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AASBO Data Collection Project. Ken Hicks, Dysart USD Jim Migliorino, Deer Valley USD. Data - Data collection is a process used to prepare and collect information. Why? To improve a process or project Increases accuracy of decisions
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AASBO Data Collection Project Ken Hicks, Dysart USD Jim Migliorino, Deer Valley USD
Data - Data collection is a process used to prepare and collect information. Why? • To improve a process or project • Increases accuracy of decisions • For most, this is used for IBA or Negotiations (Comparison Districts)
Data - What should be compared? • This discussion should take place first. • What is important in your district? • What points or information is brought up during negotiations? • What areas do you think should be examined?
Data - Who should you be comparing to? • This is very important. • Be as statistically sound as possible • Try to get similar districts. • Scottsdale USD should not be comparing to Murphy ESD. Regional and Type of district should be similar.
Data - What data source? • Use AFR whenever possible. • Use budget only for current year and return to AFR after year. • Budgets show where districts wanted to go, AFR indicates where they went.
Data - Look at the data, do you have any anomalies? • When there are large variations, you should be able to explain it. • For example, looking at Dysart 2007, we spent 50% more per student in Unrestricted Capital. • Why? We opened four schools and a preschool.
Data - Benchmarks • Have you reviewed and determined where your district should be going? • How are you going to get there? • You must have a serious discussion on what is important to your district and why. • Work to move beyond just measuring things and address why you are doing so.