Overview Video: What Products Does ECRA Offer? ECRA’s suite of K12 analytic solutions help school leaders measure the impact that policies, programs, and school improvement efforts are having on student success and system outcomes. Our data and analytics solutions are designed for school districts. Learn more about each product: School Improvement Strategic Dashboard Personalized Learner…
Dr. John Gatta, CEO of ECRA Group, recently talked with Jason Leahy, Executive Director for Illinois Principals Association (IPA), on the topic of assessment and accountability. They discuss the latest release of Illinois Report Card data and how districts can use ECRA’s Illinois Report Card Analysis report to communicate more effectively to boards and communities.…
ECRA’s brand new Illinois Report Card Analysis report is designed to help districts extract positive messages through a more accurate analysis of state report card data, all in one turn-key and easy to understand PDF for board and community reporting. Learn More or Purchase
Effective communication of data starts by communicating what truly matters in your community. In this video, Dr. John Gatta, CEO of ECRA Group, provides guidance on how to report data and how to identify what numbers are most important in communication efforts at your school district. Dr. Gatta shares a simple three-step process you can…
Overview Video: Measuring Academic Return on Investment How do you know which programs are having the greatest impact on student outcomes? Utilizing ECRA’s School Improvement solution or by purchasing our Academic Return on Investment (A-ROI) Data Brief, you be able to quantify the impact of a particular program or intervention on student growth. Learn More
The ECRA Strategic Dashboard is a powerful tool that encourages district leaders to think differently about student success and school quality. The strategic dashboard provides an infrastructure for school districts to build their own school report card at the local level against a local definition of quality. It provides a framework for the superintendent to…
Dr. John Gatta from ECRA Group and Dr. Erika Schlichter from Huntley 158 presented on the topic of Academic Return on Investment (ROI). In this webinar, Dr. Gatta explained best practices for measuring Academic Return on Investment (ROI) and Dr. Schlichter presented a case study from her school district. This livestream was presented in conjunction…
Documenting the Academic Return on Investment (ROI) for programs and school improvement efforts is the essence of evidence-based practice. When evaluating the success of a particular program, districts often ask: “How did students in the program grow?” While this question is important, the answer does not reflect academic ROI. Instead, academic ROI asks: “How did…
