North Carolina Schoolworks System

North Carolina SchoolWorks System

NC SchoolWorks Partners

• NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) – Fiscal Agent • University of North Carolina General Administration (UNCGA) • NC Community College System (NCCCS) • NC Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) • Labor and Economic Analysis Division (LEAD) of NC Department of Commerce • Government Data Analytics Center (GDAC) • Division of Health and Human Services (DHHS) • Early Childhood Advisory Council (ECAC) • NC Governor’s Office

Why is NC SchoolWorks Important for North Carolina?

• Allows North Carolina to integrate longitudinal education and workforce data • Can track student performance across time, educational institutions and into careers • Allows for effective evaluation of education programs and institutions • Facilitates more detailed analyses to improve educational performance

How Does the NC SchoolWorks System Work?

• NC SchoolWorks data are accessed using a broker system which queries and joins data from NC SchoolWorks partners • The NC SchoolWorks system will not have a centralized data warehouse • Utilizes industry standards to protect privacy and security of individual student and staff data

Data Security and Privacy

• Data are maintained by each participating partner, and the broker automatically transmits the requested data • The broker may merge the files from the various systems, depending upon request • Before any data are released from the NC SchoolWorks system, the request must be approved by all partners supplying the requested data

Grant Governance

• NC SchoolWorks Council is comprised of agency program staff (business owners) and technical staff from each of the five main partners • Program and technical staff from the Early Learning community and GDAC also attend the Council meetings and provide input into the direction of the project • NC SchoolWorks Council meets monthly and has established committees to advance the work of the grant