KBOR Conference

June 13, 2012

Kansas Postsecondary Data with Business Intelligence

Reporting

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

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.

SLDS Grant American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

– Statewide Longitudinal Data System (ARRA SLDS)• Collaborative Effort between KSDE and

KBOR

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

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

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

In Progress Training Report Creation and Conversion Testing

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.

Introductory Demonstration

Preliminary Timeline

Beta Testers

Sign up by Friday,

7/13/2012

Testing of reports:

July 2012 – January

2013

Reports LIVE:

February 2013 Board

Meeting

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

Next Steps

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

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.

Thank you