The Oregon DATA Project

Posted March 10

An all-day meeting of certified trainers for the Oregon DATA Project is set for April 6 at Clackamas ESD. The session is designed to provide trainers with continuous support, new tools and a deeper understanding of the implementation and sustainability efforts throughout our state. There is limited space, so please register early by clicking HERE. To download the flier with complete details, click on the image at left. 

Updated March 10
About 40 members of the Data Quality Work Group met Wednesday, March 10, for updates on the Oregon DATA Project and associated initiatives. The half-day session offered reviews and opportunity for input on a variety of subjects: instructional training, technical training, the KIDS project, and ODE's Essential Skills Toolkit.  The DQWG guides the work of the Oregon DATA Project. The final meeting of the school year will be announced soon. Meeting documents include:
-----Agenda
-----Technical Training-Lessons Learned
-----Follow-up Survey Summary (technical)
-----Survey Goal Statements (technical)

Updated Feb. 25

More than 85 teachers and administrators from throughout Oregon recently completed three days of certification training with the Oregon DATA Project. The training prepares participants to teach the professional development courses on using data effectively that are offered through the project. The training, which began Feb. 22, was conducted by Oregon ESD and K-12 trainers who were certified last year. Clackamas ESD hosted the event.

Small groups review concepts before delivering presentations for critique.

Updated Feb. 4
Mickey Garrison, Director of School Improvement for the Oregon Education Enterprise Steering Committee (EESC), has been named the 2009 State Data Director of the Year. Garrison received the award from the Data Quality Campaign during its yearly meeting in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 29.

"Mickey has been the driving force behind the Oregon DATA Project, which is successfully building a sustainable statewide framework for professional development supporting the use of data," wrote Doug Kosty, Assistant Superintendent of ODE's Office of Assessment and Information Services, in his nomination letter. "Mickey is a dedicated and tireless visionary who has brought her message--that data is the key to improving student achievement--to every corner of our state."

Updated Feb. 1
As the new year begins, educators across the state are hard at work on the sustainability phase of the Oregon DATA Project. Several strong efforts are under way to ensure the data training continues to build capacity, as well as embed a culture of data quality in schools throughout our state.