Transcript New York State Education Department Office of Information

Data Systems
Educational Technology
Update
Kathleen Moorhead
Carlos Ramirez
Who Do We Collect Data From
We collect data at the school district and school building level as well as from
charter schools, nonpublic schools and BOCES.
This includes approximately:
• 694 School Districts;
• 4,530 Public Schools;
• 1,800 Nonpublic Schools;
• 240 Charter Schools;
• 37 BOCES
• 2.7 Million Public School Students;
• 462,000 Nonpublic School Students; and
• 200,000 Teachers and other Professional staff.
Why Do We Collect Data
Fulfilling State and Federal Mandated Collection and Reporting
Requirements, such as:
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Federal America COMPETES Act
Federal EDFActs Reporting
Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
State Education Law
State Education Commissioner’s Regulations
What Data are Collected
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Student Demographics
Student Enrollment;
Assessment Results;
Attendance
Course Credits
School Staff Data
Teacher Certification
Teacher-Student Linkages
Staff Evaluation
*This list is not exhaustive, it provides a high-level summary.
Federal Reporting
Responsible for Submitting
more than 150 Files to the
USDOE
How Do We Collect and Share the Data
Basic Educational Data System (BEDS)
System for collecting district/school student enrollment and staff counts.
PMF/IMF Data Collection
System for collecting staff and institution data.
Student Information Repository System (SIRS), also known as Level 2 is an
electronic collection of student demographic, programs, assessment and enrollment
data, as well as teacher/staff and course information. SIRS provides a single source of
standardized individual student records for analysis at the local, regional, and
State levels to improve student performance and to meet State and federal reporting and
accountability requirements.
IRS Business Portal – IRS Portal hosts secure downloads of IRS-designed data files
and other documents to authorized users of the portal and provides access for many
SED data systems including VADIR, BEDS Online, Field Facing reports.
Special Education Data System – A collection and reporting system for Students with
Disabilities.
What Do We Currently Do With the Data
•Accountability Statuses
•State Aid Calculations
•School Report Cards
•Federal and State Reports
Giving the Data Back
• District Facing Verification Reports
• Teacher Roster Verification Report
• Where are they Now Reports
• EngageNY Portal
• Public Data Site
OFFICE OF
EDUCATIONAL DESIGN
AND TECHNOLOGY
Carlos Ramirez, MS Ed
Coordinator
The Technology Voucher Program
• $87 million is available, in the form of technology vouchers, to
2,527 district and charter schools as the result of a legal
settlement between Microsoft Corporation and the State of
New York.
• Lists of eligible schools can be found at https://nysstvp.com/ListofEligibleSchools.aspx
• Many eligible schools in your region have not applied for their
vouchers as of yet.
The Technology Voucher Program
These funds are intended to assist eligible schools in their efforts to
close the gap in their readiness for Computer-Based Testing and the
overall integration of technology in classroom teaching and learning.
To apply for these funds schools must:
• Complete the Technology Readiness Survey (TRT) to assess their
readiness for online testing and providing a technology-rich learning
environment. Please use the tool provided at www.techreadiness.net.
• Complete the STVP application at
https://nys-stvp.com/ApplicationProcess.aspx
We don’t want any eligible school to miss this opportunity!
NYS-STVP STATUS
February 2014
VOUCHERS
ISSUED 149
TOTAL
APPLICATIONS
RECEIVED 422
NYS STVP UPDATE MARCH 2014
87.2M FOR DISTRIBUTION
Total Applications
received 392
First
Redemption
Check sent on
12/20/13
$ 17,852
16% OF
ELIGIBLE
SCHOOLS
APPLIED
Total Eligible
Schools 2,527
Virtual Advanced
Placement Program
• Program goal is to increase the successful participation of low
income students in virtual learning (online and blended
instruction) Advanced Placement® (AP®) courses and testing.
• Provide greater opportunities for low-income students to
demonstrate college- and career-readiness and mastery of the
New York State Common Core Learning Standards
• Federally funded program. Race to the Top. $17M to 17LEAs.
• Program includes over 135 school districts with unique
projects to help transition from traditional to digital
classrooms.
VAP Program
Monitoring and Evaluation
• We have partnered with SUNY Binghamton for
Monitoring and Evaluation of the Program, with the
following benefits:
• The partnership allows to build capacity to inventory, monitor,
collect, and analyze quantitative and qualitative data regarding
the program efficacy.
• Research and reporting of predicted versus actual outcomes for
students participating.
• Provides components for a data sharing agreement with
Binghamton University.
Online and Blended
Learning Credit
• Effective since June, 2010.
• Regulated by Commissioner NYCRR 100.5(d)(10)
• Essential for Education Reform Agenda. Online and Blended
Learning has a service oriented focus based on supporting
LEAs to achieve maximum outputs of student achievement.
• Online and Blended Learning will facilitate data collection and
more informed educational decisions to promote student
achievement.
Learning Technology Grants
Program Purpose
The New York State Learning Technology Grant Program promotes
collaboration between public school districts/BOCES and nonpublic
schools of all denominations to:
• Increase the use of learning technology to improve student
academic performance in relation to the New York State learning
standards, process and content strands, key ideas and performance
indicators in grades pre-kindergarten through 12.
• Provide high quality professional development focused on increasing
a teacher’s knowledge and skills in the use of learning technology.
• Provide ongoing support for students to become technologically
literate by 8th grade.
Learning Technology Grant
• $3.285M annually, for the past 18 years
• Annual line item in Legislative/Governor’s NYS Education
budget
• Increase the use of learning technology to improve
student academic performance
• NYCRR 144.8,
• Must include non-public schools
• Must include PD
• Targeted to turnaround of poor-performing schools
Professional Development for Advanced
Coursework in STEM
• Enhance knowledge and skills of teachers, providing strategies
to integrate technology in Science and Math.
• Race to the Top Contract with the College Board
• Multi-year Program – Minimum of 70 hours of Training
• Secondary Teachers from high needs-schools (Grades 7-12) in
STEM Subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
PARCC – Tech Readiness Tool
• Tech Readiness Tool (TRT) - Online survey of district/schools
(pub & private) readiness to implement CBT (US & NYS)
• Incorporates PARCC standards (min. & rec.) for testing devices
and internet/network bandwidth capacity
• Results of survey should be incorporated in district/school
technology plans also used for NYS-STVP purchase plans
E-Rate Program
• Federal program run by FCC to provide discounts to schools
and libraries for purchasing telecomm, broadband and
infrastructure to support tech capacity
• NYSED approves priority 2 tech plans & contracts with E-Rate
Central for support and coordination activities
• NY received approx. $147M in E-Rate discounts (20%-90%)
last year ($4.3B since inception in 1998) for schools and
libraries
• Critical funding source supporting internet connectivity &
expanding digital learning
Questions/Comments?
Office of Educational Design and Technology
New York State Education Department
89 Washington Ave. - Room 319 EB Albany, NY 12234
phone: (518) 474-5461
fax: (518) 473-2860
e-mail: [email protected]