456
7) SASI Perm#
435667
The report includes a student
header…
W
8) Ethnicity
6
9) Race/Ethnicity Indicator
5
10) Race
M
11) Gender
12) Birthdate
10/10/1995
Basic
Below Basic **
Below Basic **
Basic
9
8/20/08
2**
10**
3**
6
11
**
**
Y**
N
N
8
Birchwood School
3/20/08
6/2/08
2**
11**
0
18**
25
**
**
N
N
N
7
07-08
Lexington One School District
Lexington High School
8/19/07
3/15/08
1
12**
1
15**
4
**
N
N
N
5
06-07
Aiken School District
Aiken High School
**
N
N
N
72
62**
5
06-07
Abbeville School District
Abbeville High School
N
N
N
82
72
3
N
N
72
62**
47)
48)
49)
9
22) Enrolled Date
2/5/07
6/4/07
0
9
1
15**
4
8/21/06
1/20/07
-1
14
1
15**
4
2**
56**
6**
69**
48**
1**
5**
Y**
38)
39)
40)
41)
42)
43)
44)
45) 46)
35) 9th Grade English
(** <=69)
Calhoun Falls High School
Department of Juvenile Justice
34) 9th Grade Math
(** <=69)
Abbeville School District
07-08
33) Displaced
Homemaker (** if yes)
08-09
37) At Risk Student Model Used
36) # At Risk Indicators
(** parameters met or exceeded)
32) Single Parent (** if yes)
31) Homeless (** if yes)
30) Multiple Enrollments (** >=3)
29) Times Retained (** >=1)
21) School
28) Period Absences (Informational
only)
20) District
10
23) Withdrawn Date
19) School Year (yy-yy)
27) Daily Absences (** >8)
25) # of Discipline Events
(** 150, 151, 152, =500-743 codes)
...and individual records by grade and school
18) Grade
16) 6th Grade PACT Math (** below basic)
17) Credits Earned ( <5 for 9th, <11 for 10th,
<17 for 11th grades)
24) Overage (** >=2 years)
14) 3rd Grade PACT Math (** below basic)
15) 6th Grade PACT ELA (** below basic)
26) # of Disposition Events
(** >=2 suspensions of SUS, SUPX,
EXP)
13) 3rd Grade PACT ELA (** below basic)
Some model code(s)
8
Totals
10/21/2008
11 Some model code(s)
50)
51)
15
Ensure data can be accessed, analyzed and used…
Action 7
Create reports with longitudinal statistics to guide systemwide
improvement efforts
17 states
are taking
this Action
Colorado – Growth Model
17
Kansas – Dashboard
18
Build the capacity of all stakeholders to use
longitudinal data…
Action 8
Develop a purposeful research agenda and collaborate with
universities, researchers and intermediary groups…
16 states
are taking
this Action
Build the capacity of all stakeholders to use
longitudinal data…
Action 9
Implement policies and practices, including professional development
and credentialing, to ensure that educators know how to access, analyze
and use data effectively.
0 states
are taking
this Action
Build the capacity of all stakeholders to use
longitudinal data…
Action 10
Promote strategies to raise awareness of available data and ensure that all
key stake holders know how to access, analyze and use the information
4 states
are taking
this Action
An Information-Based Sector:
An Attainable Goal
 Strategic Window of Opportunity provided by the
unprecedented focus and resources dedicated to the
development and use of these systems.
 Sustainability based on building demand for this data
by all stakeholders
 Defining success: not a checklist but results:
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
Improving student achievement
Increasing system performance
 Best Practices/Lessons from states:
 Not an IT but a policy issue
 Leadership is essential