North Carolina SchoolWorks System
NC SchoolWorks Partners
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NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) – Fiscal Agent
University of North Carolina General Administration (UNCGA)
NC Community College System (NCCCS)
NC Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU)
Labor and Economic Analysis Division (LEAD) of NC Department of Commerce
Government Data Analytics Center (GDAC)
Division of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
• Early Childhood Advisory Council (ECAC)
NC Governor’s Office
Why is NC SchoolWorks Important for North Carolina?
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Allows North Carolina to integrate longitudinal education and workforce data
Can track student performance across time, educational institutions and into careers
Allows for effective evaluation of education programs and institutions
Facilitates more detailed analyses to improve educational performance
How Does the NC SchoolWorks System Work?
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NC SchoolWorks data are accessed using a broker system which queries and joins data from NC
SchoolWorks partners
The NC SchoolWorks system will not have a centralized data warehouse
Utilizes industry standards to protect privacy and security of individual student and staff data
Data Security and Privacy
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Data are maintained by each participating partner, and the broker automatically transmits the
requested data
The broker may merge the files from the various systems, depending upon request
Before any data are released from the NC SchoolWorks system, the request must be approved by all
partners supplying the requested data
Grant Governance
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NC SchoolWorks Council is comprised of agency program staff (business owners) and technical staff
from each of the five main partners
Program and technical staff from the Early Learning community and GDAC also attend the Council
meetings and provide input into the direction of the project
NC SchoolWorks Council meets monthly and has established committees to advance the work of the
grant