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Strategic Use of Data for Improvement in the School District of Philadelphia
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Evaluation/Assessment FOR AchievementEvaluation/Assessment OF Achievement
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  • Leading
  • Formative
  • Frequently analyzed:quarterly, monthly, weekly
  • Clear back-mapped targets and scaffolding
  • Actionable in the short term:
  • Course corrections, changes in tactics, refinements and adjustments in programs, process improvements
  • Continuous improvement
  • Lagging
  • Summative
  • Analyzed far less frequently, usually annually
  • Actionable for longer-term major changes in strategy
  • Benchmarking; "reengineering"

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Balance of strategies and measures
Across all levels of the system

Last Modified: 05/08/2006