December 6, 2018
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Integration Updates
Eidex - As Eidex has been reaching out to districts to connect to them via MiDataHub, one thing they have been asking for is access to three years of data so their Student Growth Percentage (SGP) tool can more accurately calculate growth. MiDataHub by default maintains all populated school years, but only the last two years of data if they are empty/unpopulated. If you did not have data in the 2016-17 school year, and would like to populate data for that year, simply email support@midatahub.org with the name of your district and we will create the 2016-17 school year database so you can load data.

SAS EVAAS - Early next year, SAS EVAAS will provide individual teacher reporting to any district that provides 2017-18 teacher-class rosters through MiDataHub. This will include useful, reliable measures of the academic growth a teacher's students made, on average, in the selected grade and subject or course as well as diagnostic information. Collectively, these reports can help educators improve instruction by identifying effective practices and targeting areas of improvement. Educators will be able to use this information to reflect on past practices and proactively plan for current or future classes.

The deadline for the MiDataHub opt-in is approaching. If your district would like to receive valuable teacher reporting for the 2018 release in addition to the standard reports, your district will need to provide 2017-18 student-teacher linkages prior to December 21. For more information on submitting teacher linkages, see http://www.midatahub.org/documentation/vendor-support-information/sas-evaas/

To find information about EVAAS or to contact us, go to https://mi.sas.com/contact.html
Career Cruising -
Thanks for the positive feedback Bryan!
SnackPack Project
Last month a work group met to begin exploration of a concept we call the “SnackPack”, which will be part of a broader three-phase collaboration with CEPI around making historical student records available to districts when they enroll new students. Similar to the way that the UIC lookup process works through MiDataHub, SIS systems will be able to make a call for a student’s records and receive them back in a package, initially called a 'snackpack,' and then evolving by the third phase into what we will call a 'backpack'. Details of what is expected in the three phases are below:

Phase 1: SnackPack
  • Contains critical information necessary at the time of student enrollment
  • Services that must legally start within a specific time frame (e.g., 30 days for IEPs)

Phase 2: Lunchbox
  • Information not necessary at the time of enrollment, but still desired
  • Historical student records from CEPI’s longitudinal data system

Phase 3: Backpack
  • Electronic CA-60
  • Contains some data not collected by CEPI/MDE

More information will be available as this initiative progresses. Expected timeline for delivery of the SnackPack is for the start of school in Fall 2019.
Vendor Spotlight
It’s not too late to jump in as a pilot for Symbaloo or Spotlight! Both are free and available for connection for the rest of this academic year (2018-19). 

If you have a vendor that you would like to see on the hub, send an email to support@midatahub.org and we will get a conversation started. Districts have an incredible voice and we want to hear it!
Data Hub Participation
Live Districts -
  • Charlevoix-Emmet ISD
  • Davison Community Schools
  • Harper Creek Community Schools
  • Mona Shores Public School District
  • Public Schools of Calumet, Laurium and Keweenaw

Over 55% of Michigan student's data is live on the Data Hubs

If your district has not yet been involved with the Michigan Data Hub, please click here to sign up.