WI DGS 15 Presentation - a Recipe for Success - Retzlaff and Straw
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Understanding WISE Solutions W isconsin I nformation S ystems for E ducation Dan Retzlaff Applications Development & Management - Section Chief [email protected] Melissa Straw Data Warehousing & Decision Support - Section Chief [email protected]
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WI DGS 15 Presentation - A Recipe for Success by Dan Retzlaff and Melissa Straw
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Understanding WISE Solut ionsWisconsin Information Systems for Education
Dan RetzlaffApplications Development & Management - Section [email protected]
Melissa StrawData Warehousing & Decision Support - Section [email protected]
Wisconsin Public and Choice Schools are required to submit data for state and federal reporting requirements● Basic demographics● Enrollment● Attendance
The data is required to be collected at DPI. Educators and the public can also use the data to make informed decisions.
Ease the burden of state reporting on schoolsProvide vendor neutral solution for collecting
data for state and federal reporting from districts via their SIS
Accomplished by implementing a standardized interoperability framework.
Goals
What is WISEdata Ed-Fi Integration?AUTOMATION: Partnering with school districts’ and choice school existing SIS vendors to automate processes and validate data integrity to ensure accuracy. Elimination of entry to multiple systems.
DEATH TO THE SPREADSHEET: The new system involves districts sending required data to the department via data already in their SIS. Initially a new state interface will be available to present business rule issues (info, warnings, errors) after state business rules run. Issues are resolved in SIS.
TIME / RESOURCES: A critical objective is to save districts time and resources as well as provide data quality feedback in a much more timely fashion. Free up district resources to focus on all other tasks they need to perform and less on state reporting.
ONE DATA STANDARD: Using the Ed-Fi Data Standard serves as the foundation for enabling interoperability among secure education data systems designed to improve student achievement and teacher satisfaction.
WISEdata Environment
Cost-effective, efficient way of making top-quality resources available to the whole state
through one easy-to-use portal
http://dpi.wi.gov/wise
Open data collection system
Data-driven school improvement planning
A data portal that uses “dashboards” to provide multi-year education data
about Wisconsin schools
WISE:Wisconsin Information System for Education
The data and dashboards provided through WISEdash helps all stakeholders
■ Better understand education outcomes for Wisconsin students
■ Inform decisions that can help ensure every child graduates from high school prepared for both college and career pathways
■ Meet federal, state, and local reporting requirements
Why WISEdash?
Provide one common data system for reporting that is
■ Integrated with other secure DPI systems■ Consistent between public and secure reporting■ Available statewide to all districts, schools, and other
stakeholders■ Robust (provides many features and functionality)
■ Sustainable and Cost-effective
Why WISEdash?
Launched October 9th, 2013 Two Data Views: Current refreshed monthly, Certified
annuallyData Dashboards are included for a wide range of topics.Also includes statewide data download files and historical
files (1995-2005) for all topics including WRCT.All datasets summarized and redacted to protect student
privacy
WISEdash Public Portal
Includes data from the 2005-06 school year onward.
Data comes from a variety of sources including the statewide Individual Student Enrollment System (ISES) data collection, files from test vendors (AP, ACT, WSAS), National Student Clearinghouse (NSC), etc.
WISEdash Data
Ability to filter dataAbility to group data by a variety of demographics including
race/ethnicity and gender. Multiple ways to compare data: Side by Side, Multiple Districts
on one chart, Multiple Schools on one chartMultiple ways to view data: Charts/Graphs, Data Grids,
Exports, and Statewide Download FilesMany resources available online to support users
WISEdash Features
Tools are easy to navigate, however, data analysis is not always easy especially when the data is as complex as education data.
The WISExplore team creates resources to help multiple stakeholder groups use the tools for improvement planning at all levels
a. e-Learning Modules by Dashboard
b. Guided Data Inquiry Process using a Data Inquiry Journal
WISExplore
Analyzing Gaps and Practices to Inform Continuous Improvement
Data Privacy ResourcesSelect Data Privacy from http://dpi.wi.gov/wise or Go to http://dpi.wi.gov/wise/data-privacy
Student Data SafeguardingData Redaction (public portal)3-tiered Hierarchy to manage security locally (secure portal
only)Multi-Tiered Data Request Process with Data Destruction
Protocol
Data Security / Privacy
WISEdash Public Portal http://wisedash.dpi.wi.govWISE website http://dpi.wi.gov/wiseWISEdash website http://dpi.wi.gov/wisedashWISExplore Webpage http://dpi.wi.gov/wisexploreData Privacy http://dpi.wi.gov/wise/data-privacyPromoting Excellence for All http://dpi.wi.gov/excforall
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