The RI DataHUB : Rhode Island’s Story

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THE RI DATAHUB: RHODE ISLAND’S STORY

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Peg Votta, RI Department of EducationDeborah Grossman-Garber, RI Office of Higher

Education

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Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.All the King's horses, And all the

King's menCouldn't put Humpty together again!

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• Build strong relationshipso Nurture a strong network and statewide

capacityo Insist on Equity - leave the agency at the

door• Relationships, Networks and Equity in

Action: A Chronic Absenteeism Data Story • The RI DataHub: How and Why it works for

RI• Lessons Learned and Next Steps

OVERVIEW

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Build Strong Relationships

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Nurture a strong network and statewide capacity• Longitudinal Data Analysis Committee

o Includes: K12, postsecondary, private, and public

o Community agencies, data organizationso Coming soon: labor and training o Student-centric

• Insist on Equity — leave the agency at the dooro Co-chaired by K12 and higher educationo Democracy is hard work o Equity ensures a single voice

BUILD STRONG RELATIONSHIPS

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Relationships, Networks, and Equity in Action: A Chronic Absenteeism Data Story

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Essential Question: What are the effects of chronic absenteeism in high school on post-secondary persistence and success?

• Not our first Essential Questionhttp://www.ridatahub.org/datastories/high-school-absenteeism-college-persistence/1/

• All Data Stories include Action Steps

RELATIONSHIPS, NETWORKS AND EQUITY IN ACTION

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Open Indicators Consortium http://www.oicweave.org/

• Collaboratively developed visualization software• RI is a founding member• RI ensures it tailors to the education field• Users can upload data — or download software• Registered users can link to existing data

(Census)• And WEAVE (Web-based Analysis and

Visualization Environment) is free

THE RI DATAHUB: HOW AND WHY IT WORKS FOR RI

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Developed by ProvPlan - “Think and Do”NOT Agency-CentricRI DataHUB 101

Includes: • Video tutorials, FAQs, tip sheets, users guides• Full data dictionary with indicator cards• Registered Users can create lists

THE RI DATAHUB: USERS AND USE

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THE RI DATAHUB: USERS AND USEUSER Tool FeaturesBasic Data Stories Guided stories with pre-

designed charts and tablesIncludes guided tool tipsProvides Recommendations and Next Steps

Intermediate Reports Complex, sort able charts and tablesUsers can change axes and indicators

Advanced WEAVE User SandboxCreate ilists to use in WEAVE Must be registeredCan upload data / Session History

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• Relationships ABSOLUTELY Matter• Try to put yourself in your partner’s shoes• Don’t be a bully• Admit to your weaknesses• Acknowledge broadly and sincerely• Let the Data guide you • If you build it, they may not come

THE RI DATAHUB: CHALLENGES AND LESSONS LEARNED

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• A RI Sand Box: Providing Data to Researchers

• The Longitudinal Data Analysis Committee: New Members, revised focus

• A Research Center – Developing A sustained research agenda in RI

RI DATAHUB: NEXT STEPS

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Contact information:Deborah Grossman Garber, dgrossman-garber@ribghe.orgPeg Votta, margaret.votta@ride.ri.govRebecca Lee, rlee@provplan.orgAllison Camara, Allison.Camara@ed.gov

For more information on the RI DataHUB:OIC / WEAVE: http://www.oicweave.org/RI DataHUB: http://www.ridatahub.org/Identifying SLDS Users and Uses: SLDS BriefSLDS Data Use Issue Brief IV: Techniques for Analyzing Longitudinal Administrative Data

CONTACTS & ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

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