2008
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20294
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Creating a statewide educational data system for accountability and improvement: A comprehensive information and assessment system for making evidence‐based change at school, district, and policy levels

Abstract: This article reports on one ongoing statewide effort to create a high-quality data reporting and utilization system (i.e., High-Performance Learning Community [HiPlaces] Assessment) to inform educational accountability and improvement efforts system. This effort has undergoing refinement for more than a decade. The article describes the features of this system, particularly how empirically based psychological theory and research informed both the development and the overall design of the assessment method. Thi… Show more

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“…These include linking physical infrastructures (e.g., state to county to local offices), providing adequate funding to support the system's use, and including relevant data items so the model is relevant to stakeholders (Fox, Kim, & Ehrenkrantz, 2002). Felner and Bolton (2008) also emphasize the importance of stakeholder input in data systems' development.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These include linking physical infrastructures (e.g., state to county to local offices), providing adequate funding to support the system's use, and including relevant data items so the model is relevant to stakeholders (Fox, Kim, & Ehrenkrantz, 2002). Felner and Bolton (2008) also emphasize the importance of stakeholder input in data systems' development.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This push toward systematic data collection can trace its lineage back to the 1840s when Horace Mann, Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education, proposed institutionalizing a formal model of evaluation of school and student performance (Gallegos, 1994). Despite this early start, the modern accountability movement and associated data collection efforts became a nationwide trend only after release of the 1983 federal report A Nation at Risk (Louis, Febey, & Schroeder, 2005), which led to the adoption of rigorous and measurable standards for both student and school performance across the United States (Felner, Bolton, Seitsinger, Brand, & Burns, 2008).…”
Section: The Trajectory Of Sldsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Education: A critical aspect of early childhood policy is the extent to which pre-primary experiences prepare young children for school. Administrative data collected by schools may include school entry screening results, attendance, retention, and dropout (Felner et al 2008). Schools may also report children"s grades or test Governance of ECD can be very complex, despite efforts to create a straightforward system.…”
Section: Capacity Assessmentmentioning
confidence: 99%