IIRC and District 87: Vision of Real Time Data Collection and Validation

1. IIRC and District 87: Vision of Real Time Data Collection and Validation

2. Making it possible for districts to:

3. IlliniCloud Challenges • District IT scramble • 860+ school districts • Similar services / varying levels of implementation and success • Challenges of data collection and integration • Data reporting

4. Services Offered • Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) • Software as a service (SaaS) • Disaster recovery • Self service portal • Training and professional development

5. IlliniCloud Partnerships • University of Illinois, NIU, ISU, Community Colleges • National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) @ University of Illinois • Illinois Century Network • Illinois State Board of Education • Advance Illinois • Illinois Chief Technology Officers /ICE /IVS • ICCP Grant • Shared Learning Collaborative Gates / Carnegie Foundation • Currently in talks with other states and multi-state funding opportunities

6. The Vision Automate the data collection activities for students and teachers from five school districts and integrate that data with the Illinois Interactive Report Card (IIRC) for better decision making at schools and districts.

7. Created at Northern Illinois University • Funded by the Illinois State Board of Education • Primary web site for test results • School Improvement information

8. ICCP Pilot Districts • Bloomington District 87 • Murphysboro CUSD 186 • Belleville Township HSD 201 • Niles Township HSD 219 • DeKalb CUSD 428

9. Real Time Data Collection

10. Project Goals

11. Pilot Project Objectives Allow educators access to data, resources, and tools that will enhance student performance by incorporating: • Real-time extract, transform, load (ETL) and validation options • A cloud-based data store available for districts with • data validation and correction • error reporting services • analytical tools • Interoperability between student data, assessments, and other data related to student achievement and learning.

12. Illini Architecture

13. Key Steps • Install software on centrally located designated servers using CPSI Toolset. • Install xDUA or xDMover at school districts. • Develop the collected data set (objects and elements). • Develop and deploy the data collection and data automation. • Enable real-time data validation and district error reports.

14. Key Steps • Move data to snapshots in timely fashion for reporting (once a week, once a day, etc.). • Repopulate assessment files with State Unique ID. • Train system administrators/IIRC developers. • Train-the-trainer for districts on error reporting and xDTools. • Reports development.

15. District/LEA Data Validation Process IlliniCloud Data Entry StudentInformation Teacher/Staff Data User corrects data and resubmits ERRORS NO ERRORS Data is collected in the ODS, where the Data Validation Rules Engine runs to check for errors If the data is rejected, an error message is generated to the user Valid data is moved to the Data Marts Create a presentation Analyze the data in a spreadsheet Prepare a report Data can now be analyzed –longitudinal data analysis can be performed Better Research Leads to Better Decisions Data is Stored in the Longitudinal Data Warehouse REAL TIME REPORTS

16. State Support • Move from compliance to customer service • Support the have’s and have-not’s • Growth of state-wide technology initiatives • Longitudinal data system • Illinois Shared Learning Environment • RTTT 3 • SLC Technology

17. Shared Learning Collaborative • Led by the vision of the Council of Chief State School Officers and 9 participating states. • Funded by the Gates Foundation. • Brings educators and vendors together who are passionate about using technology to enhance education . • Driven by Common Core State Standards • Increased need for differentiated instruction • CCSS enable efficiencies & interoperability

18. The Four Key Components of SLC Technology • A secure, multi-tenant data store • Aspiration: Real-time feedback about where students are in their learning journey and where they need to focus next • Set of application programming interfaces • Aspiration: “Apps stores” that will give teachers and students access to the latest tools and content to help them succeed • Metadata schema • Aspiration: Faster discovery of relevant, Common Core-aligned resources • Learning maps • Aspiration: Track and predict individual student and cohort progress

19. Shared Learning Collaborative Greater personalization requires improved interoperability between data, content, assessments and applications 20

20. Vendor Data Student Data Source Systems Dashboard SLC English Social Studies Math John Learning Map Ms. Harrison Students John Viewing all classes SLC Ms. Harrison uses John’s prior record to determine: John does theassignment Vendor app sends datato the SLI Reading Comprehension Recommendation Engine Filtered by age, effectiveness rating, etc. Ms. Harrison choosesthe best option SLC From multiple sources, such as the LRMI and Data Store Dashboard English Social Studies Math John ReadingComp Learning Map Viewing all classes John’s experience becomes one more useful data point to inform learning for students like him. Ms. Harrison rates assignment Assessment SLC SLC SLC API API API SLC

21. The SLC collects and enables data from millions of Ms. Harrisons and Johns across… …and multiple states. …districts… …states…

22. Illini Architecture