Data Warehouse
System Wide Initiative	Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS)
Audience	Available to central office staff and all school administrators.
Launch Date	2003
Description	The Data Warehouse is a strategic tool that enables staff to look at many types of data to guide decision-making. The system allows MCPS to use data from many different application systems to analyze the variables involved in our schools’ educational programs. The system uploads data from multiple application systems, converts these data into a format that allows for analysis, and stores the data for use in both current-year and longitudinal reports. By providing a single point of access to historical school system data, the Data Warehouse allows MCPS staff at all levels, in different types of jobs, to use its information system resources to efficiently generate reports and effectively analyze and plan educational strategies.