Accountability & Measurement Program Overview Presented by Karen Backman Director of Accountability & Measurement

Agenda Primary Responsibilities: Management of Student Information System (Aspen) and other district databases Compile and submit State and Federal mandated reports Support development and analysis of District and School Improvement Plans

Aspen Student Information System Student demographics Contacts ( ) Attendance Conduct Assessment Grades Courses of study Staff data

Student/Parent Portal My Info: Contacts, Transcript, Attendance, Conduct, Notifications, Requests Academics: Schedule, Grades, Assignments Groups: Academic or extra curricular Calendar: Assignments, Tests, Color Coded Locker: space to store documents Pages: Academic & Groups, Forums, Surveys, Announcements

Other Related Databases EDRM – Human Resources MUNIS – Finances TestWiz – Assessment Database Nutrikids – Lunch Program Health Office – Health Database SEMS Tracker – Special Education EduLog – Transportation/Districting Content Specific – (FitnessGram, SRI…)

State & Federal Mandated Reports Civil Rights Data (Federal) SIMS – Student demographic data EPIMS – Staff data, student course schedule and grade data Published on DESE website Class size data with demographics AP Participation Enrollment data Graduation & dropout rates Staff demographics & HQ status Many other reports… Not Published Connecting students to courses to teachers Creating transcripts Teacher evaluation data to be collected – connected to student achievement

District & School Improvement Plans Efforts have been focused on ensuring all goals are measureable Data teams are utilizing many data sources to create and support their improvement plans (not just MCAS) All plans are aligned to the District Strategic Plan Data teams meet over the summer to assess and realign plans Data teams meet periodically over the year to look at benchmarks and monitor progress on goals