The Massachusetts Data Quality Program is designed to help both data collectors and data users understand and address the issues that may affect the production of high-quality data. It provides lesson guides, instructional handouts, and material tailored to the specific needs of the K-12 schools and districts. A video describing the importance of data quality is available online for your reference.
As stated on the ESE Web site, "The Data Quality Program is now required for all districts and the program will be held on a regular basis throughout the state." A new round of dates for this one-day training has been posted online at http://www.doe.mass.edu/conference/?ConferenceID=1749 (as of this posting, the most convenient session for readers in the Southeast region of Massachusetts may be January 15 in Milton.)
