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Mixing SIF and CSV. A Realistic Approach to Automated Data Collection. July 2007. Introductions. Wyoming Department of Education Shadd Schutte WISE Project Manager Shannon Cranmore Data Analyst/EDEN Coordinator ESP Solutions Group Alex Jackl Chief Architect ESP Solutions Group. Agenda.
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Mixing SIF and CSV A Realistic Approach to Automated Data Collection July 2007
Introductions • Wyoming Department of Education • Shadd Schutte • WISE Project Manager • Shannon Cranmore • Data Analyst/EDEN Coordinator • ESP Solutions Group • Alex Jackl • Chief Architect ESP Solutions Group
Agenda • WISE • SIF & CSV Co-Existence • Wyoming’s Experience with SIF/CSV • Wyoming’s Experience with School Districts • Questions
WISE • What is WISE • WISE is the Wyoming Integrated Statewide Education Data system. • It is founded in the use of SIF/CSV for vertical reporting and SIF for horizontal interoperability. • It utilizes the ESP State Report Manager (SRM) for vertical state reporting • It encompasses not only our data management system but a portion of longitudinal data, as well as the Wyoming Transcript Center (WTC) for eTranscripts, Unique ID for student identifiers called WISER ID’s, and much more.
SIF & CSV Co-Existence • When implementing SIF in a statewide environment the tendency to feel as if it has to be all SIF, is nothing but a misconception • There are actually 3 ways districts can submit
SIF & CSV Co-Existence • All SIF • All CSV • Partial SIF and partial CSV • Districts run SIF to pull the data that they can. They then download their data to a CSV file and make the necessary changes or additions. They then load their final data to the state as a CSV file
Wyoming’s SIF/CSV Experience • Generally in Wyoming when we implement a new collection to our WISE System • All districts will submit using CSV • The 2nd time we do the collection we will start setting up districts that are SIF enabled to submit their data thru SIF
Wyoming’s SIF/CSV Experience • February 2006 – 1st SIF Collection • 8% submitted with SIF files • 92% submitted using CSV files • April 2006 • 17% submitted using SIF files • 83% submitted using CSV files • This collection only included student demographics. Which involved significantly fewer SIF data objects. • October 2006 • 10% submitted with SIF files • 90% submitted using CSV files
Wyoming’s SIF/CSV Experience • January 2007 • 31% submitted with SIF files • 69% submitted using CSV files • April 2007 • 25% submitted with SIF files • 75% submitted using CSV files
Transfer from CSV to SIFGradually to reduce burden and cost.
District Experience • District were use to filling in a form that the WDE provided them • Excel • Web Application • Now they are responsible for creating their own CSV file
District Experience • Issues with creating csv files • Not knowing how to set up their file • Allowable values • Formatting • Not knowing how to save as a csv file
District Experience • What did WDE do to assist districts? • Offered trainings in person and over our WEN video system • Many, many hours on the phone walking districts through the process step-by-step • Made sure staff were available to answer questions during the collection window
How is it now? • GREAT! • We have 5 other collections in the WISE system that districts have submitted using csv files • Understand how to set them up and submit them • Know what valid values and formats are
Contact Information Wyoming Department of Education Shadd Schutte WISE Project Manager 307-777-3656 sschut@educ.state.wy.us Wyoming Department of Education Shannon Cranmore Data Analyst/EDEN Coordinator 307-777-6245 scranm@educ.state.wy.us ESP Solutions Group Alex Jackl Chief Architect ESP Solutions Group 781-812-1043 ajackl@espsg.com