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Presentation Overview. What is QSP? Functions and Features of QSP QSP and NCLB Local Level Decision-Making Technical Requirements QSP Rollout. What is QSP?. A Tool for School Improvement. The Quality School Portfolio (QSP) is a web-based Decision Support System for schools and districts

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  1. Presentation Overview • What is QSP? • Functions and Features of QSP • QSP and NCLB • Local Level Decision-Making • Technical Requirements • QSP Rollout

  2. What is QSP?

  3. A Tool for School Improvement The Quality School Portfolio (QSP) is aweb-basedDecision Support System for schools and districts A powerful new software tool to help educators access and make sense of data Funded by the US Department of Education

  4. A Tool for School Improvement • Creates a longitudinal file for individual students • Permits additional data to be added on a school, classroom or individual basis • Designed for different types of users • Supports flexible queries and instant results • Displays easy-to-understand reports to guide practice

  5. Improving Student Achievement

  6. Bridging the Gap

  7. Bridging the Gap

  8. A Tool for School Improvement Store and retrieve data from a variety of sources

  9. A Tool for School Improvement Examine strengths and weaknesses

  10. A Tool for School Improvement Create and monitor Goals and Targets

  11. A Tool for School Improvement Facilitate communication

  12. A Tool for School Improvement Facilitate communication

  13. Functions and Features of QSP

  14. The Main Functions of QSP • Groups - for disaggregation • Reports - for displaying information graphically • Goals - for monitoring improvement • Gradebook - for keeping tabs on student progress • Digital Portfolio - for examples of student work

  15. Database Custom state, district or local Variables may be added

  16. Groups Tab • System Groups (male,female) • Custom Groups (NRT Math>=75) • Combination Groups (male, 8th grade,African-American students, and NRT Math>=75)

  17. Disaggregation

  18. Groups Tab Groups from a Variable for disaggregation

  19. Reports 23 different graphic reporting options

  20. Reports Tab Analysis based on any indicators

  21. Reports Tab Easily create Reports with the Reports Wizard

  22. Goals Tab Goals based on Group outcomes or background information

  23. Students Tab Longitudinal records on students, teachers and parents

  24. Gradebook Tab Standards-based profile integrated with the Gradebook

  25. Digital Portfolio Digital archive of classroom assessments

  26. Digital Portfolio Teachers can keep other assessment information in the digital portfolio that other school personnel can access

  27. QSP and NCLB

  28. QSP and NCLB • Disaggregate data by subgroups • View the performance history of individual students • Present analyses in easy-to-understand reports • Conduct longitudinal analysis for AYP • Monitor Goals and Targets for improvement

  29. Example QSP NCLB reports

  30. Example QSP NCLB reports

  31. Example QSP NCLB reports

  32. Example QSP NCLB reports

  33. Example QSP NCLB reports

  34. Local Level Decision Making School Report on Local Level Assessment by Subscales on Reading

  35. Local Level Decision Making T-test ReportQuestion:Do female students score higher on a test than male students?

  36. Local Level Decision Making Relational Report 3rd grade students’ reading scores relative to their teachers’ professional development in literacy and their parents’ involvement in the home reading program

  37. Local Level Decision Making 3rd grade teacherslooked at students’ responses to the survey question: “Am I a good reader?”

  38. Technical Requirements

  39. A Secure System • Multi-level password protection • Data encryption at current industry standards • An embedded data backup system • SSL encryption certificate (128 bit)

  40. Technology Requirements Minimum requirements and approximate costs • Web/Database server - $3000 • Pentium III processor • 1GB memory • 80GB hard drive • MS Windows 2000 Server - $700* • MS SQL Server 2000 Standard Ed. - $600* • MS Office 2000 - $200* • Microsoft Client Access Licenses – varies* • 128-bit SSL Encryption service - $895 Hardware Software Service *Software pricing does not account for academic discounts. Based solely on approximate general software bundle pricing to the public.

  41. QSP Rollout

  42. QSP Rollout

  43. Since 2003, User Base has Grown • 120 districts implementing QSP • Over 900,000 students • Rural District Consortia • Increasing interest in US and other countries

  44. Rollout Support • Training program • Training partners’ certification • System admin support

  45. Online Training

  46. A Superintendent’s View QSP has given our district a tool that brings together data from a host of sources and allows us to combine them so we can better identify what we do well and what we need to strengthen. Raymond Yeagley, Superintendent Rochester School District, NH

  47. QSP Usage in Williamston John Endahl District Network Administrator Williamston Community Schools

  48. How we use QSP • “Mine” MEAP data more effectively • Cross-reference MEAP with other district evaluations (i.e. DRP) • Develop more effective intervention strategies

  49. QSP Strengths • MEAP data is loaded for us • Easy to add district/building assessment data • Good, responsive tech support • Active development

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