Component 2: Building a Culture of Data Quality

On this page, you will find a list of resources available for the Oregon DATA Project's Component 2 training for the technical track, "Building a Culture of Data Quality."

You may also obtain a disk containing all of the technical training material by emailing your request HERE. Please include your name, affiliation (ESD, district or school) and mailing address and type "technical training" in the subject line.  

Overview Document
---> "Resource Guide for Technical Training" (1.3 MB PDF)
This document contains all of the lesson plans offered separately below and is intended to provide a high-level overview of both components 1 and 2. The 22-page document is designed to be printed on both sides (duplex) and in either color or black and white. (Alternatively, the cover can be printed in color and the remaining pages in black and white.)

Activity 1: Creating a Data Quality Oversight Committee
---> Lesson Plan 
Resources
---> Quality Data Culture Concept map (16 KB PDF) 
---> Data Steward Responsibilities (16 KB PDF)
Supplemental Resources
---> The Need for Data Quality (1.2 MB PowerPoint}

Activity 2: Data, Data, Data. Who's Got Your Data?
---> Lesson Plan
Resources
---> Who’s Got Whoville’s Data? (900 KB PowerPoint)
---> Quality Data Culture Concept map (10 KB PDF)
---> Data Summary Sample (187 KB PDF)
---> Session Evaluation (130 KB PDF)
Supplemental Resources
---> The Need for Data Quality (1.2 MB PowerPoint)

Training Video
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--->  "Data, data, data. Who's Got Your Data?" (16:30 minutes)

Activity 3: District and School Analysis
---> Lesson Plan
Resources
---> Helping Achieve Data Quality (PDF document)
---> Quality Data Self-Assessment (PDF document)
---> Anonymous Self-Assessment Survey (PDF document)
---> Template: Self Assessment Summary (Word document)
---> Sample: Self Assessment Survey and Summary Page (PDF document)
---> Sample: Anonymous Self-Assessment Summary (PDF document)
---> Best Practices for Data Entry (PDF document)
---> Session Evaluation (130 KB PDF)

Training Video
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---> "District and School Analysis" (7:30 minutes)

Activity 4: Data Steward Responsibilities
---> Lesson Plan
Resources
---> Self Assessment and Anonymous Assessment comments from previous activity
---> Who's Got Whoville's Data? (PowerPoint presentation)
---> Quality Data Culture Concept Map (PDF document)
---> Quality Data: Role Descriptions (PDF document)
---> Data Steward/Coordinator Responsibility Assignments (Word document)
---> Session Evaluation (130 KB PDF)

Training Video
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---> "Data Steward Responsibilities" (11:45 minutes)

Activity 5: Data Collection Calendar
---> Lesson Plan
Resources
---> State Collections Spreadsheet - three sort options (Excel documents)
---> Sample: Spring Membership Data Calendar (PDF document)
---> Template: State Collection Data Calendar (Word document)
---> Data Audit Planning Form (Word document)
---> Data Calendar Planning Form (Word document)
---> Session Evaluation (130 KB PDF)

Goal-setting
---> Goal setting form(PDF document)