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Early childhood student data collection. District Advisory Committee February 2012. Welcome . Cambridge-Isanti M oundsview Roseville Rosemount St. Michael Albertville St. Paul Public Schools West St. Paul/Mendota/Eagan MDE – Avisia Whiteman/Rick Hobus. District Advisory Committee .
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Early childhood student data collection District Advisory Committee February 2012
Welcome • Cambridge-Isanti • Moundsview • Roseville • Rosemount • St. Michael Albertville • St. Paul Public Schools • West St. Paul/Mendota/Eagan • MDE – Avisia Whiteman/Rick Hobus
District Advisory Committee Charge Advise the Minnesota Department of Education on the release of a data collection system to assign unique identifiers to children enrolled in Early Childhood Family Education and School Readiness.
Initial Activities • Assist in recruiting additional districts to balance representation on the committee. • Participate in state/local visits and recruit others who may be interested in local visits. A range of system sophistication is helpful to the process. • Provide detail on day to day operations in the districts on data management for SR/ECFE. • Coordinate with your MARSS Coordinator/Student Data Manager.
Statewide Longitudinal Data System • Provide a privacy-protected environment for preschool through workforce information system to inform state policy. • Connected to existing P-20 Council, Early Learning Council • Builds into Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge Fund • Connections to the Minnesota Departments of Health and Human Services
Brief Timeline 2011 – Develop data map 2012 – Winter – Meet with districts, refine expectations 2012 – Spring – Finalize process to submit information to MDE 2012 – Summer – Expand to additional districts, prepare and train 2012 – Fall – Evaluate pilot
Initial Feedback • English Language Learner registrations • How are these handled in your district? • Do they submit as part of the regular process? • Are they hand entered into a system or managed another way? • Data management across enrollment periods • What is the cycle for retaining student records in detail?
March Meeting • Data Dictionary • Course Catalogue • MARSS Coordinators should attend
Contact Information Avisia Whiteman Early Learning Services Minnesota Department of Education Avisia.Whiteman@state.mn.us 651-582-8329