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2019 SLDS Grant
In February 2020, the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) was awarded a federal grant of $2.3 million to improve Colorado's Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS). CDE applied for and received supplementation funding in the amount of $360,000 in September 2020. The additional opportunity was offered due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on state education operations. Outcomes from these funds must be tied to COVID-19.
Focus Areas for Grant
Infrastructure Modernization
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A new data presentation layer will be developed to help reporting tools communicate with the data warehouse. This upgrade is also necessary for CDE’s New SchoolView project.
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CDE will convert to a standardized database model and toolset (CEDS, or Common Education Data Standards) for reporting standardization and interoperability across states.
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This funding allows CDE to automate and standardize more common and less expensive tools, to save money and increase the pool of available technical staff for hiring.
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Supplemental funding adds support for managing remote meeting tools due to workplace changes brought on by the pandemic.
Data Privacy & Data Governance
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Funding allows CDE to build on Colorado’s recognized leadership in data privacy processes and methods.
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Utilize already established data sharing agreement formats and data request processes applied to the grant’s new use cases.
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CDE’s information security success and cyber training will be continued and enhanced.
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CDE has very strong K12 Data Governance (Data Management Committee, Education Data Advisory Committee, active participant in Governors’ Data Advisory Board). The grant offers a way to expand those methods and structures to go past the existing structures and bring in external post-academic career partners that house relevant data, e.g., workforce certifications, jobs data, salary information, drivers' license data and others.
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Include all divisions within CDE which do not normally participate in the established data governance structures to ensure all voices are at the governance table.
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