The Illinois Longitudinal Data System (ILDS) Data Advisory Committee is established as defined by the P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System Act
(Public Act 96-0107) and through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Department of Education. The Committee consists of a broad group of stakeholders that will advise ISBE and its Education Partners on data use and data management. This group will help define the data gathering and reporting requirements for ILDS, along with advising on data coordination across agencies.
Membership is comprised of Education Partner organizations representing School Boards, School Districts, Teacher and School Administrators, the Legislature, Post Secondary Education, and Research Organizations throughout Illinois, including:
- Chicago Public Schools (CPS)
- Consortium on Chicago School Research (CCSR)
- Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)
- Des Plaines Valley Education for Employment Region
- Illinois Association of School Administrators (IASA)
- Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB)
- Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE)
- Illinois Business Roundtable (IBRT)
- Illinois Community College Board (ICCB)
- Illinois Early Learning Council (ELC)
- Illinois Education Association (IEA)
- Illinois Education Research Council (IERC)
- Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT)
- Illinois Principals Association (IPA)
- Illinois Regional Offices of Education (ROE)
- Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC)
- Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University
- Large Unit District Association (LUDA)
- Legislative Research Unit (LRU)
- P-20 Council
