Education & Workforce Data

Task Force MeetingJanuary 11, 2019

Ross GoldsteinExecutive Director

Ann KelloggDirector of Reporting Services

Agenda

● Governance and Organizational Structure

● Center Output and Output Policies

● Data Management and System Access

● Outreach and Communication

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Governance and Organizational Structure

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MLDS Center Timeline

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MLDS Center Governance

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Chancellor of the University

System

State Superintendent

of Schools

Secretary of Higher

Education

Secretary of the Department of

Labor, Licensing, and

Regulation

President of Morgan State

University

Executive Director of the

Maryland Association of

Community Colleges

President of the Maryland

Independent Colleges and Universities Association

Representative of local

Superintendents of Schools

Expert in large data systems

and data security

Governor’s Appointee

Governor’s Appointee

Governor’s Appointee

MLDS Governing Board

Established in state law for creating and managing the MLDS

12 Member Board of education and workforce leaders

Makeup of Board ensures the success of the MLDS

MLDS Center Advisory Boards

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MLDS Governing Board

MLDS Center Executive Director

Research & Policy Advisory Board

Data Governance Advisory Board

Facilitate consultation

between stakeholders

and the Center staff on

operational matters

Assists Governing Board

with oversight

Participation and input

from stakeholders on the

Research Agenda

Guides Center on quality

focused initiatives

Monitors data quality

Ensures protection of

sensitive data

Sets direction for data

collections

MHEC Liaison MSDE Liaison

• Monthly meetings

• Bi-monthly meetings

• Attends Internal and External Meetings

DLLR Liaison

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MLDS Center Organizational StructureGovernor Lawrence Hogan

MLDS Governing Board

Secretary of High Education

James Fielder, Chair

MLDS Center

Ross Goldstein, Executive

Director (2)

Systems

Management

(9)

Labor Data

Analyst (1)

Data

Management

(1)

Reporting

Services (1)

Research

Services

(2+)

Output

Committee

Data

Committee

Research

Committee

Center Output and Output Policies

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Mission and Vision

● Mission

○ Develop and maintain the Maryland Longitudinal DataSystem in order to provide analyses, produce relevantinformation, and inform choices to improve student and workforce outcomes, while ensuring the highest standards of system security and data privacy.

● Vision

○ Become the leading source in the state of Maryland for accurate, cross-sector, and actionable information on student to workforce transitions and outcomes.

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Research Agenda○ Governing Board has created a 20 question Research

Agenda

○ Research Agenda focuses on Transitions and must be Cross-Sector/Cross-Agency

○ Research Agenda Categories

A. K-12 Readiness

B. Postsecondary Readiness and Access

C. Postsecondary Completion

D. Workforce Outcomes

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Example Agenda Question:

B. Postsecondary Readiness and Access

1. Are Maryland students academically prepared to enter postsecondary

institutions and complete their programs in a timely manner?

Output Priorities 2018-2019

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Data Requests and PIA

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External Researchers and Grant Funded Projects

Research or Grant Request

Internal Review

Governing Board Review

Advisory Board Review

Approved Research Project

or Grant

Center Output

Final Center Output and

Optional Further

Development

Internal Review &

Suppression

Data Management and System Access

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MLDS Center Data

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MLD

S D

ata

De

live

ry S

yste

m

Data Sets Provided by Maryland Agencies and

Institutions

Data Collection Calendar

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MLDS Data InventoryThe MLDS Governing Board is required to submit an Annual Report under Md. Ed. Art. §24-704(g)(6) to create an inventory of individual student and workforce data approved to be maintained in the system and generally serves to inform the general public about the contents of the MLDS database.

Data Inventory

Data Access

SECURE BY DESIGN…

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Master Data Management

MSDE MHEC DLLR

RESTRICTED ACCESS

Operational Data Storage

NO PII DATA

•TOKEN ID•4-1995•Transactional

Data•Enrollments•Test Scores•Wages

LIMITEDACCESS

Outreach and Communication

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General Communication

● Output and Presentations○ Predefined distribution lists○ Subscribe through StayConnected!

● Conference Participation● Monthly Report to Governing Board● Department of Legislative Services● P20W Council

● Outreach, outreach, outreach . . .

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Workforce

Impact

Collaborative Engagement

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College Degrees to

Careers Pathways

Career Preparation Expansion

Act

Analysis

Maryland Commission on

Innovation & Excellence in

Education

College Enrollment by

Carnegie Classification

DLLR

DLLR

DLLR

More information

Ann T. Kellogg

Director of Reporting Services

ann.kellogg@maryland.gov

410-767-0425

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