In this issue:
Dear colleagues,
Thank you for tuning in to this issue of “The Hub for
Learning!” My name is Andrea Cobb and I am the Executive Director of the Center
for the Improvement of Student Learning (CISL) at OSPI. At CISL, our mission is
to connect people to the research and information they need to eliminate
educational opportunity gaps and improve student learning in our state.
To accomplish this mission, we strive to work
collaboratively with our colleagues in the agency; districts; educational
service districts; institutions of higher education; families, community, and
business organizations to:
- share
findings from research in ways that are useful for improving systems and
developing the capacity of individual educators to meet the needs of the
students we all serve.
- identify
examples of the student support systems, instructional models, programs,
and partnerships that are making a positive difference in the educational
outcomes and lives of our students and families.
One critical factor in helping to contribute to the success
of any system, program, or partnership is the extent to which those who are
doing the work have access to timely, relevant, and reliable data they can use
to make strategic decisions and to adjust their practice. As we continue to
emphasize the power of partnerships to support student success we must continue
to find ways to leverage the power of data in this work.
We know, however, that developing a data infrastructure that
combines data from multiple sources, and sharing data between schools and
community providers, can pose challenges. Fortunately, there are people
tackling these challenges who have developed tools for us to build from. I’ve
included three examples below.
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Integrating Data Systems – To learn more about integrating data
systems and to download helpful implementation tools and checklists browse these reproducible materials. Here you will find supplementary materials to
accompany Integrated
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support: Blending RTI and PBIS, by Kent
McIntosh and Steve Goodman.
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Student Success Link – The Student
Success Data Partnership, comprised of the Puget Sound Educational Service
District (PSESD) and its Road Map Project partners, is committed to using data
to better understand which tools and techniques are improving student
achievement and then pursuing opportunities and innovations that foster student
success.
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Data Sharing – Federal Rules and
Best Practices to Improve Out-of-School-Time Programs and Student Outcomes.
The CISL team is excited to welcome
its newest member, Emily Rang, as the OSPI Director of Data Governance.
In this role Emily will lead an agency-wide effort to ensure that we are
implementing best practices with regard to the collection, management, and use
of our student, educator, and finance data. In addition, Emily will lead the
work of the K–12 Data Governance Group.
Emily has worked at OSPI for the
last ten years and has been a member of the assessment and IT teams. We are
fortunate that she brings her institutional knowledge, technical expertise, and
commitment to customer service to this role. Please join us in welcoming Emily
to the CISL team.
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On Thursday, March 8 from 3-4 p.m. EST, the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of
Education (ED) will host a joint webinar on improving student outcomes through
data-sharing partnerships between public housing authorities, multifamily
housing providers, and school districts. REGISTER TODAY to reserve your spot
and receive event reminders.
Nearly four million children live in public housing and HUD-assisted
multifamily properties. Housing providers and school districts both work hard
to create an environment in which these children can succeed, and collaboration
between these two sectors can lead to even greater improvements in school
readiness, attendance and graduation rates, and reading and math proficiency.
Recognizing this potential, a growing number of public housing authorities,
multifamily housing providers, and school districts have formed partnerships
focused on data-driven strategies to improve educational opportunities and
outcomes for children living in HUD-assisted housing.
This introductory webinar is designed for public housing, multifamily housing,
and school district leadership and staff who are new to this topic and
interested in learning more about what they can gain from initiating a
partnership. The session will introduce attendees to the Data Sharing Road Map,
a new resource from HUD and ED, and explore the potential benefits of a
data-driven partnership between housing and education organizations.
Confirmed speakers:
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Jennifer Bell-Ellwanger, Director of the Policy and Program Studies Service,
U.S. Department of Education
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Calvin Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of
Research, Evaluation, and Monitoring, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development
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Michael Hawes, Director of Student Privacy Policy, Office of the
Chief Privacy Officer, U.S. Department of Education
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Maria-Lana Queen, Acting Director, Community and Supportive Services
Division, Office of Public and Indian Housing, U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development
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Brent Jones, Chief Strategy and Partnerships Officer, Seattle
Public Schools
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Andrew Lofton, Executive Director, Seattle Housing Authority
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Brenda Castillo-Garza,
Director of Family Services, MidPen Services
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