Data Visualization: Understanding School FinanceDevin Vodicka, Ed.D.

Vista Unified - SuperintendentLisa Gonzales, Ed.D.

ACSA Vice President – Legislative ActionLead 3.0 Conference April 2013

http://bit.ly/datavisualization123

It’s All About Relationships

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http://xkcd.com/

What is Data?

• Chat with your neighbor and answer the following questions:• What is data?• How do we use data?• How should we be using data?

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Trust and Data

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http://www.nassp.org/portals/0/content/54439.pdf

Building Trust Through Data

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http://www.acsa.org/FunctionalMenuCategories/Media/LeadershipMagazine/2007-archives/SeptemberOctober2007/Buildingtrust.aspx

Quick Input Tools

• Poll Everywhere• Doodle• Quipol• Google Forms

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Quantitative Tools

• Google Docs•Many Eyes• Tableau Public

• Link to Quantitative Blog

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Qualitative Tools

• Tagxedo•Many Eyes

• Digital Research Tools Wiki: Qualitative Data Analysis

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Viral Financial Reports

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http://carlsbadunified.com/2012/03/second-interim-finance/

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School Finance Process

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http://carlsbadunified.com/2012/04/if-only-we-had-as-much-money-as-vista/

Bargaining Updates

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http://dirt.projectbamboo.org/

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http://statisticaldatadv.blogspot.com/

Concluding Thoughts

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http://xkcd.com/