Research and Evaluation
April 2016
CAASPP Testing Season is Underway
Thanks to our site administration, teacher leaders, and tech support for helping with the preparation for a smooth season of state assessments.
Data Tells a Story
This data point (71%) demonstrates several aspects about data fluency. The first aspect of data fluency is context. This number represents the percentage of males at Palomar High School. This context helps us understand how this data point tells one aspect of the story of our district. The second area of data fluency is comparison. When you look at this figure compared with the percentage of males at all comprehensive high schools, you are left to wonder because of the disparity of males at Palomar versus all comprehensive high schools. The third aspect of data fluency is the power of visualization. The data visualization below this section helps make this contrast crystal clear.
Illuminate Update
We continue to strengthen the integrity and quantity of data available through Illuminate. We have recently added AP and PSAT scores from 2015 and 2014-15 SBAC scores for our 7th graders. Also, we have added Lexile scores that current students have earned through their participation in Achieve 3000. You can access all of this data through custom reports or by searching for the following reports by name.
2015 SAT
2015 PSAT
SBAC 2014-15
Lexile LevelSet Report
End of Course Basic Training for Site Coordinators
Tuesday, May 10, 2016, 09:00 AM
670 L Street
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
What is a Data Warehouse and Why Should I Care?
A Data Warehouse is a repository of all pertinent information (AKA data) that schools need to make effective decisions and evaluate program effectiveness. Currently data is in silos and difficult to access, which is the norm in many school districts - and indeed businesses of all types. SUHSD, thanks to the vision and efforts of Roman Del Rosario and Hector Ornelas Jr., are on the path to developing a robust Data Warehouse that will bring all of our data into an accessible format to aid everyone in making better informed decisions and evaluating our many programs and interventions to determine effectiveness and next steps. Stay tuned for more data visualizations and reports in the coming school year from our SUHSD Data Warehouse Project. Below are three examples of the types of data visualizations that can be created with a Data Warehouse and Visualization Tool.
High School Demographics
Middle School Demographics
Attendance Data
We are Research and Evaluation
How might we lead SUHSD in continuous improvement through developing ever more efficient systems, gathering and analyzing data, and making better informed decisions?
Email: daniel.winters@sweetwaterschools.org
Website: http://research-evaluation.sweetwaterschools.org/
Location: 670 L Street, Chula Vista, CA, United States
Phone: (619)796-7616
Twitter: @dfwinters