A gut check
A gut check While I am lucky that I get to consult with schools and districts in their work with families, it isn’t often that I get to engage with…
The goal of the Engage with Data blog is to highlight relevant issues that impact students, families, and communities and spark engaging discussions about how to address those issues through evaluation.
Preparing for Another Uncertain Year
Preparing for Another Uncertain School Year I think we had all hoped that after two school years disrupted by COVID-19, the 2021-2022 school year could be a return to “normal.” …
Reframing data analysis as meaning-making
Reframing data analysis as meaning-making This summer on the Engage with Data blog, I’m exploring different ways to answer the question: “So what?” My goal is to remind us of…
Summarize, visualize, analyze
Summarize, visualize, analyze In my last post, I asked for feedback about what you’d like to learn about in our summer of figuring out the “so what?” of our data.…
Looking for the “So What?” In Our Data
Looking for the “so what?” in our data If you’ve read this blog for any period of time, you’ve probably figured out that data tracking is kind of my thing. …
Use Your Data to Celebrate Families
Use your data to celebrate families Educators: you’ve made it! It’s finally the end of the school year. And what a school year it was. I’m sure that there are…
More ways to meet Engage with Data
More ways to meet Engage with Data In case you missed last week’s announcement, my company, Structured Solutions Educational Consulting, has a new name! I am so proud to have…
Meet Engage with Data!
Meet Engage with Data! Let me be real for a second: when I started Structured Solutions five and a half years ago, I was definitely building the plane as I…
“Whose Evidence Is It?”
“Whose Evidence is It?” I’ve been talking a lot about evidence lately, but I feel I’ve been missing a crucial piece. As a reminder, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA),…
ESSA Level 4: Getting your foot in the door
ESSA Level 4: Getting your foot in the door In my last post, I talked about how the recent American Rescue Plan Act will bring an influx of funds specifically…