The Initiative For School Empowerment and Excellence (i.4.see)

1. i4see – Update January 30, 2008 Concord, NH The Initiative For School Empowerment and Excellence (i.4.see) “Empowering teachers, administrators, policy makers, and parents to increase student achievement.” For more information: www.ed.state.nh.us/i4see or i4seeHelp@ed.state.nh.us

2. What is driving the work we are doing… -- Why are we implementing i4see? -- i.4.see will improve the quality and scope of data collections, provide easy access to meaningful data for schools and reduce the submission burden. • Enable Sound Policy Decisions • Identify Student and School Progress • Reduce Drop-Out Rate • Reduce Data Collection Burden • Improve Data Accuracy & Reliability Principal & Teacher Access Policy Makers Other Stakeholders Citizens What should I know about my students? What should I know about my schools? What should I know about NH schools, programs and students? Other questions?

3. And, where are we in the implementation of i4see… -- How are we implementing i4see? -- Three Primary Components to Phase I A3 A13 1 2 3 Assign SASIDs Collect & Integrate Student Level Data Provide District & School Access Dropout Counts

4. Now that we have a collection process in place, this data will have broad uses. What Data is Collected? • i4see Submissions • Beginning of year enrollment information • Free and Reduced status • NECAP assessment results • End of year attendance, suspension, graduation and post graduation plans • Demographics – race, gender, Title I involvement, advanced placement, student mobility, homeless information, etc. • Integrated Data • Migrant student status • LEP / ESOL involvement • Special Education status • CTE and Other possibilities yet to come (e.g. K-16) How is This Data Used? • Follow The Child • AYP Determination • Equity Aid • Drop-out Analysis, Policy Analysis, etc.

5. Again, to emphasizing Data Quality, verification checks and reports help ensure the data is accurate… -- Data Submission Process -- • Step 1: School Verifications – eg: • Race has changed since BOY • Suspect grade given age of student • … • Step 2: District Verifications & Reports – eg: • Student left one school but never arrived 2nd school in same district (W2 / R2) • Attendance Reports • … • Step 3: State Reports & Sign-Off – eg: • Student left one school but never arrived 2nd school in another district (W4 / R4) • One student too many days (greater than 360 half-days) • ADM Sign-Off • …

6. So what does i4see (data submission) look like…

7. The home page provides a variety of resources…

8. Now that we have collected valuable data, we have partnered with Performance Pathways to help districts and schools access the data – access is via the i4see Workbench.

9. Performance Pathways Provides Access to Assessment Information…

10. Educators in your school(s) can drill down to the item detail and see who is having troubles with fractions (for example)… and there is more to come…

11. We try to offer comprehensive support for questions, suggestions, assistance… www.ed.state.nh.us/i4see • i4see Home Page: www.ed.state.nh.us/i4see • Email support: i4seeHelp@ed.state.nh.us • Data Collection Mike Cote at 271-2775Support: Sandy Hyslop at 271-2831 • Data Analysis PD Centers atwww.nheon.org/centersSupport: Ginny Clifford at 271-3868 1-866-457-1990 x2 (cust. service) • i4see Newsletters, Training Events, Tip Documents -- Supports --

12. So here is the year of i4see submissions at a glance… February: NECAP & Alt Label Request (for Alternative Portfolio) April: NECAP Label Request (for Spring Science Assessment) May: Trial run of EOY (End of Year) Enrollment July 15th: EOY Enrollment EOY Academic Sped Nonpublic Sped Public August: NECAP Label Request (for Fall Assessment) October: BOY (Beginning of Year) F&R (Free and Reduced) Ongoing: Real-Time (for high schools, following BOY submission) Security Course and Class submissions SASID Requests