NEW MEXICO ACHIEVING COLLABORATIVE HEIGHTS IN EDUCATION VIA E-SYSTEMS

(NM-ACHIEVES)

NM Public Education DepartmentNM Higher Education Department

NM Children, Youth and Families DepartmentNM Department of Workforce Solutions

Presented to Department of Information TechnologyJanuary 13, 2009

 

 

2

Project Overview

Introduction Fundamental educational challenges remain in New Mexico, including:

How to address critical achievement gaps How to track and demonstrate whether and how reforms and policies are making a

difference. New Mexico is building a decision-making culture centered on research, access to information

and transparency. Institute of Education Sciences (Department of Education) grant will fund development of

statewide longitudinal data system, NM-ACHIEVeS.

Objectives NM-ACHIEVeS will collect essential data elements from the state’s PreK, K-12,

postsecondary and workforce databases to create a complete SLDS. Expand understanding of data relationships Report on information such as student progress and outcomes Enhance the services delivered to customers

Project Goals: Improve data quality and consistency; Improve data access; Expand and enhance data reporting; Ensure appropriate user roles, security and access; and Expand statewide training for data use to support instruction and policy.

 

 

3

Project Overview (cont’d)

 

 

Institutional Support

Development Team Secretary Veronica Garcia, PED Secretary Viola Flores, HED Data Warehouse Council Members Joel Nudi, PED Tyler Weldon, HED Beata Thorstensen, OEA Anya Dozier Enos, PED Veronica Chavez Newman, HED Scott Hughes, OEA Minerva Carrera, PED Robert Piro PED, Mahalakshmi Khalapiraan, HED Catherine Cross Maple, PED Frances Ramirez-Maestas, LESC Peter Winograd, Governor’s Office Jami Grindatto , Intel, IENM Jamai Blivin, IENM

Key PointsThree Year Project$20.0 Million RequestThe grants will be reviewed in FebruaryAwards announced end of April or early May, 2010

 

 

Veronica Garcia Secretary, PED Co-Chair

Vi Florez Secretary, HED Co- Chair

Dorian Dodson Secretary, CYFD

Ken Ortiz Secretary, DWS

Marlin Mackey Secretary, DoIT

Alfredo Vigil Secretary, DOH

Katie Falls Secretary, HSD

Fred Mondragon Secretary, EDD

Peter Winograd Office of the Governor

Beata Thorstensen DFA/OEA

Linda Paul Superintendent, Aztec

Mike Gottlieb Superintendent, Roswell

Karen Couch Superintendent, Moriarity - Edgewood

James Fries President, NMHU

Carol Spenser President, San Juan CC

Cedric Page Director, UNM, Los Alamos

Data Warehouse Council

 

 

6

Planned Initiation Phase Accomplishments

Phase Deliverables: Verify scope requirements. Coordinate needs with existing agency systems Begin research on reporting requirements

Verify budget and ensured funding Begin to assign responsibilities to agencies. Address issues related to project allocation Agree high-level cross-agency budget & schedule

Complete PMP and other management plansInitiate IV&V discussions with potential vendors

 

 

Project Timeline

 

 

8

Project Governance / Vision