When real-time data and collaboration drive decision making, schools see the benefit.
School leaders today face challenges and opportunities that require an emphasis on data and collaboration for decision-making. When combined, student learning grows.
Research shows that involving teachers in decision-making positively impacts student learning and job satisfaction. To achieve this, schools must embrace educators’ feedback to create teacher agency and collective, data-driven decision-making. Cognia members share their experiences—from a large district in Alabama that used diagnostic review data to inform professional learning aligned with their overall strategic plan to a small, specialized school in Montana that appreciated the “team approach” used by Cognia in professional development and strategic planning. Summative and formative improvement tools, such as observation tools and a teacher feedback platform, support these collaborative efforts to help improve school culture and student learning.