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Many districts have student information systems that provide electronic reports on student test scores, grades, attendance, discipline, course transcripts, program participation, academic interventions, and graduation (see table) . As educators strive to use this windfall of data to  \nimprove teaching and learning in their schools, school district leaders must take steps to promote effective data use.1  \nIn this report, we describe common uses of data in school districts. Next, we outline ten steps district leaders can take to improve the use of data in their school systems. We also describe ways that state and local policymakers can support these steps.  \nData Used in School Districts  \n\n| Ways to classify data | Categories of data |\n| --- | --- |\n| By information source | Data from student assessments state tests\u003Cbr>district benchmark assessments\u003Cbr>Data from other sources attendance records grades\u003Cbr>discipline reports\u003Cbr>surveys (of students, teachers, or parents) classroom observations\u003Cbr>transcripts dropout data graduation data |\n| By time frame | Snapshot information collected at a moment in time Longitudinal information collected over multiple time periods (linking multiple snapshot collections)* |\n| By confidentiality level and audience | Personally identifiable student information available to individuals who work with students\u003Cbr>Aggregate reports available to the general public |\n\n*Data Quality Campaign,“Creating Reports Using Longitudinal Data: How States Can Present Information to Support Student Learning and School System Improvement,” November 1, 2010, [http://www.dataqualitycampaign.org/find](http://www.dataqualitycampaign.org/find)resources/creating-reports-using-longitudinal-data/ .  \nChrys Dougherty is a principal research scientist specializing in statistical and applied research and the ACT Core Practice Framework.  \nAcknowledgements  \nThe author would like to thank Amy Baker, Kurt Burkum, Michelle Croft, Raeal Moore, Jean Rutherford, and Teresa Shaw for helpful comments provided on this report.  \n[www.act.org/research-policy](www.act.org/research-policy)  \nEmail [research.policy@act.org](research.policy@act.org) for more information. © 2015 by ACT, Inc. All rights reserved. ACT® is a registered trademark of 3674  \nACT, Inc., in the USA and other countries.  \nUses of Data in School Districts  \nEducators use data to support individual students and teachers and to guide the actions of district and school leaders in improving the system as a whole. More specifically, educators use data:  \n• To identify individual student needs and place students in groups, interventions, programs, and classrooms. Student assessment data may be used to monitor overall student progress, to customize learning opportunities for individual students, to place students in small learning groups or short-term intervention programs, to place students in classrooms or academic courses, and to assign them to or exit them from programs such as bilingual or special education programs and programs for gifted and talented students.2  \n• To modify curriculum and instruction. Data may be used to identify learning objectives that students didn’t learn and that must therefore be retaught, to identify objectives students have mastered, to address gaps in students’ prerequisite knowledge and skills, to modify the sequence of topics, to adjust the amount of time allocated to each topic, and to monitor whether the district’s curriculum is being taught to the desired level of rigor.3  \n• ","cbCaio4belPDTEDt","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaio4belPDTEDt","pdf",139164,"English","# Introduction\n## Data Used in School Districts\n## Uses of Data in School Districts\n## Ten Steps District Leaders Can Take to Improve Data Use\n### Clarify School System Goals\n### Create Infrastructure for Data Use\n### Ensure Adequate Educator Knowledge\n### Support Collaboration among Educators","[{\"question\":\"What does the brief say about why school districts need to promote effective data use?\",\"answer\":\"School districts are becoming increasingly data rich, and leaders must take steps to ensure that the available information is used effectively to improve teaching and learning.\"},{\"question\":\"How do educators use data to support individual students and teachers?\",\"answer\":\"Educators use data to identify student needs and group students for interventions, modify curriculum and instruction, motivate students, coach and supervise teachers, evaluate programs and decisions, and communicate with parents and outside audiences.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the ten steps district leaders can take to improve data use?\",\"answer\":\"The brief groups the steps into four categories: clarifying school system goals, creating infrastructure for data use, ensuring adequate educator knowledge to interpret and use data, and supporting collaboration among educators.\"}]","ACT Research & Policy - Issue Brief - April 2015 | PDF",1791520814,18]