# Presentation: 787909

## Duval County Public SchoolsEducation Information Network Project

**NCES – MIS 2001**

**February 26, 2001**

## Marsha Cole
Director of Student Information Management System
Duval County Public Schools

Hardy Fletcher
General Director of Technology Support
Duval County Public Schools

Nina Briggs
Supervisor of Programming
Duval County Public Schools

Matthew Seeberg
Manager, K 12 Public Education
KPMG Consulting, Inc.

- Director of Student Information Management System
- Duval County Public Schools
- Hardy Fletcher
- General Director of Technology Support
- Duval County Public Schools
- Nina Briggs
- Supervisor of Programming
- Duval County Public Schools
- Matthew Seeberg
- Manager, K 12 Public Education
- KPMG Consulting, Inc.

## Topics

**eEducation Vision**
**The EdIN Project**
**Web-based Information Management**
**Technology Architecture **
**Challenges of Change**

## Duval County Public Schools

**Factoids**
**16****th**** largest school district in the country**
**160 schools**
**10,000 teachers and staff**
**135,000 students**
**Ongoing IT Projects**
**SAP HR / Fin / Purchasing / Maintenance**
**Teacher laptops**
**VPN across AT&T fiber lines**

## Topics

**e-Education Vision**
**The EdIN Project**
**Web-based Information Management**
**Technology Architecture **
**Challenges of Change**

## The e-Education Vision

**Ultimate goal is *****improved student performance***
**Solutions begin *****in the classroom *****and channel through web technology**
**Technology supports systemic and sustainable education reform ****— real value of technology is *****integration and classroom access***
**Data-based decision making across district — supported by data warehouse**

## e-Education Vision

**e-Education Vision**

## Topics

**eEducation Vision**
**The EdIN Project**
**Web-based Information Management**
**Technology Architecture **
**Challenges of Change**

## A Step towards the Vision — The EdIN Project

**Fully integrated, web-based SIS application**
**Enhances data integrity and access**
**Full-district deployment ****— right down to the classroom in real-time**
**Flexible to the needs of Duval County PS**
**Current, standards-based technology**
**Data Warehouse for data consolidation**

## EdIN Project Team

**Top Integrators.  Education Specialists.  Hardware / Software Experts**

## Topics

**eEducation Vision**
**The EdIN Project**
**Web-based Information Management**
**Technology Architecture **
**Challenges of Change**

## Student Information in the Classroom

**Supports teacher innovation**
**With information available on each student’s abilities, learning can be custom tailored to fit the needs of each student**

## Real-Time Data from the Classroom

**Ensures decision-makers can make crucial decisions based on timely, accurate data**
**Reduces reliance on labor-intensive processes and extra costs**

**Teacher ****—**** 9:00am**

**Dean ****—**** 9:01am**

**SIS Database**

**Attendance**

**Attendance**

## Internet Education Portal

**Provides parents and community members greater access, awareness, and involvement in the education of their children**
**Secure access to updated attendance, grades, etc.**

## Performance Measurement and Accountability

**Enabling educational program assessments, adjustments and the emergence of best practices**
**Data warehousing and business intelligence tools provide the basis for the reach for standards**

## Topics

**eEducation Vision**
**The EdIN Project**
**Web-based Information Management**
**Technology Architecture**
**Challenges of Change**

## The Architecture of the Solution I

**PowerSchool Enterprise**

**Parent**

**Student**

**Teacher**

**School**

**Administrator**

**District**

**Administrator**

**Web Server**

**Database Server**

**Microsoft IIS**

**Microsoft SQL**

**Microsoft NT**
**PSE / Web Objects**

**Application Server**

## The Architecture of the Solution II: Distributed Data

## Topics

**eEducation Vision**
**The EdIN Project**
**Web-based Information Management**
**Technology Architecture**
**Challenges of Change**

## The Challenges: Data Capture in the Classroom

**Training**
**Accountability**
**Hardware / Connectivity**
**Electronic records not universally accepted**

## The Challenge: Data Security

**Significant privacy laws dictate data handling**
**Classroom access**
**WAN / LAN security**
**Parent / Community portal**
**Teacher access from home**

## The Challenge: Legacy to Web-based

**Updated architecture ****— web servers, java**
**Need to re-tool local talent**
**Changes in functionality from character-based to browser-based**
**Universal access — down to the classroom **

## The Challenge: Equity of Access

**Parental / Community portal ****— do all have access?**
**Kiosks, library access**
**Teacher access — equity of opportunity**

## The Challenges

**The challenges are *****opportunities***
**The technology is the vehicle for the *****improvement of student performance***** from the classroom level**

## EdIN

## Contacts and Q&A

- Marsha Cole
- Director of Student Information Management System
- Duval County Public Schools
- Hardy Fletcher
- General Director of Technology Support
- Duval County Public Schools
- Nina Briggs
- Supervisor of Programming
- Duval County Public Schools
- Matthew Seeberg
- Manager, K 12 Public Education
- KPMG Consulting, Inc.

- colem@educationcentral.org
- 904-390-2567
- fletcherh@educationcentral.org
- 904-348-7105
- briggs@coj.net
- 904-350-1944
- mseeberg@kpmg.com
- 904-350-1222 x 452
- 904-386-6403