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Drawing on four state examples—California, Kentucky, Maryland, and Washington—it estimates maintenance costs at roughly $3 million annually and shows that costs depend on vision, priorities, and infrastructure. 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Each of these states has aligned its SLDS funding with the objectives leaders want the SLDS to fulfill for students, families, and the state’s future. We found that the cost of maintaining these comprehensive and mature SLDSs averages around  \n$3 million annually, but the complete cost depends on the state’s vision, priorities, and existing infrastructure.  \nBased on our analysis of these systems, we identified three key lessons to guide any state leader seeking to make meaningful investments in their state’s future:  \n• Objectives for the system should drive costs;  \n• States can and should leverage a mix of federal, state, and philanthropic dollars to fund SLDSs; and  \n• Personnel are the largest investment for an SLDS, not technology.  \nSustainability Isn’tJust a Funding Issue—It’s a Governance Issue  \nThe most effective way to ensure that an SLDS endures across administrations and continues to serve a state’s education and workforce priorities is by establishing cross-agency data governance in statute. Read DQC’s recommendations for states.  \nObjectives for the System Should Drive Costs  \nWhen state leaders are considering the cost of establishing and maintaining an SLDS, it’s essential to first look beyond the technical components and answer a fundamental question: What do you want people to use your state’s data system to accomplish?  \nAcross the country, states have built education and workforce data systems that serve different purposes. Many systems are designed to provide public reports and dashboards and to enable research and analytics, while a few are designed to provide direct support to individuals—such as students, job seekers, or families—through timely, personalized access to data.  \nState leaders should intentionally determine which function(s) the SLDS will fulfill. Each function requires different considerations for infrastructure, data governance, legal frameworks, and ongoing investments. Examples include the following:  \n• SLDSs designed to enable public reports and dashboards often rely on annual data aligned with accountability reporting. This function prioritizes transparency and accessibility, so these systems typically require heavy investment in data visualization tools.  \n• SLDSs designed for research and analytics  \nsupplement annual data with additional processes, not only to include additional data sources but also to enable users to ensure that research questions are relevant to state priorities. These systems must enable researcher access while maintaining strong data security—which sometimes requires new technologies that increase costs (for example, a secure data enclave) .  \n• SLDSs designed to support individuals need near real-time data access, secure interfaces, and a data governance model that includes community voices. This approach requires different investments in technical architecture and staff capacity. Additionally, those leveraging the SLDS’s tools to support individuals (e.g., school administrators using early warning systems or counselors guiding students through postsecondary options) must have training to ensure that they are well equipped to use the data effectively.  \nNo single function of an SLDS is more im","cbCaii6jm316H9Mk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaii6jm316H9Mk","pdf",454484,"English","# Funding What Matters\n## Sustainability Isn’t Just a Funding Issue—It’s a Governance Issue\n## Objectives for the System Should Drive Costs\n## Data Products Differ Based on the SLDS Function\n## Considerations for State Leaders\n## States Can and Should Leverage a Mix of Federal, State, and Philanthropic Dollars to Fund SLDSs","[{\"question\":\"What determines the cost of maintaining an SLDS across states?\",\"answer\":\"Maintenance costs vary by each state’s vision, priorities, and existing infrastructure, even though the analysis finds an average of about $3 million annually.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is governance critical for SLDS sustainability?\",\"answer\":\"The document emphasizes establishing cross-agency data governance in statute so the SLDS endures across administrations and continues serving state education and workforce priorities.\"},{\"question\":\"What investment category is identified as the largest for an SLDS?\",\"answer\":\"Personnel is identified as the largest investment for an SLDS, exceeding technology as the dominant cost driver.\"}]","Funding What Matters - What Building and Sustaining a Statewide Longitudinal Data System Costs 2 | PDF",1792050178,15]