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Richelle Davis and Meredith Miceli serve as the project officers. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the U.S.  \nDepartment of Education. No official endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education of any product, commodity, service, or enterprise mentioned in this publication is intended or should be inferred. This product is public domain. Authorization to reproduce it in whole or in part is granted. For more information about the IDEA Data Center’s work and its partners, [see](see www.ideadata.org)[ ](see www.ideadata.org)[www.ideadata.org](see www.ideadata.org).  \nAcknowledgments:  \nThe authors would like to acknowledge Tamara Nimkoff, Nancy O’Hara, Beth Harrison, Doug Williams, Hanyu Sun, Jennifer Schaaf, Linda Lynch, Haidee Bernstein, Debra Jennings, Jan Serak, and Carmen Sanchez, all of whom contributed to the development of this toolkit.  \nSuggested Citation:  \nLammert, J., Moore, H., and Bitterman, A. (2018, August) . IDC Parent Involvement Toolkit—Making the Most of Parent Involvement Data: Improving Quality and Enhancing  \nUnderstanding. IDEA Data Center. Rockville, MD: Westat  \nContents  \nMaking the Most of Parent Involvement Data: Improving Quality and Enhancing Understanding............................... 1  \nIntroduction ............................................................................................................................................................ 1  \nWhat is Indicator B8? ................................................................................................................................. 2  \nWhy is it important to improve the quality of Indicator B8 data? ............................................................ 2  \nWhat are states currently doing to collect and report on Indicator B8?................................................... 3  \nREADY: How can my state improve the quality of its parent involvement data? .................................................. 4  \nConsider the elements of data quality when planning data collection ..................................................... 4  \nChoose data collection methods that will produce high-quality and rich data ......................................... 5  \nREADY: How can my state ensure the data collected are representative? ............................................................ 5  \nCarefully select the group that will participate in data collection............................................................. 6  \nGather data on demographics and other important considerations related to representativeness ........ 7  \nChoose or design data collection instruments with participation and representativeness in mind......... 8  \nCreate data collection procedures and tools to facilitate participation and track responses ................ 11  \nCarefully select the mechanism for getting parents to participate ......................................................... 13  \nRUN: How can my state maximize participation in its parent involvement data collection activities? ............... 16  \nBe clear about who is sponsoring data collection ...............................................","cbCaiuDNhmSW4FP2","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuDNhmSW4FP2","pdf",3286092,110,"English","# Contents\n## Making the Most of Parent Involvement Data: Improving Quality and Enhancing Understanding\n## Introduction\n## What is Indicator B8?\n## Why is it important to improve the quality of Indicator B8 data?\n## What are states currently doing to collect and report on Indicator B8?\n## READY: How can my state improve the quality of its parent involvement data?\n## Consider the elements of data quality when planning data collection\n## Choose data collection methods that will produce high-quality and rich data\n## READY: How can my state ensure the data collected are representative?\n## Carefully select the group that will participate in data collection\n## Gather data on demographics and other important considerations related to representativeness\n## Choose or design data collection instruments with participation and representativeness in mind\n## Create data collection procedures and tools to facilitate participation and track responses\n## Carefully select the mechanism for getting parents to participate\n## RUN: How can my state maximize participation in its parent involvement data collection activities?\n## Be clear about who is sponsoring data collection\n## Formally invite potential responders to participate\n## Consider offering incentives\n## Monitor response rates\n## RUN: What steps should my state take to improve data quality during data collection?\n## Work to improve response rates\n## Conduct periodic checks for representativeness\n## Work to improve representativeness\n## REFLECT: How can we prepare our data for analysis?\n## Create a data file\n## Enter data\n## Clean your quantitative data\n## Prepare your qualitative data\n## Address issues with representativeness after data collection\n## REFLECT: How can we conduct high-quality data analyses?","[{\"question\":\"What is Indicator B8, and why does the toolkit focus on its data quality?\",\"answer\":\"Indicator B8 relates to parent involvement data. 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