Schools across the region and state have increased their focus on data, especially with the adoption of NY State’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan. The MORIC offers a wide range of Data Leadership, Data Management and Testing services to help districts meet their growing data needs.
Through the utilization of the Data Leadership team, districts can make use of shared FTE services for comprehensive data leadership support encompassing data coaching, analysis, management and reporting needs to cultivate a district data culture. An Educational Data Analyst can assist in establishing data teams, defining and implementing data standards, identifying data sources and gaps, reviewing and providing actionable guidance on state and federal reporting requirements, and presenting meaningful data and professional development opportunities to promote and enhance positive data-driven instruction practices. The Data Leadership service can also support data project and product needs through customized visuals and professional development experiences.
The Data Management and Testing team works to ensure schools are able to securely manage and report on data within their local feeder systems as well as within the NYS Data Warehouse. The team provides baseline services to assist with New York State Data warehouse reporting, as well as several levels of service to assist districts on an individual basis with additional support. The team can also assist with data integration between different software solutions, to ensure data is kept secure and to allow for more efficient district operations. Finally, the Data Management and Testing team provides support for all New York state testing, including the printing and processing testing materials and the reporting of testing results back to districts via custom reports and data visualizations.