Kansas Postsecondary Data with Business Intelligence Reporting

1. Kansas Postsecondary Data with Business Intelligence Reporting KBOR Conference June 13, 2012

2. Original Charge • Senate Bill (SB) 345 • Charged KBOR with developing a system of collecting, maintaining, and providing data analysis through a uniformed postsecondary database. • Provide Uniformity of Data Definitions • Maximize State Resources • Analyze State Policies with Regard to Economic and Demographic Factors • Develop Core Indicators or Quality Performance

3. Foresight 2020 • Achieve alignment between the state’s preK-12 and higher education systems and continue to enhance alignment between higher education institutions. • Achieve participation in the state’s higher education system that better reflects the state’s demography and more fully engages adult learners. • Achieve measureable improvement in persistence (retention) and completion (graduation) rates for higher education institutions across the state. • Ensure that students earning credentials and degrees across the higher education system posses the foundational skills essential for success in work and life. • Enhance alignment between the work of the state’s higher education system and the needs of the Kansas economy. • Enhance the regional and national reputation of Kansas universities through aspirational initiatives.

4. SLDS Grant • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – Statewide Longitudinal Data System (ARRA SLDS) • Collaborative Effort between KSDE and KBOR

5. ARRA SLDS • 2009 – Grant Application • Business Intelligence Model • Tracking Students Across Departmental and Geographical Boundaries • Linking Licensure, Credentialing, and Workforce Data • Department of Labor, Kansas Board of Nursing • New Data Collections (Independents, Private Postsecondary, Financial Aid) • Data Integration (IPEDS) • Adult Learner Integration • Electronic Processes • 2010 – Awarded • 2011 & 2012 – On-going Implementation

6. BI Accomplishments in 2011 & 2012 • Stakeholder Survey Completed in April 2011 • Standardization of Reports in 2011 • “Features” Matrix and Vendor Demonstrations in 2011 • Vendor Selection and CEO Approval January 2012 • Information Builders’ WebFOCUS Business Intelligence Software Suite • CITO Approval in April 2012 • Purchase of WebFOCUS software in April 2012 • Installation of software in May 2012 • Software Training in May 2012

7. Information Builders WebFOCUS Business Intelligence Tool • Enterprise Business Intelligence Software Suite • Dashboards • Query and analysis tools • Mobile BI • Guided Ad Hoc Reporting • Integrated with standard desktop products (Microsoft Excel and Adobe PDF) • Dynamic Report Distribution • Optional products: • Predictive Analytics • Web-driven Transaction-Based Processing

8. In Progress • Training • Report Creation and Conversion • Testing

9. Introductory Demonstration • Please Note: Data in demonstration is test data and may not reflect your institution’s live dataset. • Please Note: These are preliminary templates. KBOR staff and beta testers’ formatting suggestions will be considered.

10. Introductory Demonstration

11. Preliminary Timeline

12. Primary Contacts • Kathleen (Kat) Nolan Porta • knolanporta@ksbor.org (785) 296-7242 • Mahmoud AlBawaneh • malbawaneh@ksbor.org (785) 296-3421 • Cynthia Farrier • cfarrier@ksbor.org (785) 296-2452

13. Next Steps • Please contact Kat Nolan Porta during the conference or at knolanporta@ksbor.org if you are interested in being a beta tester.

14. Questions • Questions welcomed • Please attend an in-depth demonstration of more WebFOCUS tools tomorrow morning, 8:00 am, with Information Builders’ Sherri Sahs and KBOR’s Kat Nolan Porta.

15. Thank you