RIDE's Statewide Longitudinal Data
System (SLDS)
NEW!
R.I. receives
$4-million federal grant for
longitudinal
student-data system
The R.I.
Department of Education (RIDE) is
the lead partner on the initiative,
working along with the Department of
Labor and Training (RIDLT), the Office of
Higher Education (RIOHE), and the
R.I. Higher
Education Assistance Authority
(RIHEAA).
The Providence
Plan, a
nonprofit corporation that provides
data and analysis for government
agencies and community groups, will
oversee the development of the
system.
Information about the
grant is provided below.
Project Name:
The Next Frontier: Expanding Rhode
Island's Statewide Longitudinal Data
System to Better Support the Needs
of the Postsecondary and Workforce
Community
The four goals of the project
are to:
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Integrate new sources of
postsecondary data (adult education,
career and technical education, and
Workforce Investment
Act-funded workforce development)
into Rhode Island’s current data
system.
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Invest in the data
infrastructure and technology
systems within RIOHE and RIDLT so
that these agencies can more fully
participate in Rhode Island’s data
system.
-
Identify adult learners as a
critical and priority audience in
the ongoing development of data
tools that are specifically designed
to support student/consumer level of
the data system.
-
Prioritize “users and use” of
the data system by making
investments in training and ongoing
technical assistance for all
stakeholders, especially
practitioners and researchers.
Grant Abstract
Grant Narrative
About RIDE's 2009 Statewide Longitudinal Data System Grant
In 2009, RIDE was awarded a 4.67
million dollar federal grant to
build and enhance the state's
longitudinal data systems. What this
means is that our state has been given
the opportunity to connect our
information systems from
pre-kindergarten through higher
education and the into workforce. By
following our students through the
education pipeline, we can answer many important questions about
schools, programs and the impact
they have on the students of Rhode
Island. This initiative
involves the entire state - from the
school house to the state house.