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Washington To Create Statewide Longintudinal Data System for K-12 Schools

The Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction is launching a statewide longitudinal data system to collect, store, analyze, and report student, educator, and financial data from the state's K-12 schools.

Currently, OSPI's data collection system is used to establish funding allocations, meet federal reporting requirements, monitor compliance with state and federal regulations, document educator certification, and ensure fiscal accountability.

A shift from an allocation and compliance program to an education improvement system that tracks student success over time, the SLDS will include new tools and reports to enable research into improving instruction, cost-effectiveness, and increased accountability.

The new system is being built by Choice Solutions and will be in place June 2012, according to Marketing Manager Brennain Delaney.

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Joshua Bolkan is a Portland, OR-based reporter and editorial intern for Campus Technology and THE Journal. He can be reached at jbolkan@gmail.com.

Comments

Thu, Jun 30, 2011

This is the second system Washington has created.. This will fail like the first one for a variety of reasons. First and foremost there is no consistency in the state in terms data and never will be. You can look at any system like this in the country and it will not answer the questions teachers need in the classroom. It is a waste of money.. put it back into teachers, class size, leadership and local systems that actually have impact into the classroom.

Tue, Jun 28, 2011

There seems to be some confusion. This longitudinal data system is being done by/for the STATE of Washington and is not federal. How teachers and students in Washington state will be affected by the data depends on the breadth of persons interpreting the data, the local & state political atmosphere and the presence of, or lack of, educational bargining units. Ideally, all parties would have some input as the data system is being constructed and not be handed a fait accompli in June 2012.

Tue, Jun 28, 2011

Federal Government, Get your filthy hands out of education. You lost your right to education with the birth of this nation. It is the states job to educate the students, not yours. You have exceeded your budget to do what you were intended to do and now you're spending more on areas that are not your business. If you want cost effectiveness, then learn how to balance a budget and for heavens sake, leave education to the states.

Tue, Jun 28, 2011

Wow..and educators thought No Child Left Behind was invasive.Teachers are getting a real lesson in the word "covert." I will wager they for Obama. Live and learn America.

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