ABSTRACT
Effective data analysis uncovers connections, trends, and patterns useful in making successful decisions. Moreover, relevant data, collected and analyzed in an organized manner, establish a sense of confidence in the results. The leadership team, faculty, and staff work together to select, gather, analyze, manage, and improve school data and knowledge resources. Student learning data may include annual state assessments, formative standardized assessments taken throughout the academic year, ongoing faculty-made assessments, periodic student self-assessment, and other types of learning evaluations. Leaders in the Chugach School District (CSD) ensured the availability of data for formative and summative purposes. Data provide knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of individual students and of the school and district, set the foundation for rewarding success and acknowledging areas for improvement, and ensure the solution of the basic causes of problems rather than simply obscuring symptoms.
