Useful links:
Forum
Guide to Building a Culture of Quality Data: A School and
District Resource
There has been a growing awareness that effective teaching,
efficient schools, and quality data are linked. A "Culture
of Quality Data" is the belief that good data are an
integral part of teaching, learning and managing the school
enterprise. This guide was developed by the Forum's Data
Quality Task Force to help schools and school districts
improve the quality of data they collect and to provide processes
for developing a “Culture of Quality Data” by focusing
on data entry—getting things right at the source. The
quality of data will improve when all staff understands how
the data will be used and how data become information. This
guide will show how quality data can be achieved in a school
or district through the collaborative efforts of all staff.
NCES
Nonfiscal Data Handbook for Early Childhood, Elementary, and
Secondary Education (2003)
The NCES Nonfiscal Data Handbook was developed to provide
guidance concerning the consistent maintenance of student,
staff, and education institution information. This handbook
presents standard data elements and definitions describing
students, staff, schools, LEAs, and SEAs in early childhood,
elementary, and secondary education.
Forum
Guide to Protecting the Privacy of Student Information: State
and Local Education Agencies
A general overview of privacy laws and professional practices
that apply to the information collected for, and kept in,
student records. The document provides background on the key
principles and concepts in student privacy, summarizes Federal
privacy laws and any recent changes to them, and suggests
good data management practices for schools, districts, and
state education agencies.
Schools Interoperability
Framework (SIF)
Quality education relies, in large part, on professional
educators and parents having access to the information, resources,
and tools to serve learners of all ages. Seamless integration
of a broad spectrum of instructional, administrative and communication
tools is an essential foundation for an environment that effectively
addresses the needs of all learners.
The School's Interoperability Framework's (SIF) vision within
this context is that schools will be enabled to better utilize
technology in a manner that leverages the promise and capabilities
of interoperability between disparate applications. In this
then, technology is not a barrier but an enabler and SIF will
be THE catalyst in allowing systemic change to take place.
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