A Presentation to the Education Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee April/May 2003

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Oregon Department of Education
Technology and School Finance Presenter Doug
Kosty, Director
Presentation to the Joint Ways Means
Subcommittee on Education April 24, 2003
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Office of TechnologyBudget
FTE 37.5
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Office of TechnologyIntroduction

• Support Department Mission and Priorities
• Leverage Technology to create efficiencies
• Serve the needs of our customers
• 198 School Districts
• 1250 Schools
• 21 Education Service Districts
• 350 Department staff

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Office of TechnologyIntroduction

• Web-based Technology Infrastructure
• Oregon Public Education Network (OPEN)
• Database Initiative (DBI)
• Special Education Child Count (SECC)
• Online student assessments (TESA)
• Secure Student ID (SSID)
• Child Nutrition System
• Professional Technical Student System
• Internal Systems

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Office of TechnologyPurpose

• Leadership through
• Department of Education
• District IT Managers
• State Agency IT Managers
• US Department of Education

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Office of TechnologyPurpose

• Staff Functions
• Network, Helpdesk and Outreach
• Database Development and Maintenance
• Application Development and Maintenance

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Office of TechnologyPerformance

• Web Sites
• Public (http//www.ode.state.or.us/)
• District (https//district.ode.state.or.us/)
• DBI (http//www.dbi.state.or.us/)

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Office of TechnologyPerformance
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Office of TechnologyPerformance
Special Education
Assessments
Secure Student ID
OPTE
Migrant Education
Student Database
District Access/ Input
Research Analysis
Performance Tracking
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Office of TechnologyResults

• Database Initiative
• School and District Information
• School Fund Formula data
• Federal Grant data
• Legislative Reporting
• Quality Education Model
• Report Card

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Office of TechnologyResults

• Internal ODE Application Solutions
• Institutions Database
• Contract Management
• Budget Reporting System
• Personnel System
• Grants Management

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Office of TechnologyResults

• Information Technology Staffing Analysis
• Purpose
• Appropriate staffing levels and use of
  contractors?
• Findings
• Staffing classifications generally appropriate
• Statewide IT vision is appropriate
• Additional staff needed

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Office of TechnologyResults

• Project Prioritization
• Aligned with priorities, mission and vision
• Required by state or federal mandate
• Results in efficiencies and savings
• Funds available outside of General Fund
• Security
• Standards

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Office of TechnologyExpected Outcomes
District
Districts
eLearning
District
Schools
Analysis
State
Program
State
Students
Accountability
Federal
Federal
Staff
Reporting
Admin
Data
Outputs
Sources
Applications
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Office of TechnologyExpected Outcomes

• Projects on the Horizon
• Data Collection Consolidation
• Statewide Student Information System
  Consolidation
• Student Plan and Profiles
• Student-level Data Exchange

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Office of TechnologyExpected Outcomes

• Oregon Public Education Network (OPEN)
• Administration/Leadership
• Network Coordination
• ISP
• Maintenance and Operations
• Distance Learning
• Voice/Video Coordination
• Students Distance Education Portal

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Office of School FinanceBudget
FTE 10.0
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Office of School FinanceIntroduction

• Distribute State School Fund ORS 327
• Estimates and payments
• Assist School Districts
• Training and outreach
• Data Collection
• Validation, analysis and reporting
• State Finance Policy Support
• Database Initiative
• Quality Education Commission

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Office of School FinancePerformance

• Comparable financial data
• Timely, accurate payments
• Assistance to districts
• Automated data collection

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Office of School FinanceResults

• Needs improvement
• Data collection consolidations
• Analysis for policy-making
• Reporting
• School Fund Application
• Backup and cross-training of staff

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Office of School FinanceResults

• School Fund Distribution
• Data Collection
• Data Analysis
• Technical support, outreach and training