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Posted on 10/01/2008
Data-Driven Decision Making 2016
Dr. Glynn Ligon, ESP's CEO and President has been invited to join Chester E. Finn, Jr. from the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation for a panel discussion about the future of education data. Dr. Ligon's whitepaper, Data-Driven Decision Making 2016 was cited in a new Fordham publication, "A Byte at the Apple: Rethinking Education Data for the Post-NCLB Era."
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06/01/2008
Idaho SDE Selects ESP to Help Improve Data Management
The Idaho State Department of Education, in an effort to improve data management, requires a review of their current data management practices and policies leading to an updated longitudinal data system plan and an enhanced enterprise architecture data system. ESP has been selected by the State to provide D3M Information System Architecture (ISA) services, a DataSpecs data collection inventory, and a data system redesign requirements plan.
02/27/2008
Secretary Spelling Acknowledges MO's Strong Data System, Built in Partnership with ESP
U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today joined Missouri Commissioner of Education Dr. D. Kent King for a meeting with the State Board of Education in Jefferson City, Mo., where she delivered remarks and discussed how the Federal government can support and facilitate further academic gains made by Missouri students under No Child Left Behind. Secretary Spellings applauded Missouri's efforts to increase accountability and discussed opportunities for improvement and innovation under No Child Left Behind.
"Missouri is helping raise the bar by setting high standards and developing a strong data system that honestly and accurately looks at student achievement and helps target federal resources to serve the neediest students," said Secretary Spellings. Read More...
02/01/2008
ESP's Participation in SIFA Remains Strong with 2008 Elections
ESP continues to have strong representation within the Schools Interoperability Framework Association (SIFA) according to the 2008 elections. ESP Chief Architect, Alex Jackl was elected for a third term as a Co-Chair of the SIFA Technical Board. He will also serve as the Instructional Services Task Force Lead and the Data Model Task Force Co-Lead. ESP Vice President, Steven King, was elected to a third term as a member of the SIFA Board of Directors and will now serve as their Treasurer. ESP Vice President, Barbara Andrepont, was elected for a second term on the SIFA Technical Board and will once again serve as the Student Record Exchange Task Force Lead.
01/01/2008
CA DOE Awards $15M Longitudinal Data System Contract to ESP/IBM Team
The California Department of Education selected IBM,
subcontracting partner Microsoft Corp., and business partners Aradyme, Edustructures, ESP Solutions Group, and Stanfield Systems for a contract valued at $15 million over a three-year period for a new system called CALPADS (California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System). The system will enable statewide data collection and confidential management of student level data, and the ability for state educators to track progress over time. Read More...
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