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Overview

The goal of this group is to provide feedback on needs and processes for adopting the Ed-Fi Dashboards v2.0 upgrade. The work will assist the Alliance and community in the release plan and the development of ancillary materials. 

Members

  • Reese Robinson, Delaware DOE
  • Don Daily, Michigan TRIG Project
  • Travis Paakki, Portland Public Schools
  • Holly Glover, Arkansas DOE
  • Abigail Rose, Pennsylvania DOE
  • Brittany Blaze, Yes Prep Public Schools

Conveners

  • Chris Moffatt, Ed-Fi Alliance
  • Itzel Torres, Ed-Fi Alliance

Activities

The activities of the SIG will center around three webinars, where core information will be presented, followed by discussion and feedback.

 
Date & TimeTitleDetailWebinar Info
WebinarWebinar Info

Webinar 1: ETL Metric Dashboards v2.0 Overview

Tuesday 3/22/16

Webinar 2:00 PM CSTWebinar 1: Overview of Dashboards v2.0

This webinar will provide an overview of what is included in Ed-Fi Dashboards v2.0, and the timeline for release.

 

We will also get input from SIG members as to what topics they are interested in discussing in the 2nd and 3rd webinars.

Possible topics include:

  • Dashboard Metrics Documentation: Discuss the approach taken to document and maintain dashboard metrics
  • Upgrade Guidance for Dashboard v1.x Implementations: Understand the new GitHub repository structure for v2.0 dashboards and discuss guidance and best practices for upgrading from Dashboard v1.x implementations
  • What's changed: Overview of what has changed in the Dashboard ETL and UI components

Join WebEx meeting

  • Meeting number:  925 738 440     
  • Meeting password:  3611

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4/5/16

2:00 PM CST

Webinar 2

Agenda TBD

 

4/19/16

2:00 PM CST

Webinar 3Agenda TBDDemo

Tuesday 4/5/16

Webinar 3: Managing Extensions

Tuesday 4/19/16

Close out Summary

Improved Performance 

  • Dashboard data is available next business day for 1M student data set runs.
  • Efficient data reads/writes.

Improved Error Handling

  • Error logging is configurable by severity levels.
  • Data exceptions do not stop a build, error handling service logs exception data without attempting to write.
  • ETL Log database includes error data and exception detail to help troubleshoot.

Build Reliability

  • Data issues from one district, a student or a school do not affect other groups.

Maintainable / Extensible Dashboards

  • New configuration options, less reliance on custom code for simple changes.
  • Extensible ETL architecture, reusable services.

Improved Documentation/Sample data

  • Metric logic and business rules are documented and linked to all the metrics they apply to. 
  • New ETL development guides and technical articles.