Measuring School Performance for Improvement: A Framework for Diagnostic Use of Data
REL Mid-Atlantic Webinar on Measuring School Performance for Improvement: A Framework for Diagnostic Use of Data
Educators and policymakers are often implored to be “data driven,” but in practice they are drowning in data that may be of limited value for the decisions they need to make. REL Mid-Atlantic has worked with state and local education agencies to develop, refine, and stress-test measures of school performance that provide actionable diagnostic information. In this webinar, the director of REL Mid-Atlantic presented a new framework for making sense of school performance measures, informed by our collaborative work with state and local agencies. Commentary was provided by a panel of experts and stakeholders from the Council of Chief State School Officers, the Aspen Institute, and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education of the District of Columbia. They discussed new measures to examine student achievement growth in grades K-3, school climate, social-emotional learning, and the impact of high schools on postsecondary outcomes—all among a range of measures that might be used purely for informational purposes or as part of a formal accountability system in accordance with the Every Student Succeeds Act. The framework will help policymakers identify the ways that different measures of school performance are useful—or not—for different policy purposes.
The presenters in this video are:
Brian Gill, REL Mid-Atlantic
Carolyn Phenicie, Council of Chief State School Officers
Donna Johnson, DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Evan Kramer, DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Gene Pinkard, The Aspen Institute
Tonya Wolford, School District of Philadelphia
IES Disclaimer: This video was prepared under Contract ED-IES-17-C-0006 by Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, administered by Mathematica. The content does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of IES or the U.S. Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Keywords: Regional Education Laboratory; Mid-Atlantic Region; Education; accountability; school performance; data use; student achievement; school climate; social-emotional learning