F. Collect and Report Data

• Governance, Policy, and Procedures for Management of WY WISE
  Detailed recomendations for Wyoming regarding the governance, policy and procedures for the management of their emerging data system.
• Individual Growth and School Success
  This superb paper by NWEA walks through a cogent and compelling rational to adapt AYP to make use of individual student growth data.
• Making Sense of the Data
  Making Sense of the Data provides state and district administrators with an overview of the data management and analysis market. The report highlights key drivers that are causing states and districts to allocate dwindling budget dollars to these critical systems.
• The Real Value of Teachers
  Education Trust's compelling description of TN's initiative to use 'Value Added" data to drive teeacher quality.
• WDE WISE Data System Technical Model
  This proposed technical model uses the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) standard in a setting specific to the State of Wyoming to realize a Wyoming Integrated Statewide Education Data System (WISE). This system will be used to assist districts in meeting requirements for the collection, formatting and reporting of school and disctrict data as needed by WDE's mandated reports. In addition, the system will provide schools and district systems with the benefits of interoperable systems.
• WY WISE Data Elements
  Spreadsheet describing data objects for WY WISE Project
• WY WISE Return on Investment
  A high level summary of the cost and benefits of developing a statewide data system for the state of Wyoming.
• WY WISE State Cost Summary
  The state model for Wyoming�s Integrated Statewide Education Data System (WISE Data System) was represented in a pricing spreadsheet to estimate the costs for implementation.