California’s education department updated its statewide data system in the spring but the rollout resulted in thousands of errors. Information about high-needs students was missing or miscalculated which may impact school district funding.
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Fine added that not only did the upgraded data system launch with minimal testing, the department could have provided “greater transparency and more information” to districts. , a nonprofit professional organization for technology workers in education. “We want CALPADS to have tons of funding. We want to lobby for them.”
The stakes for reliable data are higher than ever. The state needs to have a clear picture of student enrollment and achievement so it can allocate the necessary resources to help them recover academically, socially and emotionally from the pandemic’s impact.— Jeremy Davis, assistant superintendent of innovation and instructional support at the Fullerton School District, which shows the public everything from enrollment figures to suspension rates at every school in the state.
Clayton said the department has seven developer positions to run the statewide system, but these are part-time employees that equate to about three full-time staff. There are currently three additional open positions, two of which have been open since November 2021.