Bring on the Data: Two New Data Tools from Strive Carly Rospert and Geoff Zimmerman 1
Community Impact Report Card The Community Impact Report Card is an online, web-based business analytics application that achieves the following goals: Track population level outcome indicators that the local community has identified and agreed upon Be able to present disaggregated data by subgroups Provide annualized reporting to education and community leaders. Track strategic and collaborative efforts taking place in the community that intend to move the needle on the priority outcome indicators 2
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Cincinnati Criteria for Selecting Outcomes/Indicators for Report Card Outcomes should be population based, representing conditions at the community level and not at the programmatic level Indicators should be a valid measure of concepts outlined on the Roadmap The indicator must be easily understandable to local stakeholders The indicator must be reasonably similar across school districts/providers The data must be produced by a trusted source Priority can be given to indicators that are equivalent across school districts and have the ability to be compared All or most of the indicators need to be affordable to gather and report The data should be available consistently over time The indicator should be changeable to a significant degree by local action and be useful in the day to day work of organizations and networks that are working to improve student outcomes 5
Cincinnati Outcomes Across the Continuum CRADLE TO CAREER CIVIC INFRASTRUCTURE Kindergarten Readiness 4 th Grade Reading 8 th Grade Math HS Graduation & ACT Postsecondary Enrollment, Retention & Completion Strive Partnership 2012 Five Overarching Goals: 1. Prepared for school 2. Supported inside and outside of school 3. Succeeds academically 4. Enrolls in postsecondary education 5. Graduates and enters a career Eight Outcome Indicators: 1. Kindergarten Readiness 2. 4 th Grade Reading 3. 8 th Grade Math 4. High School Graduation 5. College Preparedness (ACT Scores) 6. Postsecondary Enrollment 7. Postsecondary Retention 8. Postsecondary Completion
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2012 Strive Partnership Report Every Child. Every Step of the Way. Cradle to Career.
Dear Community Members, This fourth annual report from The Strive Partnership offers an update on the encouraging progress being made to improve student achievement and growth, cradle to career, in the cities of Cincinnati, Covington, and Newport. In fact, of the 34 measures of student achievement on which the Partnership is focused, 81 percent are trending in the right direction versus 74 percent last year and 68 percent two years ago. Additionally, Kindergarten readiness has improved in all three of the urban school districts over the past several years. Thanks largely to the work of United Way of Greater Cincinnati and Success By 6, Newport s readiness rate has improved 12 percent to 72 percent of students since 2005, Cincinnati s readiness rate has improved 9 percent to 53 percent of students prepared since 2005, and Covington has seen a 4 percent improvement (versus last year) to 67 percent of students prepared. Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) became the first urban school district in the state to receive a rating of Effective, which they maintained for the second year in a row. Covington experienced meaningful growth in 4th grade reading, 8th grade math, high school graduation rates, and has partnered with Gateway Community and Technical College and the Social Innovation Fund to transform Holmes High School to further drive academic success and postsecondary enrollment. Newport experienced growth in ACT scores and postsecondary rates. Both the University of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky University have seen retention rates improve since 2005, and all four local public colleges and universities have seen improvements to postsecondary completion rates and credentials awarded. We are excited about the meaningful progress being made to drive collective impact, resource alignment, and data-informed decision-making. Highlights Include: Ascend Performance Institute, a new twoyear leadership program focused on improving school-level performance through intensive leadership development, performance improvement plans, and ongoing coaching. Ascend, offered through the Mayerson Academy, launched its first cohort of 31 schools including 21 Partnership schools 17 CPS, 3 Covington, and 1 Archdiocese. A second cohort of schools will begin the program soon. Social Innovation Fund, a unique funders collaborative representing The Strive Partnership, United Way of Greater Cincinnati, and fourteen other local funders, is leveraging $6 million, including a $2 million federal grant, to support evidenced-based initiatives, cradle to career. Learning Partner Dashboard, combining student-level academic data with studentlevel service provider data (i.e. mentoring, afterschool, tutoring, etc.) at CPS. This effort is targeted to fundamentally improve our ability to support students with the specific resources they need, drive data-informed decision-making, and improve the impact of services on student success.
Goal 1 Every Child is PREPARED for School Percent of Children Assessed to be Ready for School Cincinnati: All Children Prepared Cincinnati Public Schools work with Success By 6 to assess the readiness of every student that enters kindergarten. The district uses the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment for Literacy (KRA-L) that measures elements of vocabulary and literacy development that are critical for later reading success. The KRA-L helps teachers identify early reading skills. KRA-L scores can range from 0-29. Success By 6 has determined a KRA-L score of 19 or higher as being on track for kindergarten readiness. A score below 19 does not necessarily indicate that a child should not be in kindergarten; rather it can help identify that the child may need extra support. Success By 6 has set a goal of 59 percent of children testing 19 or above by 2010. What it Tells Us: Fifty-three percent of children entering kindergarten in Fall 2009 tested 19 or above. The data has seen a five percentage point rise in the current year and a nine percentage point rise since the baseline year. For context, other school districts in Ohio administer the KRA-L, but not all districts assign a cutoff score and calculate the percent of children assessed as ready for school. However, the average KRA-L score is available across districts. In 2008-09, the average score in Cincinnati was 17.5. By comparison Columbus was 16.4, Toledo was 17.2 and Cleveland was 15.6. The State of Ohio average was 18.8.
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Student Success Dashboard The Student Success Dashboard is a web-based tool that connects different types of student-level data across multiple systems. With data available by student, school, district, program, and service, SSD supports the practice of continuous improvement as well as evaluation and research. Integrates student-level demographic and academic data with services and support data from community partners Simple, flexible charting capability to analyze impact Spotlights places where schools and community partners can invest resources to have the most impact on student success 27
2008-2010 Resource Coordination & data management system @ CPS 2011-12 Driving Adoption Multi-stakeholder team LPD Coordinator P&G Exec On Loan 2012-13 Problem Identified Many stakeholders Data disconnected Resources not scaled Initial Solution Integrated school + partner data system Piloted at CPS Data Insights Data Reviews with schools, for insights, action, and integration into school processes 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Tutoring Impact on Math Scores 55% 50% 40% 29% 16% 10% % Scores Improved % Scores Declined % Scores Unchanged Tutored Untutored Scale Northern Kentucky Additional 2-3 communities User-driven development Partner data reviews Innovation Ecosystem Cloud hosted Data feeds from other education & social systems Analytic partners 28 Copyright 2011, CPS/Strive, All Rights Reserved
Benefits Channeling Resources to Students, Helping Them Succeed Student Success Dashboard (SSD) integrates academic and non-academic data in one place: School district uploads school and performance data nightly Partners contribute information on students they serve (who, what, when) SSD highlights which partner are serving which schools and students that need help. Site Coordinators, or other school-based experts, help them get it.
Benefits Driving Data-Informed Decision Making Analytic process creates Education Intelligence, so that the district, schools, partners, and stakeholders: Understand the impact of services on student learning Invest resources in a way that maximizes impact on student success
Data Inputs into SSD Early Childhood College Access College Enrollment Mentoring Services Student Success Dashboard Health Services District Student Data: Student Demographics State Test Scores Attendance Behavioral Incidents GPA Course Grades ACT/SAT Scores Graduation Status District Student Data Summer Learning After School Programs Tutoring Services 31
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