KiDS (Kern Integrated Data System)
Overview
- Overview
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KiDS, the Kern Integrated Data System, is a data warehouse and analytics platform developed by the Kern County Superintendent of Schools. The county-developed regional service combines participating agencies’ student and operational information for reporting, early warning, and planning.
The county-developed service connects participating agencies’ information for shared analysis. Local data stewards and county staff coordinate source definitions, student matching, access, and the timing of updated records. The same label can describe different measures or populations in different systems. Source definitions and reporting dates preserve the meaning of an apparent trend or comparison.
A shared analytical record influences program review and leadership decisions even though corrections often belong in the source system. Data teams coordinate refresh schedules, access, definitions, and a path for resolving discrepancies. Readers need to understand which data is represented, how current it is, and what an aggregate or student-level view can legitimately explain.
Features
- Features
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Countywide data system
- Aggregates information from participating district systems into a common regional platform.
- Updates core student data nightly and applies district-controlled permissions.
Essentials and Classroom
- Visualizes information across multiple domains from regional summaries to individual students.
- Provides educators a shared view when students move among participating districts.
Early Warning and Student Success
- Identifies students needing support and helps MTSS teams monitor trends and interventions.
- Tracks graduation, diploma, A–G, college readiness, persistence, and completion measures for high school students.
Human Capital and Operations
- Connects fiscal and workforce information with student and organizational outcomes.
- Includes professional learning and data-culture support for member districts.
Student Data Privacy
- Student Data Privacy
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KIDS (Kern Integrated Data System) Privacy Policy:
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Signed California Student Data Privacy Agreement?
No records found in SDPC Registry
Company News
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Interoperability
Sign-on, rostering, and file exchange methods
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