SIFA University Registration Page for the Data Quality Online Courses
Welcome to the The U.S. Department of Education's National Forum on Education Statistics online courses for local education agencies (LEA). These two courses, focused on improving education data, have been developed with funds from the National Forum on Education Statistics of the National Center for Education Statistics, and in cooperation with the Schools Interoperability Framework Association, the Council of Chief State School Officers and the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit. These courses are free of charge through SIFA University.
The first course, Improving Education Data Part 1 – Creating a Foundation, presents concepts related to creating a culture of quality data. The four lessons in this course concentrate on establishing a culture of quality data, assessing your local education agency’s data quality, classifying education data and examining security and confidentiality. The course is designed to be either instructor-led or self-paced and incorporates activities, discussions, presentations and support materials.
The second course, Improving Education Data Part 2 – Coordinating Data Quality, provides information for data coordinators/stewards focusing on their role in planning and implementing quality data initiatives for an LEA. The eight lessons in this course center on the data coordinator/steward responsibilities, data flow and cycles, data entry, creation and use of a data dictionary, development of a data calendar, types of data errors, validation and audit of data and communication. This second course will be available in the summer 2008.