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Data Partnership Initiatives
The following initiatives were developed to work together to ensure the success of a statewide longitudinal data system (SLDS). Collectively, the projects provided the direction and professional development necessary to develop a system that meets the needs of all educational stakeholders.
Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS)

The Oregon Department of Education was the recipient of three grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences. The grants were awarded to help states design, implement and enhance Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS). Oregon is one of only two states to receive three SLDS grants.

Project ALDER, funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, supported the development, enhancement and expansion of data systems to enable stakeholders in Oregon to examine student progress from early childhood into career, including matching teachers to students, while protecting student privacy and confidentiality consistent with applicable privacy protection laws (e.g., FERPA).

Project ALDER built upon the foundational efforts of Oregon’s first two SLDS grants, the Oregon DATA Project and Project OFAR. The Oregon DATA Project focused on building a culture of data quality and supporting data-driven decision making, primarily for in-service teachers. The DATA Project provided training in foundational, general data use, as well as training in specific content areas (e.g., Reading, Math, Writing). Project OFAR extended training on data use to pre-service teacher trainees, supports policy analysis around data-driven educational reform, funds the relocation of ODE’s servers to the Open Source Lab at Oregon State University and supported the development of systems for the exchange of formative assessment data.

Project OFAR
The Oregon Formative Assessment Resources (OFAR) was an ODE collaborative initiative with the University of Oregon. This site contains information for all project stakeholders including students, parents, teachers, school and district administrators, legislators and educational researchers. It also includes technical documentation about how solutions were implemented and details on project progress.
The Oregon DATA Project
The Oregon DATA Project, a three-year, $4.7 million initiative funded by federal education dollars, is a statewide initiative designed to improve student achievement through informed use of data. The DATA Project is launching a multi-tiered program of professional development focused on teaching educators how to collect, analyze and use appropriate data. The three main training strands designed for the project will provide statewide training and support for data-driven decision-making.
Project ALDER
Project ALDER was a collaborative initiative of the Oregon Department of Education with the Oregon University System, the Oregon Employment Department, Community Colleges and Workforce Development (now the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC)), and Teacher Standards and Practices Commission. This site contains information for all project stakeholders including students, parents, teachers, school and district administrators, legislators, and educational researchers. It also includes technical documentation about how our solutions were implemented and details on project progress.
KIDS: a PK-16 Integrated Data System
KIDS was a statewide system that integrated different student information systems from across the state into a common data warehouse. KIDS provided ODE and districts with a single, accurate, and authoritative student data system for the entire state, allowing seamless storage, access, and data transfer between districts and the state. The $8.3 million project, funded by the 2005 Legislature, was on track for fully implementing its data warehouse system in fall of 2009.
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