December 6, 2006 (White Plains, NY) -- An eScholar Complete Data Warehouse™ proponent and user has been recognized by the Data Quality Campaign (DQC), a national initiative to improve the quality, accessibility and use of data in education. Dr. Terrence Young, Chief Information Officer of Guilford County Schools, Greensboro, NC has been named CIO of the Year by the DQC. Dr. Young supervises Technology, Assessment and Evaluation as well as Research and Student Services for the 109 school district.
“We are inspired by Dr. Young’s enthusiastic commitment to using data to improve student learning and achievement, and congratulate him on his recognition by the Data Quality Campaign,” said Shawn Bay, eScholar Founder and CEO. “As a result of his leadership, Guilford is using the eScholar Complete Data Warehouse™ to ensure that decision-makers have access to longitudinal data for analysis and reporting in order to make professionally informed decisions.
Guilford is able to compare assessment results across 14 years within the district; track assessment history for individual students; correlate assessment results with course grades; and conduct program evaluations based on program participation. It can then measure the impact of programmatic changes on a wide variety of factors. |
