Copyright © Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending Page 1 Copyright © Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights reserved. Patent Pending Copyright © Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights reserved. Performance Management in Public Education Principles of the Campus Analyst Heather Tauer-Reid Education Resource Group, Inc. 21 Waterway Avenue, Suite 300 The Woodlands TX Page 1
Copyright © Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending Page 2 The “Heart and Soul” of Performance Management The greatest challenge to performance improvement is the difficulty that organizations have in seeing themselves as they really are. How well is your organization doing? Where are improvements necessary? Who are the models of high performance? Are your improvement strategies working? Performance Management Functions
Copyright © Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending Page 3 The Campus Analyst – The Purpose Understand and analyze performance of the basic business unit in public education – How are we doing relative to other campuses? To provide a framework for measuring relative performance and determine where improvements are necessary. To evaluate the effectiveness of campus leaders – Who are the models for performance improvement? To set and monitor performance goals – What is our progress in achieving those improvements?
Copyright © Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending Page 4 ERG Performance Management System
Copyright © Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending Page 5 A Level Playing Field - Academic Performance Index
Copyright © Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending Page 6 District Performance Matrix
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Campus Performance Contribution The District “DNA”
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Secondary Campus Performance Matrix Copyright © Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending Page 10
Activity – Explain where your campus is in the Matrix and what it means … Copyright © Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending Page 11
Page 12 Campus Analyst – Primary Tools Matrix Profile/Progress/Comparison Longitudinal Charts Search Copyright © Education Resource Group - All Rights Reserved - Patent Pending
Profile Copyright © Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending Page 13
Comparison Copyright © Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending Page 14
Analysis Copyright © Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending Page 15 Importance of the “Analysis” screen is to validate/invalidate relationships using the charts
Search Copyright © Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending Page 16 Use the “Search” Function to find a Peer Group Select “Search” from the menu on the left: –Select “Commended Performance-DEV” –Use the “Search by Value” and input a value that would select all those campuses who got better than expected Commended rates. –Then Select “Economically Disadvantaged Students” and put a minimum value of 70%.
Copyright © Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending Page 17 Prescription Function Selecting the “Chase Group”
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Copyright © Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending Page 19 Analyzing Campus Performance How have we historically analyzed campus performance? How might information on campus performance change our understanding and our strategies?
Copyright © Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending Page 20 Information is a Strategic Resource Campus Performance represents the District “DNA” Performance is relative to peers Campus performance can be diagnosed using data analysis tools Each Campus has unique performance and requires unique prescriptions Goal setting is a key activity for leadership Ranking and indices are the performance “yard lines” ERGAnalytics – Campus Analyst “Without the facts, you are just another person with an opinion.”
Copyright © Education Resource Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending Page 21 Words to Work By from Dr. Gary Phillips If we have the same problems in December we had in August, then we have a sick culture. It is much easier to predict and prevent than to react and repair. Create your vision and pursue it, otherwise you will be a pursuer of problems.