Overview of Statewide Longitudinal Data System for K-12. 1st of 2 presentations. Components of Big Data, platform selection, and challenges

1. South Carolina
Longitudinal
Information
Center for
Education
Christopher Duffy, CISSP

3. What is SLICE?
How it Works
Data Quality
Training & Support
Security & Access
Next Steps
Objectives

4. SLICE????
• A new statewide system for collecting and
reporting education data.
• Efficient data collection process & data
dashboards, providing educators with tools to
evaluate & enhance student academic
performance
• Provide the public with a depth of educational
information from the school to the state.

5. Dept. Of
Employment &
Workforce
(DEW)
Dept. Of Social
Services
(DSS)
Office of Research
& Statistics
(ORS)
SLICE
Commission
on Higher
Education
(CHE)
Other
State Agencies
(to be
determined)

6. Office of Research
& Statistics
(ORS)
SLICE Components
State
Assessments
PASS, HSAP,
EOCEP
SCDE Division
of School
Effectiveness
(Educator data
system)
SCDE
SC Curriculum
& Standards
District
PK-12
Individual
Graduation
Plan System
(IGP)
SCDE
Enrollment
and Finance
Data

7. Under The Hood
Data Governance:
Policies and Security
Training and Technical Assistance (The Seven A’s):
Acquisition, Access, Analysis, Application, Assessment, Action, and Advancement
Public Interface Educator InterfaceResearch and Policy InterfaceParent and Student
Interface
Unique ID
Systems
Instructional
ProgramsSIS:
Students
Teachers
Courses
Classes
Behavior
Grades
More
Curriculum Management
System:
Curriculum Content
Standards
Assessments
Assessment
Management System:
Assessment Results
Links to Other Student Data
Academic Plans
Educator Data:
Teachers
Evaluations
Credentials
Schedules
Staff Development
Higher Education:
Student Readiness
Teacher Preparation
Reporting
Research
Workforce Agencies:
Student Readiness
Business Partners
Armed Forces
Reporting
Research
Common
Data Standards
Data and Queries
Unique Student ID
Unique Educator ID
Unique Program ID
SIS
Assessments
De-Identified Indices

9. Data Quality
• Data Load Process
• Final Transition from Consulting Firm to
SCDE
• Core Data Sources
• Data Mapping Documentation in
Progress
• Upload Schedule
• Private Pilot Data ( NOW) = 180 day 2010-11
• Upload of 180 day 2012-13 in Progress

10. SLICE Portal

11. SLICE Portal
Current Browsers Supported
Dual Purpose
PUBLIC Access
SECURE Private Access
School
District
State

12. SLICE Portal
Information & Training
Feedback & Public Interface
slice@ed.sc.gov
District Support

14. http://slice.ed.sc.gov
1. For District Review &
Testing
2. Not Available to Public
SLICE PORTAL
http://slice.ed.sc.gov

16. Personally Identifiable Information
• PII is ―any information about an individual
maintained by an agency, including;
– any information that can be used to distinguish or
trace an individual‘s identity, such as name, social
security number, date and place of birth, mother‘s
maiden name, or biometric records
– any other information that is linked or linkable to
an individual, such as medical, educational,
financial, and employment information.

17. Personal Chart
Image courtesy of Matthew Cullina, identitytheft911.com

18. SLICE PORTAL
PUBLIC ACCESS
• http://publicslice.ed.sc.gov
• No Log on
• PII Data Removed
DISTRICT ACCESS
• Required User ID & Password
• Audited

20. Roles & Access
• Individual Student Records
• Individual Teacher Data
• Class Data
• School Data
• District Data
• State Data

21. Roles & Access
• Individual Student Records
• Individual Teacher Data
• Class Data
• School Data
• District Data
• State Data
NO PUBLIC ACCESS
NO PUBLIC ACCESS
SUMMARY DATA ONLY *
SUMMARY DATA ONLY
SUMMARY DATA ONLY
SUMMARY DATA ONLY
* Nothing Displayed if less than 10

22. Roles & Access
• Individual Student Records
• Individual Teacher Data
• Class Data
• School Data
• District Data
• State Data
CURRENT STUDENT PII
SELF PII
CURRENT PII
SUMMARY DATA ONLY
SUMMARY DATA ONLY
SUMMARY DATA ONLY

23. Roles & Access
• Individual Student Records
• Individual Teacher Data
• Class Data
• School Data
• District Data
• State Data
PII
Self PII
PII
PII
SUMMARY DATA ONLY
SUMMARY DATA ONLY

24. Roles & Access
• Individual Student Records
• Individual Teacher Data
• Class Data
• School Data
• District Data
• State Data
PII
PII
PII
PII
SUMMARY DATA ONLY
SUMMARY DATA ONLY

25. Roles & Access
• Individual Student Records
• Individual Teacher Data
• Class Data
• School Data
• District Data
• State Data
PII
PII
PII
PII
SELF PII ONLY
SUMMARY DATA ONLY
District Administrator

26. District Administrator
• Due to the amount of PII, this role will
require authorization from the District
Superintendent.
• SCDE will conduct audits to ensure
compliance.

27. ROLE BASED OVERVIEW

29. Involvement!
• Webinar
SLICE information session
– Review the progress that has been made
working with the embargo site,
– Review both current & future Training activities
– Discuss next steps in the development of SLICE.
• 3 Working Groups
1. Data
2. Training
3. Technology

30. We need your participation!
? Training materials & sessions
? Training coordinator @ District

31. – Basic platform developed.
– Need your input
• Additional Dashboards
• Additional Data Sources
– Comparisons
• Side by Side?
• Over Time?
– What Else?
Foundation
@ed.sc.gov