Data and Information Systems

1. At my school, there is a large amount of data collected on a daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly basis. Here are some of the examples of data collected by teachers, principals, and other staff members: achievement test scores for each student and each test taken in each grade level, quarterly grades, attendance, tardies, number of behavioral referrals, number of in-school suspensions, number of out of school suspensions, number of expulsions, parent contact logs, parent meeting logs, teacher attendance, teacher professional development hours, student educational records including histories of abuse, testing, counseling, repeating grades, etc, book assignments, teacher evaluations, etc.
2. Much of the important data such as grades and OAT scores are kept in the district's WebSys database, which is accessible from home or school with the proper log-in information. Behavioral referrals and other data are kept in both paper form and are input into a separate database which is not accessible to teachers. Student records, book assignments, and teacher evaluations are only in paper form and are locked in the office. Parent contact logs are kept in electronic or paper form by each teacher. Professional development information is kept in a database by the district.
3. The data is managed by many individuals dependent on the category. Teachers record grades and parent contact logs and can access grade and test score databases. Secretaries and principals can access behavior related data. Any certified staff member can access the paper records of students' histories. Administrators in the school and in the central office are in charge of data regarding teachers' development and evaluations, and teacher/student attendance.