Data Quality Curriculum (DQC)

Data Quality Curriculum

The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is working with Intermediate Unit 1 (IU1) to develop and implement a data quality curriculum to increase the quality and timeliness of Local Education Agency (LEA) data submitted to PDE. The Data Quality Certification Program (DQC) is a comprehensive curriculum to assist LEAs with increasing understanding of the data used for educational reporting, decision-making and school/student improvement.

 

The DQC includes:

• Experienced Pennsylvania Information Management System (PIMS) Administrators Track is for those who have worked with PIMS for a year or more.  Prerequisite: Entry Level PIMS Administrator Track
• Entry Level PIMS Administrators Track is for those who are new to the PIMS Adminsistrator role.  Recommended to complete this track within your first year.
• LEA Administrators Track is for principals, building administrators, superintendents, or those responsible for signing off on building/district reports, data accountability, funding, and information sharing among staff.
• LEA Data Entry Track is for those managing student data in their local student information system (SIS) or other system.
• Specialty/Elective Modules include PAsecureID, Data Quality Engine, Child Accounting, Career and Technical Education, School Enrollment Template, Educator Effectiveness, Delete Utility, Internal Snapshot, and Educator Dashboard and Early Warning System (EWS).

• Delete Utility Module is used to gain access to the PIMS Delete Utility. Prerequisite: Experienced PIMS Administrator Track

 

For more information please see the  pdf DQC Flyer (176 KB) .

 

Program Goals