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DPI's Dashboard & Reporting Solution
The ability to turn data into information quickly and easily has become increasingly important in education. As part of DPI’s ongoing effort to support research and analysis that improves educational outcomes, the Department of Public Instruction has recently purchased a suite of tools—called business intelligence, or BI, Tools—that will change the way DPI provides the data we collect back to schools and districts, and the way school and district staff, as well as the public, can access data about Wisconsin public schools.
DPI’s new BI solution is a combination of tools from a Wisconsin company called VersiFit Software LLC and Microsoft. VersiFit Software LLC is one of the premier PK-20 education software vendors working with states such as Hawaii and Oregon and with more than 200 K-12 school districts and 4 higher education clients. VersiFit provides data-driven education reform innovations to help states and school districts to promote better student outcomes, improve instruction, reward top educators, and improve school district financial condition.
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The goal of DPI’s BI solution is to increase access to education data—and, in doing so, enable more data informed decisions—by providing access to an unprecedented number of reports on a variety of topics. DPI believes that multiple indicators of student learning and performance should be incorporated into analysis and decision-making at all levels including the classroom, school and district. The BI toolset will enable DPI to provide a plethora of reports and dashboards—in a single location—directly to districts on topics that draw from our longitudinal data system. Eventually, the BI tool will be used to provide public reports in addition to secure reports for district users. The reports and dashboards DPI will provide through the BI tool will help build a better understanding of education performance and outcomes for Wisconsin students, and help inform decisions ensuring every child graduates from high school prepared for both college and career pathways.
The VersiFit (VF) business intelligence solution selected by DPI will provide:
 a way of organizing our education data (called a data model) that enables easy, intuitive, and smart reporting;
role-based data access and dashboards;
public and secured reporting that can reach a wide variety of users with diverse data needs;
simple ad hoc reporting functionality (choose a district, choose a demographic);
advanced reporting capabilities for power users at the district and state level to create customizable reports; and
professional development resources such as pre-made workbooks to guide use and understanding of tools, dashboards and reports.
DPI hopes to take advantage of the full range of VersiFit’s education reporting solution. The initial implementation of the BI tool will include a variety of data, reports and dashboards, but final scope is yet to be determined. Future phases will incorporate additional capabilities (reports and functionality) after the initial release. The table below provides information and timelines related to our initial rollout.
| Phase I WISEdash Rollout |
| 2012 |
| Plan | WISEdash operational for district analysis purposes |
| Data/Dashboards Available |
- Enrollment and Attendance
- Assessments (including WSAS, ACT and AP)
- Student Growth Percentiles
- Student Profile (only available with a specific security role)
- Student Search (only available with a specific security role)
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| Intended Users | School and district staff interested in accessing a variety of dashboards and reports populated with their district/school data |
| Note | Secure release only; log in required and available only to school and district staff. Specific access information will be provided by DPI closer to the tool's release, but will mirror the access process for secure LDS tools. |
Resources
| Project Documentation |
| Executive Summary | Overview of the Business Intelligence Solution project. |
| Project Charter | Detailed project information for the Business Intelligence Solution. |
| Basecamp | Project management software for the Business Intelligence Solution. (Login required: Project Management, DPI and VersiFit Only) |
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| Presentations |
| Introducing WISEdash | Presentation providing an overview of DPI's Business Intelligence solution.
- September 14, 2011 State Superintendent's Conference
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| Introducing DPI's Education Business Intelligence Solution | Presentation providing an overview of DPI's Business Intelligence solution.
- April 13, 2011 DPI Directors / Assistant Directors Meeting
- April 7, 2011 State Superintendent's Education Data Advisory Committee (SSEDAC)
- March 7, 2011 Internal DPI Brown Bag
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| Communications |
| ConnectEd Issue | October 4, 2011 Message to ConnectEd Subscribers introducing DPI's new Business Intelligence solution. |
| Bi-Weekly Mailing | May 4, 2011 Message to District Administrator's from the State Superintendent introducing DPI's new Business Intelligence solution. |
View the knowledge base, or submit questions, comments, and suggestions about the Wisconsin Information System for Education (WISE) to the 24x7 DPI Online Helpdesk. If you are having trouble accessing the tool or you need additional help, please view Helpdesk Information.
Last updated on 1/25/2012 4:23:33 PM
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