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May 28, 2005

Goal 2 – Connect Survey Results with Additional Information.

Building on the model developed by the original Mapping Project, the survey data will be joined with additional databases to provide a more comprehensive view of each school, district, region, and the state. Connections will be made with several databases (modules) to provide greater context to the survey results including: The NJ Department of Education School Codes, New Jersey Department of Education Principal Database, The NJDOE Superintendent Database, NJDOE School Report Card Database, Municipal Databases, the 2000 US Department of Labor Census Statistics and the New Jersey Non-Profit Arts Education Survey.

This complete set of databases described and the software developed to manage, analyze, and make accessible will comprise the Arts-Ed Research Management System (ARMS Protocol). Using the ARMS Protocol, these joined databases will be able to query the school survey results in relationship to the census data and the NJ Report Card data, which provides information on length of day, student enrollment, languages spoken at home, test scores, per pupil expenditures, etc. By using a flexible, modular format we will be able to add or delete various data groups to provide additional insights and points of comparison available in the future. This is the fundamental point of differentiation for this project. The completed ARMS protocol will then be joined with a Graphical Information System (GIS) program to allow the mapping of various data points and query results for visual analysis. In addition, new indices, scores, and comparative measure may be developed through the combined data in the protocol.

Posted by musicforall at May 28, 2005 2:04 PM