Performance Targets for School Districts

Performance Targets for School Districts

State education departments find themselves pressured to reduce costs while improving student performance. To do so, state education departments must measure the performance of each school district in an objective, data-informed manner. We present a benchmarking methodology and illustrate its applic...

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Veröffentlicht in:Educational research quarterly 2021-03, Vol.44 (3), p.61-91
Hauptverfasser: Comunale, Christie L, Sexton, Thomas R, Higuera, Michael Shane, Stickle, Kelly
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Academic Achievement
Achievement tests
Benchmarking
Data Analysis
Data envelopment analysis
Education
Graduation Rate
High Schools
Mathematics
Performance Based Assessment
Performance evaluation
Public schools
Retrenchment
School Districts
Standardized Tests
Students
Teachers
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Zusammenfassung:State education departments find themselves pressured to reduce costs while improving student performance. To do so, state education departments must measure the performance of each school district in an objective, data-informed manner. We present a benchmarking methodology and illustrate its application in New York State school districts. We found that New York State can improve performance on standardized tests in English, Mathematics, and Science by 5.8% to 7.1%, improve graduation rate by 6.4%, and reduce staffing by at least 8.4%. The methodology provides three alternative strategic directions for each school district.
ISSN:0196-5042