School Performance Management System Optimization

Solution

Working collaboratively with the district, we created an enterprise-level School Performance Management System designed to:

• Provide a comprehensive view of school performance. From student attendance to reading proficiency and standardized test scores, teachers, principals, administrators and parents get a real-time view of school success. At the highest level, schools are rated on a stoplight system, ranging from “distinguished” to “probation.”
• Create tools to support continuous improvement. The broad-based system addresses long-term and immediate goals for eight operational departments. For principals, the goal is to close the achievement gap by providing data to pinpoint areas of improvement.
• Identify academic gaps and opportunities for improvement for all students. Every student deserves an equal opportunity for a quality education. The SPM system measures the achievement of all students to identify gaps where students may be underserved, including students of color, students in poverty, English language learners and students with special needs.
• Identify top-performing schools to replicate best practices. The enterprise system identifies top-rated schools with a blue or “Distinguished” rating. The robust data tied to each school allows district administrators and principals to review specific metrics tied to each rating, which can range from excellent attendance rates to gains in individual subject proficiency.
• Inform teacher compensation. As part of the transition to a performance-based culture, the district tied pay structures for teachers and principals to student achievement. The new system measures against stated goals and tracks milestones over time.