Make Data Work for Students:

Opportunities in the ESSA

Laura Hansen, Metro Nashville Public Schools
Brennan McMahon Parton, DQC

2016 NCES STATS-DC Data Conference

July 12, 2016

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Background
States have been using Every Student
data for accountability
and transparency for a
long time
Using data to illuminate
whats working for
studentsand what isnt
is a legacy of No Child
Left Behind (NCLB)
Succeeds Act (ESSA)
represents a shift in
the nations approach
to education, but is
consistent with NCLB
in affirming that data
matter to student
success
ESSA: Four Key Takeaways

1. This is an opportunity to 3. Get your data house in

reset the conversation order; meet your data
system where it is
2. This is an opportunity to
use data in different 4. Engage stakeholders
ways and plan thoughtfully

Whats Required by ESSA
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1. Math/ELA Testing Grades 3-8 and once in high

school

2. Cohort graduation rate in high school

3. Additional academic indicator (e.g., student

growth)

4. Progress toward English proficiency

5. An additional, nonacademic indicator that is

important to the community (e.g., absence)
Key Data
Opportunity:
Understanding
Education Spending

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Key Data Opportunity:
Performance of Mobile
Students
Homeless students Military-connected youth
Students in the
foster care system
 Measure What Matters
Be clear about what you want to
achieve for students and have the
data to ensure it gets done.
Be Transparent and
Earn Trust
Ensure that every community
understands how its schools and
students are doing, why data are
valuable, and how they are protected
and used.
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Make Data Use Possible
Provide teachers and leaders the
flexibility, training, and support they
need to answer their questions and
take action.
Guarantee Access and
Protect Privacy
Provide teachers and parents timely
information on their students and
make sure it is kept safe.
What questions do you have?
Pair and Share Activity
 Stay Connected
Laura Hansen
Director, Information Management and Decision Support
Metro Nashville Public Schools
Laura.Hansen@mnps.org

Brennan McMahon Parton
Associate Director, State Policy and Advocacy
Data Quality Campaign
Brennan@dataqualitycampaign.org
@BrennanMcMahon

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