New Colorado Data Systems

1. New Colorado Data Systems Colorado Community college summit Pathways to college and beyond Colorado Department of higher education Beth bean

2. The shifting data paradigm……. BC – Be Closed AD – Access to Data DATA DATA

3. Colorado Data Sharing History…… 2006- Interdepartmental Data Protocol (C.R.S. 24-37.5-705) allows agency data sharing 2008 Senate Bill 08-212, the Preschool to Postsecondary Alignment Education Act, CDE and DHE to share student unit level data Additionally, SB-06-024 and C.R.S. 23-5-127 – creation and use of SASID 2010 Colorado receives Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) grant. FERPA

4. Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems • National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), specifically Institute of Education Sciences (IES). • Grants – four rounds of ARRA funding • 41 states to date • Aid state education agencies to develop and implement longitudinal data systems

5. COLORADO SLDS • Capture • Link • Provide

6. SLDS Connections

7. Postsecondary Student Concurrent Enrolled in HS 23 year old Hispanic Male 1110 on SAT B.A. English 153 hours to graduate 3.04GPA Transferred from Community College 2 semesters of remediation in Math Average per Year $4,623 Financial Aid

8. K-12 and Postsecondary Link ESL 600 Science CSAP Score 11th Grade ACT 3.44 GPA College Student FRL 5 years Cherry Creek Middle School Cherry Creek H.S. K-12 Student

9. K-12: Postsecondary: Employed Teacher School of Employment Employment Duration Subject Area Teaching Teacher Salary College Student In-state or out-of state prior experience Technical Assessments K-12 Student

10. The P-20 Future……….. College Student Area of Employment K-12 Student Employee Employment Duration Salary Data

11. P-20 Educator Future…………… Teachers’ Student’s CSAP Scores and all K-12 data K-12 Student Linked to Specific Teacher Teacher College Student K-12 Student

12. Data Usage Example- Remediation “It is clear that if students were not proficient on the state assessment in the sixth or eighth grade, then they were very likely to require remediation later when they entered college”. Lefly, D., Lovell, C., & O’Brien, J. (2011) Shining a Light on College Remediation in Colorado:The Predictive Utility of the ACT for Colorado and the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP)

13. Challenges and Opportunities Data Governance Technical Difficulties CUPID Sustainability Improved business functions Powerful research function Better Decision making Better Policies

14. DHE Current and Future Research Price Sensitivity Educator Preparation and Effectiveness Retention and Transfer Admissions Policy Remedial Education FAFSA Workforce Linkage

15. Data Life Cycle………………..

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