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Jay Pfeiffer is the architect of Florida’s groundbreaking longitudinal student-data system, which was developed in 1984 to link multiple existing administrative data resources for accountability purposes. Pfeiffer has since provided consultation to Congress, state and federal agencies and private companies on the development of accountability systems and evaluation strategies for education, employment and training programs.
Dr. Laura Schwalm became the superintendent of the Garden Grove Unified School District in Orange County, California, in 1999 after serving the district as a teacher and administrator for thirty-four years. Under her tenure, the district has made great strides in improving student achievement among its diverse student population, which includes 80 percent non-native English speakers and sixty-five percent who receive free or reduced-price lunch. In September 2004, Garden Grove Unified School District received the Broad Prize for Urban Education, a $1 million award for the most outstanding urban school district in the nation.
Toward a K-20 Student Unit Record Data System for California
www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG695/
The report reviews California's multiple existing student data systems and identifies steps that could be taken toward building and maintaining an integrated student data system for the state.
Data Quality Campaign
www.dataqualitycampaign.org
The Data Quality Campaign is a national, collaborative effort to encourage and support state policymakers to improve the collection, availability and use of high-quality education data, and implement state longitudinal data systems to improve student achievement
California’s State and Local Education Data Systems
irepp.stanford.edu/documents/GDF/SUMMARIES/Hansen_Springboard.pdf
One of the studies from Stanford’s “Getting Down to Facts” research.
The Florida Department of Education Division of Accountability, Research & Meaurement
www.fldoe.org/arm/
The State of Florida is widely cited as having the most robust educational data system in the nation.
John Fensterwald’s Educated Guess
mercextra.com/blogs/edreform/2008/01/18/umm-data-good/
A posting from San Jose Mercury News editorial writer John Fensterwald.
