The ISBE Data Strategy Policy was developed by representatives from the Software Solutions, Technology Support and Infrastructure, and Data Strategies and Analytics departments (with guidance from the chief information officer and the executive director of the Data, Accountability, and Assessment Center).
- First, the team met with the
Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) Grant Program technical support team and reviewed exemplar data strategy policies from other government education agencies.
- Second, the team reviewed the
ISBE Strategic Plan to craft a complementary vision, mission, goals, and objectives for an ISBE Data Strategy Policy.
- Third, the team added additional content to the policy (data definitions, agency data roles and responsibilities, data governance framework) to further support the implementation and sustainability of the policy. Content was triangulated with existing agency documentation or best practices resources, when possible.
- Fourth, the team conducted internal focus groups with ISBE education executive directors, the ISBE communication executive director, the ISBE legislative affairs executive director, the ISBE legal director, and ISBE finance directors. The team incorporated the internal agency feedback in the policy to ensure a united message that supports all internal and external programmatic needs for agency data.
- Finally, ISBE executive leadership reviewed and approved the ISBE Data Strategy Policy prior to publication.
- The ISBE Data Strategy Policy will be reviewed no less than annually by the Information Technology Center and the Data, Accountability, and Assessment Center and updated, as necessary.
ISBE Data Strategy Policy - What's Inside
