The Teacher-Student Data Link Project: Three Lasting Accomplishments
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Key Findings
Key findings include:
- Building implementation support for states and districts was primarily accomplished by developing more inclusive needs assessments, flexibly meeting states’ changing needs, and providing best practice resources online.
- Continuing collaboration among states was accomplished through the development of a gathering of a new network called the Chief Information Officer network.
- New TSDL-inspired activities included enhancing roster verification systems, integrating and linking data systems, and implementing new ways to present and use data.
In 2010, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation invited five states and three pilot districts in each state to participate in the Teacher-Student Data Link (TSDL) project. Mathematica developed a report presenting findings from 2011, the project’s first year of implementation. Building on that report, this brief articulates three lasting accomplishments of the TSDL project: (1) Building implementation support for states and districts; (2) Continuing collaboration among states; and (3) Creating new TSDL-inspired activities. The brief also presents additional resources regarding the activities of the pilot states and districts, best practices for initiatives like TSDL that intend to bolster linked teacher-student data, and a support network for education agencies involved in similar work.
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