Category Archives: Data Management

Who owns the data in your school?

Posted on 01/24/2012 by William Stites

[Part 3 in a series on institutional data] When an address change comes into your school who owns and enters that data into your system(s)? When standardized testing scores come in, who enters the data? If an alum, who is … Continue reading →

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Design, intent and actual use.

Posted on 01/14/2012 by William Stites

While running a few errands today I had to withdrawal some money from the ATM.  It was freezing outside so I want to make use the drive-up machine so not to have to get out of my nice, warm car. … Continue reading →

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Defining Data Domains for Entry, Ownership and Support

Posted on 11/13/2011 by William Stites

[NOTE: This is the second in a series of posts on the issue of Data Management in Schools. Read the first post here.] In an earlier post I discussed a project I was undertaking to define “a clear set of rules and style … Continue reading →

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Questions for a set of Data Entry Rules and Style Guide

Posted on 09/15/2011 by William Stites

Data is all around us and connected in so many ways.  In schools or any institution there are multiple point at which data can be entered into a system or systems so that it can be used and shared “easily“. … Continue reading →

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