Introducing the Ohio Report Card Analysis Data Briefs from ECRA Group
Extract positive messages through a more accurate analysis of New York state report card data, all in two turn-key and easy to understand PDFs for board and community reporting.
What are Data Briefs and How Do They Help School District Leaders?
ECRA DATA BRIEFS What are Data Briefs and How Do They Help School District Leaders?School district leaders require robust tools to make data-driven decisions that enhance student outcomes and operational efficiency. Among the other service offerings available from ECRA, Data Briefs offer an executive-level analysis of complex data sets at an affordable price. But what…
Ensure a Transition from SAT to ACT Does Not Disrupt Your Assessment Program
Ensure a Transition from SAT to ACT Does Not Disrupt Your Assessment Program With the current uncertainty around the SAT and ACT for state testing, this video offers practical guidance to ensure that any transition does not disrupt your district’s ability to longitudinally monitor the growth and proficiency of individual students, programs, and other school…
NWEA MAP Growth Assessment Changes for the 2024-2025 School Year
Issue: NWEA has changed its item selection algorithm to be more grade level specific. Given the information available, the algorithm change has rendered mathematics RIT scores for the new test version to be non-equivalent to RIT scores produced by the current test version. Given the impact of the new algorithm on RIT scores, NWEA is…
How Can Principals Use Data and Analytics to Lead at Their School?
CASE STUDY: LEMONT-BROMBEREK SCHOOL DISTRICT 113A How Can Principals Use Data and Analytics to Lead at Their School? ECRA Group, a leader in providing cutting-edge data and analytics solutions for school districts, is at the forefront of empowering educators and administrators with actionable insights for evidence-based decision-making. Our latest case study videos spotlight the impact…
Data Science 101: Benchmarks
What are benchmarks and how can school district leaders use them? This article continues our series of posts defining the basic tenets of data science. Each post takes a seemingly simple and ubiquitous concept of data science and provides a short reminder of the defining and use for school district leaders. We’ve already explored the…
