No, we don't know it all! But we can sure provide links to other Web sites and their resources as you and your board members make data make sense for you! We are including multiple sites to explore. We are always looking for more sites to share with each other. If you have new sites, e-mail them to us for inclusion here!

• Boards Focused on Using Data to Address Student Achievement
  
  
  • Center for Accountabiity Solutions: www.aasa.org/cas/resources_and_tools.htm
    
    
  • Clark County, NV: www.ccsd.net
    
    
  • Education Commission of the States (ECS): www.ecs.org
    
    
  • Fargo, North Dakota: www.fargo.k12.nd.us/sp/StrategicPlan.htm
    
    
  • Greatschools.net: www.greatschools.net
    
    
  • Just for the Kids: www.just4kids.org
    
    
  • Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL): www.mcrel.org
    
    
  • National Center for Education Statistics (NCES): nces.ed.gov
    
    
  • National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST): www.cse.ucla.edu
    
    
  • National School Boards Association (NSBA): www.nsba.org
    
    
  • National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA): www.nspra.org
    
    
  • National Study of School Evaluation (NSSE): www.nsse.org
    
    
  • North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL): www.ncrel.org
    
    
  • Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA): www.nwea.org
    
    
  • Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL): www.nwrel.org
    
    
  • Quality Leadership by Design (QLD): www.quantumlearningdynamic.com
    
    
  • School Improvement in Maryland: www.mdk12.org
    
    
  • Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL): www.sedl.org
    
    
  • Tools for School-Improvement Planning: http://annenberginstitute.org/tools/
    
    
  • U.S. Department of Education: www.ed.gov
    
    
  • Uses of School Board Data to Improve Learning: Gathering and analyzing data to improve classroom learning is a new experience for many educators. With the theme "Data-Driven Decision Making," the January issue of ENC Focus magazine, available in print and online, examines actual changes in classroom practices based on analysis of data. Helpful articles include: Uses and Abuses of Data, Cooking with Data, Getting Comfortable with Data, Action Research with Impact, and Turning Skeptics into Supporters. www.enc.org/focus/data
    
    
  • WestEd: www.wested.org
    
    

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