SDP/EP agency profiles documenting data use in twelve education agencies¶

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 3 studies (2 qualitative, 1 design), q1–q2 · 0 of 3 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

A set of twelve agency profiles developed by Mathematica Policy Research, each summarizing one agency's experience with using data and working with Strategic Data Project (SDP) and Education Pioneers (EP) fellows. The profiles cover state education agencies, school districts, and a charter management organization. Each profile "summarizes one agency's experience with using data and working with Strategic Data Project (SDP) and Education Pioneers (EP) fellows." The profiles were built from site visit interviews and serve as companion evidence for the Year 2 report on changing education agencies from the inside out.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Site visit interviews conducted with study participants in fall and winter 2013–14

Constraints¶

• Profiles cover the 2013–14 school year and were prepared for the Gates Foundation as part of the 2011–2015 project time frame

Target Learners¶

• State education agencies
• School districts
• Charter management organizations

Target Learning Goals¶

• Effective data use in education agencies
• Building agency data systems, staff expertise, and partnerships

Claims¶

• Agency data-use profiles were developed from fall and winter 2013–14 site visit interviews [+W]
• SDP and EP programs aim to enhance education agencies' data capacity through support, training, and staff placement [+W]

Related Elements¶

• Seven agency profiles companion document
• Mathematica implementation study of Strategic Data Use in Education (2011–2015), prepared for the Gates Foundation
• SDP and EP fellowship programs as the intervention context for agency data-use change
• Strategic Data Project and Education Pioneers programs supporting data capacity in education agencies
• Strategic Data Project and Education Pioneers fellowship programs placing data-skilled fellows in education agencies

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Kristin Hallgren, Alyson Burnett. (2014). Companion Document for the Strategic Data Project and Education Pioneers Year 2 Report: Changing Education Agencies from the Inside Out. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/companion-document-for-the-strategic-data-project-and-education-pioneers-year-2-report